Chapter-234


Penmanship


Jay-jay's POV


It was already afternoon when we thought about going home. They couldn't keep me up late
because Aunty and I knew we were only half a day away.
Ci-N was enjoying her stuffed toy.
She got a big-headed dog.
"You're so cute! I'm going to name you..." She looked up and held
her chin. "...Jay-jay!"
I was shocked!
I gave her a hard slap on the back of the head. What if it wasn't!
Does my name sound like a dog's name?!
"It hurts! Jay-jay... Jay-jay hit me." She complained about the
stuffed toy.
I heard Felix and Percy laughing softly in front of us.
I kicked their chairs so they turned to us for a moment.
They even managed to make me laugh.
"We'll take Ci-N first. Her condo is closer."
Felix suggested.
"She should just walk there." Percy teased.
"What if I report you to Keiâ€"Kingkong!"
I knew he wouldn't be able to continue what he was going to say.
I was looking at him with a confused expression. The feeling that he was talking and that
annoying slobbering thing I didn't know.
But now you know?
He slipped up earlier that he and Keifer were on a video call. When
I tried to clarify, he pushed me away and pretended to be busy with
games.
"How long are you going to hide from me that you two talked?" I said irritably
and turned to Felix. "...maybe he can talk to you too?"
Felix quickly looked away. Tsk! He said it.
He can't not talk to these Ulopongs. I'm not angry or
sulking. We're talking space-space, right?
But I don't know, there's a part of me that's looking for him and causing
me to be annoyed.
He misses the King.
"He can't stand it." Percy said so we looked at him.
"...That's right, he's strong. He doesn't know the word "tolerate."
I immediately remembered when Yuri and I were eating. I'm really sure
I saw him.
"It's possible...." I whispered.
There was something I didn't understand. Actually, I didn't
understand everything. Why is there a mess?
Author why is there a mess?
(A/N: ðŸ˜'ðŸ˜'ðŸ˜'ðŸ˜' )
"Felix..." I called his attention. "...There's just something I don't
understand about what you said."
"Which one?"
"You said Keifer voluntarily stopped the plan so you stopped too.
But in the end, it seems like he still continued."
Ci-N and Felix looked at each other. It was as if they were asking each other that same question.
"Jay..." Ci called me. "...We don't really know the reason.
But before the mess happened, we noticed that
he was anxious."
"He and Keigan are always fighting." Felix added.
I looked at them in surprise. "Keigan?"
Felix nodded. "Once I went to their place,
they were yelling and almost fighting."
Why?!
I feel like something happened that we don't know about. Honestly,
I'm having a hard time in this situation. There's no clear
explanation for everything.
Keifer! I think you have a lot to explain to me. When he came back
here, he was ready for me.
"Here it is. Little boy!" Percy said.
Ci-N licked him. "Yes it is!" He turned to face me. "Bye Jay-jay.
See you tomorrow."
He got out of the car and ran into the entrance of the building.
As soon as we were out of sight, the car started to drive away again.
"Hey Felix." Percy called to his brother. "...pay for everything
I spent."
"What?!"
Suddenly, the two of them argued about the expenses of
this so-called date. I didn't pay attention to them because there was something else going on in my mind.
Food?!
I always think about that. But there's more.
It's a mess. Why does everything have to be so complicated?
The two of them still haven't stopped arguing even though we've arrived in
ront of our house.
"Thank you for the ride." I said and went downstairs.
I was about to enter the gate when Felix called me.
"Thank you." He said with a smile. "...I won't waste the
opportunity you gave me."
I smiled at him and nodded. I went inside. Somehow
I feel better about Felix. I guess that's how it is when
you forgive.
What about the others?
Should I forgive them too? But how can I do that when
some of them seem to be proud of what they did.
Snakes. Stupid Snakes. That's why
they became Section E because they're Snakes.
I stopped walking as I entered the door of the house. Kuya was standing in front of me with his arms crossed.
His eyebrows
met . "You've only been here half a day, right? Why are you here only now?" He asked authoritatively . Dead... I
orgot to say goodbye to Aunt Gema. "I-I was allowed to eat out." I explained. "... I insisted not to go out at
night." "You just came out of the hospital Jay." I bowed my head. I knew what he meant. He was worried about
me because of the trouble that happened. "S-sorry. I should have texted first." He let out a loud breath. It was
as if he was in trouble and I added to it. I knew he was already having problems at their company. But things
were different now. "Nevermind. Get dressed and eat. Mama cooked a snack." He ordered and walked out of
the house. I was left dumbfounded by him. I just followed him with my gaze. Maybe Kuya was really tired from
everything he had to do. He forgot to comb his hair. It's a good thing he's handsome. I went straight to my
room to get dressed like Kuya had ordered. While I was changing my t-shirt, I heard my cellphone ring. I took it
out of my bag and Yuri's name appeared. From: Pres.Yuri Message: Hey, did you get home already? I
immediately replied to her. To: Pres.Yuri Message: Yes, okay! From: Pres.Yuri Message: Hahahahaha... Are you
an idiot?! The guy laughed at me. He seemed to be having a lot of fun. His happiness was envious , he should
share it. I put my cellphone down and continued getting dressed. When I finished, I was about to take my
phone again when I noticed something in my bag. It was open and some things were peeking out. The letter....
I took it and looked at it again. I didn't even finish reading it earlier. I didn't even see who it was from but I had
a feeling it was a woman who gave it to me. It was a woman's letter! I opened the envelope again and read the
letter. 'Dear Jay-jay, This is not a love letter. It would be more correct to say a friendship letter. Because first of
all, we're not Loversâ€"and this thing is so corny. Please bear with me, I'm not good at writing letters. All I know
is I need to explain my side and ask for your forgiveness. So please, please and more pleaseâ€"s read this letter
until the end. First of all, I'm so sorry. Sorry for the thick face of my participation in the plan despite the help
you gave me. That plan was formed when I didn't know you that well. I agreed because I poured all my anger
at the world and what happened to us with the one I love the most into you. I don't know, maybe because
you're a girl too.' I raised one eyebrow. The word you're a girl too. Did a lesbian write this and have anger
towards her fellow woman? I was confused. I don't have a female classmate who could write this. I continued
reading. ' But believe me, when we were okay because of you, I wanted to back out. I wanted to not participate
but I was forced to keep quiet because of my fear of Keifer. None of us can face him. Even Yuri, his best
riend, admitted that he couldn't either. That's why I kept my mouth shut while Keifer was acting. I also got
angry when I saw him succeeding. I felt sorry for you because you were falling into his trap. I had nothing to
say thinking that I was the only one against what he was doing. I didn't even say anything to Mica because I
knew she would be implicated. I still remained silent for a long time. Not because I was still afraid but
because I felt that even Keifer had fallen into the trap that was meant for you. I don't know what happened
why he was able to say those hurtful words to you. Almost all of us were shocked and surprised. I won't make
it any longer. I know you're lazy to read. You too! That's why I'll end this and let you make the decision. I'm
happy to be your friend. I hope you give me another chance. Love as a friend, â€"Handsome Calix' Son of
shutanginamers! Why does Calix write for women? I know Mica didn't write this because I saw her
handwriting once. That's crazy! I thought it was really a woman who wrote this. I went back to the part of her
explanation. When she said that Keifer was also a victim of her own plan. It was the same as what Felix told
me. And even she didn't know the reason why she was able to tell me that. Things kept coming to my mind. I
didn't know what to believe. Calix, Felix, Ci-N and David were saying that Keifer really loves me but they
couldn't say why he still managed to hurt me. What are you hiding, King of Snakes?! I put the letter down on
my study table. I was starting to feel hungry because of this. I left the room and walked to the kitchen to get a
snack. I was almost to Kuya Angelo's room when a piece of paper flew at my feet. I picked it up and looked at
it, it looked like a printout of some report . I was too lazy to read it! I looked at Kuya's room because it looked
like it came from there. I went over there and saw that the door was open. There were also papers on the floor
that the wind had blown away. I went in with my hands on my hips and picked up the papers. I also looked for
the source of the wind that had blown the papers away. I looked at the window next to Kuya's study table. It
wasn't closed properly and that seemed to be the reason. Tsk! Kuya, eh! He doesn't know how to close the
window! I closed the window properly and arranged the papers. While I was stacking the papers, I noticed a
picture next to the brown envelope. "This is me." I whispered. It was a picture of me going to school. That's
how I wondered why Kuya had it. I turned the picture around to see if there was anything written on the back
and I wasn't disappointed. It was there!! I read it and that's how shocked I was by what it said. 'You should
never walk alone. You're giving me a chance to kill you. â€"R.Sato' R.Sato? Is this the Ryosuke Sato they were
telling me about? The one who wanted to kill me? The one who fought Yuri? I thought they had stopped trying
to kill me, but what is this? I took down the photo and looked inside the brown envelope. There were many
more pictures of me in there too. I quickly looked at the back of those. 'Just wait....for me to kill you. Bitch!'
'Blame Yuri and Keifer....Blame them when you see them in hell.' 'Keep laughing....Coz that will be your last
laugh.' ' I can't wait to kill you and see Yuri cry in pain.' All of this came from Sato. My hand trembled with every
letter and picture I looked at. Death was already watching over me without me knowing. Maybe one day I'll
just collapse on the road. "Hey! What are you doing there?!" Aries shouted at me from the door. I just looked at
him while my tears flowed down my cheeks. He pretended to be dripping with fear. "I'm asking you!" He said
and quickly approached me. "... Kuya doesn't want thatâ€"what's that?" He took the photos I was holding and
looked at them one by one. Until he looked at the writing on the back. His eyes also widened as his eyebrows
met. "Why do you have a death threat?" He asked worriedly as he continued looking at the pictures. "...Who's
R.Sato?" I couldn't answer. I leaned against the table. I felt weak from what I found out. My death was within
my reach. Aries dropped the pictures like a rock. "Fvck! I told you to stay away from Yuri and Keifer! This is
what you get for disobeying me!" I don't need a sermon right now! Please! He took out his cellphone and
dialed. I didn't know who he was calling. He looked at me while waiting for the call. "When was this?" He
asked me. I shook my head. "H-I don't know." "How come you don't know?!" "I just saw this. Here in Kuya's
room." He looked at the pictures on the table. He took the cellphone away from his ear for a moment and
pressed it again before putting it back. He was clearly annoyed by the person he was talking to not answering.
"Do you know where Kuya went?" He asked irritably. I shook my head again. "I-I saw him leave the house, but I-
I don't know where he went." He put down the cellphone and almost threw it away in annoyance. It looked like
he was calling Kuya Angelo. "Do they know about Keifer?!" "We-we knowâ€"." "Why are they so easy-going? He
even managed to leave the country!" "We-we thought they would stop when we took Jason down." He looked
at me in surprise. "You've met Jason?" Not the one in Friday the 13th! I nodded. "I-I talked to her before but it
ended in a fight." "What the fck Jay?! Are you really looking for trouble?! Why did you get involved in Keifer's
trouble?!" She said angrily. She twirled around in front of me a few times. She also combed her hair while
pulling it out. I don't know if she was worried about me or what. Whatever it was, I couldn't feel anything. Fear
and nervousness overcame me. "Call Yuri. I need to talk to her." She ordered. I looked at her in surprise. I was
still speechless while being dumbfounded. I thought she and Yuri would only talk now after the trouble at the
retreat. "That's what I ordered!" She shouted at me so I panicked about what to do. I ran back to my room to
get my cellphone and call Yuri. My hand was still shaking as I dialed her number. Just relax Jay! How can I
relax?! I'm about to die before I know it! The phone I was calling started to ring. I felt like every second that he
didn't answer, my death was getting closer. ["Hello...Jay."] He started to answer. "Y-yuri... C-could you come
here?" ["Are you okay? You can. Why did something happen?"] "M-yes." ["Shit! I'm on my way!"] He said
hesitantly and hung up the call. My hands were still shaking even though I had already spoken to him. I
couldn't rest. I was afraid that I wouldn't understand. I guess my courage for Kuya Angelo had run out so I
couldn't face something like this. Aries suddenly appeared at the door and spoke. "Did you callâ€"?" "KINGINA!"
I shouted in shock. "Are you cursing me?!" He said angrily. "Why are you suddenly coming in?" "It's my fault
again!" "Don't be so startled!" "Why are you acting so stupid?!" "I must be thinking about something!" "Did you
call me?!" "Yes!" "Why are you yelling?!" "You're yelling!" Aunt Gema suddenly arrived and looked at us in
surprise. "Why are you yelling?" Aries and I shook our heads at the same time. "Nothing." We also answered at
the same time. Her eyes narrowed at us. "You two... Maybe later we'll find one of you dead here." Aries' face
immediately fell. "Mom! Don't be so OA! Do you look like I can kill?!" Jay-jay.....Yes! Especially when hungry.
"I'm just saying." Tita replied before turning her back on us and leaving. Aries immediately looked at me with a
look of disdain. "Don't leave your room." "Why?! Yuri is coming." "We'll talk. Not you!" She said and closed the
door of the room before finally leaving. Son of... What the hell was the conversation?!