The Sixth Girl Book 4

Chapter 3

Napatawa naman ang nurse na kinukuhanan ako ng vital signs, "No offence, your highness, but you males will never understand our search for the best pads," she said in our defense, "Ambassadress, your vital signs are all good. I just have to report this to your attending physician so he will take a final look and I might be bold to suggest na makakalabas ka na no later than tomorrow," masaya niyang announce sa akin bago nagbow sa amin at lumabas na ng kwarto ko.

Natuwa naman ako sa binalita ng nurse.

Pero nawala ang tuwa ko ng kabahan ako.

I knew I was asleep for quite a while matapos akong himatayin.

"Ilang araw akong tulog?" alala kong tanong sa mga kasama ko sa kwarto.

Si Drei ang sumagot, "Dalawang araw na ang nakakaraan. Huwag ka mag alala, Verna. Mamahinga ka lamang at magpagaling para nawa ay makalabas ka nga kinabukasan," seryosong sabi ni Drei sa akin.

But I snorted and laughed despite of myself.

"Drei, sorry talaga. Pero daig mo pa ‘yong Filipino teacher ko sa lalim mong magtagalog. Hindi naman ganyan ung iba kong nakakausap na mga Riksentians," natatawa kong sabi sa kanyang naiinis na mukha bago ako lumingon kay Travis na tawang tawa, "Hindi ka naman ganyan, Travis. Paano nagkaganyan ang accent ng pinsan mo?"

Pigil ang tawang sumagot si Travis sa akin, "Actually, hindi pa yan nakakalabas ng bansa. Well if you don't count the trips to Scandinavia and Greenland eh wala pa yang experience sa conversational modern tagalog. Kaya lang kami nagtatagalog dito ay pag may mga tulad mo na galing sa Pilipinas o may mga delegates o officials from a Tagalog speaking country like Hyillia. Besides, unlike most Riksentians, hindi siya mahilig manuod ng mga tagalog shows o movies kaya ang tagalog niya ay straight from school textbooks," paliwanag niya sa akin habang inis na nakasimangot sa akin si Drei.

"I wouldn't believe Winry or Travis when they told me what you did back there in the palace. But after I watched the security footage, I concede. I will not make you angry, Verna. So carry on insulting me if that will make your evil heart happy," pangongonsensya sa akin nito.

Bago pa ako makasagot ay biglang bumukas ang pinto at pumasok sila Stacie at Louise na may dalang mga papeles.

"Finally! Someone who can get under the skin of not just Travis but Drei, the hair hell spawn himself! This is one of the good news I needed after all these P.R disaster we are handling left, right and center nowadays!" masayang sabi ni Louise kay Stacie na hinawakan ng mahigpit ang kamay ko bago may inabot na papeles sa akin.

"Drei is right in one thing though, Verna. You are something else on that footage," magalang na sabi sa akin ni Stacie, "Anyways, I know you just woke up pero kailangan talaga namin ng tulong mo. The Theocracy of Hyillia and the Federal Republic of the Philippines is in uproar. Their Ambassadress Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary was severely injured inside the very castle grounds of Riksent. They are demanding to know your status and your statement regarding the incident," sabi niya sabay turo sa papeles.

I read it quickly at nakita ko nga na addressed sa akin ang mga papeles. One from the embassy of Philippines  located at Scandinavia and the other is from the consulate of Hyillia located in England.

"Grabe naman. Atin atin lang ha? Pero O.A naman sila masyado. My position is just in paper. Sure, I am acting as an Ambassadress but its not even a full time job. I don't think kailangan nilang mag lodge ng protest like this," naiinis kong sabi habang binabasa ko ang joint demands Pinas at Hyillia regarding my safety and compensation.

Umiling naman si Winry, "Still on paper, representative ka ng bansa nila. Kung ang Ambassador ng T.A.N ang naaksidente sa Pinas o sa Hyillia, part time or not ganyan din ang statement ng bansa namin, Verna. It's a normal protocol."

Bumuntong hininga na lang ako at tumingin kay Stacie na mukhang hagas na hagas na, "I'm not in a writing capacity so ikaw na ang bahala, Stacie. Just tell them I'm fine and I am open to being compensated by the Alliance under my terms."

Nakahinga naman ng maluwag si Stacie na kinuha ang papeles sa akin at umupo sa tabi ni Drei at sinalansan ang mga hawak na folders.

"Thank you so much for that, Verna. One problem down," pasalamat ni Louise sa akin as she checked her tablet, "What's next? Statements after statements. Damage control, Media briefings, conferences. Thank heavens no soldiers was killed! Thanks to your tip they managed to contain the attack in a small area. But we have to review our security measures from now on. Imagine? The epic failure on our side when the Crown Count, an International Singing Sensation and an Ambassadress of a foreign country was the one who fought the terrorists themselves while we are occupied on the other front?! The shame! International media will have a field day once they get their hands on this news. And I bet you my crown they will. Sooner or later," disappointed na sabi nito as she tried to fix Drei's unusually messy hair.

Napangiwi kami nila Travis at Winry at nagkatinginan.

Pinasaya ko na lang ang sarili ko sa thought na may isang happy ending akong masasaksihan sooner or later din.

"Well, at least may Crown Countess na ang Riksent! That alone solved one of your biggest problems!" alo ko kila Louise at Stacie na napatigil sa ginagawa nila at nagkangitian.

"That, is indeed a good news. The Freedel branch family and the Alliance Nations as a whole are at least happy for that news. Sa lahat ng nangyaring rambulan at least nakakuha na ng mapapangasawa ang kapatid ko," kampanteng sabi ni Stacie.

Tumango naman ako bago nagpatulong kay Winry at Dex na humiga, "And here I thought those raving girls of yours are the worst thing I can experience in your party, Travis. Anak ng pusa, mamatay ka talaga sa maling akala nowadays," natatawa kong sabi sa kanilang lahat.

Napuno ng tawanan ang buong silid ko hanggang sa pinasok na kami ng isang inis na nurse na nagpatahimik sa amin.

I fell asleep shortly.

Maybe gawa ng gamot.

But this time, it's a peaceful and relaxing one than the last.