~ ENCHANTRIX STADIUM~
[before players got invited after the race]
Players' souls from the race were dozing in the Enchantrix entrance where the tree is without those souls knowing as the systems have to evaluate every stats and events score.
Meanwhile, Virus, one of the systems was annoyed by the results. It's not because his favorite player, Kiera, already got a system, it's because to determine each player's system is through roulette!
This is part of the ritual when new players got accepted. Not only they have to be chosen to be accepted, systems can not choose their players. It has to be through games such as fighting, sports, or gambling games.
The players aren't the only ones who have to play a game. Even systems do.
And this time, it's a gambling game that Virus hated as his luck isn't that great. He's from a Villain Department, and he loves that department, however, when there is a new guest, their departments depend on the guest's job.
When it was his turn to roll the roulette, he was stunned who's the name it stopped. He grinned, "Yes, baby! Luck is on my side this time!"
The other systems laughed at his childishness while some were devastated. Everyone rolls the roulette except V since the Enchantress already gave him a player. Then, they checked the results.
[System V: Guest Kiera. Troll Department: Breaker]
[System Note: Guest Can Dice. Lead Department: Savior.]
[System Faya: Guest Loli Can. Villain Department: Thief]
[System Virus: Guest Liliana. Villain Department: Wrecker]
[System Didi: Guest Ady. Cannon Fodder Department: Supporter]
[System Bit: Guest Shuusuke. Lead Department: Protectors]
[System Beast: Guest Raffy. Cannon Fodder Department: Stepping Stone]
While Virus was happy he stayed in his department, Faya, who was the best in the Lead Department, grieved.
Note tapped Faya's shoulder and comfort her, "You've been in the Lead Department for a long time. It's time to have a new adventure!"
Faya stared at Note disgustedly, "Virus was a sweet child when he first entered that department and came out there as a psychopath... I'm gonna buy calm pills..."
Virus smiled brightly and took what Faya said as a compliment.
Meanwhile, V let out a sigh secretly as he escaped that path. Being a Troll is better than a Villain. 9 out of 10 are psychos in that department, and the last 1 are the newbie. He only joined Cannon Fodder so far. For 6 guests he managed, the seventh one is the first time it changed and fortunately, it's in the Troll department.
Every players' job determines after the race and it was either the Enchantress or the Nightingales who chose the job according to the Job Choices systems put.
[System Ivy: Guest Mango. Troll Department: Hatred Gatherer]
"Geez, what exactly did the Enchantress thinking adding Bit in this batch? Now I became Mango's system. Didn't she got rejected?" Ivy pouted.
"One of the Nightingale suggested adding one. 'That' person saw a glimpse in the future that Mango will be added back later on." V stated.
The systems frowned and confused. "Let it be. If 'that' person saw it, then it's fine. It's predetermined." Virus said.
"Sigh," Faya accepted her fate and turned into a bubble, "Let's go wake them up." The other systems turned into bubbles as they agreed.
"Summon!" All of them summoned each players.
[All players have summoned.]
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~ SHULI ~
Looking at the window of the bus I was taking, I don't know what emotions I felt mixed. Should I be happy? Sad? I'm excited at the same time worried.
Would they accept me?
I bit my lips thinking what to say. Then, the bus stopped at my destination, and I get out. No matter how much excited I am, I didn't rush. I walked until I reached the blue mansion.
I rang the doorbell and a maid opened it up for me. I smiled and went directly to where the man of my life, my boyfriend, stood up in his garden with a phone in his ear.
He was stunned to see my visit. He hanged up the phone and greeted me with a smile, "You didn't tell me you were coming? I could have driven you." The back of his hand went to check my forehead. "You're not sick anymore?"
I flustered and shook my head, I opened my bag and took a booklet. I showed him a picture inside.
He frowned and took it, "W-what is this?"
"The doctor is expecting triplets as there are three heartbeats inside my stomach..." I cried as I smile, I tasted the sweet and sour tears my eyes drops.
"Shit!" My boyfriend stroke his hair hard that made me stunned. He was overwhelmed, he didn't take the news very well which made me scared. "Shuli! We are just teenagers! My father was still pissed at me when I got caught drinking last night! We can't--" he whispered, "We can't have those!" He pointed at my stomach.
Those? I was mad and pushed him away. "They are people, Gara!"
Gara wiped his sweat all over his face and held both of my shoulders, "My father is coming home soon. Go home and let's get rid of that tomorrow. Okay?"
I pushed his hands away from my shoulder, "What do you mean get rid of?"
He stroked his hair again from frustration, "We can't have that Shuli! I will be disowned! We can have that again but not now!"
"These are human beings, Gara! Not things to get rid of!" I was furious. How could he think of that to his children! No matter what, it's our child! Not clothes!
Gara went forward and leaned his face at me as he held my shoulder once again but this time tightly, "Let's meet tomorrow, we're both bewildered about this, okay?"
Before I could react, he guided me out and called his driver to bring me home. I was confused, furious and all! But I couldn't express it except to cry.
I thought he would be happy. I thought he loves me and would accept our children. I know we are just teenagers but what can I do if I love him so much!
I can't let him get rid of my babies! I don't know if this is a maternal instinct telling me that I can't give up my babies, but I am furious as hell!
How could he say such a thing! Since he wants me to go back home, I'm definitely gonna go back home and tell my parents!
There's no way my parents let him do that! I wipe my tears as I was determined to tell my parents. Even though I am not their favorite child, I am still their child! They would certainly help me!
Unlike Gara, my family isn't that perfect as he has both parents and wealthy as hell, mine is different. My mother remarried to someone else and gave birth to two younger sisters. As the eldest, I took care of them.
However, since my mother hates my father, and I am not my step-father's child, they only favor their child and not me. Though they didn't mistreat me, they also ignored me.
That was why when Gara gave me his attention, showing his love to me no matter how he didn't take school seriously, no matter how bully he can be, he loves me and I fell for him.
So I gave everything to him. Even my purity. He likes it and he cherished me. He gave me a lot of gifts, we went to places I've never been and my mother likes him hoping I could marry into their family.
When the car stopped in front of my house, I went out and stormed my mother's office. "Mom! I'm pregnant!"
She was stunned by what I blurted out. "What happened?" I told him what happened from what the doctor told me to what my conversation last with Gara.
She listened till the end. I cried on her lap and she brushed my head. "Then, get rid of the children."
I was stunned. I looked up to meet her indifferent stare. She continued as I was confused, "You two are still young. He isn't the only child but the second. He could disown by his family and our family's reputation will damage. Just like he said, you are still young." She smiled as she wiped my tears.
I don't know what to react to. I don't know what to say. And I don't know how did I come back to my room.
I stood up beside my bed thinking nothing.
I didn't know how the night went over and I didn't get to sleep.
I grabbed my trunk and put the necessary clothes with my jewels and some cash inside. My parents went out to bring my sisters to school and since the maids didn't acknowledge me as a miss anyway, nobody cared when I left with luggage.
I went to the bank and withdraw all my money and hid everything inside my backpack I prepared. Fortunately, the bank gave me all my money when I was inside a Vip room, hence only the clerks know I got money on me.
I rode a bus while I hug my backpack scared it might be stolen. I went far away from the city and it took me 5 days to arrived at the province.
Fortunately, the people thought I am going back to the province with a lot of clothes in my luggage. Nobody notices I carry a huge amount of money. This should be enough.
Don't know why they didn't care about the children inside me...
Is reputation matter?
Only themselves they care?
None of them sided with me...
So who can protect my kids except me?
On this day, I thought my mom started to care for me, I was wrong. And I'm not gonna be like them who only knows how abandoned people who are useless...
Nowhere to go, I'm gonna start a new life here... For my children... I don't know if this is maternal instinct... Or just conscience that none of those people I love has... Or the sorrow I had thought my children would feel the same way I did...
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~END of CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE~