I frowned when the four idiots suddenly cried while watching me pack a few things of mine on the trip, it's just 5:30 in the morning and here they are, sitting on Annie's bed crying as if I'm dying.
I'm leaving after classes this afternoon, I was really too busy clearing off my schedules these past few days and forgot to pack my things so I planned to pack it today.
"Girls please shut up, you're gonna wake our neighbors" I scolded them and they shut their mouths.
I only brought 1 small suitcase contaning my clothes and books, I have my other things at home so that won't be a problem.
After packing we walked down the cafeteria for breakfast, silence filled our table, even Sam who is usually the sunshine of the group is really silent.
"It's just 3 days" I told them.
"Just 3 days, and how about your safety?" Loraine asked.
"Mom said that they already arranged everything so don't worry" I assured them, they look at each other for a second before shrugging.
I sighed and let them be, they already know that I already missed a lot of family gatherings and I haven't met my dad for a long time so what's there to stop?
After breakfast we attended our classes and the day went on just like the usual ones and before I know it, the final bell rang, signaling that it was dismissal.
"Have a safe trip home Tine!"
"Take care Tine!"
"Come back soon!" Those were one of the things my classmates told me and I smiled at them.
"I'll be back soon guys" I said and waved at them before walking out the room.
"Hey" I turn to Icer who caught up with us.
"Oh hey, I almost forgot to tell you about the report for monday, just in case I can't return in time, I'll just email it to you" I told him.
"Sure, also I have a few questions to clarify, I'll just send it to you later and also, this is some of the handouts I copied" he said and handed me his notebook.
"Great, just what I need, thanks Ice" I smiled and gaze up on him but immediately look away.
My face is heating once again, argh! Why?! Why am I feeling this way?
"I'll go ahead, see ya" he chuckled and walked away.
"What was that?" Loraine tease.
"Nothing, come on" I avoided the topic.
Again, the 5 of us are together when we return back to our building, I hurriedly changed into a blue shirt tucked in my black shorts and a pair of white rubber shoes, I also tied my hair into a bun and faced the four girls at the door.
They were about to cry again when someone knocled on the door, Annie opened it and the 4th, 7th and 8th Cards crowded the doorway.
"Tine? What's your family background?" Sofia asked.
"Military? Why?" I answered confusely.
"So that explains the commotion outside, see I told you it's normal" Joseph rolled his eyes and everyone glared at him, I chuckled and sprayed a perfume on myself before taking my sling bag containing my gadgets for the trip with a charger and headset inside.
"I think your guards are already here to fetch you" Crystal informed, I nodded and took my suitcase with me.
We walked out the building and saw a military tank, a van, police motorcycles almost everywhere and two cars behind the van. Now I get it why did they suddenly burst into our room.
"Young madamé Aidoar" I smiled at my personal butler who looks so tired.
"Jeremy! You did flew all the way here for me" I chuckled and hugged him.
"You're still a brat" he grinned and took my suitcase and bring it towards the van.
I face my friends who are now crying, even Sofia's group while the boys are busy checking out my service.
"I'll miss you guys" I said and they hugged me.
I hugged them back before hugging Sofia and her group one by one, gosh they are so dramatic, what could happen on 3 days?
"Young madamé time is running" Jeremy called, I sighed.
"Bye guys!" I waved at them and they waved back at me.
"Bye Tine!" I looked up to see our classmates, I waved at them before entering the van, I gave them a final wave then Jeremy closed the door and entered on the seat next to the driver's seat.
"Alright, you're showing off again Private first class Jerimiah Cullen" I glared at him, he smirked at me.
"To ensure your safety madamé, my mom can't lose her handsome son if I failed to protect you once again" he laughed.
"And drop the disguise Mark" I groaned and the 'driver' removed his fake beard and eyeglasses revealing my cousin.
"Nice to see you again dear cousin Tinay!" He chuckled, I shook my head before laughing as well.
The whole ride was filled with the three of us arguing until we got into the airport, my grandpa sent a private plane for us and the pilot was again, Mark.
I almost forgot that he is on the air force because he loves racing back in the old times, I sat on the seat that was for me and wore my headset to play some music.
I remained on my seat until the plane took off the ground and while flying, our dinner was served, I thanked the flight attendant- which was Mark's girlfriend and checked on Jeremy, he is seating on the back together with the other guards and they are also having their dinner.
I ate silently until I finished up my food, I was about to lean back on the seat to sleep when Jeremy called me.
"You can use the room on the back, we still have 4 hours before landing and 2 more hours until we reach the grand mansion" he said, I nodded and removed my seatbelt.
I took my bag with me as I entered the room, the space wasn't that big and there's only one single bed on the center of the room, I secured my gadgets on the drawer before laying on the bed, my rubber shoes is clean anyways so I didn't bother removing it.
Gosh I forgot that it will take 6 hours and more before I can finally reach home, I'll probably get there around midnight but it will deffinately be 7 in the morning there, I shrugged and doze off to sleep.
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I woke up when I felt a light shake, I groaned and was about to sit up when the plane once again shook a little.
"Sorry for waking you people up, we're currently experiencing a little turbulance so please remain from your seats and fasten your seatbelts, thank you" Mark announced through the speaker.
Well what do you know? I rubbed my eyes and opened my phone to check the time, argh, I only slept for 3 hours, we still have an hour more before landing.
I laid back down and reached for the handle that is attached to the wall, this turbulance can last for a while so it's better to be safe here inside the room.
After a while Mark announced that it was safe to remove the seatbelt, I sighed in content before getting up and walked out the room to check Jeremy.
When I opened the door, he was already standing there.
"Oh, you're up, I was about to check up on you" he said.
"I woke up in the midst of turbulance" I told him.
"Okay you can seat back down for now, we still have an hour before landing" he patted my head and I nodded.
I sat back on my seat with my iPad to play some games for the time to pass, a few moments have passed and I got bored, I played my playlist after plugging my headset on my phone and look outside the window.
My eyes brighten when I saw the body of land rising from the wide ocean, I'm almost home, I smiled and shifted my gaze up to the speaker when it rang.
"Okay everyone please get back on your seats and fasten your seatbelts once again cause we'll be landing in 10 minutes" Mark spoke.
"Young madamé" Jeremy called and I turn to him, he handed me my sunglasses and I thanked him before wearing it, I can feel the warmth of this place once again.
I'm born on this tropical country so I'm already use to the heat, I fixed myself then untied my hair before leaning back on the seat and waited for the plane to land.
After 10 minutes the plane landed, every guards that is with me now immediately stand on guard just in case if someone attacks me, Jeremy did mean what he said about protecting me.
"Unit 1 you may go down first and the rest of you guard the young madamé" he ordered them and all of them moved immediately.
"Come on, the car is waiting" Jeremy said, he also took my bag that was left on the room a while ago.
I nodded as he assisted me out the plane, the whole airport was surrounded by the military, and there's my sister's car waiting at the end of the stairs.
"Is Cristine around?" I asked Jeremy while we are walking down.
"Of course not, she's busy preparing the mansion" he grinned, I only nod in response, I'm still tired from travelling.
I removed my eyeglasses before tossing it to one of the guards and comb my hair using my hand and look up to the whole airport, own by my uncle- who is also my mother's older brother.
"I'm home" I smiled.
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I've been sitting inside the car for a while and I'm too lazy to check the time, I am also wondering about the incident last summer, how did they know that I came from a influencial family? Besides that I also remember them saying revenge, did the military did something to them in the past?
The mafia world is just living beneath ours, they are lurking in the dark shadows and the government didn't totally eleminated them for some reasons, maybe because they got paid by them or it's the other way around, justice is quite rare to find here in this cruel world afterall.
I only got my self back to reality when my vision from the window got covered up by trees.
"We're already here? That quick?" I asked.
"With Mark as our driver, nothing is impossible young Madamé" Jeremy said while clicking on his tablet.
"I probably made a lot of detours here and eventually figured out a short cut" Mark answered making me smile, he sure is talented.
Mark is really the most kindest cousin I have, he hates being called with his title on our family, he's so humble and lovable, he is usually the one who I ran to when I argue with my big sis.
He likes to joke around and keep the atmosphere light while his older brother Perry is the big brother figure upon the 16 of us, being the eldest, he is usually the one who settles everything and makes the final decission for everyone.
I really want to see them, I kept fiddling with my fingers as I keep shifting from my seat unable to hide my excitement, Jeremy chuckled while Mark smiled.
"Now, now, calm your horses Tinay" Mark grinned, I pouted before leaning back on the seat then I saw the wide lake and across that is the tall and wide walls covering the entire mansion.
Our car drove towards the side of the lake until we reach the entrance, the gigantic gate opened revealing the wide garden with the fountain on the middle, the bushes are trimmed into beautiful shapes and the cars are parked on it's respective garage.
Mark stopped the car infront of the main entrance then the maids, butlers and guards lined up and waited for me to come out.
Jeremy went out the car first and opened the door for me, as I stepped out everyone bowed making me a little uncomfortable.
"Welcome back young Madamé" they all said in unsion.
"Thank you for the warm welcome, but you really didn't have to" I smiled and they raised up their heads to give me their smiles as a sign of welcoming me.
I walked up to the door and Jeremy opened it for me.
"The young madamé Aidoar has return" he announced on a loud voice and different noises can be heard from upstairs, dinning room, kitchen, grand ballroom- let's just say, most of the rooms here.
"Tinay! You're finally home!" Josh was the first one who reached me and I hugged him.
"Welcome home Tine" my aunties and uncles greeted me and I thanked them.
"Tinay!" I turn towards my older sister with Perry.
"Cris! Perry!" I cheered and hugged them as well.
"Welcome home my daughter" I turn towards the grand staircase and was greeted by the woman who gave birth to me.
Tears filled my eyes as I ran towards her open arms, she embraced me and kissed the side of my head.
"I'm home, mom" I muffled my sobs as she chuckled while caressing my hair.
Dinner time. Everyone was so happy, I didn't know they miss me this much, earlier after I arrived here, I hang out with my cousins and played volleyball with them on the backyard.
They were happy to hear that I joined the vollyball club and became one of the official members to play, I don't even feel that tired because I was too happy to think about it.
"You've grown so much Tinay" mom's older brother said, I haven't seen him since last year but he's still the uncle who spoils me a lot.
"Of course I did, only big sis is the one who doesn't grow" I joked and my sister rolled her eyes.
"Be thankful you just came back here, I'll have my revenge tomorrow" she frowned and our mom interrupted us.
"Come on girls, finish your dinner first" she said.
"Yes mommy" we both answered and they laughed at our sudden change of atittude.
The long table is full except for the one chair that my dad would always seat on, he'll be back tomorrow evening and that's when we'll have our party and after that, we'll have our family day.
"Does dad know I came home?" I asked.
"Nope, we told him that you're busy since you're graduating" Andrei replied and his twin nodded.
"Aldrei, Andrei how's work?" Mom asked them.
"Work's great Auntie" Aldrei was the one who answered this time.
"And your debut date?" their father asked.
"Soon to be announced" they replied, my eyes widened.
"You're really debuting? That's awesome you guys!" I cheered and they smirked.
"The future idols of the family is finally going world wide!" Perry hyped up making us cheered once more.
"We're so proud of you two!" Cristine smiled.
"Oh thank you everyone" the two smiled back.
After dinner I walked out the mansion the take a little stroll to the garden, that reminds me of something tho, I checked my phone and turned the airplane mode off and a few messages immediately appeared on the screen.
I chuckled to see them flooding my text box before deciding who to call first, it's already evening here I bet it's morning there.
"Pick up" I mumbled while looking around.
Nothing seems to be new here in the garden, my favorite picnic spot is still there, the grass are trimmed, different flowers growing everywhere but it somehow got cut off when someone yelled over the phone.
"Tine! Oh my gosh, it's you? How are you? Are you home safely? it's been a while" Annie asked nonstop.
"Girl it's just been 17 hours, I'm home safely don't worry" I grinned.
"Who is that?" I heard someone from the background, looks like she's with the other girls.
"It's my roomate" Annie giggled and they faught over the phone.
"Guys stop it I only called to check up on you, is it morning there?" I asked.
"Well yeah, we just had our breakfast a while ago, we're having a shopping here in the mall" Sam answered.
"Oh I see, you girls have fun then, I'll head to bed now" I told them.
"Oh such a short time, good night Tine! We miss you!" they all said.
"Good night, I misss you guys too" I smiled and hang up.
"Hey, Tinay get back inside already" Perry called and I jogged back into the house.
Perry kissed my forehead and I bid him good night before skipping upstairs to my room, I wanna sleep with big sis and mom today- hmm, let me see, I push the door open and my old room was still clean, obviously they need to clean it up.
Everything inside is still red, black and white, my room isn't that wide because I feel lonely when having a wide room for me alone, I walked towards the bathroom to take a bath before changing into my pajamas.
After drying up my hair, I walked out the bathroom to see mom and Cris having a tea on the couch inside my room.
"Tinay, come sit" my sister called, I smiled and sat beside mom, she put her cup down before wrapping her arms around the two of us.
"Ah you girls are grown ups now, the time flies so fast" she said making us giggle.
"We know mom" I giggled before taking the other cup of tea and took a sip on it.
"Just having my daughters here beside me makes me contented already" she added, I smiled and set my cup down and hugged her, I really miss them.
After tea time, the three of us went to bed, mom is laying between us while she embrace us just like when we were younger, dad is always away and mom is left to be our confort zone, she'll just leave to work when we're alseep and make sure to be back before we could wake up.
None of us talked and mom just hummed some songs until I heard my older sister's little snore, just like back then, she's a fast sleeper while I always sleep the last, I smiled and burried my face on mom's side until I fell asleep.