Alexandria Montecillo

Hendrix Montecillo

There are always a lot of different sides in every story.

This is a special chapter written in Hendrix Montecillo's Point of View. Enjoy!

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      "Do you think she's fine?" Napalingon ako kay Cassandra na katabi ko. Paulit-ulit siyang bumubuntong-hininga habang nakasandal ang ulo niya sa bintana nitong sasakyan.

       I placed my hand on her shoulder as I use my ability. "Of course she is, don't you know your best friend?" Habang sinasabi ko iyon ay pakonti-konti ko ng nararamdaman ang pagkalma niya. Unti-unti na rin siyang ngumiti.

       Before she can see it, I quickly changed back to my normal eye color. Cassandra doesn't want the four of us using our abilities on her. And we respect that, plus we're also scared of her. Dahil siya ang lagi naming kasama habang lumalaki at nagte-training, alam na alam niya rin lahat ng mga kalokohan namin. She'd tell our parents about it, and we don't want that. Also, it may not look like it, but this girl is a sly fox.

      Last summer, Travis used his abilities on her and placed her in a trance. When she found out, she was surprisingly quiet. Parang hindi galit o kung ano man. Pero paggising namin kinaumagahan, aligagang aligaga si Travis. The reason why? Cass just hid his favorite dagger. Umuwi rin siya sa kanila kaya hindi namin siya matanong kung saan niya tinago. She didn't answer our calls, too. Kaya naman buong araw ay paghahanap lang ang ginawa namin para tulungan si Travis. In the end, we found it buried at the back of the house. Simula noon, lagi ng tinatago ni Trav ang weapons niya sa mga trance, so no one, especially Cassandra, would be able to touch it.

      Ayoko rin sanang gamitin ang ability ko kay Cass. But I felt the need to make her calm. Mula nang sinabi ni kuya Yohan na nawawala si Alexandria ay hindi na agad mapakali sina Arianne. Mabuti nalang ay napakalma siya ni Jarvis, kahit na maging siya ay halatang nag-aalala.

      Ngayon lang ako nagkaroon ng chance para gamitin ang ability ko kay Cass. She's always alert even though her mind is in a worrying state. Others might say she's weak but that's not true. Lahat ng dapat niyang malaman ay naituro namin sa kanya, at ni Tito Stephen. She's good at combat and she's also smart. She's kind but she's not someone to mess up with.

      "Arianne, is there anything you want to know? About Ari- Alexandria?" Cass turned to Arianne, who's sitting on the back with Travis. Napalingon din ako. Gusto ko rin kasing makita ang reaksyon niya. Hindi katulad kay Cassandra, walang ideya si Arianne na si Aria at Alexandria ay iisa. Kanina lang niya nalaman.

      To my surprise, Arianne just smiled and shrugged.

      "I'll ask questions once we find her. It can wait. Tsaka nagkaroon na rin naman ako ng hinala na siya si Alexandria, so I'm not really surprised."

      "Really? Why didn't you ask us about it?" Travis asked, surprised.

      "Hmm, I feel like you are all keeping it a secret for a reason. Tsaka mukhang walang idea si Aria girl, so I kept my mouth shut. And I didn't want to intervene since it's a family matter." Wow. This girl is quick. Hindi na ako magtataka kung bakit nakuha niya ang atensyon ng bunsong lalaki namin.

      Ibinalik ko nalang ang tingin ko sa harapan at pinikit ang mga mata ko. In just a few more minutes, we'll have to face the disappointment of our parents. Iisa na nga lang ang misyon namin, hindi pa namin nagawa ng tama. For the second time, on our watch, we lost our only sister again. And we have no idea about her whereabouts.