Chapter 11

Lunch came and I hadn't left my classroom yet so I could hear everyone whispering. I don"t know if I"ll be irritated or nervous because of their whispers.
'Omg. Rozen Alcantara is here. '
'Why is he in the Law Department?'
'To maybe get Allison, Allison said on her instaface that they are.'
I simply looked outside and saw Saint waiting. Oh my god, was he serious about his text message earlier? Maybe not, Saint wouldn't hurt Psalm. Right?
"Sabrina, I'll go now. Eat your lunch okay?" Psalm asked me with a smile, I smiled at him and nodded.
"You too, don't stay up too late." He just winked at me and smiled.
"Got that." He said and left the classroom I saw how sharp Saint's gaze was on Psalm, but Psalm just smiled at him.
I took a deep breath and left the classroom. I tried to ignore Saint but I felt him following me. So I walked even faster.
But I was shocked when Saint suddenly pulled me away. I looked at his face and noticed he was frowning and I knew he was thinking a lot. Because of the frown on his face, it was obvious.
I was immediately nervous when I remembered his text again. Is he really serious there? He stopped walking and he also stopped pulling at me. I looked around. What is it? Is it at school?
"Klea?" I immediately turned to him and saw him take off his eyepatch so my eyes immediately widened.
"Saint! What if someone sees?" Confused I said.
"No. This place isn't in school." Huh? Weh? Not Under school? It's like a garden, after all, how did we get here so quickly if it wasn't at school?
"Don't make fun of me. Wear that so someone can see. And where else have we gone? I haven't seen it yet." I asked her.
"We're not at school anymore ..." He said calmly. I immediately raised an eyebrow.
"Whatever you say Saint, give it back. Maybe someone will see." When I insisted, she shook her head and combed her hair with her fingers.
"No one can see it, I swear." I couldn't do anything because that's what he said so I just nodded at him.
"Now, are you not taking me seriously?" His tone was deep as he asked that.
"What do you mean?" I asked him a confused question, what does he mean?
"Me? Courting you, do you think I am just joking?" He asked. My throat immediately felt dry. I don"t know what to answer, I"m not really used to the thought that this is how Saint is speaking towards me.
Saint laughed weakly. "You can't even answer me ..." he said softly. I immediately bowed. I don't want to see Saint's eyes.
"Why? Do you hate me that much that you don't even care on what I feel?" He asked. I can feel he is hurting.
"When I confessed to you, you avoided ... you misled Psalm. Now, I am courting you but you can't even see my efforts. You can't even smile at me like how you smile at Psalm. Do you loathed me that much? " I was so bitten on my lip. I don't know what to say, I don't know if I will answer or just listen to what he hates me for.
"I am carrying these shitty feelings for you over a decade now. This is making me crazy, Klea." His voice saddened.
"If you don't like me then don't stare at me like you are saying that I should be yours. If you don't like me, do the best shot you have to avoid me all you can ..." he paused.
"I know I've said that you always have a special place in my heart, yes that's true. You have a special place in my heart and that terrifies me." Oh no ... what did I just do? Why am I hurting Saint so much?
I looked up at him. And when our eyes meet all I can see in his eyes is sadness and pain. I never knew Saint can also feel this way, I thought he is heartless.
"I'm sorry, for not understanding your feelings." I said almost without a voice. "But please understand that Psalm is my close friend and I can't shut him down like that because you just want me to stay away from him."
"So if it's Psalm you can't shut him down? But when I can? I just admit to you you don't pay attention to me anymore, is that how easy it is for me to ignore Klea?" Shake said Saint as he avoided looking at me.
"Listen to me ... last na to. I already tried when I confessed to you, at umulit ulit ako when I say I'll court you. I'll try again and this is the last time I'll be trying. .. "He paused and looked at me directly into my eyes.
"And if you'll shut me down again, I won't bother you anymore. Because I am getting tired already."
All day I couldn't get what Saint said out of my mind. He's tired already? Am I really being too harsh to him? He was always by my side, and I didn't even ask him if he was okay. He always puts me first. Ugh! Sabrina why are you so dumb?
As I walked towards the parking lot I saw Saint leaning against his car deep in thought. I took a deep breath, just give him a chance Sabrina. Nothing will be lost.
I took courage and walked closer to Saint. I tried not to be noisy but he still felt really stronger and he looked up at me.
He sighed. But before he could speak I immediately greeted him with a hug. I felt him stunned, but later on I felt his arms on my waist.
"I'm sorry ..." I said softly enough for him to hear.
"I am just scared that the underground might find out about it, and I'm afraid that they will use me against you. I can't let you get hurt just because of me, Saint ..." I explained.
I sighed when I felt Saint's lips on my forehead. And he's starting to caress my hair.
"Don't worry baby ... they won't hurt me. I won't let that happen." I smiled at what Saint said, I squeezed myself even harder in his arms until I could smell his perfume. He smell so good.
I looked up at Saint and saw him close his eyes while smiling. He then looked at me and raised his eyebrows.
"Yes?" He said. He is handsome. The corner of his eye, and also the length of his eyelashes.
"Lets go home." I insisted. And parted with him. He nodded at me and opened the passenger seat's door for me. I smiled at him and went inside.
He also got into the driver's seat and pulled the car away from the school parking lot. I would have closed my eyes when Saint spoke.
"Klea?" He calls me.
"Hmm?"
"It was just a joke before. I will never give up on you, even if maybe all your admirers go out, I don't know. You're just mine." I immediately turned to her and my eyes narrowed.
"Saint! I thought that was true!" Sumbat ko.
"Why? Won't you hug me if I didn't say that?" He asked, I just rolled my eyes at him and he smiled at me.
"Even if you reject me or even drive me away, I will follow you anywhere." I just listened to him as he spoke.
"They say the world is over billion and more years old, but mine is just twenty." I immediately frowned at what he said.
"Huh?" I said in confusion.
"You're my world, Klea." He said. I immediately looked out of the window of his car. My heart beat is so fast! I don"t know what I"m going to do.
I felt the car stopped so I looked around. We're not in the mansion yet, but why did he stop the car? I looked at him and saw he removed his eyepatch and looked straight at me.
I gulped. I know that stare. "Why did you stop?" I tried my voice to sound like normal.
"How long has it been?" He asked me.
"Which?"
"This. Or maybe tomorrow you won't ignore me again." He said sadly, I just smiled at Saint.
"Don't worry, Saint. I am giving you a chance to prove yourself in me." Saint smiled at what I said.
"Smile at me." He suddenly commanded, I eyed him.
"I thought you hate my smile?" I asked him, he just shrugged.
"Nope. I lied. I love your smile, smile at me." Because of what he said a smile spontaneously came out of my lips.
He looked at the side of my neck where the necklace he had given me was. He smiled and then looked at me again. It's really unusual for me to see him smile, but maybe I should get used to it because I can always see that on his face.
I was surprised when he suddenly approached me and planted a soft kiss on the tip of my nose. He immediately walked away from me and winked at me, and continued to drive the car home.
Ah. My heart is so well fed up, what is he doing to me?
When we got home we were surprised to see Saint open up to us. We didn"t expect what we saw.
Savienna? What did you do?

I hurried over to Savienna and saw her standing in the kitchen and holding a knife. It's the kitchen knife! I looked at the floor and saw some of our helpers wounded and others unconscious and bleeding foreheads. What is this again?
"Savienna? What did you do?" I asked her angrily, she smiled at me. A creepy smile that he always shows to everyone.
"I'm sorry sis, I got bored. Besides, I'm annoyed with the housemates here, they don't want to follow my wishes!" He said irritably.
"What did you make them do?" I asked. The housemates are obedient to it and follow everything they are asked to do.
"I want them to kill in front of me, in case they don't want to, that's why I did it." He simply promised I immediately looked at Saint and I can see that he is already dialing 911.
"The ambulance is coming here with the police." Saint said that I looked at Savienna again and she didn't even forget what Saint said. Almost everyone is scared when they hear the police but why him? He seems to be very well trained.
"I suggest you don't call an ambulance. Just treat Ate Mary, because you won't like what happens when they bring the police." Huh? What does he mean?
"Shut it down Hellion and tell them it's a joke, do you want me to go crazy and hurt you too?" He said with a smile as he played with the knife in his hand. I saw the fear in the eyes of our housemates.
I heard Saint canceled the call. I rested deeply and looked badly at Savienna, and I saw how her eyes change. That bloodlust again. I see, it seems that his desire to kill becomes active when someone looks bad at him.
She tossed the knife in the air so I looked there. "I don't like the stare that you have in there, sis."
"I told you to behave Savienna right? Why didn't you obey?" I say emphatically. She laughed a very creepy laugh.
"I'm not following someone like you, you're just a normal citizen of this country. Just like what you wanted." He says laughing.
"You know Sabrina, in this day and age only the smart and strong can survive this world. Eh you? What are you perfect for? You just rely on Hellion." He says laughing. I felt great pain at what he said, he was right I was just relying on Saint.
If Saint doesn't come whenever I'm in danger I'm sure I'm out of this world.
"You have no place in this world, the weak like you are useless ㅡ" I never heard what Savienna would say next as I felt Saint's palms on both my ears.
He is covering my ears so I can't hear what Savienna is saying. I looked at Savienna and saw the grin on her face, as if to say that she was right in everything she said.
Savienna left and Saint and I were left with our wounded housemates. I looked at Saint and smiled slightly.
"Don't believe what he's saying." He said, and cupped my face with his hands. I took his hand and removed it from my face.
I was just shaken. "It's true, Saint. He's telling the truth."
"Just don't mind what she just said okay? She is just being crazy." Saint promised.
I just nodded at him, and went to the wounded housemates and helped them to their feet. If only I could erase what Savienna said but I can't.
All of that is true. I've always relied on Saint, and I don't want the time to come when I'll still be there when Saint is gone. I need to learn too. I need to protect myself because Saint is not there all the time.
I've been thinking a lot of this. I know Saint won't allow it but it's also for my own good. And I need to learn, I want to know how far I can go.
I want to join the underground school.
The next day it seems like nothing happened for Savienna, she acts like she didn't do anything bad yesterday, which really annoys me. She only stayed at Saint's mansion for a few days but if she could look like she was the queen of this mansion.
Saint let her use my room, it's against Ate Mary that Saint and I are in the same room because no matter what Saint says, he's still a man and I'm a woman. So right now I'm the only one sleeping in Saint's room because he sleeps in his office.
"Savienna if anything happens here again I won't hesitate to get you out of here." I said emphatically, Savienna just shrugged at me and played with the ends of her hair.
I saw Sister Mary look up at me. She smiled at me and I smiled at her too. He looked at Saint who was just quietly eating somewhere.
We all looked at the jamb of the dining hall when someone suddenly entered. Pierce? Why is he here? Saint stood up and took a deep breath.
"Listen Savienna, Ignatius will take care of you. He is with you for the next days, he will monitor you. So, you better act good." Saint said, he approached Pierce and talked to him.
"Why him?" Savienna asked while just looking at Pierce.
"Just be it .." Saint paused and looked at me. "Let's go, maybe we're still weak." I nodded at him. I waved a goodbye at Ate Mary and she just nodded at me.
When I approached Saint, we walked out of his mansion together. I can see in his face that he is really wide awake, he's been busy these days because there are a lot of meetings happening underground. Last night he left because Luther called him because the mafia bosses seemed to be in a commotion.
Because they said they wanted to make me his heiress. But is that position really for me? Savienna is there, alive and breathing. Then he's stronger than me, that's for sure.
When we got into Saint's car I saw him looking at me, I looked at him and smiled a bit. He sighed.
"I can't give you up." He said softly.
"I'll fight against the mafia bosses who want to shut you down ..." Concern immediately engulfed the whole body because of what he said, will he fight the mafia bosses who want to kill me?
"How many are they?" I asked.
"Thirteen in total ..." thirteen and he was alone ?! oh my god this is crazy!
"Can you handle them? Get them ready!" I said uneasily, he smiled at me.
"It's fine baby, no need to worry. Pierce and Luther will be with me." I was a bit relieved by what Saint said. Atleast he had someone with him.
"Is it a hand combat? Or with a weapon?" Question from him.
"Hand combat. I'll try my best to win, I can't be beaten, they can't get you from me." He said. I'm not really sure if Saint is good in hand combat, I don't see him fighting ... but I trust him.
"When is that? I can come ..." I suggested and he immediately shook his head at what I said.
"No you can't, when they find out I'm with you they will immediately ambush you. I can't let anyone hurt my baby." He said. I just smiled at what Saint said.
"When is that?" I asked.
"Tomorrow."
"Tomorrow ?!" I couldn"t help but scream. What the hell? Is that tomorrow?
"It will happen tomorrow midnight in the ring of fire." He said softly. I just rested deeply.
Since I can't do anything right now but support him, it's better, I'll just encourage him in the coming fight.
"Win this one for me Saint, I'll support you no matter what happens. And no matter what they say, I will always stay by your side I won't leave your side. Promise." He smiled at me.
"I'll fight for you until the last hitch of my breath Klea, I can be a dog if you want me to. I will always be here for you."
I'm so sorry Saint, but I badly want to help you. And I know there is only one thing I can do to help you. And that is to join the underground school. I want to be the better version of myself.
Not in time I will just rely on you. And I can't let Savienna or anyone else underestimate me. I know I can do better and I know I can be better of what I am right now.
"I can't do anything but to cooperate with you, and to support you no matter what you do. Your life is what you are gambling just to save someone like me, I am very thankful that you are always here for me Saint. .. "I said.
"Don't worry baby, I am willing to risk everything just for you. I am willing to do everything, for the woman I adore the most."

To be continued...