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Chapter 47: Unveiled Lies
Third Person's POV
"Explain. Father."
Pagkabanggit ni Fuschia ng mga salitang iyon. Automatikong natigilan ang lahat. Animo'y tumaas ang tensyon sa paligid maski ang pakiramdam ng dalawang grupo nina Satara at Armour. Dagdag pa dito ang biglang pagsulpot ng mga lalaking naka formal attire sa tabi ni Hades.
"Follow me." Hades motioned. Kaya naman muling kumilos ang mga estudyanteng nakaharang at tumabi sa dadaanan na parang mga nakontrol na manika.
Bukod sa itsura ng mukha ng mga nakakasaksing estudyante ay idagdag na ang napakatahimik na paligid na animo'y yabag lang ng paa ni Fuschia, Hades at nang mga tauhan nito ang maririnig. Hanggang sa mawala sila sa paningin ng lahat ay nanatiling tahimik ang nga estudyante. Tila balot ng surpresa, takot at tensyon.
"We're here." Saad ng ama sa dalaga at tumigil sila sa tapat ng isang pinto kung saan nakasulat sa may pinto ang mga katagang, Dean's Office.
Louise's POV
Napanuod namin ang nangyari. From her arrival hanggang sa pagpunta nila dito. We already prepared for this. Kaya nang dumating pa lang si Fuschia ay kinuha ko na ang dapat kunin while Fred, he removed what he should remove.
"Ready?" Tanong sa akin ni Fred habang nakahanda na ang kamay niya sa door knob upang buksan ang silid niyang ito.
And before I answered, napalingon pa muli ako sa camera at nakita ko na nasa harapan na nga sila ng pintong ito. I sighed deeply before answering him.
"Ready."
Fuschia's POV
A while ago, I can feel my every footsteps were being numb. Lutang na ako sa pagiisip ng lahat. Lalo ngayon na ramdam ko na naman ang atmospera sa paligid na tila binabalaan ako sa padating na pagsabog ng katotohanan. Nawaksi na lang ang nasa isip ko nang hindi pa man pinipihit ng ama ko ang door knob ay kusang nagbukas ito.
"Come in." Saad ni Mr. Alfonso or I must say my Dad's best friend which happened to be the Dean too of this school.
Pagkapasok na pagkapasok namin sa loob ng silid ay kakaibang ngiti ang sumilay sa mukha ni Mr. Alfonso. Bagay na ikinagulo at nagpalaro ng katanungan sa isip ko.
"Let me honor this moment. I want to formally introduce myself."
"I am Fred Alfonso." Dagdag niya at saka kinuha ang kanan kong kamay gamit ang kanyang kanang kamay at walang pasabing hinalikan ang likod ng palad ko. And from that moment, that's the first time I saw his scar on his right hand. Magtatanong na sana ako nang naisip ko ang tungkol sa isang bagay pero bago ko pa man maibigkas ang aking tanong ay naunahan na ako ng pagsasalita ng isang tao na naririto din sa silid.
"I am Louise Berthmese." Pagpapakilala niya habang inabot ang aking kamay at bahagyang yumakap kasabay ng isang beso sa akin. Normal na paraan ng pagpapakilala pero napansin ko na pagkatapos niya iyong gawin ay hindi niya inaalis ang pagkahawak sa aking kamay. i tried to loosen it pero naagaw na ng pansin ko ang bracelet na una kong beses na nakita sa kanya. A familiar bracelet with diamonds.
"You want to know the truth? Then these is the truth my Empress." My father seriously said kaya agad akong napatingin sa kanya. His face was blanked. Bagay na matagal ko nang huling nakita. I was about to ask him but his next line surprised me. A lot.
"Meet Quatro and Tres."
Klaio Satara's POV
From the moment that Fuschia and her father got away with their guards, that was the same moment kung saan feeling ko sumabog na ang pasensya ko sa babaeng kaharap ko ngayon.
"Bullsht. Don't stop me girls." Pero agad akong napalingon sa nagsalitang iyon at muli ring napaharap sa unahan ko nang makita kong mabilis na nakatakbo si Lexine kay Celestine the Conyo.
"No one dared that to our Queen." She meaningful said na rinig ko at alam kong rinig din ng iba. And from that cue, alam ko nang hindi ko na siya mapipigilan pa. And I'm right. She punched Celestine straight to the face.
"K.O" Blairre joked around nang bumulagta si Celestine sa lupa. And my reaction? I gave a devilish smile to those who are staring at us.
It's just nothing to Lexine. Ano pa kaya kung gumalaw din kami ni Blairre sa posisyon namin? I bet they would choose to run away.
"Let's go." I said to these two girls para sumunod sa pinuntahan nina Fuschia. Agad naman silang tumango at sumunod sa bawat hakbang ko. But from my peripheral view, I saw Armour's group staring at us with full of curiosity. Ganyan nga. Be curious. Para baka sakaling makilala nila ang hinaharap nila.
Fuschia's POV
"Meet Quatro and Tres."
As he said those words ay napatitig ako sa kanila lalo. Two of them are one of the painted pictures in that building. And with that thought ay napatingin ako sa isang tao.
"Yes Empress. I am Uno, your father."
He said surprisingly which made me sit in the nearest chair. Bahagya ko pang nahilot ang sentido ko sa sinabi niya. I admit, those words can't digest easily on my mind.
"Talk. I'll listen." Walang emosyon ko na lang naisaad sa kanilang tatlo. They somehow stared on me pero naupo rin lang silang tatlo sa mga upuang nakahanda sa tapat ko.
"What you have read and saw are all true." My father started which confuses me already. So they know all of that?
"To answer your question in your head. Yes it is." Sagot bigla ni Ms. Louise na animo'y nabasa ang loob ng aking isip.
"Fuschia. Planado ang lahat. Lahat ng nangyari sayo. Think of it Fuschia. Who would save the diary from the explosion? Who would let you go inside and out of the school's premises without being punished? And who would let you go in the battleground?From the first time you'd enter to this school until the day you finally knew what is the truth behind you mother. " Dagdag ni Mr. Alfonso na ikinataas ko ng kilay sa kanila. Dmn it. So they have their own story plot for my life? Wow. Great.
"That's the truth Empress. After the news about him and your mother's death three years ago, we started planning everything. At kung may katanungan ka about your mother since you investigated her. The answer is Yes. Buhay na buhay pa ang Nanay mo."
"Then where is she?" agad kong naitanong. But instead they answer me, ay mga sagot sa iba kong tanong ang sinabi nila. Its like they changed the topic.
"Remember Mr. Akiyama Matzuki? Siya ang nagpinta ng lahat ng larawan na nakita mo. But he's not the M embedded on the every paintings. Dahil ang signature niya ay makikita sa mismong frame." Mr. Alfonso said.
"Then who's M?" Even my question about my mother seems hanged. I still asked them na sinagot naman ni Ms. Louise
"It's your family. M stands for Morrigagon. The name of your family's company. The combination of Morrigan and Morrigon. And Mr. Akiyama? He's still alive. We wouldn't let our people die. That's always your mother's order."
"My mother's order?" Walang preno kong naitanong that made Ms.Louise and Mr. Alfonso to look at my father.
"Her orders are our rules too, Empress. Remember the lady in the red dress? The same lady also in the red dress with katana? And the same lady in the Yearbook that was known as the Savior or Mystery Queen? She's the person behind that persona. Iisa lang sila." After he finished his words. Iisa lang ang pumasok sa isip ko. They really lied to me. Bullsht.
"And Fuschia, the painting of the replica of the UC's court from US? That replica is the original court. Those three levels you've seen, shows the positions of the Empire."
"Empire?" I burst out nang marinig ko iyon mula kay Mr. Alfonso.
"The building you've entered, that's the exact Empire Society. And just like what others' knowledge, Empire is the holder of every underground cities and it is even the owner of the Empire High." Sagot sa akin ni Ms. Louise. At sa sinabi niyang iyon, it only showcases that Empire Society is the definition of the greatest.
" And the people on the replica's three levels? Nandoon din kami. The third level were the Councils and Guardians. While we are the one who were sitting on the second level together with your mother in the middle. And the first level was the Emperor." Dagdag naman ni Mr. Alfonso na paliwanag na mas nagpagulo pa sa akin. It's too much to digest.
"What? Bakit kayo kabilang doon?" I directly asked na sinagot ng ama ko.
"Remember the diary? Your mother stated that we're a group except for her, and it's true. We are the Binary Triangle back then but we decided to be history--"
"Then why was my Mother included there?" Hindi pa man natatapos ang sasabihin niya ay napasingit ako ng tanong.
"Let me finish. Hindi na nagpakita pa muli ang grupo namin but we're still the Bishops of the Emperor. And your mother? Malaki ang ugnayan niya sa Emperor."
"How come? And Bishops? Then who's the Emperor?" Diretso kong tanong na ikinatingin nilang tatlo. Ilan sa mga salita nila ay bango sa pandinig ko. Pesteng sikreto. Matagal na pala akong niloloko.
"Bishops are the second hand of the Emperor. While your Mother, she supposed to be the Heiress."
"Heiress?" Paguulit ko dahil sa nabuo kong konklusyon. I can even see their doubt na sabihin ang lahat sa akin. Pero agad iyon nawala nang mapabuntong hininga ang aking ama at sinabi ang sagot na siyang hindi ko naisip at inaasahan.
Isang sikreto na alam kong malaki ang ibabago sa takbo ng pagkatao ko.
"Yes. Because the Emperor of Empire Society was non other than your Grandfather."
Edited.
Please read my another story "The Runaway Mafia Heiress''