Chapter-267

Percy


Keifer's POV


Damn you Percy!
You're back now. Why does he take Jay-jay? Where did he
bring her?
"Rory!" I shouted. "...find him! Find Percy now!"
"I'm doing it!" He answered while holding his phone.
"Edrix! Any updates?!"
"I'm having a hard time finding his car! Has anyone seen a
license plate?!" He asks before typing through his keyboard on his laptop.
"Now you're scared. After hurting Jay-jay and letting her run
away, you're searching for her like a mad man." David said that makes
me irritated.
I immediately grab his shirt. "Shut up your mouth if
you don't want me to hurt you more."
"Even if Keifer did that, it doesn't mean
he's going to leave Jay-jay alone." Yuri said and removed my hand from
David's shirt. "...We don't know Percy's plans for him. Unless
you want to tell us."
David shook his clothes. "Even if I wanted to
, I wouldn't say anything. He doesn't tell me everything."
I wanted to squeeze him to get information but
my effort would be wasted. Because it was like he said, he didn't
know anything. And I knew he wasn't lying.
My phone suddenly rang. I took it out of my pocket.
Demon calling...
It was Angelo. I think I already knew the reason why he was calling.
I moved away from them before answering the call.
"Angelo..." I said upon pressing the answer button.
["What have you done Keifer?"] He calmly asked.
His calmness made me nervous. It felt like a
storm was coming but it was just the first wind.
"I followed your advice."
I heard him sigh. ["Let's talk about it. Same place."]
He ended the call and I put my phone back in my pocket. I need to
find Jay-jay first. Maybe Percy will take him and take him away
rom us forever.
I will hunt you down Percy even to the next life. I
will return you to your grave if necessary.
"I saw it!" Edrix shouts and all of us walk toward him.
"...they left town. The CCTV footage was cut off when they got to the
highway."
"You did a great job." I said and patted his shoulder.
"Sorry Keifer. Percy didn't leave a trace. It seemed like
he knew you would find him." Rory said.
"Fuck! Fuck you Percy!" I shouted and almost hit the wall.
Percy knew exactly how I was going to act. It's probably because
of David. Wow! They're so good at making fun of each other. And he actually used
someone I didn't expect to follow him.
David has this Boss instinct and attitude so there's no
chance he'll follow anyone else.
I still need to beat him to get him to follow.
I noticed Felix in the corner. He's in silence for almost an hour now.
He can't believe his brother has already appeared.
"We can't just sit here and wait for nothing." Yuri said.
I knew he's worried as fvck just like me.
I look at him. "Find them near the last CCTV footage.
Use my car and the others at home if you have to."
"You won't come?" Eman asks.
"I will talk to someone who can help us find her." I said and they all
nodded.
They gathered their things and immediately walked out of our room. I
ask Calix to go to Faculty and talk to Sir Alvin. The
teachers will look for us if they have to. Although most of them don't really care.
They left with my car. I waited for a taxi outside the school
gate but a car stopped in front of me.
Yuri...
"Hop in. I'll take her to him."
I didn't say a word. I get in and he drives the car like he knows where to go.
While looking outside the window I kept thinking about her. I couldn't
believe I did that. I managed to hurt her in front of others
and I was still calm at that time.
No other excuse.
I don't know how I said those words. I
played with my mind a few times to not continue but I couldn't. I almost
stopped myself from speaking but Jay-jay insisted on hearing my answer.
Those words...I used you. I felt like I stabbed myself when
I said those words. But what broke me the most are seeing her
crying...
...And I can't do anything about it because I'm the cause of her tears.
I wanted to hug her for those times. I wanted
to apologize to her over and over again and tell her that I had put
that plan on hold for a long time. I wanted to shout at her how much I
loved her.
I badly want to... But I can't.
I just saw her cry like that. I feel like
I did too much. My conscience is knocking me down. Maybe I
should have done things the other way. Maybe I should've broken up with her
just like a regular couple.
But that's bullshit. Definitely bullshit! We don't have an official
label. And besides, that won't work for me because I'm sure I can't
stand her. She'll also make fun of me and maybe she'll just be annoyed with me.
Too much pain are the best recipe to push someone away and I got the
perfect ingredients.
"We're here." Yuri announced as he parked his car.
I immediately got out of his car and he did the same. I faced him before
I even entered the door of Kingsground.
"It think you should search with them. I'm the only one talking
to Angelo." I said and about to walk but he stopped me.
"Why Keifer? Why are you taking your problems on your own again?
When will you stop being like this? We're friendsâ€"no, we're best
riends for so many years. Maybe we're rivals in some other things but
we're still best friends." He said sounds so worried.
I want to tell him it's better not to. I don't want
to burden him with the weight I feel. Right now,
I can only count on him and our friends.
Telling him my plan might ruin everything.
"Search for Jay-jay." Is the only thing that I said before leaving him
behind.
Yuri is the one I want to support Jay-jay. Despite being my rival he
still tries his best to understand me. And if Jay-jay chooses her
because of what I did. I'm confident that Yuri will take care of her.
But of course I will make sure that it won't happen.
I go straight to Tiger's office. Angelo is talking to someone over the
phone. He put it down when he noticed me.
"Why didn't you tell me?" He opened his mouth.
"What?"
"Someone saw Percy... Alive and driving a car." He said.
He's obviously overthinking about it. It seems like Percy was deliberately
showing up at this time. He's been talking to Jay-jay for a while
but we've never had a lead on him.
Now, he no longer cares if people recognize him.
"Because we're not sure why he's coming back."
He points his finger at me. "You should know why! What if
Jay-jay is involved again?"
"They are together." I almost whispered.
He looked at me in shock. "What?!"
"Yuri and I saw himâ€"." He cut me off by punching my face.
I fell to the floor. My face was actually changing when he was
the one grabbing me. "Look at what you did? You've gotten him involved in your mess
again !" I wipe the blood from my lips. "Tss... Maybe you're forgetting that Aries was the cause of the accident.
So if you're blaming someone, it's not me." He didn't say a thing. He's obviously putting the blame on me by
the way he looked. "...It wasn't my fault that Jay-jay was in trouble. It was his brother's fault." His expression
suddenly changed. He's now looking at me in Horror. He can't believe I know that. "H-how..." "I'm being clever
as fvck. Thanks to you." He raised both hands in the air as if he's surrendering. "You really learn a lot from me."
He smirked. "...But you're still weak." "Just wait... One of these days I will be stronger than you." He looked at
me challengingly. "I will surely wait, Keifer. I will." He didn't wait for me to say anything. He walked away and
turned away from me. My fist clenched. I was planning to ask him to help me find Jay-jay but it didn't seem
like it would happen. "Damn you!" I shouted out of frustration. My mind was racing. I didn't know what to do.
What if Percy went ahead with his plan? What if he took Jay-jay? I had to act. I took my phone out of my
pocket and dialed Rory's number. ["Keifer... Not yetâ€"."] I cut him off. "I want you to check all the airport
scheduled flights. Maybe Percy will take Jay-jay out of the country." ["W-what? You're asking for nothing."]
"You're disappointing me Rory." ["You don't understand Keifer. You want me to look at Highly Secured. Even
Edrix can'tâ€"."] I'm desperate. "Rory... Please." I said almost begging. I heard him sigh. ["Let me see what I can
do."] "Thank you." ["But I can't promise."] He ended the call. I know he can do that. He's Rory Abejar, they own a
private investigating company. Even though he himself is starting to be a part of this, I know he can. I decided
to leave Tiger's office and head straight to the Kingsground exit. "Are you leaving?" It was Tiger. "Sorry. I'm in a
hurry." I answered. I didn't wait for him to say anything and left. Taxis are not really common in this area. This
place is known as a hangout for drug addicts and robbers . I have no choice but to walk to reach the main
road. I quickly called a taxi and got in. I took him home. I took one of my cars and drove it away. I need to
search and I can't just sit there and be quiet. Jay-jay is really mad at me. I just broke her heart. Maybe she'll do
something she'll regret later. She's still with Percy. Dammit! I can't help but punch the steering wheel.
Something's playing in my mind. Especially now that they're together. Jealousy is boiling my blood. Try to hold
Jay-jay. I'll take you back to Percy's coffin! I don't understand what his plan really is. Why does he have to show
up only for Jay-jay? It's very suspicious. Revenge is the first thing that comes to my mind. But if that's what he
was planning, he should have shown up before. Back when everything wasn't complicated. I must have been
driving around looking for him for a while when I heard my cellphone ring. It was Yuri. I answered the call.
"Yuri..." ["I received a text from Angelo. Someone saw Percy and Jay-jay at a fastfood restaurant."] He seemed
to be looking for his cousin too. He probably couldn't stand the idea of her and Percy together. "Good. Let's
meet at Angelo's house." I ended the call. I drove as fast as I could to Angelo's house. I knew I wasn't welcome
in that house. But I'm willing to take the risk. I just want to make sure that Percy didn't do anything to Jay-jay.
When we got to their house, some of our friends were already there. I parked the car and got out. Rory is the
first one to talk to me. "Sorry Keifer. Someone stopped me from finding out the flight schedules. I think it was
airline security." He explained. "It's okay. You try your best." I said and walked toward Yuri. I couldn't help but
stare at Rory and Edrix. I got the feeling that he didn't do what I ordered. He might also be upset with me. They
probably meant to make me worry or think. "Keifer..." Yuri asked me. "...it seems like Percy didn't do anything
to Jay-jay." "How sure are you?" He didn't answer. I chose to go inside Angelo's house. He was in the living
room and talking to someone on the phone. Next to him was his mom who was also talking to someone on
the phone. "What the hell are you doing here?!" Aries asked me angrily. He grabbed me by the collar and
pushed me outside. "What did you do to Jay-jay?" "I thought you didn't care about your cousinâ€"oh wait! Your
brother? Why are you so angry now?" Fear and surprise appeared on his face. "H-how the hell..." I pushed his
hand away and left him dumbfounded. I went back inside the house and Angelo's Mom greeted me. "Keifer...
Have you heard from Jay-jay yet?" She asked me. "I'm sorry but there's nothing." "Is that so? Sit down first and
Angelo will have them look for him." He said while pointing to the sofa. I did as he said and Yuri followed me. I
sat down on their sofa. Angelo looked at me from time to time but we didn't exchange a single word. "Let's
call the police." Jay-jay's Grandma said who had just arrived. "It takes 24 hours before a missing person report
can be filed." Angelo said. "What is that kid doing?" It was Jay-jay's Mom. It didn't take long for everyone else
to arrive. Including his new stepdad. Aries still looking at me like he's ready to kill me. I choose to ignore him.
After a few hours of waiting I heard someone talking outside. I didn't take that long before someone enters
the door. It was Jay-jay. You make me so damn worried. His grandmother, aunt and mother immediately
approached him. He was visibly tired and crying. He looked almost lifeless from the way he looked. "Where
did you go?" Her grandmother asked. "Your classmates were looking for you earlier?" It was her Aunt. "What
happened? Why did you suddenly leave school?" Her mother. She didn't answer them. She looked around until
eyes met. It broke me. Seeing her like this, seeing her suffer because of me and seeing her avoiding me.
"Mom..." She broke her silence. "...Is my child outside?" And that moment I realize Jay-jay will suffer more than