CHAPTER 2
IN THE DARK EVENING NIGHT, AS I HURRIED TO THE KICHEN TO LOOK FOR YAYA MAKIE…I NOTICE A STRANGE SHADOW AT THE WINDOW CLOSE AT THE KITCHEN DOOR.SOMEONE MUST BE TAKING A CALL FROM THE OUTSIDE, I SNEAK AT THE DOOR DOING A TIPTOE TO SEE WHO IS OUTSIDE THE KITCHEN BUT MOTHER CALLED ME…I RUSH TO THE DINING TABLE AND SIT FORMALLY AS IF I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
WAIT.. WHOSE SHADOW IS THAT,COULD IT BE YAYA?NO,NO.YAYA DOESN'T HAVE THAT HEIGHT…COULD IT BE A THEIF? I HAVE TO GET THAT THEIF!
"MOM, I HAVE TO GET SOME WATER,EXCUSE ME.." I EXCUSE MY SELF TO WHERE MY MOTHER AND HER BESTFRIEND AUNTIE SYLVIA HAVING A CHAT.
I RUSHED BACK TO THE KITCHEN, I PULL OUT THE FRYING PAN…AND SECRETLYSNEAK OUT THE KITCHEN BACK DOOR.THERE SOMEONE IS TALKING FROM THE PHONE..DID THEY PLAN TO SNEAK IN HUH?
"YES…I'M ALREADY HERE, UHH OKAY GOT IT"
GOT IT?!WHAT DID HE GOT? DID THEY REALLY PLAN SOMETHING HUH?
"HEY!! WHO ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE! ARE YOU TRYING TO SNEAK IN TO OUR HOUSE?!ARE YOU A THEIF HUH?!!!!" I SHOUTED AT A TALL GUY, THIS MUST BE SOME KIND OF A GANG. HE WEARS BLUE RIP JEANS, BLACK T-SHIRT, HE ALSO WEARS EARINGS…IS HE REALLY?
HE MAKE A FEW STEPS TOWARDS ME..THE LIGHTS WERE OFF AND I CAN'T SEE HIS FACE CLEARLY…
" STOP RIGHT THERE…DON'T MAKE ANY MOVES OR YOU'LL REGRET IT" I WARN HIM.
BUT HE DIDN'T BUYS IT. INSTEAD HE WALKS TOWARDS ME THEN HELD MY WAIST UNTO HIM. IS HE GOING TO KIDNAPPED ME? MY BODY JUST MAKE ITS MOVE AND AS I KNEW….I SLAPPED HIS FACE USING THE FRYING PAN IN MY HAND… THEN HE FALL IN THE GROUND.
DID I JUST KILL SOMEONE?NO,PLS…TELL ME IM DREAMING?!
"AAAHHHHH, MOM! AUNTIE!!"I SHOUTED RALLY HARD THEN CRIED. MOM AND AUNTIE HURRIEDLY TO THE KITCHEN WITH A WORRIED FACES.
"XENA…. HONEY, WHAT'S WRONG?!"ASKED MY MOM AS SHE SAW ME SHIVERING WHILE HOLDING A FRYING PAN.
"HIJA, ARE YOU COOKING? WHY DID YOU SCREAM DID YOU SAW SOMETHING?WHERE DOES MY SO-"AUNTIE ASK ME WORRIEDLY.
"MOM…..AUNTIE…. AM I NOW GOING TO HELL? I… I DIDN'T MEAN TO…..I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO…HE JUST PULL ME, TRYING TO KIDNAPPED ME…. I JUST DEFENDED MYSELF." I RATTLE AND MY
HANDS ARE SHAKING.
"HONEY, CALM DOWN …WHO TRIED TO KIDNAPPED YOU?HMMH?"MOM SAID
"I DON'T KNOW MOM…. BUT I DID…I DID KILL HIM, MOM I PROMISE I DIDN'T DO IT ON PURPOSE…FORGIVE ME" I BURST CRYING
"WHERE DOES THIS KIDNAPPER NOW?" AUNTIE SAID
I POINTED OUTSIDE THE KITCHEN DOOR.AND AUNTIE RUSHED AND SHOCKED HER SO MUCH.
"STEFFEN!!!!!"AUNTIE SHOUTED.
"OH MY GOD! LOOK XENA WHAT DID YOU DO!! YOU HURT STEFFEN!"
" STEFFEN? WHOSE STEFFEN?"I ASKED.
"HE'S MY SON HIJA…."
AS STEFFEN DRAG INSIDE THE HOUSE. I WAS SO SHOCKED.. MY EYES BEGAN TO POP OUT AS I SEE HIS SO CLEARLY. I RUB MY EYES TO SEE IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. AS I LOOK BACK AT HIM I KNOW I'M NOT MISTAKEN NOW HIS STEFFEN JAKE MONTEFALCO, MY PROFESSOR!? WHAT DOES HE DOING HERE!
"PROFESSOR!" I RUSH TO HIM THEN SHAKED HIM REALLY HARD. MOM AND AUNTIE WAS CONFUSED.
"PROFESSOR! I'M SO SORRY…..I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS YOU, PLEASE WAKE UP" I CRIED A LOT.
I FEEL GUILTY FOR WHAT I DID… I GOT ANNOYED AT MYSELF AND I DIDN'T LOOK TO WHERE I PUNCH. IT JUST HIT ON STEFFEN'S CHEST. WOW SO HARD…WAIT WHAT AM I THINKING! BUT AFTER THAT… STEFFEN'S CONSCIOUSNESS CAME BACK. THANKS GOD.. I THOUGHT YOURE ALREADY DEAD.
"UGHHH!! WHAT HAPPENED? MY HEAD! OUCH… "HE SAID AS HE TOUCHED HIS HEAD.
"OH STEFF…ARE YOU OKAY?!"HIS MOTHER ASKED.
" IM…" HE LOOK AT ME AND SMILE AS IF IT WAS NOTHING
"IM FINE…NO WORRIES" HE SAID SO CALMLY.
"WERE SO SORRY ABOUT TODAY, IT WOULDN'T HAPPENED IF WE INTRODUCED YOU TO EACH OTHER EARLIER. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A GREAT SURPRISE FOR BOTH OF YOU. BUT IT TURNS OUT LIKE THIS….ITS ALL OUR FAULT" MOM WAS SORRY TO US.
"NO MOM, IT WAS MY FAULT… I SHOULD'NT ACT LIKE THAT WITHOUT KNOWING WHO…IM SO SORRY PROFESSOR…"I INSIST
"ITS FINE….BUT DON'T CALL ME PROFESSOR WHEN WERE NOT IN SCHOOL."HE GRIN AT ME
"BY THE WAY STEFF…. WHEN DID YOU BECOME A PROFESSOR? YOU DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT IT. I THOUGHT YOU WILL BE--" AUNTIE LOOKS SAD AS SHE SAID IT AT HIM
"MOM, I STILL CAN DO IT… I JUST WANT TO BE A PROFESSOR, LETS JUST PUT IT A SIDE" HE SAID
"WELL, HERE IM GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU BOTH,"MOM LOOK AT ME THEN HIM SMILING LIKE CRAZY.
"STEFFEN THIS IS XENA, AND XENA THIS IS STEFFEN, SON OF UNCLE DUKE"MOM SAID. I DROP MY SPOON.
AM I HEARING THAT HE IS UNCLE DUKE'S SON? WAIT… SO HE IS THE ONE DAD TOLD ME TO MARRY, THEN MOM AND AUNTIE SET THIS UP FOR US! BUT HE'S MY PROFESSOR!
"WHATT!! IS HE THE SON? THAT… THAT I…HAHAHA, WAIT THIS IS NOT HAPPENING.."I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS NOT HAPPENING,HIJA. THIS IS YOUR FATHER'S LAST WISH…STEFFEN ALREADY AGREE WITH IT,RIGHT STEFF?" AUNTIE SAID. BUT WHEN I LOOK AT STEFFEN HIS FACE IS UNREADABLE. DIFFERENT EMOTION I SEE ON HIS FACE.
"WELL I DID AGREE, BUT…SHE'S SO YOUNG FOR THIS MOM…I DIDN'T EXPECT TO MARRY IN THIS KIND OF A SITUATION. SHE'S MY STUDENT AND…I AM HER PROFESSOR.. THIS IS SO FAR THAN I THOUGHT…I THINK I'LL CHANGE MY MIND.
MOM AND AUNTIE WAS REALLY SO DISAPPOINTED.
"BUT THE AGE GAP DOESN'T MATTER….YOURE ONLY 21 AND SHE'S 17…THAT'S NOT SO FAR,HONEY"AUNTIE EXPLAINED
"MOM,THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT…IT'S A SCHOOL LAW HERE IS THE PROBLEM MOM! IF SOMEONE WILL KNOW ABOUT THIS, IT WILL RUIN MY REPUTATION AND XENA TOO"HE SAID
"IF THAT'S THE CASE…LETS STAY IT SILENT THEN…YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE YOUR TIME SOMETIMES AT SCHOOL OR DATE AT SOME PLACES AFTER CLASSES ENDED."MOM SMILES WICKEDLY.
"MOM! OH GOD, IM STILL SO YOUNG FOR THIS MOM, IM NOT GETTING MARRIED YET..THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT MAY HAPPENED TO ME,MOM. IM NOT READY TO FULFILL DADS WISH"I SAID. IT MAKES REALLY MOM UPSET.
"UHMMM, LET JUST SEE HOW THINGS WORK HERE" I SAID AND EXIT FROM THE TABLE..