BLOODFEUD 1

Kabanata 4

Kabanata 4

Kinuha ang atensyon naming lahat nang may marining na harurot ng mga motor. Tunog palang ay alam ko na kung sino ang mga 'yon.

Sa gitna ng paligid na malapit nang dumilim ay bumulusok ang humaharurot na motor nila Azea at Atasha.

Iniharang ko sa mukha ng bahagya ang kamay dahil sa liwanag ng ilaw ng motor nila. Lahat kami ay nasilaw sa biglang paglitaw noon.

The Bloodfeuds were behind me, waiting too. I was about to go home with Mako and Kael, the reason why we're already outside.

Pero napahinto kami dahil sa mga humaharurot na motor papunta sa gawi namin.

"Sino sila?" Kaiden asked curiously.

"I don't know, tsk," Trevan hissed. "Why the guards let them in?"

It's their place so I don't have anything to say about that. I didn't answer their question even though I knew it. Mako and Kael did the same.

Ako ang nasa unahan nila kaya kitang-kita ko ang pagharurot papunta sa amin ng motor nila. Ngumisi ako nang kahit ilang metro nalang layo namin sa isa't isa ay hindi bumagal ang takbo nila.

Dinig ko ang malulutong na mura ng mga Bloodfeud na nasa likod ko. Bahagya silang napaatras nang mas lalong lumapit ang distansya namin sa isa't isa.

Azea and Tasha drifted and parted their ways exactly in front of me. I heard a member beside breathed heavily. They felt relief on it. They are like Ate Alexia's friend when we did it too with them.

Lahat sila ay napatingin kay Tasha nang tanggalin nito ang helmet na suot. Agad kong narinig ang mga bulungan nila nang makita siya. Ang iba ay nagulat at napamura o 'di kaya'y namangha.

Holding her helmet, Atasha walked towards us. She raised her brow when she heard a whistle. Her eyes surveyed to the Bloodfeud members at my back.

Naglakad ako palapit sa kaniya para salubungin siya. Tumingin ako sa kaniya na nagtatanong. Nilingon niya ang gawi ni Azea na may kung anong kinukuha kaya naintindihan ko agad.

Something came up.

She turned again her gaze to the Bloodfeud members.

"Kayo pala ang Bloodfeud?" tumango-tango si Tasha habang nanunuri ang tingin sa kanila.

Bloodfeud looked at each other with a doubt on their eyes.

"Have we met before?" Vlast asked her in a seemingly flirty tone. "You loo-"

"Manahimik ka," nanunuyang ngumisi ang pinsan ko sa kaniya. "Gasgas na 'yan."

The members laughed at Vlast when he got rejected immediately. I can sense now that he's a playboy... or sort of.

Hindi nakatakas sa paningin ko si Kaiden na nakatulala kay Atasha at tila na tigilan. Nakita ko rin siyang ganoon kanina, na para bang gulat na gulat makita ang isa sa amin.

"Azea?" I heard Giusteo's voice.

Lahat kami ay napatingin sa gawi kung saan nakatitig si Giusteo. Azea was walking towards us without any expression. And she looks like in a bad mood.

"Who are you?" Azea asked him casually.

He was smitten while looking at her. He looked so nervous. I'm sure that it's because of the incident in Tialis earlier... or maybe not?

"Siya yung nakalaban ng Prome," Killian blurt out.

The members nodded in sequence while looking at Azea. Their brows furrowed, observing her.

"You two are trespassing," Trevan said authoritatively. "What are you doing here?"

"Avior... Azea... Atasha..." Kaiden said slowly. "Sila yung Tria! Kailan ang balik niyo?"

"Shut up, Kaiden," Magnus drawled lazily. "Just fanboy later."

Kilala niya kami, kaya pala gulat ang ekpresyon niya hanggang ngayon. And he's even a fan?

Hindi na kami sumasali ng karera, at halos mahigit isang taon na rin ang huli dahil sa aksidente.

"Si Leuxia ang sadya namin," matigas na untag ni Azea. "At sina Mako at Kael..."

"How important? That you two needed to trespass?" Laxner asked them.

Azea took out a black flashdrive from her pocket. I caught it immediately when she threw it towards me.

Bumaba ang nagtatakang tingin ko roon bago nag-angat ulit sa kaniya.

"Someone left that in the mansion," Azea said in a monotone. "We can't open it because there's something on that flashdrive like codes and such."

"Eventually, Mako can open it," Atasha added. "So we got here immediately because a letter upon said that there's allotted time to open or the file will corrupt."

Nang marinig iyon ay agad kong ibinato kay Mako ang maliit na bagay. Sinalo niya 'yon agad tsaka tinitigan nang nanunuri.

"Can we?" Mako turned to Trevan, pertaining to use their things inside.

He just nodded seriously and seems a bit interested.

Tumabi sa akin sina Atasha at Azea habang naglalakad pabalik sa hideout ng mga Bloodfeud.

"What happened?" Azea asked instantly. "Sila pala yung kanina..."

"You got in officially?" Atasha asked too.

I nodded. "It's all okay now."

Tumango sila bago kami sumunod sa mga Bloodfeud pabalik ulit sa loob. Naabutan naming nakaharap si Mako sa laptop at sinusubukang buksan iyon.

"s**t," Mako hissed. "I'm not familiar with these codes."

All of us are staring a the black screen with different words and signs. Titigan ko palang ay parang sumasakit na ang ulo ko.

"Basic," Giusteo smirked. "Tabi, Mako."

Mako shot his brow up while looking maliciously at Giusteo.

"Giusteo," tumawa si Mako. "Sinasabi ko sa-"

"Pakibilisan," Azea interrupted.

Giusteo glared at Mako before nodding at Azea. He glanced at her for a while before turning again to the laptop.

"No need to decode, I can hack this," he said, moving his fingers fast while typing expertly.

Dinig na dinig namin ang mabilis na tunog ng bawat pagtama ng daliri niya sa keyboard. Halos wala pang isang minuto nang magawa niya iyon.

Succesfully hacked...

"Nice," Kael blurt out.

Nang mawala iyon ay isang video ang tumambad sa amin. We don't have any idea what it is because the thumbnail was black only.

"Play it," Magnus said quickly.

Ilang segundo pang nanatiling blangko ang nakikita namin kahit nagsimula na iyon. Nagsalubong ang kilay ko na g magkaroon ng iyon ng kulay at mga tao.

It's the day of our last race. The race track just beside the Sports stadium and Philippine Arena with full of people waiting for the race to start.

They are waving their small flags with numbers on it. Numbers of racers they bet. I can see a lot of people holding the numbers of us three.

Kani-kaniya kami ng numero dahil hindi naman isang grupo ang pagsali sa karera. It's an individual sports and contest. Fans are just calling us Tria.

"Damn it," Azea cursed with eyes on the monitor.

Dumilim ulit ang screen bago pa mag-umpisa ng karera. Susunod na litrato ang ipinakita kung paano ang ginawa sa motor ni Azea kaya naangyari ang aksidente.

Someone was doing something on Azea's motor before the race started. She even tried it too on mine but her time ran out.

Kung naging mabilis ang galaw niya, siguradong pati ako ay napuruhan din. The screen turned into black again before revealing the face.

I gritted my teeth when I saw her.

Before, it's only speculations. But now, we can prove it. I glared at the picture of Xaira Caceres changing her clothes into a racing suit from the first pictures she's wearing.

The screen had a glitch before a voice talked. I clenched my fist when I heard Xaira's voice.

"Welcome back, Atasha..." she chuckled mockingly. "Avior... Azea..."

Nang nawala iyon ay biglang lumabas ang kuha ng aksidente ni Azea. Kung paano siya nawalan ng kontrol at bumunggo sa barikada.

Lahat iyon ay nawala dahil sa putok ng baril. Azea shot the screen of the Bloodfeud's laptop because of wrath.

Segundo lang ang nakalilipas, sunod-sunod na kasa ng baril ang narinig ko. Lahat ng Bloodfeud ay may hawak na baril at nakatutok sa amin. Sila Mako at Kael lang ang wala.

Ganoon din ang ginawa ni Atasha. Hindi ko alam kung may dala ba siya o napulot niya lang sa paligid. Nakatutok ang baril nilang dalawa sa mga Bloodfeud sa paligid.

Napairap ko habang walang ganang nakatingin sa kanila. I crossed my arms and raised my brow to the members.

"Giusteo! Bakit sa amin nakatutok 'yang baril mo?" takang tanong ni Kaiden.

"Exactly," dagdag ni Zyon. "Ikaw nga yung muntik mabaril dahil sa kaniya."

Maybe they though that Azea was aiming to shot Giusteo. Inches only was the distance of him from the monitor.

"Put your guns down," I calmly said.

"Your friend almost fire at our member and you exp-"

"Hindi mo ba nakikita?" putol ko kay Magnus. "Yung pinagtatanggol niyo mismo, nakatutok ang baril sa inyo."

The members pursed their lips when they heard it.

"Haven't you heard about the rule to respect the leader and founder?" Laxner raised his brow to me.

"It's useless, Laxner," Trevan said sarcastically. "Maybe even her hobby was breaking rules."

"Just put your guns down," I leered.

Tinguan sila ni Trevan, senyas para ibaba ang mga baril na hawak. Sumunod naman sila at ibinaba iyon dahan-dahan.

"I can't believe this..." Magnus slightly shook his head.

Azea and Tasha put their guns down too when the boys finally did. Tasha was looking at them with seemingly mocking face.

Dumapo ang mata ko sa laptop. Napangiwi ako nang makita ang basag na basag na screen noon. Kami na ang nanghingi ng pabor, kami pa ang nanira.

I pursed my lips to contain a laugh. Damn it, Azariah. Surely, she felt so rage when she saw again the video.

I looked at the back when we finally get in to our Ducati. Mako and Kael waved on us. Nagpaiwan muna sila, siguro ay kakausapin sina Trevan.

"Bye!" the other members shouted.

Hindi pa malalim masyado ang gabi kaya medyo mabigat ang trapiko. Natagalan kami dahil mabagal na usad ng mga sasakyan.

Mabuti na lamang at naka-motor kami kaya pwedeng makasingit. 'Yon lang, minsan hindi pa rin kaya dahil sa laki ng Ducati na dala namin.

"I'm confused," ani Atasha habang papasok kami sa mansion.

"May ipinagtataka rin ako," tumango ako.

Habang pinapanood ang video kanina ay naisip ko na 'yon. Hanggang sa makauwi kami rito. Hindi ko lang maintindihan.

"Is there any name on the letter with that flashdrive?" I asked as we sit in sofa.

"Wala," tipid na sagot ni Azea.

Napatingin kami sa hagdan nang may marinig na pagbaba. I saw Hattie with Avani walking downstairs.

"Wala na ring sumunod pa," untag ni Avani at naupo rin sa harap namin.

"I think it's not Xaira or any Caceres," I blurt out. "Kinopya lang boses kanina ni Xaira sa video. Imposibleng ilaglag niya ang sarili niya o siya ng mga kasama niya."

"I agree," Azea nodded. "And I'm now wondering who the f**k sent and made that video? Darn it."

"But Xaira is still on the list," Tasha said. "There's a possibility. You know how Caceres plays."

Tumango ako nang marinig iyon. Lahat ay posible, lalo na sa ibidensyang mga hawak namin ngayon.

You just need to be observant for cases like this. Some people around you are fake, and it sucks.

"Wait I almost forgot," Hattie raised her hand. "There's a racing contest, maybe two weeks from now. Aren't you three will join?"

Sabay-sabay kaming napatingin kay Hattie nang marinig iyon. Bumuntong hininga ako at napaisip. Pareho kaming tumingin ni Tasha kay Azea. Siya nalang naman ang hinihintay namin.

"We'll join," Azea said with finality on her voice.

"Great!" Hattie clapped her hand. "I'll do the registration. It's a comeback!"

I smirked at Azea when she finally decided. I really missed racing with fire. And now, we'll come back.

Napatingin lahat sa pinto nang marinig sina Mako na parating. Ingay agad ni Kael ang bumungad sa amin.

"Hindi ako makapaniwala sa inyo mga Levesque at Solasta!" he said, overacting.

"Why?" natatawang tanong ni Hattie.

"Hindi ko alam kung si Trevan pa ba founder o si Leuxia na," naiiling na untag ni Kael.

"Shut up," I gave him a glare.

Magkasunod silang naupo ni Mako. Humarap si Kael kay Azea.

"Did you know that Giusteo was the one who remove your mask in Tialis earlier?" he turned to Azea.

Her brows furrowed. "What?"

She glanced at me for confirmation. I nodded because it's true.

"What the f**k?" she irritatedly hissed. "If I knew it, I would literally shoot him dead earlier."

My cousins laughed when they heard it. Rumors are probably spread now because of the incident in Tialis, tss.

I stiffened when I heard my phone call ringtone. It was Kuya Miro so I answered it quickly. I put it on a loudspeaker so they stopped on laughing.

"Kuya Miro," I said.

"Is there any news about Vielle?"

Nagkatinginan kami sa isa't isa nang marinig ang taon niya. Dalawang taon na sila wala rito. At halos ganoon din ang paghahanap namin kay Vielle. Isang taon na rin.

Vielle, she's my half sister. A child with both blood of a Solasta and Levesque. She's Azea's sister too.

My father's child to Azria Solasta, Azea's mother.

I really doubt that Caceres are not involve on it. Baka nalaman nila na parehong dumadaloy sa dugo ni Vielle ang Solasta at Levesque kaya kumilos sila. Gaya ng pangyayari dati.

"Kuya, kahit anino ni Vielle ay hindi namin makita rito sa Gorostiza," Tasha answered.

I heard him frowned heavily on the line. Hindi kami sigurado kung may ginawa na ba sa kaniya ang mga Caceres o kung sinong may pakana. Pero naniniwala kaming buhay pa rin siya.

"Just continue searching her there," he command. "Ingat kayo."

Sumandal ako sa sofa nang matapos ang tawag na iyon. Napakaikling panahon lang simula nang makasama namin siya.

Iyon na rin siguro and rason ni Daddy kaya ayaw nilang ipakilala siya. Dahil mapapahamak lang siya.

Bago ako tuluyang makapasok sa kwarto ay natanaw ko ang papalapit na pinsan. Taka ko siyang tiningnan.

"Leuxia, tomorrow we'll go to the Hood Association," Mako drawled.

"Ano? Bakit?" naguguluhang tanong ko.

"The new and last hood will be introduced," he answered. "You should come with us since you are a member too."

Tumango ako roon. Wala naman akong problema.

"And I know you have so many questions about the association. It's a better way to see than telling it to you," he added before going away.

Hanggang sa mahiga sa kama ay binabagabag ako noon. I wonder where does the Hood Association held their meeting. How many are the groups under her hand?

She's f*****g powerful. How did she do that? I badly want to know who's the Domina under her hood.

I let myself drowned on the thought and felt my eyes heavy.

Dahil na rin siguro sa pag-iisip kagabi kaya tinanghali ako ng gising. My sleep is not f*****g enough.

After the routine I'm doing everyday, I started preparing for the meeting we will attend. I didn't exert an effort so much.

I got out of my room wearing a oversized black hoodie since I'll ride with my motor. The sun is rising so high now. And I paired it with beige cargo pants.

I'm fine with these clothes since there's no dress coding like some formal wear. And I'm comfortable on it. Actually, almost half of my clothes were hoodies.

"Let's go!" Kael exclaimed while we are walking downstairs.

I informed the girls about this. But they won't come. We aren't sure if they can enter it. Probably, that group has a tight security.

"I'll ride on my motor," I turned to the two of them.

"Okay," Mako nodded before getting inside their car.

Isinuot ko ang hood ko bago sumakay sa motor. I'm riding on my black Ducati motor now, different from I have yesterday because it's kinda dirty.

Pinauna ko sila Mako dahil akala ko ay didiretso na kami kung saan gaganapin iyon. Pero mukhang dadaan pa kami kila Trevan dahil sa tinatahak naming daan ngayon.

Inangat ko ang medyo bumababang face mask na suot. Hindi na ako nag-abalang gumamit ng helmet kaya nagsuot ako noon pangontra sa usok.

Madali kaming pinadaan ng guard nila, mukhang nasabihan na sa pagdating namin. Humarurot kami patungo sa gazebo sa harap ng mansion nila.

They are already waiting there. Alam kong nakilala nila agad ako dahil wala na 'kong suot na helmet. Lahat sila ay napatingin nang marinig ang pagdating namin.

I parked it expertly on the side where their cars. Isinuot kong maigi ang hoodie bago naglakad palapit sa kanila. Sinalubong ako ng mga kakaibang tingin ng mga Bloofeud.

I leered under my hoodie.

I took it off with my mask and turned to them again.

"I'm not the Domina if you all are thinking of it," I said in a monotone.

"Hindi naman namin naiisip 'yon," umiling si Zyon. "Sino ba nagsabi?"

"Ha?" singit ni Kyro. "Binulong mo sa akin kanina ah?"

I shook my head when I heard it. This Kyro is so f*****g slow. I pursed my lips to contain a laugh.

Nasapo ng mga Bloodfeud ang noo nila nang marinig iyon. Muntik pa umamba ng suntok si Zyon sa kaniya.

"You are a f*****g turtle," Laxner mocked him.

"And you are the monkey."

Nagtawanan sila nang marinig iyon. Pero si Kyro ay nanatiling salubong ang mga kilay.

"Bakit kayo tumatawa? Totoo naman," seryosong untag niya. "Galing tayo sa unggoy sabi nila pero hindi ko alam kung anong klaseng utak meron ka Laxner. Pagong na tao? Walang ganoon."

"Oo wala," tumango si Kaiden. "Parang yung utak mo wala rin puta-"

Natigil siya nang may marinig na kasa ng baril. Lahat kami ay napalingon kay Trevan na seryoso ang mukha.

"All of you, shut the f**k up," he said with authority. "Let's go now, we'll be late."

Agad kaming nagpunta sa kani-kaniyang sasakyan. Isang suv van at kotse ni Mako ang dala nila. Ang Ducati ko pa rin ang gamit ko.

I followed the suv in front of me. At my back was Mako and the other members inside his car. I cursed when the suv is so f*****g slow. I almost thought that Kyro was the one who's driving, tss. A f*****g turtle.

Ang kaninang mausok na kalsada ay napalitan ng sariwang hangin. Sunod-sunod na puno ang nakapaligid sa dinadaanan namin ngayon.

Ibinaba ko ang mask na dinama ang masarap na hangin. Kusa ring natanggal ang hood na suot ko dahil sa malakas na hampas ng hangin.

The surrounding was ghost-quiet except from the whispers of leaves and crackling of our tires against the hard stones in the ground.

A huge dark green gate stopped us form driving. It looks like a factory of something from the outside. But when we entered it, I saw a huge white hall only aside from the cars parked outside of it.

Puro bermuda grass lang ang nasa paligid bago marating ang hall na 'yon. Medyo mahaba pa ang daan mula sa malaking gate. Agad kong isinuot ulit ang mask.

Above the hall's entrance, I saw the gold letters of Hood Association engraved on it. I've never been here.

I'm still following the suv in front for the parking. I parked my Ducati immediately in the middle of their car.

Isinuot ko ang hood bago sumunod sa kanila. Medyo malayo pa kami mula roon. Wala akong makitang kahit sino sa paligid. Mukhang nasa loob na ang lahat.

Sa unahan ko ay sina Trevan at Magnus. Kaming mga miyembro ay nanatili sa likod nila.

Dalawang guwardiya na malalaki ang katawan at bitbit ang malalaki ring mga baril ang sumalubong sa amin. Parehong dumapo ang tingin nila sa akin.

I took my mask and hood. They looked on each others when they saw me.

"Bakit may babae kayong kasama, mga Bloodfeud?" matigas na tanong nila.

"She's a new member," Trevan said. "The Domina approved it."

Napaawang ang bibig nila nang marinig iyon pero mukhang hindi pa rin naniniwala.

"Her name is Avior Leuxia Levesque, try to look for it," Trevan added.

"Levesque?" tanong ng isang lalaki bago humarap sa kasama. "Mukhang siya yung ibinilin?"

Tumango sila pareho bago ulit tumingin sa akin. Pinapasok din kami agad nang malaman iyon. Bago tuluyang pumasok ay isinuot ko ulit ang hood at mask.

Purong puti at itim ang bumungad nang makapasok kami. It's a minimal yet elegant hall. A glass walls parting six parts of the hall and a huge black screen in front.

Ang pader na salamin ay mababa lamang, parang sinadya upang gawing hati sa bawat pwesto. Lahat ng tao sa loob ay napatingin sa amin.

I smirked when I saw girls inside. Maybe they are the sisterhoods.

Pero ang mga lalaki sa loob ay lamang pa rin. Mas madami sila kaysa sa mga babae. Lahat ng atensyon nila ay nakuha namin pagpasok.

Maluwag ang daan sa gitna bago ang salamin na naghahati sa bawat isa. We started walking through the aisle. I'm just following the founder because I don't have any idea.

On the first corner a group of boys on our right are looking on us. But on our left, there's no one.

"Magnus," a man from the brotherhood walked towards him and did a shakehands.

"Ledger," Magnus greeted back.

I turned to Mako to ask about it. Hindi pa ako nagtatanong ay nagsalita na siya agad.

"It's a brotherhood too, Undisputed Brotherhood," Mako said while looking at them. "But it's a bit mysterious, because their founder wasn't showing himself since they made the brotherhood."

"It's possible?" I asked curiously.

He nodded as we continued walking in the middle. I observed the new surrounding around me. Ang hirap maging baguhan. Walang kahit anong ideya sa paligid.

Ang sunod na nadaanan namin ay linya ng mga kababaihan. Napatingin ako sa kaliwa at nakita ang magandang babae na masama ang tingin sa gawi namin.

"That's the Mortred Sisterhood, Leuxia," Mako informed me. "I can say that they are likely to be an alliance of Promes."

"Laxner," natatawang tawag ni Zyon. "Adrestia was glaring at you again."

"Tss," Laxner hissed.

I winced on that and turned to my right. My mouth gaped when I saw a freaking beautiful girl. And heck, she looks like a carbon copy of Lenus.

Agad akong napatingin kay Lenus at pabalik doon.

"Magkamukha kayo," I suddenly blurt out while looking at Lenus.

"She's my twin sister," Lenus nodded. "Venus Deville, the founder of Duivel Sisterhood."

I glanced at her again. Her name suits her well. She's so f*****g beautiful like hell. I suddenly wanted to join their sisterhood. They looked cool and nice than the other sisterhood.

Nang nagpatuloy kami sa paglakad ay puro lalaki na ang tanaw ko. Dalawa lang ang grupo ng mga babae.

Pansin ko ang nagtatakang tingin nila sa akin. Alam kong naguguluhan sila kung sino ako.

Masasamang titig agad ang salubong sa amin ng grupo sa kaliwa. Sa gawi ng kanan siguro ang sa amin dahil iyon nalang ang bakante.

Trevan and Magnus suddenly stopped walking when they saw the brotherhood approaching.

I saw a good looking man leading their way to us. I can feel his rage just by the way he looks on the Bloodfeud.

"That's the Prometheus Brotherhood," Mako whispered it. "Somehow an opponent of Bloodfeud."

Agad akong nagtaka nang marinig iyon. They are under the same association so why?

"Zaldivar, Vanliere," nang-aasar na tawag ng mukhang founder siguro nila.

"What is it again, Ozenn?" bagot na tanong ni Trevan.

Natawa iyon nang marinig ang tanong ni Trevan. Lahat ng atensyon mula sa bawat grupo ay nasa amin na.

I guess the tension was building now in the middle of us.

"Sino 'yang bansot niyong miyembro?" tanong ng isang lalaki sa tabi ni Ozenn. "At patpatin pa!"

I lift up my hood slightly to see them clearly. I gaped when I saw their faces. They are the one who's Azea fought into yesterday.

At 'yong nagtanong ay yung nasuntok ko at may-ari ng cellphone ibinato ko. What the f**k?

But his question repeated inside my head. Bansot? Hindi naman ako pandak. Sayang nagmumukha lang akong maliit dahil matatangkad ang mga Bloodfeud.

"Maybe the new member, Lewis" nang-aasar ng katabi niya.

"Anong magagawa niyan?" the Ozenn mocked me.

The members of his brotherhood laughed loudly. Nagpantig ang tainga ko sa nang-iinsulto nilang tawa. Mukhang hindi pa sila nakakahalatang babae ako dahil sa suot ko.

Tinapik ko ang balikat nila Magnus at Trevan sa harap ko. Sinenyasan ko silang tumabi para harapin ang mga Prome.

"What?" iritadong tanong ni Trevan.

Umusod si Magnus kaya nakadaan pa rin ako. I heard him hissed behind me.

Lalo akong nairita nang makita ang silang nakatingin sa akin na nang-iinsulto. Medyo tumingala ako para malinaw silang makita.

"Anong gagawin mo?" pang-aasar ng isang miyembro. "Boy, bawal dito bata!"

"Ano ka ba Darius," tumawa si Lewis. "Baka pinsan 'yan ni Zaldivar at tagong-tago ah?"

I stayed calm hearing those shits. Hindi na ako nagulat nang biglang tanggalin ni Ozenn ang hood ko. Agad kong narinig ang mga bayolenteng reaksyon ng mga nasa paligid pati ng Bloodfeud.

Inilantad noon ang kayumanggi at mahaba kong buhok. I leered before taking my mask off too.

Dinig ko ang bulungan lalo na ng ibang mga kababaihan. Pinuno ng pagtataka at gulat ang mga mukha nila.

I saw Lewis and other members gaped on me. Salubong ang kilay ni Ozen nang makitang babae ako.

"What is this? A toy for Bloodfeud members?" Ozenn laughed loudly. "May we can borrow he-"

Natigil ang pagtawa niya dahil sa malakas at biglang pagsuntok ko. Napaupo siya sa sahig dahil doon.

Agad kong hinuli ang kamao ni Lewis na umamba ng suntok sa akin. Masama ko siyang tinitigan habang hawak pa rin ang kamao niya.

I was about to hit him when a voice from the screen talked.

"Stop that," a cold voice from the monitor said. "Go back to your places."

Normal lang boses noon pero ma-awtoridad. Kagaya ng natural na boses kapag walang emosyon ang pagsasalita. Pero mahahalatang mula sa babae iyon.

Agad na sumunod ang mga hood sa paligid. I followed the Bloodfeud in their place. I can feel the stares on me from the hoods around.

On the left side. On the Prometheus and Mortred.

"Welcome to the association, Ms. Levesque," she greeted with no tone of excitement. "And we will welcome too, the Fortnite Hood."

I can feel the goosebumps when she said my surname. I don't know why but I felt the connection. Especially on her cold voice.

"After two weeks of joining the association," she paused. "They decided to show themselves."

Napatitig ako sa madilim na screen. Nakaupo siya sa isang swivel chair at naka-sideview mula sa amin.

She's literally hiding under her hoodie. We can only see the tip of her pointed nose and her high eyeslashes.

Nawala ang titig ko sa kaniya mang makita ang kakapasok lang na mga tao. Nagsalubong ang kilay ko nang makitang parehong babae at lalaki.

But my brows furrowed more when I saw that f*****g girl. Why did they let a Caceres enter this association?

But f**k, not only one, almost the whole clan.

I saw Xaira Caceres smirking when she saw me looking at them.

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LIV