Lumayo Ka Man Sa Akin

Chapter 16

The present

Pumunta kami ng kapatid ko sa isang exclusive hotel sa America maraming royal guards ang kasama namin naiwan sa mansyon ang pamangkin ko kasama ang kakambal niya na biglang bumalik ng America nang malaman ang nangyari.

"Hindi pwedeng walang kasama ang pamangkin natin mabuti hinatid siya ni kuya KJ dito sa America," sambit ng kapatid ko nag-aaral sa BSU ang pamangkin ko huminto sa pag-aaral ang kakambal nito na kasama ko ngayon ng dahil sa depression na pinag-dadaanan nito ngayon.

"Ayaw ni Ash mangyari ang ginawa ni Aisha sa sarili niya napaka-bata pa nila para pag-daanan ang ganito dapat study lang ang iniisip nila at hindi ganito nag-worry din ako kay Ash hindi man niya aminin may depression pa rin siya kinakaya na lang para sa kakambal niya," sambit ko naman sa kanya.

"Yeah," wika ng kapatid ko at sinalubong kami ng manager ng hotel.

"Good day, Royal Highness come in..." pagbati ng mga staff sa kapatid ko tahimik lang ako sa likod nito.

"Madam, welcome back!" bati nila sa akin nang makita nila ako.

Doon kami magkikita may pag-pupulong daw na gagawin hindi sana ang sasama kung nandito ang kapatid ko. Simple lang ang damit ko na may dating sa mga tao pumasok na kaming dalawa ng kapatid ko sa loob ng hotel may naririnig akong usapan.

"Royal Highness," bati ng mga taong nandoon kasama ang mga turista at iba pang nandoon sa loob ng hotel.

Hinaharangan kami ng mga royal guards ng kapatid ko nandoon ang tauhan ng underground world na dumating mula sa iba't-ibang bansa.

"Nuwang," tawag ng mga tauhan ko sa akin tumango lang ako at tumugon sila ng tango.

(Queen)

Ang ibang tauhan namin na-gets kaagad ang tango ng kanilang kasama.

Sumunod kami sa manager ng hotel at pumasok kaming lahat sa elevator dahil sa malaking kwarto ang meeting na dadaluhan namin. Sanay na ako sa ganitong senaryo kaya wala na sa akin ang mangyayari ang kaibahan lang ang topics na pinag-uusapan sa organization.

Nang buksan ng staff ang malaking pintuan bumungad sa amin ang maraming tao na nandoon.

Meeting ba ito o party?

"Zhe bu xiang shi yici huiyi ma? Ni xuyao he nage nuhai tan tan." bulong ko sa tenga ng kapatid ko minasdan ko ang paligid bago ko nakita ang mga dati kong kakilala.

(Doesn't this seem like a meeting? You need to talk to that girl.)

"Yeah, I think so..ate, wait I talk to her and your ex..." bulong ng kapatid ko hinila niya ako sa mga bisitang nandoon wala naman akong magagawa.

Nakasunod sa amin ang royal guards at ang mga tauhan namin.

"All of you outside be on guard, and be alert all around, we don't know that there is a hidden eye around, and you, watch what my sister will talk to because, I don't trust other people." utos ko sa mga tauhan namin nasa tabi napansin ko ang mga mata nakatingin sa amin.

Huminto kaming dalawa ng kapatid ko sa pwesto ni Queen Ysa at ni Tyler nagulat ako nandoon ang ibang tao na hindi pamilyar sa amin ng kapatid ko. Kasama rin nila ang mga schoolmates ko sa dating school ko dito sa America inalok ni Queen Ysa ang kapatid ko na umupo kaya tumabi siya tinawag naman ako ng kapatid ko.

"Ate, don't be OA, I know that you are concerned about me because of what happened to me before, ate, I can handle myself." wika kaagad sa akin ng kapatid ko pina-upo niya ako sa tabi ko.

Kinamusta ako ng mga naging malapit kong kaibigan limitado lang ang sinasagot ko sa tanong nila.

"Why don't you come back here, Odelia? We heard you transferred to London from the Philippines?" banggit nila sa akin huminga na lang ako.

"Long story, my family's personal matter is why I haven't been back." sambit ko na lang.

Napailing na lang ako sa banggit nila hindi ko kasi pinag-kakalat ang buhay ng pamilya ko sa mga kaibigan ko. Hindi sa wala akong tiwala kundi, gusto ko na sa amin na lang 'yon at wala na dapat nakaka-alam.

"You didn't tell us anything about your siblings before, you said you have siblings on your father's side and mother's side, you didn't say that the princess of London is your sister." wika ng mga dati kong kaibigan sa akin.

Nagsalita naman ang kapatid ko sa kanila at kinausap niya si Queen Ysa.

"It's not that she doesn't want to talk about us because, our family is complicated, you won't understand, Queen Ysa, I know I'm going to a meeting about something important that I want to discuss with your father, why was it a party event?" bulalas kaagad ng kapatid ko na may tonong royalties natahimik ang lahat.

"My father is sick today so I canceled the supposed meeting, didn't I tell your secretary?" wika ni Ysa sa kapatid ko napansin ko sa kanya ang ngisi sa mukha.

"Isa-prank? If you told my secretary we're not going, Queen Ysa, it's an important meeting my sister and I didn't go to for this meeting, please respect my time as a part of the royal family, my sister and I are leaving." wika ng kapatid ko natahimik ang buong bisita nang sabihin 'yon ng kapatid ko nang tatayo na ito hinawakan ko ito sa kamay.

"I'm sorry for my sister's behavior, even though I was surprised by what we got here that we thought we were going to a meeting, Michelle, calm down, just call uncle Kennie and Aisha as well as his twin Ash who is in the mansion." aniko sa kapatid ko nabaling ang tingin nila sa akin tahimik lang sila.

Nakatingin sa amin ang mga taong nandoon nagbago kasi ako ng tono nang pananalita.

"Why does your aura seem so cold, Odelia? We found out aunt Mitch died in an accident and we wanted to visit you but we don't know where to contact you, Did you delete your social media?" banggit ng mga dati kong kaibigan hindi naman ako sumagot kaagad.

"A lot happened to us so I didn't contact, guys and I wanted a new life when mommy died and since then I cut my connection with all of you except relatives, family and close friends of our family, I hope you understand why not because I don't want to communicate with all of you." seryoso kong sambit sa kanila nakipag-kwentuhan sila sa akin.

Limitado lang ang kine-kwento ko sa kanila tungkol sa buhay ko ngayon.

Tinuloy ang party kahit hindi na maganda ang atmosphere ng dahil sa matinding tensyon sa paligid namin.

"I'm investigating your family, Odelia I found out that you are a member of an organization, what organization is it and it seems to be related to the mafia and gangster world? Maybe, your family has an illegal business so you are rich, right?" pang-bubuska ni Ysa sa akin nagbago ang mukha ng kapatid ko sa narinig natahimik naman ang kasama namin sa mesa.

Nakita ko ang mapang-asar na ngisi ni Ysa sa akin huminga muna ako ng malalim bago ako magsalita na may kahulugan.

"What if my family is related to the world you are talking about? Do you think I'm a bad person, my family? Your father died at the hands of my mommy, if you talk bad about us, it's like you're targeting someone from what comes out of your mouth, besides, look in the mirror and you don't know me or my family, Ysa, because we're bad get angry when you do something bad to one of my family, and our business is not illegal because it comes from the hard work of our clan." aniko nang magbago ang tono ng boses ko 'yong pakiramdaman ko nag-iiba.

"s**t! Ate, f**k you! If you don't say anything, my sister Odelia and I will leave, I don't care if you change the way you look at me now I respect respectful people, Odelia Swellden, calm down! She is not your enemy and she is not your rival." sigaw ng kapatid ko pilit na kinakalma ko ang sarili ko.

Tinawag ng kapatid ko ang isa sa royal guards at pina-tawag ang mga tauhan namin na sa labas ng kwarto.

"What is happening to her? Why is her aura, I feel her darkness." wika ng mga taong nandoon.

"..."

"Show me the real you!" sigaw ni Ysa sa akin.

"Damn you! Stop!" sigaw ng kapatid ko kay Ysa.

"Proof that you and your family have an illegal business because, what is happening to her, you probably have a criminal record and you use drugs." sigaw ni Ysa sa amin ng kapatid ko pinapa-tigil na siya nang mga kasama namin nakaupo.

"Stop it, Ysa!" they shouted.

Niyakap ako ng kapatid ko at huminga na lang ako gusto ko nang umalis sa lugar na ito.

"What you say to my sister and my mother's side and her father, Ysa, is untrue, you don't know the Li and Swellden clan! Shut up! Sister, no, Queen, our elders still need you in the underground world, I know that everything you went through was bad and intense, Mencius, Odessa and Ophelia and I are still here, as well as your niece, nephew also uncle Kennie and Kech is the only one left of the Swellden and Li clans of the first generation." umiiyak nasambit ng kapatid nagkakaroon ako ng matinding panic attack at alter ego kapag may nsgpapa-labas ng galit ko.

Lumagabog ang malaking pintuan at bumungad sa amin si kuya KJ, Jon at Kech.

"What's happening to her, Michelle Vernice Swellden Clarke!" shouted Kech as brother KJ grabbed him.

'Yong tono ni Kech hindi ito maganda at sa pagka-dalaga niya tinawag ang kapatid ko.

Dumating ang tauhan namin at royals guard pinalabas ang mga taong nandoon maliban sa pwesto namin.

"Sh—e was attacked by a panic attack and he—r alter ego, Kech, when because of her, she told our family that we have an illegal business and the organization is a bad type and she told my sister who uses drugs, Queen Ysa is a daughter who was saved by mommy, the emperor who was her father before she died." sumbong ng kapatid ko sa pinsan namin, bakit nandito sila bigla?

Natataranta na siya dahil sa itsura ko at tinutulungan siya ng katabi niya.

"Call ambulance now!" sigaw na lang ng kapatid ko walang naka-kilos sa mga kasama namin.

"Kech Ken Swellden, ako na ang kakausap, kilala kita..." narinig namin awat ni kuya KJ.

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Kapag lumala pa ito hindi ko maawat si ate kapag lumabas ang alter ego niya at ang panic attack niya hindi pa gumagaling ang sabi ng doctor sa amin para na itong sakit na dumadapo kapag iba ang mood ng isang tao mula nang namatay si mommy doon nagsimula ang pagbabago ni ate Odelia at lumabas na rin ang alter ego niya nang mapatay niya sa galit ang mommy ng asawa ko.

"Miss Ysa? I'm Keith Jin, a director and a close friend of the people here today, I consider Odelia a sister and I consider their clan like a real family, Miss Ysa, don't make a scene in front by many people just to destroy Odelia, their family's business is not illegal, I am the one who verifies because one of my parents is a business partner, the organization that you mention to the many people you sent to, it is not an illegal organization that the others are mafia and gangsters, bad? You don't know what you bumped into today." sambit ni kuya KJ nang huminto sa tabi namin ni ate Odelia.

"Are you scaring us with what you say? I'm a royal!" wika ni Ysa kay kuya KJ.

"I've never been threatened by anyone, miss Ysa, I'm just telling the truth they won't come here to America if there's no reason the Swellden and Li family have a mansion here, if you've investigated Odelia, come on, Michelle, Kech, come on!" tawag pansin ni kuya KJ sa amin lumapit sa akin si Kech.

"Sever your connection with this family, I will replace all the reasons you came here, Michelle, you just have to accompany Odelia and your niece and nephew now I will talk to your father and the Queen Consort about it , miss Ysa, we are still kind in front of you and we still talk well but when you do bad things to Odelia and her companions I don't know what I can do." wika ni Kech may ugali siya nakita ko kina tita Jia, tito dad at sa grandparents niya kinabahan ako bigla para sa mga kausap nito.

Humingi ako ng sorry sa mga taong na kaagad umalis at tumakbo palayo sa amin. Tinignan ko naman ang reaksyon nina Ysa at Tyler kinarga ni Kech si ate Odelia na walang malay dahil sa panic attack naramdaman niya.

"Don't follow us!" sigaw ni Jon sa likod ng kapatid niya nang susundan ito ng royal guards nina Ysa at Tyler.

Nakasunod sa amin ang mga royal guards at tauhan namin.

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Lumupasay sa sahig ang asawa ko nang mawala sa harapan namin ang mga taong dumating at sinundo sina Odelia at prinsesa Michelle.

"What a fool you have done! Do you intend to embarrass them? Who embarrassed you today?" I shouted at her.

"I thought...I thought, they wouldn't do anything," she said.

"They didn't do anything, they just came here because princess Michelle thought they were going to a meeting, it's not..but, a party!" I answered and called the royal guard to bring us the hotel manager.

"...."

"The emperor is not sick, you even lied to them! You have heard again that it is not me or anyone else who is the reason for them to come back here, they have a mansion here once they lived here in America, Ysa, the world is small we will meet and we will meet anywhere in the world." I said I messed up my hair because of the mess she made at the party.