I went inside the bathroom when Caelum called Sebastian that breakfast was ready. I cleaned myself for a while. And put on my cardigan and tie my hair in a messy bun. I was wearing a red top and a high waist shorts. I keep on looking at the mirror, and keep questioning myself kung bakit ba nangyayari sakin to.
Why do I feel like I changed? Why do I feel weird? Nangyari man lang ang lahat nang ito because of that car crash. And everything was just aghhh! I don't understand.
When I told Gideon everything ay wala siyang ibang masabi kung hindi ay wala siyang alam. Well! yeah, Why would I ask him, wala siyang alam dito. And I don't wan't to involve him on my problem about my dreams and vision.
Baka si mommy ang maka sagot sa mga katanongan ko. Bumuntong hininga ako bago umalis doon. Forget about it Samantha! you need to enjoy. Don't let those fears eat you. Hindi ka lumaking mahina! tandaan mo yan.
When I went outside ay nakatayo lang si Gideon doon. I gave him a force smile. Lumapit siya sa akin and gave me an assuring hug. I rested my head on his chest and wrap my hands around him. This is what I love about him, Kapag hindi ako okay! ay siya talaga ang nagdadalo sa akin. He's not just assuring me that everything will be fine. Kaya ay hindi ko na rin mapigilan ang sarili kong gustohin siya.
He's not just a sweet talker but he's sure of what he says. And I think I need to say sorry for my bratty attitude. Kahit ginaganon ko siya ay hindi niya hinahayaan ang sarili niyang hindi ako makausap. Yung hindi niya ako matiis. Okay! fine, I admit it nag seselos ako pero slight lang.
But still, He was there for me when I need him. Kahit alam kong galit siya and both of us are not in good terms this morning. Ay hindi ko talaga mapigilang mag sorry.
"Samantha! para kang tima-" Hindi ko na siya pinatapos sa sasabihin niya nang dumapo ang labi ko sa kanya.
Fuck! ahhhh shit! Why did I even do that! I was just praising him. Hindi ko na malayan na hinalikan ko siya! sino na namang anghel ang tumulak sakin. Aghh! now he will keep on teasing me!!
Aghh! After I withdraw the kiss ay kita sa reaksyon niyang nagulat siya. Even me I touched my lips at tinignan siya. He look at me and a naughty smile appear on his lips. Ahh!
"Ahh- ehhh- uhm- ahh" Utal utal kong sabi. He just chuckled. I'm sure I was red as tomato.
"Sorry" I uttered. Not because of the kiss. But for my cold treatment for him.
"It's okay! honey, it's okay." He said and he chuckled again. He just keep on smiling. Tangnang labing to! Oh see! hindi niya na gets.
"Bahala ka nga diyan!" I said and turned back at him. I can hear him laugh heartedly. Ahhh Gideon Sebastian Imperial!!
"Hey wait for me" He shouted na una na akong lumabas nang silid at sumunod siya.
"Dapat sabay tayo" He said. And intertwined his hands on mine. The fudge! holy crap! He was smiling at hinayaan ko na lamang siya hanggang sa nakarating kami sa dining area.
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When we went inside the dining hall ay hindi ko maiwasang sumimangot. Well! Gideon keeps on dragging me while are hands are intertwined. Pumasok pa talaga sa dining hall na hindi ako binibitawan. The big door made a loud sound and everyone's attention focused on us. Here we go again.
I saw their eyes roamed on our intertwined hands. A naughty smile appeared on Alice's face, so as Savy and Amanda. Caelum gave us the I-know-what-you-did look Nakita kong tumigas sa kanyang kinauupuan si Cathy. She stood up from her seat. Gideon guided me on my seat and I thank him. Tatabi sana siya when Cathy grab him.
"Babe! tabi tayo" she sweetly asked Gideon. Wrong timing nga! Gideon look at me and I just thanked him. At sumama siya ky Cathy I chuckled when he groaned. But why do I feel that hindi pa rin ako okay? I already saw my friends. Okay na kami ni Sebastian? Pero iba ang pakiramdam ko ngayon, I'm not even sick.
Parang my masamang hangin ang bumalot sakin. I had goosebumps. Giniginaw ako. And I'm also sweating. The feeling I felt way back nung welcome party namin.
"Sammy are you okay?" pukaw ni Savanah sakin. I look at her and forced a smile and just nodded.
"You're not okay! bakit parang pagod ka? are you sick? you're sweating also. Okay ka lang ba talaga? come on, tell me?" She said. Well i guess it's time to say this. But before I said it ay tumunog ang cellphone ko. There was a message from an unknown number. 19283 times. The message goes like-
"𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒂! 𝑰 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍, 𝑰 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓."
𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆,
𝑯𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒂
Ohh! kaya pala ay masamang hangin ang bumalot sakin.
"Who's that?" Savy asked again.
"Bakit tila nadagdagan ang pagkamutla mo?" She said. Uhmm yeah! ikaw pa na man, sendan nang text nang patay na. Este! buhay.
Before I was going to response to her. The door flang open. We all look at the direction. People began shouting. When There are 5 men in black suits entered. They have machine guns in there hands. WTF?
Kaya ay nakuha nila ang atensyon nang iba, masyadong dumadami na ang mga tao doon. All of them are wearing shades. Kasama nila ang isang babaeng, mahabang buhok. Her skin is white. Wait! Why do I feel that we have the same features? I mean my pagkapareho kami nang body built. She's wearing a shade. She went on the center and took her shades off. And..........
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"Hello everyone! it's nice to see you here! na miss ko rin kayo for a long time, alam ko namang kilala niyo na ako diba. But let me introduce myself again. I'm CAMILLA LAUREL VILASCO NATIVIDAD." she said.
And are mouth gaped open. Shit. Just as I thought. Nagpakita na siya. All of us were shock. Nakatingin lang kami sa kanya. Savy And Kazzandria on my side stood up so I also did. Nakita kong tumagis ang bagang ni Alijah at nina Alejandro. Who wouldn't be shock. We thought all of it was a hoax but this time nasa harapan na namin siya. This is the second time na nagpakita siya, the first time was noong welcome party namin and that was 7 months ago! at wala naniwala doon. But now? AHH SHIT-
I felt my head spin. Parang nahihilo ako. Marami na din ang tao doon. It was a public dining. At ang iba sa kanila ay naka tingin sa amin. Some are hiding dahil natatakot, some are shouting.
"Sam!" Savy called my name. Hindi ko namalayang natutumba ako. Her hands supported my body. Kaya tumingin sila sakin.
"Samantha!" tawag ni Gideon sakin. He stood up from his seat at pumunta sa direksyon ko. Just like Savy he also supported me.
"Ate Samantha! are you okay?" Camilla asked.
I look at her smirking face and all of my past showed up in my head in just a blink of an eye. From the kid who is with me in my vision, from bombs, from camilla and I's quality time, my parents, the accidents, our bonding, the happy moments and the brutal killings. All of that flashed back. Sumakit agad ang ulo ko.
I was so dizzy. I just found myself sitting at naka harap sila sakin.
"Samantha! drink this" Amanda said. He gave me a glass of water, and I sip it immediately. I was calming down pero ang sakit nang ulo ko.
"Yan! kase my masamang hangin ang pumasok" Amanda hissed.
"Did you say something kuya Caspian?" Camilla said and raised a brow.
"Did I" patay malisyang sagot nang huli. Nagsukatan sila nang tingin.
"Camilla Laurel Vilasco Natividad." TOP said. In an authorative manner.
"Let me say this to you straight. Kung totoong ikaw yan well! welcome back. But if this isn't you at niloloko mo lang kami! well pwes, face the consequences. Dahil hindi kami ang tipong mga tao na madaling maloko. We knew she died years ago-"
"Well, she didn't" Camilla shouted. Hindi niya pinatapos ang sabihin ni Top.
"Buhay ako! at ako ito. Hindi ko naman kayo pipilitin na maniniwala. And oh! of course hindi kayo maniniwala kong sino ang pumatay sakin because they play so so neat and clean. Hindi ko nga batid kong bakit ang bait pa nila despite they are traitors" She said.
Hindi ko batid kung totoo ba ang nakita ko but she threw a glare on Alijah. Tinignan niya sila isa isa agad. The boys hands were clinching. Samantala ang mga babae naman ay naka poker face lang. No one dared to get their guns out coz' it will scare the people.
"Umalis ka na!" diin na sabi ni Alijah.
"We don't need you here, and we don't need you" Diin din na sabi ko.
She look at me at nag sukatan kami nang tingin. I stood up from my seat nang parang lumakas ulit ako. A wind just blowed up on me. weird.
"I will leave, Ate" She mockingly said. And smirk.
"Pero tandaan niyo to, or I should say tandaan mo to Samantha" she said. And look at me again.
"Don't trust too much, especially sa mga taong nasa paligid mo. Beware ate! baka my ahas sa tabi tabi" She said. At tumawa na parang demonyo. I saw them keep on giving her a dagger look pero tawa lang siya nang tawa.
"Or I should say it's you" Bahagya siyang nagulat. She stopped laughing at tumingin nang daritso sakin.
"Ikaw lang naman ang taksil na kilala ko Camilla! I thought you're really a friend but you're not! How could you, kaya mo pa talagang patayin ang daddy ko. Hindi mo ba alam kung gaano kasakit iyon sa akin. I keep on looking for justice for him, dahil hinding hindi ako titigil hangga't hindi ko mapapatay sa sarili kong kamay ang pumatay ky Daddy. You're the only person that I regretted putting so much trust on." diin na sinabi ko sa kanya.
Parang wala lang sa kanya iyon. And now it's awaking my devil side. Nakatingin na ang iba. I saw a woman medyo malayo sa mesa namin that caught my sight. The woman na nakabangga ko papunta sa Comfort room nang restaurant noon. The woman who's kinda weird also coz' she whispered my name, kahit hindi ko siya kilala. My kasama siyang gwapong lalaki. Apat silang lahat sa mesa. And my mga security din sa kanila doon. Well I guess, the woman is rich.
Nakatingin sila samin. I can see that the woman's smirking and ang mga kasamahan nito ay bakas sa mukha ang pag alala. Marami ding alahas ang suot niya, kaysa sa unang encounter namin. Just like a soothsayer. The fudge! what's wrong with me at puros soothsayer na lang ang nasa utak ko. aghh! weird. Kaya nag kaka ganito ako eh!!
"Oh! that? yes! I killed your father, and I never regretted anything! siguro Ate, ganyan talaga ang buhay. Siguro we're meant to be mortal nemesis" She said and pout. Mas lalong bumukal ang dugo ko.
"And yes! I'm ready to kill anytime also" I said.
"You know what! maybe, just maybe, you were meant to have a second life so that you will pay for everything you did! can't you see it? Hindi ka natablan nang unang kamatayan Coz' it wasn't your time. But maybe now, baka ako ang nakatakdang pumatay sayo" I said and smirk at her while laughing.
Nagulat sila sa sinabi ko. Even Camilla, But she just raise a brow at me and roamed her tongue inside her mouth. Parang nagtitimpi ito nang pasensya. And I laughed at her. Serve her right.
"Senyora we need to go!" one of her goons said. Nagtinginan kami nang ilang minuto nang tinawag siya ulit nang kasama niya. I maintained my poker face. At siya din ang bumawi sa aming dalawa.
"I'm not yet done with all of you, especially you Magsaysay" She screamed.
At rinig nang lahat iyon. She left us there, umalis na siya at tinitignan lang namin ang papalayong pigura niya. But she stopped from her track and look back at us. I maintained my poker face and crossed my arms on my chest na naka tingin sa kanya.
"Hindi ako magpapatalo sayo Samantha! tandaan mo yan, I will always rule the game" diin sabi niya. Halos bumubuga na siya ng apoy.
"Let's see to that honey, I can play your game as well" Diin na sabi ko at mas lalong umigting ang panga niya. I smirked at her.
"Hah!" she said and clapped her hands.
"So nag papakita ka na talaga? NA ISA KA NGANG DAKILANG DEMONYO, demonyong hindi ko kinakakatakotan kailanman" sabi niya at ngumisi. Ngayon mo lang alam? she's really far from being the camilla I know.
Tumawa ako nang mahina.
" HAHAHAHAHA Ulol! matagal na, Hindi lang ako ang tagapagmana nang Magsaysay Camilla! Kundi ako rin ang magiging reyna ng impyerno, ako ang papapalit sa trono ni santanas, so be careful with your actions Camilla. I CAN MAKE YOUR LIFE A LIVING HELL!" I hissed.
Nagsukatan kami nang tingin. Alam kong kating kati na ang kamay niya. She turned back. Hanggang sa nawala na siya sa aming mga mata. Everyone was whispering. And when we gave them dagger look ay umakting sila na parang walang narinig. That's when everything went back to normal.
Game on Camilla. GAME ON. Dragon laban sa Dragon.
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