Percy
Keifer's POV
Damn you Percy!
You're back now. Why did he take Jay-jay? Where did he
brought her?
"Rory!" I shouted. "...find him! Find Percy now!"
"I'm doing it!" He answered while holding his phone.
"Edrix! Any updates?!"
"I'm having a hard time finding his car! Has anyone seen the license plate?!" He asks before typing through his keyboard on his laptop.
"Now you're scared. After hurting Jay-jay and letting her run
away, you're searching for her like a mad man." David said that makesme irritated.
I immediately grab his shirt. "Shut up your mouth if you don't want me to hurt you more."
"Even if Keifer did that, it doesn't mean he's going to leave Jay-jay alone." Yuri said and removed my hand from
David's shirt. "...We don't know what Percy has in mind for him. Unless
you want to tell us."
David shook his clothes. "Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't say anything. He doesn't tell me everything."
I wanted to squeeze him to get information but my effort would be wasted. Because like he said, he doesn't know. And I know he's not lying.
My phone suddenly rang. I took it out of my pocket.
Demon calling...
It was Angelo. I think I already know the reason why he's calling.
I moved away from them before answering the call.
"Angelo..." I said upon pressing the answer button.
["What have you done Keifer?"] He calmly asked.
His calmness made me nervous. It felt like a
storm was coming but it was just a preliminary wind.
"I followed your advice."
I heard him sigh. ["Let's talk about it. Same place."]
He ended the call and I put my phone back in my pocket. I need to
find Jay-jay first. Maybe Percy will take him and take him away from us.
I will hunt you down Percy even if it's in the afterlife.
I'll take you back to your grave if necessary.
"I saw it!" Edrix shouts and all of us walks toward him.
"...they left town. The CCTV footage was cut off when they got to the
highway."
"You did a great job." I said and patted his shoulder.
"Sorry Keifer. Percy didn't leave a trace. It's like he knew you'd come looking for him." Rory said.
"Fvck! Fvck you Percy!" I shouted and almost hit the wall.
Percy knew exactly how I acted. It was probably because of David. Damn! They were having a great time. And he actually used someone I didn't expect to follow him.
David has this Boss instinct and attitude so it's unclear how
he'll follow someone else.
I need to beat him to follow.
I noticed Felix in the corner. He's in silence for almost an hour now.
He can't believe his brother showed up.
"We can't just sit here and wait for nothing." Yuri said.
I knew he's worried as fvck just like me.
I look at him. "Find them near the last CCTV footage.
Use my car and the others at home if you have to."
"You're not coming?" Eman asks.
"I will talk to someone who can help us find her." I said and they all
nodded.
They gathered their things and immediately walked out of our room. I
ask Calix to go to Faculty and talk to Sir Alvin. The
teachers will find us if necessary. Although most of them doesn't really care.
They left with my car. I waited for a taxi outside the school
gate but a car stopped in front of me.
Yuri...
"Hop in. I'll take her."
I didn't say a word. I get in and he drives the car like he knows where to go.
While looking outside the window I kept thinking about her. I couldn't
believe I did that. I managed to hurt her in front of others
and I was still calm at that time.
No other excuse.
I don't know how I said those words. I've played with my mind for a few times not to continue but I can't. I almost
stopped my mouth from speaking but Jay-jay insisted on hearing my answer.
Those words...I used you. I feel like I stabbed myself when I
let those words go. But what broke me the most are seeing
crying...
...And I can't do anything about it because I'm the cause of her tears.
I want to hug her so bad at those times. I want to apologize to her over and over again and tell her that I've been putting off
that plan for a long time. I want to shout at her how much I love her.
I badly want to... But I can't.
I just saw her cry like that. I feel like I did too much. My conscience is knocking me down. Maybe I should have done things the other way. Maybe I should've broken up with her just like a regular couple. But that's bullshit. Definitely bullshit! We don't have an official label. And besides, that won't work for me because I'm sure I can't stand her. She'll laugh at me and maybe she'll just be annoyed with me. Too much pain is the best recipe to push someone away and I got the perfect ingredients. "We're here." Yuri announced as he parked his car. I immediately got out of his car and he did the same. I faced her before I even entered the door of Kingsground. "I think you should search with them. I'll just talk to Angelo." I said and about to walk but he stopped me.
"Why Keifer? Why are you taking your problems on your own again?
When will you stop being like this? We're friends—no, we're best
friend for so many years. Maybe we're rivals in some other things but
we're still best friend." He said sounds so worried.
I want to tell him it's better not to. I don't want to
share the weight I feel. Right now, he and his friends are the only ones I can count on.
Telling him my plan might ruin everything.
"Search for Jay-jay." Is the only thing that I said before leaving him
behind.
Yuri is the one I want to support Jay-jay. Despite being my rival he
still tries his best to understand me. And if Jay-jay chooses her
because of what I did. I'm confident that Yuri will take care of her.
But of course I will make sure that it won't happen.
I go straight to Tiger's office. Angelo is talking to someone over the
phone. He put it down when he noticed me.
"Why didn't you tell me?" He opened it.
"What?"
"Someone saw Percy... Alive and driving a car." He said.
He's obviously overthinking about it. It looks like Percy was planning to
show off at this opportunity. He's been talking to Jay-jay for a while
but we've never had a lead on him.
Now, he no longer cares if people recognize him.
"Because we're not sure why he's coming back."
He points his finger at me. "You should know why! What if he's
involved with Jay-jay again?"
"They are together." I almost whispered.
He looked at me in shock. "What?!"
"They saw Yuri—." He cut me off by punching my face.
I fell to the floor. My face actually changed when he was the one
holding me.
"Look what you did? You've
involved him in your
problem again!"
I wiped the blood from my lips. "Sss... Maybe you're forgetting that
Aries was the cause of the accident. So if you're going to blame someone, it's not me."
He didn't say a thing. He's obviously putting the blame on me by the way
he looked.
"...It wasn't my problem that Jay-jay was affected by. It was his brother's problem."
His expression suddenly changed. He's now looking at me in Horror.
He can't believe I know that stuff.
"H-how..."
"I'm being clever as fvck. Thanks to you."
He raised both his hands in the air as if he's surrendering.
"You really learn a lot from me." He smirked. "...But you're still
weak."
"Just wait... One of these days I will be stronger than you."
He looked at me challengingly. "I will surely wait, Keifer. I
will."
He didn't wait for me to say anything. He walked away and turned his back on me. My fist clenched. I was going to help him find Jay-jay but it didn't seem like that was going to happen.
"Damn you!" I shouted out of frustration.
My mind was spinning. I didn't know what to do. What if Percy goes ahead with his plan? What if he takes Jay-jay?
I need to act. I took my phone out of my pocket and dialed
Rory's number.
["Keifer... Not yet—."]
I cut him off. "I want you to check all the airport scheduled flights. Maybe Percy will take Jay-jay out of the country."
["W-what? You're asking for it is impossible."]
"You're disappointing me Rory."
["You don't understand Keifer. What you want me to
check is Highly Secured. Even Edrix can't—."]
I'm desperate.
"Rory... Please." I said almost begging.
I heard him sigh. ["Let me see what I can do."]
"Thank you."
["But I can't promise."] He ended the call.
I know he can do that. He's Rory Abejar, they own a private investigating
company. Even he's just starting to be part of it so I know he can.
I decided to leave Tiger's office and head straight for the exit of
Kingsground.
"Are you leaving?" It was tiger.
"Sorry. I'm in a hurry." I answered.
I didn't wait for him to say anything and left. Taxis aren't really
common in this area. This place is known as a hangout for drug addicts and robbers. I have no choice but to walk to reach the main road.
I quickly called a taxi and got in. I drove home. I
took one of my cars and drove it away. I had to search and I couldn't just sit there and be quiet.
Jay-jay was really upset with me. I just broke her heart.
She might do something she'd regret later. Percy was with her too.
Dammit!
I can't help but punch the steering wheel. Something's playing in my mind. Especially now that they're together. Jealousy is boiling
my blood.
Try to hold Jay-jay. I'll put you back in Percy's coffin!
I don't understand what his plan really is. Why does he have to only show up to Jay-jay? It's very suspicious.
Revenge is the first thing that comes up in my mind. But if that was his plan, he should have shown up long ago. Back when everything wasn't complicated.
I must have been driving for a while looking for him when I heard my cell phone ring. It was Yuri.
I answered the call. "Yuri..."
["I received a text from Angelo. Someone saw Percy and Jay-jay
at a fastfood restaurant."]
He seemed to be looking for his cousin as well. He probably wasn't comfortable with the idea of him and Percy together.
"Good. Let's meet at Angelo's house."
I ended the call. I drove as fast as I could to Angelo's house. I knew I wasn't welcome at that house. But I'm willing to take the risk. I just wanted to make sure that Percy didn't do anything to Jay-jay.
When I got to their house, some of our friends were already there.
I parked the car and got out. Rory was the first one to talk to me.
"Sorry Keifer. Someone stopped me from finding out the flight schedules. I think it was airline security." He explained.
"It's okay. You try your best." I said and walked toward Yuri.
I couldn't help but stare at Rory and Edrix. I could tell he didn't do what I ordered. He might also be upset with me. They probably meant to make me worry or think about him.
"Keifer..." Yuri asked. "...it seems like Percy didn't do anything to Jay-jay."
"How sure are you?"
He didn't answer. I chose to go inside Angelo's house.
He was in the living room talking to someone on the phone.
Next to him was his mom who was also talking to someone on the phone.
"What the hell are you doing here?!" Aries asked me angrily.
He grabbed me by the collar and pushed me outside.
"What did you do to Jay-jay?"
"I thought you didn't care about your cousin—oh wait! Your brother? Why are you so angry now?"
Fear and shock spread across his face.
"H-how the hell..."
I pushed his hand away and left him speechless. I went back
into the house and Angelo's Mom greeted me.
"Keifer... Have you heard from Jay-jay yet?" She asked me.
"I'm sorry, but no."
"Is that so? Sit down first and Angelo will find him."
He said while pointing to the sofa.
I did as he said and Yuri followed me. I sat down on their sofa. Angelo looked at me from time to time but we didn't exchange any words.
"Let's call the police." Jay-jay's grandmother said, who had just arrived.
"It takes 24 hours to report a missing person."
Angelo said.
"What is that kid doing?" It was Jay-jay's Mom.
Soon everyone else who lived in the house arrived.
Including his new stepdad.
Aries still looking at me like he was ready to kill me. I choose to ignore him.
After a few hours of waiting I heard someone talking outside. I didn't take
that long before someone enters the door. It was Jay-jay.
You make me so damn worried.
Her grandmother, aunt and mother immediately approached her. She was tired and
crying a lot. She looked almost lifeless from the way she looked.
"Where did you go?" Her grandmother asked.
"Your classmates were looking for you earlier?" It was her Aunt.
"What happened? Why did you suddenly leave school?" Her
mother.
She didn't answer them. She looked around until eyes met. It broke me.
Seeing her like this, seeing her suffer because of me and seeing her
avoiding me.
"Ma..." She broke her silence. "...Am I a child outside?"
And that moment I realized Jay-jay will suffer more than I expected.