Ang Mutya Ng Section E (Book - 1) English

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Jay-jay's POV

Our class ended with Ms. Smith but the heavy aura in the room still did not disappear. I was fixing things when I noticed that my classmates weren't looking at me. They just pass in front of me and what's worse, they all have very serious faces. Weird. What's wrong? I left the room and walked with the others but... why do they seem to be walking away from me? I smelled myself; I don't smell like gunshots. Why is that? I saw Felix and remembered the chocolate in my bag. There are many more and Ci-N is not there either. Maybe I will give it to him.

"Felix!" I called as I ran to him.

He didn't look back and kept walking.

"Felix!"

I was almost out of breath just chasing him. I immediately grabbed his arm as soon as I reached him. I was surprised when he suddenly took my hand. Why?

"Hey... Do you still want chocolate? It's a shame because I brought them---"

"Sorry Jay, I have to leave." He answered seriously and quickly walked away from me.

What's going on? Is it about my middle name or being Aries' cousin? What's up again? I noticed Keifer in the distance. Looking---no! He stares and kills. Is this a problem? I continued walking home. Aries seemed to be ahead because I didn't see his car in the parking lot. That's better. He is the one who will blame brother for not going along with me. When I got home, I was right! Aries was already ahead. He is already at home. Sitting on the sofa with his feet on the center table and watching TV.

"Aries." I got his attention.

I looked at him but he immediately turned his gaze back to the TV.

"What?" He answered bored.

"Did you do anything in Section E?"

Suddenly his appearance changed. It seems serious but the anger is still there. He put down the remote and faced me.

"Why do you ask?"

Why is that? Because they don't talk to me anymore and they seem to avoid me knowing that I'm your cousin... That's all.

Of course I didn't say that. I'm not sure yet.

"Nothing... I just asked."

Aries raised an eyebrow.

Your answer is very clever Jay-jay.

"I'm not stupid Jay."

"K-because, they seem to have reacted when they found out that my middle name is Fernandez.

Accept my explanation! Please! Please!

He sighed. "Maybe it's not me.. maybe it's Angelo." Whew. Really!

"Alright. I'm going up." I said and quickly went up to my room.

Aries is intriguing. What does Brother Angelo have to do with that? what is that Think more about Aries to me. The intrigues in our room are not over yet. He will join!

Speaking of thinking. Ci-N?! He still doesn't answer my text. I am really worried about that child. I thought about calling him. It's worth the load. Just to calm the worms in my brain. The ring took a while to answer.

["Hello?"] Someone said after answering.

"H-hello? Is this Ci-N?" I asked.

["Yes.. Who is it?"]

"Hey! You're a fool! Why didn't you come in?!"

["Jay-jay?"]

"Yes! It's me! What's up?! Why didn't you come in?!"

["You cannot shout. I feel bad. Why? Do you miss me?"] There was a hint of teasing in his voice.

That's crazy ah!

"Of Course! No!"

["Oh... I'm sad about that. I might be able to get in next week."]

"Huh?! What happened to you?"

If he's just feeling bad, why is he coming in next? what is that Overcame dengue yet?

["Nothing... I just feel really bad"]

"What is your definition of feeling bad? Why is it next week? What's wrong with you?"

["My groin hurts. Hehehehe."]

Aba! Best answer from Ci-N Peralta.

"You're nice to talk to, aren't you?"

I heard his loud laugh on the other line. Animal! Boys are boys.

"You're a fool! Ci-N! You're a fool!" I shouted and ended the call.

This child is also abnormal. I will ask him when he comes in. I'm so tired of this section. It looks like nothing bad happened to him. I thought because those who follow him have beaten him yesterday.

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Keifer's POV

"What now?" Yuri asked.

"What do you mean 'what now'?" I ask back.

"About that Jay-jay. That stupid Aries is his cousin." Yuri said while clenching his fist.

As far as I remember I should be the one to be angry because I was robbed. Seeing Yuri's reaction now, makes me think that he still has feelings for Ella.

"She need to leave from our section as soon as possible. We don't know her agenda."

"Keifer!" Edrix shout while running and waiving few papers from his hand. Edrix is one of our classmates, our computer expert.

"What did you find out?" I ask.

He catches his breath first. He handed us the papers he was holding. It's Jay-jay's school records.

"The first one is from our school principal records and the second one was from her previous school." Edrix explained. "...there isn't much info on her records now----of course she just started. But if you check her previous school records. Damn!"

I did what he said. I checked the second one and for her records and there were a lot.

"First offense... Stabbing classmate using a pen." I read. Seriously?

"Second offense... Punching two of her boy classmates. Third offense... Punching a girl classmate which cause of bleeding. Fourth offense..." Almost of her offenses are fighting with classmate. She also has gambling issue and cutting classes. I skip few offenses until Ii reach the last one which make me read it twice before reading out loud.

"42nd offense... Kicking and punching a boy that almost led to... death." I almost whisper the last word.

Edrix and Yuri look at me.

"She did that?" Yuri asked.

"Have you noticed anything?" Edrix suddenly asked. We just look at him. "...There's no punishment included. I also called that school but they don't want to give Jay-jay's full information."

"Guys!"

Rory shown up. Also, one of our classmates, information seeker. "... I've found out that Jay-jay's mother is the half-sister of Aries's mother."

"What else?" I ask.

"They are a broken family, unable to see her father and her mother who become husbands. She grew up with her grandmother but last month Aries' Mother took her." Rory added.

"Which means when did he and Aries get together. We're not sure if Aries is actually watching over us with him." Yuri said.

"Aries has no reason to do that..."

"We are still a threat to him... You are still a threat to him." Yuri said pointing his finger to me.

Well, he has a point. How many times I spanked him in and out of school, I can't blame him if he is afraid of me.

"Keifer..." Rory started while reading something on his phone. "...I think Jay doesn't have a good relationship with Aries."

"What do you mean?" I ask and he handed his phone to me.

This information that Rory gave to me makes me confuse about Aries. I know I can use this information against him but I need to know more to make a plan.

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Jay-jay's POV

I woke up suddenly. I don't know but I feel thirsty. Got up and walked to the kitchen. I got bottled water and brought it back to my room. I might wake up again and be thirsty, so I brought it. I was almost to my room when I noticed that the light was on in Aries' room and he seemed to be talking to someone. Not that I want to listen or anything but because I heard a familiar name.

"Talk to him... He's still your father." Tita Gema said when she was talking.

"No! He's not my dad; your husband is my dad. I won't talk to him. Last time we met what did he do? He even sympathized with Jay-jay reason for us to---" He stopped speaking.

I know what he meant to say. The incident happened 4 years ago. The truth is, I really don't understand that incident. I don't remember much of what happened. And if you look closely, I can't remember many events in my life. I went back to my room and lay down. I just stared at the ceiling. I was thinking about the incident between Aries and his father.

It's Aries' birthday and we're getting ready to celebrate but his real Dad abducted him. I was the only one with him at that time, so I was also the only witness they sympathized with. We spent several nights screaming for help and hoping that someone would hear us. He doesn't do anything to us, he just feeds us every night and then leaves and leaves us in jail again. Until one night I woke up to someone screaming, I saw Aries struggling from his dad and asking for help.

I tried to help him but his dad was too big. I just pushed him like a toy, I tried to get closer several times until the last time he pushed me, I hit my head. My head started bleeding; I'm confused because everything just went dark. I just woke up in the hospital and then I didn't talk to Aries anymore. Even Aunt Gema didn't know the reason. I have wounds in some parts of my body that I don't even remember being injured. But that incident changed the relationship between Aries and me. I know something happened that I don't know about. Because it's only been a few months since it happened again.