Amoré (A Novelette)

TRE: BELLA

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ONE AGAINST COVID-19.

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Let me show you the Order of Appearance of the places used in this chapter:

1. Sistine Chapel
2. Colosseum
3. Tuscany Gardens
4. Trevi Fountain

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"I guess you're that special, Ms. Psalm."

Nilingon ni Psalm ang katabing lalake. His green-eyes were twinkling with playfulness in them. She turned to look at the group of men in black approaching them. "Y-You mean t-they were my bodyguards? W-Why would I need bodyguards?" 'Wala naman akong dalang ginto o malaking halaga ng pera.' Ang pinakamahal lang 'ata niyang bitbit ay ang TIMEX na kulay rose-gold na wristwatch na ngayo'y suot niya.

Baka may mistaken identity lang. Hindi siya anak ni kaninumang mayamang Pontio Pilato para bantayan ng limang tao.

Sinalubong niya ang mga ito. "I-I think there has been a mistake h-here—" Pero parang hangin lang siyang nilagpasan ng mga ito. Dire-diretso ang mga itong lumapit kay Prince. "Eh?" She saw them encircling the man. "Akala ko ba..."

Nameywang ang matandang katiwala na hinihingal sa oras na iyon kakahanap sa prinsipe. "Per amore di Dio, Principe, il Re ci ucciderebbe se ti accadesse qualcosa. Per favore, se non ci vuoi morti, comportati bene!" ("For the love of God, Prince, the King would kill us if something would happen to you. Please, if you don't want us dead, behave!")

Joaquin, sensing the curious eyes of Psalm, immediately cleared his throat to subtlety calm Piero and his team. "Ehem."

Pero patuloy pa rin sa pagsesermon si Piero. "Sono stato incaricato da tuo padre di non farti uscire se la mia vista! Eppure continuavi a scivolare via al punto da ingannare Alfio!" ("I was instructed by your father to not let you out of my sight! Yet you kept slipping away to the point you deceived Alfio!")

Hinawakan na ni Joaquin ang magkabilang balikat ng matanda para ikalma ito. "Piero... Piero... breath." He chuckled seeing how worried the old man was. "Mie scuse."

Nakatingin pa rin si Psalm sa mga ito. Sa bilis na mag-Italyano ng matanda ay wala siyang nahuma ni isa sa salita na binanggit nito. She can only made out the last word Prince said, mi scuse. It means he was sorry. For what?