THE ADVENTURE OF AUGUST BACK TO EARTH

82. Afternoon Tea

August's POV

Matapos kong makausap si Harithus ay hindi pa rin matanggal ang pagngingitngit ko sa batang yun. Wala bang nagturo ng kagandahan asal doon? Walang modo. Hindi marunong gumalang sa nakakatanda at higit sa lahat, feeling alam niya lahat. Eh mukha naman siyang pusa.

Mukha na nga akong nagdadabog na naglalakad dito sa Campus dahil sa badtrip ko sa batang yun. Kung alam ko lang na tagumpay yung pagsubok ko na sinasabi niya eh di sana hindi ako nagsayanh mg luha ko sa kakaiyak. Akala niya nakakatuwang umiyak at masaktan pero wala pa lang dahilan ang mga yun.

Hayop talaga ang batang yun. Kaya nga batang pusa yun kasi Hayop. Pero bigla naman akong tinawag ni Cayden na ikinalingon ko rito.

"Love? Is there something wrong?" Tanong nito. Naglalakad ito patungo sa akin. Medyo napatanga naman ako sa itsura nito. Nagpaputol kasi ito ng buhok. Nagreklamo kasi ako dahil tumatama sa mukha ko ang buhok niya noong.....basta yun na yun. Hindi ko naman inaasahan na ipapaputol niya ito. But he looks more attractive with his new hair cut.

Shit. Ang gwapo niya! Nasaan ang hustisya. Pansin ko rin ang kasuotan niya na parang nakatraditional Pandorian attire to. Hindi ko naman maisip kung bakit ganito ang suot niya.

Agad na niyakap ako nito at hinalikan and taking advantage with my shockness and I felt his tongue seeking entrance. Gumanti naman ako kahit hindi ako marunong at mabuti na lang din at tinapos naman din ni Cayden ang halikan na yun.

"W-wala... but why are you dressed like that?" Nautal na tanong ko rito dahil medyo nailang ako rito, I can still remember what we did inside my room a week ago. I makes me blush. But I noticed his attire. Ganito din siya manamit noon. Noong sa palasyo pa siya tumutuloy at hindi sa dorm.

"My mother insisted... and they wanted to have a dinner with you."

"With me? Why?"

Napakunot naman ang noo nito. "What do you mean why? Of course, you are my lover and they wanted to bond with you."

Shit. Hindi ako sanay na tawagin niya akong lover niya. It sounds so perverted to me but I kept that to myself dahil alam ko na natural lang yun sa kanya.

"N-ngayon na?"

"Yes."

Napatango na lang ako at walang magawa kundi ang parehong magteleport kami patungo sa palasyo. Actually siya lang ang nagteleport at isinama lang ako.

Agad na may sumalubong sa amin na akala mo ay alam kung saan kami susulpot.

"Welcome your highness and milady." Sabay na bati ng mga chambermaids doon.

Tinanguhan lang ito ni Cayden at tsaka hinila na ako nito. I still remember that I stayed here for more than a week pero pansin ko na malaki ang pagbabago ng palasyo. Hindi ko na ito kabisado.

"My son!" Bati naman ni Queen Ruth na ngayon ay nakaupo sa Tea room.

Nanlaki pa ang mata ko ng makita ko ang katabi nitong nakaupo. It was an old woman but I can definitely recognized her. She's Queen Snow!

"Good day Queen Ruth and Queen Snow." Bati ko sa mga ito kahit yung totoo ay kinakabahan ako. Hindi ko kasi ito inasahan. I was aiming to change the fate of Cayden pero hindi ko inasahan na pati din pala sila. If Queen Snow is alive, King Yuan must be as well.

"Hello my dear... come here." Nakangiting bati naman sa akin ni Queen Ruth.

"You're getting more beautiful dear." Puna naman ni Queen Snow. Pero kung tutuusin noon bata pa si Queen Snow ay siguradong wala akong panama sa itsura niya.

Namula naman ako habang naglalakad palapit sa mga ito. Nakasunod naman sa akin si Cayden na ngayon ay nakahawak na sa bewang ko.

"Son, go outside and bond with your father and grandfather. We will have our lady talk here."

"Tss. You are taking my love away from me." Reklamo pa nito.

"It's just a couple of hours—"

"Mother, I can't be away with my love for that long. I'm gonna miss her."

"This kid is just like his grandfather." Komento naman ni Queen Snow na tila may naalala na nakakaaliw dahil nangingiti ito.

"Makinig ka na lang sa mama mo. Wag matigas ang ulo dahil talagang hindi mo ako makikita." Banta ko naman rito. Wala kasi itong balak na sumunod.

Inilapit naman nito ang bibig nito sa aking tenga. "You'll gonna pay for this....tonight."

Halos maubo naman ako ng marinig ko ang sinabi ni Cayden. Nabilaukan ba naman ako sa sarili kong laway? This guy.....He's ewan! Kaya di ko mapigilan ang mamula.

"Okay. Okay, go ahead now son, I think it won't be long I will be having a grandkid." Komento naman ni Queen Ruth.

Hinalikan muna ako ni Cayden at niyakap bago ito lumabas sa tea room.

"Take your seat dear." Nakangiting saad nito sa akin.

"Thank you, your highness." Sagot ko rito at umupo ako katapat nila.

"How's life in Earth?" Tanong ni Queen Snow sa akin at humigop ito ng rose tea na siyang nasa tasa ko rin ngayon. May nag-ipis kasi na isang chambermaid.

"It was actually good, your highness. We had a job there and earning." Sagot ko naman rito. I don't know if I was able to satisfy them with my answer but I am just being honest.

"Job? Like what?" Tanong naman ni Queen Ruth.

"I was a member of Delta Force Secret Agent in the Philippines, while Cayden was the Captain of the Alpha Team from USA. We undercover and do some spying. We take missions as well like taking down criminals." Sagot ko rito and I don't have any idea kung naiintindihan ba nila ako. I know that Pandora shutdown 50 years ago the adaptation of Pandora from Earth dahil sa mga orcs.

"Ah, I heard Cayden told me something about that. It was a cool job according from him and he earns a lot of paper money." Komento naman ni Queen Snow.

"Yes mother, he said he's quite well off there."

"He's actually super rich there your highness. He owns a house in forbes that worth 3 Billion." Kuwento ko pa rito.

"Wow that's a lot for him living there." Komento naman ni Queen Ruth.

"He has his lifestyle there." Sagot ko naman.

"Oh, before I forgot... I wanted to show you an Album. We heard, you are Mikaella and Clark's daughter." Saad ni Queen Snow sa akin.

"Clark?" Wala akong kilalang Clark. I only remember my mom's name dahil nabasa ko yun sa libro.

"Clark is your dad... but he's known as Clandestine." Sagot ni Queen Snow.

Parang binundol naman ngayon ang aking dibdib. The name is no longer familiar dahil kilala ko ang pangalan na ito but are they the same? The one that I knew is a god.

"D-do you have their p-picture?" Nautal na saad ko kay Queen Snow. I was hopping that there is.

"Yes, I have them. It's inside this album. Since Clandestine is a friend of mine." Sagot nito.

Shit. I remember Cayden saying that his grandmother is a god... and she is a friend of my father who happens to have the same name of a god as well.

Binuksan ni Queen Snow ang album at tumambad sa aking mga mata ang larawan na ikinalaglag ng aking panga.

To be continued...