Chapter-359

Meet Ares


Jay-jay's POV


"What are you doing?" I asked Ci-N who was busy texting.
"I'm talking to Daddy. I'm asking him about
your possible illness," he replied without looking at me.
"I thought you and your Daddy weren't close?"
He stopped texting for a moment to face me and smile.
His gums were showing from his smile and there was still a little bit of grit in his teeth. I
laughed a little because of his appearance but he just went back to what he was doing without
answering me.
I knew what he meant.
He was ready to talk to his Daddy just to find or
help me with my problem. I smiled for a moment because of what
he thought of doing. But...
"You don't have to do that. I can find out what
my problem is too," I said but he ignored me.
I was about to hang up on him to get his attention but
the loud volume of the phone caught my attention. I quickly
turned to the Ulopongs to look for it.
It was coming from Kit's cellphone and they were currently watching it with
Mayo. I didn't intend to pay attention to them but I could hear the
narrator of what they were watching.
"...trauma can also cause short term memory lost but in some cases it
can also be longer..."
They were watching a video related to trauma. I winced.
I knew what they were watching was for me too. It seemed like
they were also looking for something that could help with my situation.
They were too.
But it seemed like they weren't the only ones looking for information about
my situation.
"Hey... Read this," Rory ordered Edrix as she reached for the
cellphone.
"What's that?" Edrix asked before accepting it.
"I can't read anymore, you either."
Edrix winced as he scratched his forehead. Even I
would have reacted the same way. If he was ordered to read it as if he had
ound something good or useful, that's because he couldn't
do it anymore. His brain must have been shocked. He couldn't handle too much
information.
It was different.
"Selective Amnesia." Denzel read it out loud while hitting
Drew. "You have it. Especially when it comes to debt collection."
"Are you an idiot?" Drew replied annoyed.
"Hey, that's true!" Blaster shouted.
"Pay me," Josh said.
And the idiots in the back ended up charging. They got into a fight and almost
ended up in a fight. Felix and Eman were forced to stop them before
it got worse.
"Eat up! That's why you're acting like that because you're hungry!"
Felix shouted at them while hitting Drew and Blaster who were already grabbing
their clothes.
Eman quickly slapped their hands before pushing them
out. The other Ulopong immediately followed to buy
ood as well. But I feel like they were just waiting for a freebie so
they're only going out now.
You'll be noticed there.
"Come on Jay! It's lunch time!" they told me but I just smiled and
motioned for them to leave.
I have someone to buy. Hehe.
I just waited quietly for Keifer to buy my food.
I don't know which store the little guy went to because
he left a while ago and he still hasn't been there.
It's like the lightning just passed through the mountain.
I only bought burgers, fries and milktea. There are vendors outside
the school but where else on earth did that
little guy look for something to buy.
"Still nothing?" Yuri asked as he sat next to me. "
I'm hungry." He leaned back in his chair.
"Hungry! Hungry! Hungry!" Ci complained while holding
his stomach.
"He must be taking too long on purpose," said David who was playing games
on his cellphone.
I don't know what trip they were on and they also thought of asking
Hari to buy. Ci-N really just wants food from outside but these
two seem to be just annoying the King of the Cobras.
Well, maybe he was deliberately delaying it to get revenge.
I pouted before being poked but Yuri's attention was quickly grabbed
by my touch. I immediately faced him.
"How are you feeling?" he asked me before arranging the stray
hairs in my face.
"I'm pretty okay. I just don't know if I want to go home yet."
He stared at me for a moment as if he was worried about something.
He arranged my hair again before smiling at me.
"Now I understand," he said, which surprised me a lot.
"You asked for him that day."
I could feel David and Ci-N's silence and watching us. He
was also obviously waiting for what Yuri would say to me.
"That day that you hurt yourself while we're cooking in our kitchen.
I know you already explained to me why you looked for him but
I'm still confused." he smiled as if he was annoyed. "Because he understood
your situation from the start and knew exactly what to
do."
I remembered what he was referring to.
The day we went on a date as fiancés. We thought about
just cooking for them but he did almost everything so I
cleaned up but accidentally injured myself. Afraid of
seeing blood and losing myself, I told him to call
Keifer. I didn't mean to.
"Are you still upset about that?" I asked.
"Maybe yes, but not with you. I feel bad for myself. There
's still so much I don't know about you. Yet I demanded too much
rom you before." he smiled sadly at me. "I can't
imagine how much you will suffer if we're still engaged."
I stared at him. I didn't know how to answer because he had just
sunk in to me. If we had continued with the marriage and my situation was like this,
we probably wouldn't understand each other. We probably both
wouldn't know what to do and how to help me. It's scary that
it might be the reason for our fight.
Then she won't believe my situation.
"Ending our engagement is really the right thing to do." he added
and I nodded.
"Now you know why you don't deserve her." David whispered but
still focused on the cellphone.
Yuri turned to him irritably. Before they could get heated and
start fighting, Keifer arrived carrying the food
we bought. Ci-N immediately greeted him, still clapping with joy.
He first took the paper bag where he bought it.
"Yey! Delicious!" the Little Kumag said happily as
he took out the food one by one from the paper bag.
Keifer put the remaining food on the table in front of us.
Yuri and David took theirs. I was going to do the same but
Hari brought out the food and put it on my table.
I guess I'm being served too much. Hehe.
"How are you feeling?" he asked me while arranging
the food.
"Hungry." I quickly answered.
He laughed a little before taking his food and pulled a
stool to sit next to me. I turned to my right where
Yuri was seated. Keifer was on my left. We were sharing
my small table.
"Eat now." he ordered me.
I pouted before taking the plastic spoon and fork. But he was
the one who opened the food from the container.
Yuri and David ate in silence. Ci-N was constantly praising
his food. I couldn't help but feel jealous. I wanted the same
energy as him now. Because I felt like I was going to lose my appetite.
Char.
I started eating. I briefly turned to look at Hari while
chewing. Because he was constantly adding food to my container.
"Eat well," he said and smiled annoyingly.
I was about to complain but someone else had added food
to my container. When I looked back, Yuri smiled at me sparingly.
What?!
They probably didn't notice that I didn't feel like eating. I pouted
before continuing my meal. No one said much to us
until the other Ulopong arrived.
"That's why we didn't buy it in the cafeteria because we bought it outside."
Felix complained.
He even took a look at what we were eating before poking fun. He followed
the others and also looked around as if they were looking at a dish in a
restaurant. But the only ones they could tease were Ci-N and David
to make them ask.
"I don't want it! This is mine!" Ci-N said annoyed.
"Fvck off." David said calmly.
They had no intention of stopping until Denzel came in with a
lunch bag that looked like Grace had sent him.
"Let's ask!"
"Give it to me!"
"You just had a baby, you've become so mean!"
They immediately received a crispy snack from
Denzel. We just shook our heads because the naughty Ulopong still wouldn't stop
.
But they wouldn't be Ulopong if they weren't that naughty. They were ready
to smash and smash each other's faces for food.
"Jay, someone is looking for your brother.
Sikyu doesn't want him to enter the gate," said Denzel, making me stop.
Aries?
Weird. Why did he go to school here? I think I just
heard someone looking for Aries from outside.
"S-they'll tell him that too."
"I just saw him outside this morning.
They don't seem to be telling him."
Who could it be?
"Would you like me to inform Aries?" Keifer asked me, so
I looked at him.
"Maybe it's not necessary. We don't know anyone looking for him, maybe he'll get hurt again," I answered and
he
agreed . "But it might be important. He probably won't wait long if he just lets Aries get hurt," Yuri interjected
into the conversation. "Could be. Can we just tell Angelo so he can tell Aries." suggested Hari. "We can just let
it go and not think about it anymore. He's looking for Aries, not us," I replied and they looked at each other
before nodding. I finished eating and so did the two people I was with. They also cleared away what we had
eaten. I thought about going to the bathroom first to clean up and tidy up. While I was in front of the sink and
washing my hands, the two women came in and continued their conversation. I couldn't help but hear their
topic. "That guy was outside the school a while ago. Section A is looking for Aries." one said before entering
the cubicle. "Why didn't they go to Aries to tell him?" the other asked while inside the cubicle. "He's probably
already said that. Aries just doesn't want to face him." "Why is that?" "Sis, my boyfriend in Section A said that
he might be Aries's dad because he looks like him." I was literally stunned by what I heard from them. My
hands were shaking, which I tried to hold back. I immediately grabbed a tissue and wiped my hands. I hurried
out of the cr to go back to the room. I was breathing deeply, making my chest ache. I hoped they were wrong
and that it wasn't Aries' Dad. There would be a big problem when they met. And when I saw him. Could he
have called Aries earlier? But why did he decide to come and show up now? What was the reason? Is that all?
After what he did to us, he would show up as if nothing had happened. I was already in front of the door when
I remembered something from what happened. Before I stabbed Aries, I hit someone with handcuffs in the
ace. There was a lot of blood and I clearly remembered that it was him. "Jay!" Ci called while smiling. I didn't
look at him even though he was close. "Oh, I zoned out," he said and was about to punch me but someone
stopped him. "Jay, what's wrong?" David's voice. I still didn't move and just stared into nothingness. Every
detail of my memory played over and over in my mind. What if he came back to get revenge for what I did?
What if he kidnapped Aries again and did what he did? That's all he could do. I was startled when someone
snapped their fingers in front of my face. I looked at him curiously. "Are you okay? You zoned out." The worried
Keifer faced me. "I-I was just thinking," I replied and entered the room. I just continued to sit in my seat and
didn't say anything even though I could see Keifer's concern for me. Our teacher arrived for the next class but I
just drifted off. So the whole day of class ended without me having written anything or learned anything. As
usual. Nothing new. While everyone else was busy going home, I didn't leave my seat. I just held my bag on my
desk. Keifer was staring at me, not moving either. "We're going home first," Felix said goodbye to us. Hari just
nodded at him but I still didn't say anything. "Did Jay-Jay get sick? Why hasn't he been talking since he came
back from the CR?" Ci asked in fear. "There's no sick person in the toilet. Stop it." David answered her question.
"I'll take care of her. You go home first," Keifer ordered. David nodded and stared at me for a moment before
walking away. Ci-N waved at me before walking behind her grandfather. Yuri patted Keifer's shoulder before
finally leaving. "Bye Jay." he said goodbye. All the Ulopong had left. Keifer moved to a seat near me. I knew he
was just waiting for what I would do. I thanked him and he wasn't teasing me. "Can you call Kuya? Tell him I
won't be going home, please," I begged. "What you're thinking isn't okay." He pulled up a chair and sat in front
of me. He held both of my hands. "It's all in the past now. Aries's anger towards you is over. He granted you his
orgiveness already, right?" My hand shook as I held his hand as well. I took a deep breath as my tears flowed
down my face. I started crying again. "B-But because... When I remember. I feel sorry for him." What he went
through came back to me. "He put up with me being at home. He put up with being with the person who tried
to take his life." "Please don't be hard on yourself. We don't know why you did that yet." Even if I found out, my
conscience still wouldn't go away and there was no good reason for me to hurt him. I shook my head. "Even
so." "I know you... You wouldn't do such a thing." I was stunned for a moment. I wiped my face followed by a
deep breath. "How did you say that?" "I have a theory that you stab him because you're not in yourself." He
started and it made me think. That could be the reason. Because if I were sane, no matter how angry I was
with him, I still wouldn't hurt him like that. I only say words sometimes but I know the meaning is really just a
threat. He continued his explanation. "I'm thinking that you're in the state of zone out. When you see blood."
Blood. I thought carefully about what he said. If I go back to that memory , I remember there was a lot of
blood around. But I don't know whose. I need to think carefully about what happened before I stabbed him. I
let go of his grip and covered my face with both my hands. "What are you doing?" the King asked. "Using the
remaining cells in my head to think." He laughed a little but it was cut off immediately. He stood up and I heard
his footsteps walking away. I didn't know what he was doing but I heard a familiar voice from the door. It was
Aries. "What are you doing? We need to go home now," he said. "We're discussing something important. I'll
take him ," Keifer answered him. "Can't we just do that tomorrow?" "Nope." "Kuya Angelo won't like this." "I am
ready to explain for us." I didn't hear Aries answer but I felt him looking at me so I peeked between my fingers
and I was right. I could see his worry but I couldn't face him. Where would I get the thickness of a face to face
him? Tips on how to get a thick face. He faced Keifer again and just nodded in acceptance. He left and the
King immediately walked towards me. "He's gone," he said. "I'm still thinking," I answered and covered my face
again while closing my eyes. I tried to go back to what happened before Aries was stabbed. But no matter
how hard I tried, I still couldn't remember anything. I was already pounding on the table. "I don't remember
anything," I whispered before sobbing. "Hey, don't pressure yourself." But I ignored him. I cried softly and
drowned myself in my conscience. I felt like I was a very bad person for what I had done. Jay-Jay bad. We had
been in the room for about an hour when I decided to go home. I was grateful and the King just waited for me.
There was no complaint or sign of impatience. "Do you want to eat first before you go home?" he asked. I
thought for a moment before responding to his offer. About 0.1 seconds. "Just ice cream." I heard his soft
laughter. There were no students at school. It looked like they had just gone home. While in the parking lot, a
man suddenly approached us. I stared at him for a moment before recognizing him properly. The mark on his
jaw reminded me of what happened in the basement where we were locked up. Where he and Aries locked us
up. I automatically clung to Keifer before backing away. It was as if he had caught what was happening to me.
He immediately hid me behind him. "You're Jay-Jay, right?" he asked. His voice was different from what I
remembered. It was as if he was just gently relaxing. I could see the resemblance between him and Aries.
Even his appearance was serene if not for the scar on his jaw. That I was the one who did it. "Can I talk to
you?" he asked again. I couldn't answer. He was still clinging to Keifer. He could feel my trembling. "And who
the hell are you?" Hari asked irritated. They stared at each other before he answered. He even managed to
peek at me for a moment. "I'm Aranes or Ares. I'm Aries's Dad."