Chapter-198

No care

Percy's POV

"Hurry up!" Felix shouted in my
ear. "Wait! Here it is!" I shouted back. If we weren't in a hurry now, I might have already lectured him. He's lost
respect for me. This is your brother, brad! "There's Keifer!" Calix shouted from the backseat. I could see his
car. He was driving so fast that no other car was keeping up. "Faster, Percy!" Felix shouts again. Percy?! My
eyebrows furrowed at what he said. "Hey! Where's 'Kuya'?" "It's like the one I asked you for... It's gone." He
answered sarcastically. Oh, seriously! This guy is going to piss me off. "Burn." I heard Denzel whisper from the
backseat. Bad trip! I feel like I'm being helped. I don't want this anymore. "Keep going... And it's just like your
allowance. It's going to go away!" I replied and he fell silent. "Solid burn." Calix whispered. I simply smiled. Not
that I was declaring that I won. I just really didn't want my brothers to lose respect for me. I can't blame Felix.
A lot happened when I lost. Then one day, I'll just show up. He even thinks that I lied to them. I saw Yuri's car
ahead of me. Here it is again ! This is making my head hot. I return my gaze to Keifer's car. He is still too far
away from us. He suddenly turns left without making any signal. The car following him immediately panics
and stops. The other cars do the same and create traffic. "Why now?!" I shout. Yuri and David's car also stops.
Keifer's car is out of our sight . Damn, it! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Jay-jay's POV "Guess
where we are?" One of them teases. Lightning! This one has been tripping me up for a while. When I take off
my rope and blindfold, I'll punch him first. I don't remember much of what happened. I was just walking away
rom Percy and then I lost consciousness. When I woke up, my hands and feet were tied and it was dark.
Based on my position, I was tied to the bench and blindfolded. Who are these people?! "This is boring... Don't
you want to play with me?" The one who was teasing me said like a child . "Stop that, A." A man said. His voice
was loud compared to the one who was nagging me. "Because you're so lazy." The man called A replied.
"...AHA!" I was a little surprised by his shouting. He was so close to me and it was like he was almost right
next to me. I almost went deaf! Mud! "Let me see your stuff, huh?" He said goodbye. I still didn't answer. He
couldn't see anything in my bag. I've been feeling around me for a while, but because of my blindfold, I can't
rest. I don't like the dark! "Are you really studying? You only have one notebook! Then some clothes and--- -hey!
Cellphone!" This guy must be a guy from Mula. He just found a cellphone. Good luck if he can open it. My
password is strong, man! "What's the password?" A asked me. I felt his presence right next to me. I didn't
move and I felt his hand caressing my cheek. I immediately turned my face away but his hand was still
ollowing. "You're so smooth..." He said and I felt his breath on my neck. My beauty soap! My whole body
shuddered along with my fast heartbeat. I wasn't planning on speaking until later but I couldn't bear it. "Go
away!" I shouted. "He's already spoken!" A said excitedly. "...K! I got him to speak!" "Stop that." The deep voice
of K replied. "... Z is coming back, he might get angry." What is this? Alphabet? A, K and Z? I heard the sound of
the door opening. It was as if the hinge lacked oil. It made a noise and felt heavy. "What are you doing, A?"
Someone said. "That's annoying!" Another replied. I felt like there were a lot of new arrivals. It seemed like I
wasn't wrong. Just by stepping on their feet, it seemed like there were already a lot of them. Add to that the
chatter of others. "I was just asking for his cellphone password." A replied. Yes! Then with a scolding! You
idiot! "Give it back." A man ordered. A didn't speak anymore so he might have returned my cellphone. The
others were making noise while chatting. I felt the presence of someone near me again. I became alert
because he might touch me like A did. "Z! Should I remove the pireng?" A man said who I think was the one
who came up to me. "No." Z quickly replied . "Z! If Keifer doesn't come, I can go first!" A suddenly said. My
body immediately trembled with fear. I knew what they meant. It's the end of me! Why am I the one who got
caught up in that Keifer's mess again? Is this endless? They took the wrong person. Keifer doesn't care about
me so it's probably not.....goodbye v-card! I need to get out of here! "W-what do you need from me?" I asked
almost in a whisper. I heard footsteps approaching me. I felt another person standing in front of me. "Your
boyfriend." The person in front of me replied, which I thought was Z. "...I haven't gotten back at him yet." "He's
not my boyfriend." I answered quickly. I heard some of them laugh slightly. They probably thought I was joking
! Of course, these people are weak-minded so they wouldn't believe me. "We're not stupid----." "You're stupid!" I
cut off what Z was going to say . "What did you say?!" He asked angrily. "You're stupid!" I repeated. Suddenly,
someone grabbed my hair. I looked up because someone was pulling me. My head hurt so much that I
couldn't turn my head. "Don't hit me, girl! If your boyfriend is scary, I'm scarier." Z said right in my face. I could
eel his hot breath. If I could just get out of here, I wouldn't hesitate to fight them. If I hadn't been so self-
conscious earlier, I might have fought the people who brought me here. I might be in an amusement park now!
"If Keifer is stupid, you're even more stupid." I replied. "...You wouldn't understand . He's not my boyfriend."
They let go of my hair and Z laughed out loud. It was as if he was happy with what I said. "Don't tell me you
broke up?" He asked while still laughing. "No." I almost whispered my answer. "...we weren't." Z laughed again.
Louder than his laughter earlier. Even his companions were laughing. Oh, so happy! So happy! "Woman..."
Someone called me. "...It's been spread throughout the group here that you're Keifer's girlfriend. So why
should we believe you." Oh, you stupid shungaers! If only I could slap my face right now, I would have done it.
If only they could see my eyes, they were stabbed by the blade of my anger a while ago. I don't want to go
back. I don't want to repeat it. I don't want to mention it. That's why----haizt! It's necessary! "It wasn't us..." I
took a deep breath. "...Because he just used me." They stopped laughing. I could feel them all looking at me. It
was like I needed to tell a story just for them to understand. I'm ready! I'm ready! I'm ready! "He just used me
to get revenge on my brother." It felt like the weight was back on my chest. "...No way! I'm the fool, I fell into his
trap." "Ouch." Someone commented. "What did Keifer do to you?" A asked . I shook my head as I bowed. I
didn't want to cry, I just said I wouldn't cry for him anymore. I tried to hold back my tears by taking deep
breaths. Back, tears! Back! "Edi, I'm in love! The mud was falling so hard, then when I fell, I said----jok-jok!" I
said annoyed. "...it's a good thing the knuckle wasn't cracked. The boy almost fell." "He's really stupid! The snot
is so bad!" One of them said. I heard some of them sigh deeply. I even heard someone swear. Each one
commented on what the King of the Dimunyung Ulu had done----. "Nice story." I suddenly stopped. I knew the
oice of the person who spoke. It was so familiar! He heard me telling the story. It was great! I didn't know
whether to be happy or annoyed. I was going to have a party! Suddenly there was a noise as if they were
moving away or approaching the speaker. I also heard something fall. "Son of..." I heard Z whisper . "That was
a heart warming story. That's all that was missing." Keifer said and suddenly I heard a crash. There was
shouting and a loud bang. Because of my blindfold, I couldn't see anything. Maybe someone hit me or maybe I
was the one who got hurt. I knew they were fighting. "You idiot!" "Here you go!" "A!" "B!" "C----Z!" After a little
noise and chaos, the surroundings fell silent as if an angel had passed by. I felt and heard that there were still
people because of their deep breathing. "You idiot!" Z shouted . "You don't know how to carry." Keifer said. "...I
knocked you down before, here you are again." "What now?!" "You touched me again!" That's all he called me. I
elt the air gather in my throat. It was starting again, I was about to cry again. It would be good if the muta
was sold like pearls. "You're babbling!" Someone shouted. What's going on?! The only thing I could hear was
their movements. I still have no idea what they are doing. I've been trying to pull my hand away from the
binding since earlier but nothing is happening. My wrist is already hurting from the pulling. "Now A!" Z
shouted. I heard some scuffles. I didn't know there were more than two people standing. Suddenly, it went
quiet again, like before. I felt around but it seemed like there was no one else. Until I heard footsteps
approaching me. "W-who is that?" I asked. "...W-what's going on? Where's K- keifer?" He didn't answer. He
continued to step closer to me. Why do I feel like something bad has happened to Keifer? Maybe he's fallen !
But who is this person approaching me. Please don't! "W-who are you?" I asked scared. "...I-is that you Keifer?
Speak up." I was about to cry. I really didn't want to answer anyone approaching me. Maybe it wasn't really
Keifer. But who is this? Kingina! Manu spoke. The footsteps stopped in front of me. He was breathing deeply
as if he was very tired. Whoever you are... Get ready! I could feel him staring at me. I almost shook my bench
just to get out of my binds. My breathing was tight and I looked like a fool waiting for what he would do. I was
completely terrified when I felt his palm caressing my cheek. Shit! Who are you?! I tried to turn my face away
but like before, his hand was following me again. Is this A?! "Mud! Get away! Don't touch me!" I shouted and
tried to push my face away. What if it was A?! Wait! Keifer might have already fallen. If that was true, his plan
or me would continue. No! My tears were starting to form because of fear. "Keifer!" I called out to him. "...help
me!" I really had no intention of asking him for help. What could I do?! He's the one here! I was even more
terrified when I felt his hot breath on my neck. I squirmed even more in my seat. This is impossible! Whatever
he was planning, it was impossible. My system was losing control, my feelings were mixed. I was crying from
sheer annoyance. I couldn't do anything because of the ropes on my hands and feet. But what completely
stopped my heartbeat along with the separation of my soul from my body was what he did next. Hh-he kissed
me. The effect on me was strange. The force of the hit on my system. I couldn't move, I couldn't even move
my head. Why is this?! It's familiar to me! The feeling I'm feeling is so familiar to me. Even the lips that are
pressed against mine are familiar too. I don't know why it's like this. It's like Kei----NO! He's not Keifer! He won't
do this. He has no reason to kiss me. I want to believe that this is him. I want to wish that this is him. But I
know it's impossible. I knew it wasn't him, because he would never kiss me again. "Don't... Please." I pleaded
as his lips parted. "...have mercy on me." I didn't hear anything from him. Silence enveloped the two of us. I
was even more scared because I couldn't even guess what he was planning. I was scared of the silence I was
hearing. It was scarier than before when there were so many people. This was crazy! Until I heard a loud
crash. "JAY-JAY!" Someone shouted. I breathed a sigh of relief. That voice was familiar to me. I knew it and I
knew I could trust it. "P-percy." I called out and someone removed the blindfold from my eyes. My vision briefly
adjusted to the bright light. The entire Section E opened up to me. Ci-N who was worried and David who was
next to her. Felix, Rory and Edrix looking at the fallen bodies. Denzel, Mayo and Drew who were still opening
the closed doors to make sure no one was there. Eman, Blaster and Kit were helping me untie the rope. But
my gaze stopped at Yuri and Josh. They were standing in front of Eren and....Keifer. He fell and they were
trying to get Eren to stand up. There was also blood coming out of his side. W-what happened?! After the rope
was removed, Percy helped me stand up. I wanted to go to Keifer and look at him. But his cold gaze stopped
me. "A little patience... We'll take you to the hospital." Yuri said before looking at me from head to toe. He must
have checked if I was okay. Since he didn't see any problems, he went out first. "Are you okay, Jay?" Ci asked
me. A curt nod was all I could answer. I kept my gaze on them until they got out the door. And that's when it
became clear to me that he wasn't the one who kissed me. Because of his position which was far from me
and the wound he had sustained. It was hard to go back and forth from me to where he was. That's not him!
"Let's get out of here." Percy said and helped me walk. Nothing hurt me. They didn't hurt me but I felt like a
cripple unable to move because of what I was thinking. When we got outside, they put Keifer in the car. The
others immediately followed . When the car they were riding in left, it was like I woke up from a dream. The
truth of what happened hit me. It was Keifer's fault why I ended up here. If it weren't for the people he had a
fight with who were coming back to get me, this wouldn't have happened! How many times has this happened
?! Is it always like this?! "Let's get out of here." I whispered to Percy. He nodded and helped me get in the car. I
saw how Ci-N's shoulders slumped as he looked at me. I immediately looked away. I was grateful for them
coming. But everything that happened still hurt me . I felt like I had become their plaything. Of all the problems
we had gone through. All of that, they had nothing to do with it . "Shall I take you to your place?" Percy asked
while starting the car. "...so you can rest." "M-too early." I took a deep breath. "... Maybe later." He didn't answer
and just continued driving. Even though he didn't speak, I knew he could feel my feelings. It's tiring because...
It's tiring to get caught up in their mess. It's tiring like this.... I'm hoping. Even though I don't know the people
who took me, I have a feeling that these Ulopongs will come to help me. They did come but why did they just
eel like they were forced to. The way Keifer and Yuri looked at me, I felt like they didn't really want to come to
me. Is it because they're just feeling guilty? "Don't cry." I looked at Percy when he said that. He was looking at
the road but his attention seemed to be on me. "You said you wouldn't cry for him anymore." I bowed my head
when he said that. I just said that! I shouldn't cry for him anymore. No matter what happens to him, to them! I
won't shed any more tears. The next time I get caught up in their fight again, I won't ask them to come help
me. I'll make a way myself. Why was I known as a scoundrel in my old school? I won't rely on you anymore, I
won't rely on you anymore. +