Vince was waiting in the room when the door suddenly opened.
“Great. Doesn't anyone know how to knock—”
Vince stopped when he saw Xania about to enter but when she heard that, she immediately closed the door.
“Wait—”
Wumpth. She closed the door. Vince began to get annoyed
Knock, knock.
“Come in,” Vince replied.
The door opened and Xania smiled. “Food and medicine for the prince,” she smiled once entering and closing the door. “I'm sorry Tsong if I didn't even knock.”
Vince should have been annoyed at the first thing she said because this woman seemed to be insulting him again but it also disappeared when he saw her smile and heard her apologize.
“Just put the tray here next to me,” Vince ordered which she did.
“Manang told me that you need to eat this hot porridge she made before you take the medicine and rest,” Xania said. “I’ll just put this tray on your lap b
Chapter 12When Vince parked his black car in the parking space reserved for him at school, he also pressed the remote of his car to lock the car doors.He was already at the entrance carrying his bag and stopped for a moment at the person he saw.“Xania?”He immediately caught the attention of the person he called who was leaning against the wall of the school entrance as if she’s waiting for someone.“Vince,” Xania called and immediately approached him.Vince frowned.“What are you doing here? Did I tell you to wait?”Vince asked.“No you didn’t,” Xania replied.”Bu-But I heard about what happened to you last night. Are you okay?”Xania asked worried.Vince didn't immediately say a word about the woman's attitude.It's so not what he knew about her.“How did you know?”Vince still wondered.Xania was s
The next day, the three did what they planned.Vince texted the two that they would meet first at his house and when the two arrived, they got in Vince's car and went to the place he wanted to go.Upon arriving at that place, the two were surprised at where they were.“Really Vince? We're really going to start here first to find the third thing you said—”Zend didn't finish what he was going to say because Vince was already out of the car.The two came out and saw Vince walking towards a yellow tape.“Hey wait Vince,” Zend and Clyne chased.Vince went under the yellow tape that still surrounds the place they are going to now.“Vince, we know you saw those three things here so why did we go here first?”Clyne asked.“To look around,” Vince replied simply.“Ha? Why else?”Zend's questions.“We've been around this place a few times bef
After they said their orders, Xania also turned around to give the order in the kitchen and she was about to go back again to take care of the other customer when a hand took her arm.“Wait a minute...” she reacted at the person pulling her away from the dining area and inside an area where they can talk privately.“Hey wait a minute Tsong. Where are you taking me?”Xania asked him.He also stopped when he saw that theywere the onlytwoin the room.Vince also let go of Xania's arm and faced her.“What's the matter with you Tsong—”“Look, I'll have you know that I tried to stop Zend, Clyne and Usher from coming here. I didn't even know that Toca and Xoey were also here,” Vince explained.Xania wondered.“Uhh… okay? Uhm so they're your friends?”“Well yeah,” Vince replied.“Okay,” Xani
Chapter 13Ding dong.The door bell rang again.“Coming,” Manang Gina said.“Wait aminuteManang,” Vince said as Manang Gina stopped.“Hold that thought first Usher. I'll get the door.”The two were surprised by Vince's attitude.Normally, he always let Manang Gina get the door but he was the one who really stopped her. Maybe he's waiting for something to be delivered to him... is it?When Vince arrived at the gate,“Who is that Manong?”Vince asked the guard.“Ah it’s Miss Xania sir,” the guard replied to Vince's surprise.He opened the gate door and was surprised to see her.Xania was also surprised and the two stared at each other.“Uhm uhh...”“What are you doing here?”Vince asked seriously.“Ah well—”&l
Silence passed between them.No one spoke, since Xania sat next to him.Only the sound of waves crashing on the shore can be heard.The silence between them was not awkward at first, but now that Vince could feel the presence of the person next to him and she didn't speak to even break the silence, that's when hestarted to feel the awkwardness between them.So he was the first to talk.“Cactus, do you believe in mermaids?”Vince asked suddenly breaking the silence.Xania was surprised by his question.“Mermaids? Why, you saw one? So you're waiting here?”“It’s not like that,” Vince replied.“One night I almost drowned but when I woke up, I was on the shore, lying on the sand...”Xania was surprised by what Vince said.“...can it be that when you are unconscious underwater, you will be washed outhere on the shore?”Xania didn't s
Chapter 14XANIAEarly in the morning, I am here today in front of the school entrance to wait for him.If in the past I was able to come here to wait for him because yes, I was worried about him, now, I am here because he ordered me yesterday.It's part of his dare.Oh my.I was suddenly nervous about the dare of that badboy prince.What is he planning?What kind of torture will he make me do?When I immediately found his black car entering the school gate, my chest throbbed even harder.There he is.There's the baboon!When he parked his dashing car, he immediately went out of the car carryingclotheshanging on a hanger and wrapped in plastic.Because of that, it is automatic for my body to approach him for help.When he noticed me,hesuddenlythrew the clothes at me.Good thing I caught it.“What is this?”I asked.“Clothes probably.
I first set the tray down on the table before picking it up.“What is this again?”sabay kuha.“Probably clothes. What do you think, rags?”Great. He was okay just a while back.He’s becoming a baboon again.I'm just really trying to stop myself from punching him.“That's what you'll wear next. It's a white maid uniform,” he added.“White? Why white? It's not a good color because it's easy to stain it.”“And that's the point because my next challenge to you...” he said and he suddenly smirked at me.“...you'll wear that before you eat. And at the end of our classes, I shouldn't see a single stain on that white maid uniform.”I'm surprised.“Wait, what would happen if I actually stained it?”The smirk on his baboon face grew even bigger.“My dare would extend for one day.”I was even more sur
Chapter 15The next day happened, and when Vince entered the school, honestly... he expected to see that Cactus at the door waiting for him, even though he had no orders.But the frustration on his face was obvious when she was not there.And with that, he is back to his reality that today is indeed Xania's dare that they won't talk to each other all day.As he walked down the hallway, he couldn't help but look at his side in case someone was walking with him... but no one.Why did he look at his side?Arriving in the classroom, he first stopped at the door when he saw Cactus already sitting in her chair and staring in front of her.He wished that the woman would at least glimpse at him, but she avoided him and turned her head in the other direction.Vince started to get annoyed because of that but this time... he will be the one to endure it.Endure?What are you talking about?Why would a badboy princ
“Ma'am,” a person called suddenly who broke the silence once the two looked at him.“Geoffrey,” Axton said.“Ma'am, Xania is awake,” Geoffrey said.The two were surprised and looked at each other first, before they thought of going back to the clinic at the same time.When they arrived, Yune, Iris, Lizar, Willow and Oriana were still there while Xania was lying on the bed, her eyes open and glimpsed at the three of them before averting her eyes. Ma'am sighed and looked at the others.“Can you leave me and Xania here first?”Ma'am asked, and each of them also answered “Yes” or “Understood”.After they left, Ma'am Safira looked at Xania again but she’s still avoiding looking at her. Ma'am Safira took a chair and placed it beside the bed and sat down.Silence passed between them.When Ma'am Safira's sigh broke it.“I know you're angry, an
After Ma'am left, she reached the shore of the sea because that clinic was so close to it.Now, with no one to see her, pity and grief carved on Ma'am Safira's face.She remembered clearly the look on Xania's face as tears flowed down her face… especially when she remembered that night...No one actually knew that Safira was able to follow Jacky to the building where the organization of Mr.Victorino is.Using her wings, she followed Jacky through the sky.She found it difficult to enter because of the number of people on guard so she knockedthem downone by one so thatthey wouldloseconsciousness.She's using her tails to each person seeing her entering the building at that time and ensures that whenever they lose consciousness, they will not remember they saw her.Using the extended ears on her head as one of her tails, she heard where Xania was imprisoned that's why she came rus
In a dark room, with only the moonlight coming from a window that illuminates that room,Vince is standing by the window staring out in the open like he’s waiting for something.No one knew what he was thinking now asheactuallystared out the window.The silence was interrupted with a knock on the door.Vince said nothing when it opened on its own and his Auntie showed up.“Hey,” Ma'am Jacky smiled at him.Vince didn't say a word but weakly smiled back at her as his reply.“Sorry it took a while,” Ma'am Jacky said and went inside the dark room.But someone came in next.She closed the door and didn't even turn on the light of the room… because there was no light bulb either.She positioned herself in front of the two with her arms crossed on her chest.“So, are you two ready?”Ma'am Safira asked seriously.Ma'am Jacky and Vince looked at ea
~~~Mr Victorino is inside his room having his coffee when there is a knock on the door.“Come in,” he commanded and it opened.Mr. Victorino was surprised at whoentered but he immediately smirked.“Wow. You're early Jacquilyn,” Sanjiro said.“I always keep my word, Sajiro,” said Ma'am Jacky.Sanjiro let out a sigh.“There you are again.”Jacky just answered him by rolling her eyes.“So, where is my nephew now?”she asked.“Hmm, actually—”Knock, knock.Sanjiro didn't finish what he was going to say because of the knocking.The two looked at the door because of that.“Sire,” Cliffton called.“Yes Cliffton?”Mr. Victorino replied.“Your son went atthe basement,” Cliffton replied.“Oh great timing,” Sanjiro finished his coffee a
Jacky looked back at Sanjiro.There was silence again before it was broken by, “I understand,” Jacky said.“But didn't you at least even think about how Vince feels towards the beast?” “Ugh,” Sanjiro commented immediately.“Feelings? How could you possibly say that my son has feelings for that animal? My son knows that that beast killed his mother and I know he will kill that beast in his anger.” “But what if that beast didn't actually kill Ate Victoria?”Jacky asked. “Oh come on Jacquilyn,” Sanjiro retorted.“Why are you siding with the beast? Do you know that creature?” “Yes,” Jacky replied.“And I know, beast or not, Xania will never do that.” Sanjiro was shocked.”Xania? Where the f*ck did you even get that name?” “It's the beast's name,” a voice interrupted so the two looked at the speaker.The two were surprised to the one who is standing now in front of the door. “
Chapter 25After Ma'am Jacky contacted Vince's three friends, she’s now riding in a taxi telling him an address in Barangay Tres that the driver didn’t know. So with that,Ma'am Jackyjustpointedthe way there.They were on a dark road but Ma'am Jacky immediately noticed a black car parked.“Wait, stop,”Ma'amorderedimmediately and the taxi stopped.“You can drop me here Manong,” Ma'am said as she took the money from her wallet and gave it to the taxi driver.“Just keep the change,” as she got out of the taxi.When the taxi left, she turned on a flashlight on her cellphone to see the road.It was good and she still remembered the way here.Arriving at the end of the forest, she immediately saw the large building uphill.There was no hesitation that she went there immediately and didn’t even mind the men surrounding and
Vince couldn't believe what he was seeing.As a result, he even dropped the tray he was holding.What really surprised him because the creature inside the cage... is a woman lying on the floor unconscious and alotof scratches on her body and face.“Xania?!”Vince shockingly said.The girl didn't respond so Vince immediately approached the mirror and tapped on it repeatedly.“Xania? Xania, wake up!”Vince shouting behind the glass.The sound on the tapping of the mirror is the reason Xania gradually regained consciousness and opened her eyes.She looked what's behind the glass so she squinted her eyes.There's a man in that same suit that is standing right in front of the glass.What is this again?What's this guy doing here?Is he one of the men who will feed her again?Is this another man that she has to kill again?But how can she?She no
...Vince is inside his car right now driving in the roads of Barangay Tres.Using a new GPShe installed in the car, he went to the place where the man could be.It was getting darker around where he was driving and it seemed like sometimes Vince couldn't believe that he was still part of Barangay Tres.He even thought he was lost.He stopped at a placewhere the GPS took himand he looked around him but he couldn't see anything, justtrees.He seems to be fooled by his GPS.Is this even the right place?He got out of his car, put on the hood and with a flashlight in his hand, he looked around.He should havethought of bringingtheGPSof that man’s tracker.He thought it would be easy to go to the place at that address, but this is the situation of the place in reality.He was not afraid of the dark and kept looking around the dark forest he is in. 
Chapter 24When the three left, it was quiet inside the mansion now.Vince is in his room wearing shorts and a sleeveless shirt while standing beside the window of his room and through the moonlight coming from it, he looked again at the black card he was holding.There’s a lot going on in his mind now, after what happened earlier.“...don't call the number.”F*ck, and it was even Zend that really said that so how can he not be bothered?He seemed even more tempted to call the number....That night, when Zend came home, he was in his room now holding his cellphone.He opened it and went to his contacts and pressed a number for a call.The call is ringing so Zend puts it to his ear waiting for the other person to answer.“Hello Zend?”the answer on the other line.“Hello Ma'am Jacky,” he replied with a smile.“What is it now?!”