Chapter 8: Mahal Kita
"Goddess, hindi ka ba hinaharass ni Israel?" Napairap nalang ako sa ere ng dahil sa sinabi ni Kier.
Nasa wide space kami ngayon, kasama ko sya kasi bigla-bigla nalang niya ako hinablot kanina. Nang tanungin ko naman kung bakit, kesyo ipinagpalit ko na daw sya kay Zeren.
"Seriously, God?" I asked him flatly.
"Eh, kasi simula ng naging King na si Israel, sa kanya ka na laging sumasama. Goddess alam mo bang masakit?" Madrama niyang litanya sabay hawak pa sa may tapat ng puso niya. I rolled my eyes at him. Goodness! This man!
"Of course, I'm his Queen, God" I answered in as-a-matter-of-fact tone.
"And I am your God!" He blurted.
"Hey, ang drama mo. But one question. Why do you want to be the king? You have a crush on me no?" I asked grinning. I'm expecting him to answer but suddenly he burst out laughing.
"Me? Hahaha crush ka? Nek nek mo. Hindi kita crush no" he also gestured like he was disgusted.
I snorted "Ang kapal mo! Kinikilig ka nga kapag kini-kiss kita!"...sa gilid ng labi of course!
And I realized that I shouldn't done it because he is now grinning like an idiot.
"Namiss ko nga ang kiss mo eh" ngumuso pa sya kaya tinakpan ko ang mukha nya ng palad ko.
"Pero bakit nga gusto mo maging king?" Tanong ko ulit.
"Langya naman inilalayo ko na nga ang topic!" May sinasabi siya sa sarili nya pero hindi ko naintindihan ang hina kase.
"Ano?"
"Eh kasi, much better kung ako ang kasama mo sa palasyo. At least...kilala mo na 'ko, eh si Israel.....kilala...mo...na ba?"
"Hmm.... Okay lang naman na kasama ko sya. Actually, he is....sweet." and then I flushed red when I remember my first day on the mansion.
Hindi ko alam kung ako lang ba o sadyang naka-awang ang labi ni Kier?
"You're..... you're b-blushing" by the way he told me those words I know he is shocked. For...what? I was about to tell something, my mouth hanged open because of a sudden loud cough.
When I tried to see who is it, his dark face welcomed my sight. Because in there, with his hands in his slacks pocket and brows shot up, King Zeren Israel Madrigal, standing firmly.
His usual deep and dark brown eyes, bore to me, intently looking at me that I suddenly became conscious of what I looked like then thankfully, he averted his gaze to God whose sitting besides me. My eyes automatically fell from his face down to his broad chest and then to his stomach, to his crotch and lastly to his shoes.
He's is wearing our school uniform but boy, I could tell that male artists out there would definitely feel ashamed, Oh no....they should feel ashamed because Zeren is way better than them. Our blue and white themed uniform was proudly sported by our King.
I immediately stood up with chest hammering—Oh hell! I'm sure I will gonna die because of a heart attack— realization hit me, his eyes is screaming danger and his intimidating aura got to me like I was caught cheating. And for Pete's sake! I wasn't! And then, just then, another realization hit me.
Are we in a relationship?
Tumikhim ako matapos makarecover sa pag-iisip ko. And that caught his attention.
"Uhh...." Shit! I forgot to bow down so...I immediately bowed down to show some respect, you know we must always bow down to the king, even I'm his....queen right? "Well, hello, King Israel" ganoon din naman ang ginawa ni God na nakatayo na rin pala sa likod ko.
Geez. My chest is still hammering and it feels like my heart is going out of my ribcage. Chill Sierra.
"Hello, Queen Sierra, and to my dear friend besides you... Hello,
Tyrone." He smiled a bit at us so I finally let out the breath I unconsciously holding for a while. I thought.... I'm going to die. Hahaha!
King Zeren will definitely become my cause of death.
Really, Sierra? Cause of death, you're ass. Then I imagined my grave with my relatives and my Mom and Dad not crying because of my sudden death, pain crossed my imaginations that they aren't sad or what so ever, are looking with disbelief to my tombstone.
In loving memory of
Sierra Maddison Madrid
Born: December 25, 2003
Died: August 6, 2020
Cause of death: Heart attack because of Zeren Israel Madrigal
Rest in peace, young angel
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Pfftt... Ang korny pala. I shook my silly thoughts and face the scowling king. Inilahad niya ang kamay nya na parang hinhintay na hawakan ko yon. I looked at God who was smiling a bit. And then to him with his thin line lips. I was about to put my hands to him pero di yata nakapaghintay at hinila na 'ko papuntang likod nya.
Uh-oh, I can sense war.
Kaya bago pa man magkaroon ng world war three ay dali dali kong hinila si Zeren paalis doon.
Nang malayo na kami doon ay hinarap ko na sya.
"Why do I feel like you where distancing me from God?"
"Tss." Maarte syang umirap tsaka humalikipkip, umawang naman ang labi ko. How can this man be so gorgeous even when he's mad?
"Why King Israel?" I asked him calmly but swear I'm struggling to suppress a grin.
Then he hissed "Can't you see it? Feel it? Don't you know that I'm in love with you!?, My God, I've been very very in love with you since the very first day I saw you! I did everything to make you notice me, I even used my title to make you closer to me, then when I'm already feeling it , that you were learning to like me too, I will saw you with Tyrone? That jerk! He even told you he missed you kissing him, like it was just normal for you! I didn't study romance but I'm doing my best to make you fall for me, WHY THE HECK ARE YOU SMILING?!" There. I can't suppress my grin anymore, while he looks very frustrated. He even brushed his fingers to his hair.
"T-this girl....is gonna be the death of me" he muttered hysterically while pointing me.
"Hey...." I tried to get his attention because he keeps on saying that I'm gonna be the death of him.
"Don't hey hey me! I just confessed that I love you yet you're smiling! You don't even know how much braveness I gathered to confess! Kaya don't you dare hey me, Mad!"
"I'm smiling because I am happy... It also took me months to confirm my feelings for you" Then he looked at me, amused. Natatawa na talaga ako.p
"Y-you like me?"
Umiling naman ako. "Hindi" kase.... "Mahal kita"