Chapter-98

Percy


Jay-jay's POV


There are so many pictures but I only see one face. Percy's face. "Excuse me, huh? I hid all his pictures." Felix's
Mom
said . "It's okay..." "Mom.. I'll be the only one here. You guys can rest." Felix said to his mom. She smiled and
nodded. He walked away. We were currently at Felix's house. They wanted to know if we were talking about
the same Percy. When we got here, Felix's mom took out all their pictures. I suddenly felt embarrassed. Felix
said that since Percy died, their parents' relationship hasn't been good. They ended up getting divorced. Felix
and her family have been struggling so it's very important to him if he gets a scholarship for college. His mom
said that would reduce his problems. I saw a girl at their door. She was peeking and looking at us. Her eyes
were also blue. "Felix, who's that?" I asked. She looked at what I pointed to. "Ah, Dalia... Percy and I are sisters."
She looked like she had inherited Percy's eyes. "This is Percy's dad." She said as she lowered the picture in
ront of me. His dad was a foreigner. This isn't my Dad either. That means, he's not my Big Brother. But why is
Mariano the one he's using and he knows about my Big Brother. "...This is his last picture before the accident
happened." Felix added and put the picture down again. There was a big difference in Percy's current
appearance. He was a bit thinner than the picture Felix was showing. "He's the Percy I saw." I said. "So, he's
alive." Keifer said while sitting next to me. He seemed annoyed by what I said. I can't blame him. They were
riends and he didn't let them know that he was alive. "I just don't understand... Why did he introduce you to
Mariano by his last name. His last name is Collins." Yuri said. I shook my head. Because even I didn't
understand. We heard a car horn outside. Felix looked to see who it was. "There they are." He said and opened
the door wide. Edrix and Rory entered. They were carrying laptops and they put them down in front of me. "All
the videos you'll see are just about him." Edrix said. Keifer pressed play. The first video that was shown was of
the fountain. A man in a hat and polo shirt was walking around in the video. "That's him." Edrix said. He was
walking around the fountain and from the view they got, you could see me running towards the fountain. He
seemed to be going to meet me but suddenly walked away. He stopped in front of a store and fiddled with his
phone. That must have been the time he texted me. He walked away again and went straight to a bench and
sat down. His spot was near the entrance of Quantum Garden. Shit! He was within arm's reach of me earlier.
From his spot, he briefly noticed me running and approaching the entrance of the Garden. He took out his
cellphone and pretended to call someone. It seemed like this was the time for us to talk. He happened to
glance at my spot. I also saw Keifer and the others in the video. They were hiding in a corner. He put down the
phone and it was obvious that he wasn't happy. In his extreme annoyance, he suddenly threw the phone in the
trash and walked away. I even saw myself running somewhere. I even saw Keifer following me. Until our
classmates approached us one after another . The video changed view and showed the people we were
looking at. He was there, looking at them curiously. What confirmed to me that he was the one wearing the
hat and polo shirt was the way he faced the CCTV camera before finally leaving. "We found this at the trash."
Rory said and handed Keifer the phone he had in his pocket. It looked like this was the phone Percy used to
talk to me. But if he threw it away, how could he call or text me again? "This makes no sense." Keifer said.
"...Why is he talking to Jay-jay when he's back? He doesn't even know her. Even then, Aries hasn't mentioned
anything about her!" That's also what I don't understand. Why is he talking to me or why am I the first one he
approached? "Unless..." Yuri said and looked at me. "...Unless he's up to something." Keifer and Felix also
looked at me. Even Rory and Edrix. I don't understand what they're doing. "W-why?" "He can use you to get
revenge on Aries." Yuri clarified. W-me? Why would he do that? I just combed my hair with my hand. The tears I
was holding back were starting to fall again. Suddenly Keifer took my phone. I tried to take it back but he
looked at me evilly. "It's my phone!" "I know! I just need to look at something!" He answered me annoyed. I
didn't know what he was looking at but he handed my phone to Edrix. "We're not sure what Percy's plan is...
But Jay, you need to follow what we say." Yuri said. I looked at them all. "You need to tell us everything about
your conversation with Percy. When did you first see him and if you notice anything." Keifer said. "...You also
need to tell us if he contacts you again." "You also need to tell us if you see him again like before." Yuri added.
But if I do that, he might not show up for me again. I have a lot to ask him. I'm tired of thinking about things
that have no basis. But I need to follow what they say. What if they're right? What if he just wants to get back
at me for what Aries did to him? And I'm the one he wants to use. I gave them a curt nod in response. We
talked for a while about what we should do. They still had a lot to tell me. I couldn't help but look at Dalia. She
kept glancing at us. She really caught Percy's eye. I approached him without Keifer noticing. "Hi..." I greeted
him. He didn't answer. He just looked at me. He glanced at Felix for a moment who was still talking. "Brother
said don't trust them." He whispered to me. Huh? "S-said Felix?" I asked. Why would Felix say that? Dalia
shook her head quickly and came closer to me. "He's not... My other brother." She whispered again. S-it's
Percy! Did he show himself to his brother? "S-it's Percy? W-when did you see him?" I asked her in a whisper.
She didn't say anything. She looked at Felix again and suddenly ran away. I was forced to follow her without
telling Keifer. We arrived at the Dirty Kitchen of the house. It was at the back and right next to the laundry
room. I looked around to find Dalia but a hand hugged me from behind and covered my mouth. I tried to fight
back but he immediately pulled me and forced me into the small bathroom. He leaned me against the wall
while still holding my mouth. Only then did I see clearly who he was. "Ssshhh..." He said. I nodded quickly
causing him to let go of me and immediately hug me tightly. "P-percy..." "Oh fvck! I can't stand not seeing you."
He whispered to me. I was confused by what he was doing. But I'll think about it anyway. I was facing him now
like I wanted to. He released me from the hug and turned my face to him. "Sorry if I need to hide from them."
He whispered. "W-what's going on? W-why won't you show yourself to them?" I asked in a whisper. We had to
lower our voices. The bathroom was small and our voices echoed. "You won't understand it yet. But I promise
you, once everything is settled I'll talk to them and explain." I don't know which one to say first. The questions
in my mind are jumbled . "P-percy... Is it true, Aries is the---" "It's a very long story, Jay. But don't ever think that
I'm getting back at Aries. I'm not like that, I'm not like Keifer." Not like Keifer? "I'm confused... I have so many
questions for you. When can we have a proper conversation?" I almost cried. He held my cheek and looked at
me carefully. "I can't answer that but once I have a chance, I promise you I will tell and explain everything to
you." "W-what do you really need from me? Why are you talking to me?" "Because----" A loud bang on the door
stopped him. We both couldn't move and we almost held our breath. "Jay! Are you in there?!" Keifer's voice
was clearly irritable. I looked at Percy. He opened his mouth to speak. Even without a voice, I could clearly
hear him say 'I have to go'. He quickly kissed me on the forehead. He stepped into the toilet and slowly opened
the curtain on the ceiling. He went up and before closing the curtain again, he looked at me and forced a
smile. As soon as he closed it, I opened the bathroom door. An angry Keifer appeared. "What are you doing
there?!" "W-sleeping..." I tried to be philosophical. His eyebrows furrowed even more. "Get ready!" "W-what are
you doing in the bathroom? Of course, peeing." I answered him and led him away. He followed me even
though I almost cursed him with his looks. We returned to the living room where the others were. I saw Dalia
and silently motioned me with her finger before running away. I knew what she meant. I wouldn't say anything
to them.