💫THE
DIAMONDS💎
(He’s Cold – hearted,
but he’s mine)
#Season_2
Episode 32
Cali’s Pov:
My breath hitched a bit as he said those words to me and instantly, I knew the reference he was trying to make.
I glared at him and he chuckled.
“Tell me, Cali” he stared at his stick.
“Are you interested or not?”
I fisted my hands and thought for a while.
“I don’t nee-d your help” I suddenly said.
“I’ll find him myself”.
And with that, I turned around to leave.
“Seriously?” He scoffed and bur-sted into an hysterical laughter and I st©pped to look at him.
“Are you kidding me, Cali? You really think you can find him? First of all, how would you locate the palace? Do you think Korea’s a town or something?
“Secondly, I’m the only one who can guide you to prevent your a*s from being grounded because right now, the Miquel you might meet might not be the Miquel you know”.
“And why do you sound so confident, huh? Why do you sound like you know so much about him?” I asked angrily and he smiled.
“Because I’m his one and only brother”.
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That night, I sle-pt with Diane in the car cause I couldn’t think of staying in the Black Diamonds institute, even after Mykel had tried to convince me to do so. I wasn’t mad, was I?
Diane sle-pt so early like a chick. And as I la-id quietly
in the dark, I kept thinking about Miquel. Where could he be? Could he really be at the palace?
Oh God! What has become of him?
Helplessly, I had to accept Mykel’s deal..
Well, yes. You wouldn’t blame me cause I had no choice. Miquel’s abs£nce was driving me nuts and I was re-ady to do anything just to see him.
At least, with the way Mykel sounded, I’ll get to see him by tomorrow!
I’ll set my eyes on him again!!
Oh God! Now, I confirmed it. The story he’d talked about – losing his family on a bridge and all that – it was all about him!!
Its been him the whole time!
The throne of darkness – everything was real. And Mykel was the God damn brother.
Ahh! I should’ve known.
Well, the only reason I’d try my best not to kill him is the fact that,He’s probably the only key to getting Miquel at the moment.
And for Miquel….I was re-ady to do anything just to see him.
Gosh! How the hell did I fall so de-eply in love with a guy?
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#Next_morning
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I waited outside with Diane for the j£rk to come out as usual.
“Are you sure he’s coming out? It’s been so long alre-ady” Diane grouse and looked around.
I just placed my hands on my w@!st and kept my eyes glued to the direction he was supposed to take.
Well, he’d better not be pla-ying with me.
After a longer while, he finally showed up – in a car.
Hmph. Finally.
I gawped at him as he parked the car in front of us and stepped out
Well…I must admit, there was a striking resemblance between him and Miquel. And thus, he was quite handsome.
But I’d still prefer my Miquel’s look to that sh*t of his.
“I thought you changed your mind” I said sarcastically to him, ma-king sure the anger in my voice was clear enough.
“Nah. Of course, I’d never change my mind. I never back out. Come on, let’s go. But..I hope she isn’t coming along?” He asked, referring to Diane.
“Of course, she is” I scoffed.
“Got a problem with that?”
“Well, if she’s coming,t then the deal is over” he said and my eyes dropped.
What?
Diane also chuckled in surprise.
“I..I don’t get you. Why?” I demanded.
“Well, just in case you don’t know, Cali; we’re going on a mission – a dangerous mission because if the people of the palace gets to know we’re there to save Miquel, we’ll definitely be dead. Therefore, we can’t have ourselves walking in large numbers. Two is a companionsh!p, but three is a crowd. So, its not working out” he enthused and I shook my head in disbelief.
He’s got to be kidding me, huh??
Like…what the heck???
“So….you really expect me to go alone….with you?” I asked disbelievingly and he rolled his eyes.
“We’re running out of time, Cali. Chose. Miquel or your friend?” He said and walked into the car.
Holy Molly!
He ignited the engines and that was when I knew he was damn serious.
I turned to Diane who was speechless.
“Wh…What do you think?” I asked, nee-ding some sort of encouragement.
“Well…to be sincere, Cali. I….don’t know. Don’t you think its risky going alone with him? Do you really trust him that much?” She replied and I turned to look him in the car.
Just staring at him,I remembered all the wicked things he’d done to me. The images repla-yed fresh in my head and I just couldn’t imagine being alone with him.
But Miquel….
He was damn important to me and I was re-ady to take any risk just to see him.
I sighed weakly and looked at Diane.
“I…I think I’ll do it. I nee-d to see Miquel” I told her and she nodded after a little reluctance.
“How will you return to the institute?” I further asked.
“Don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine. Just be careful, okay?” She said and I nodded.
Mykel honked the car, drawing my attention.
Diane and I gave each other a quic-k hvg.
“Thank you so much, Diane” I said in the process and she smiled and hvgged me ti-ght.
We finally unlocked and I ran off to meet Mykel in the car.
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After the ride in the car, we arrived at the airport and proceeded to the pri-vate jet he was talking about.
Gosh! I still couldn’t believe I was walking side by side with this monster.
Well, it’s just for Miquel and Miquel alone. When we’re done from Korea, I’ll definitely fix him in his place.
We took our different seats in the jet and fixed the belts and in no time, we were off the ground.
“Have a safe trip” he turned to me and said with a sarcastic smile and I just glared at him.
Monster.
His evil smile made me recall everyfu-cking thing he did to me and how I wish to make him pay.
I took in a de-ep breath and tried to ignore him.
I shut my eyes and thought of Miquel. I couldn’t wait to see him.
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After quite a long time, we arrived at the airport and alighted the jet.
I took in a de-ep breath as I stepped out with Mykel. And then, it was obvious.
I was in Korea!!!
We were there alre-ady!!
My eyes beamed happily and I turned to look at Mykel.
“Wh….What’s next? Where can we find him?” I asked anxiously.
“Patience, Cali. Patience” he sm-irked and stuff a litted cigarette in his mouth.
He had a bag with him and he opened it and brou-ght out a face cap, putting it on.
“Come on”, he muttered and started walking away and I followed.
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We got to the roadside and boarded a cab and after a very long time, we arrived at the destination he’d describe-d to the cabby.
He settled the cabby and he took off afterwards.
I looked around but didn’t find anything interesting. Like….the area was just deserted and bushy.
“I thought you were taking me to the palace?” I snapped at him, but he didn’t reply as he brou-ght a lolli-pop from his bag and stuck it into his mouth.
He brou-ght out another and offered it to me.
“Here; you should keep yourself busy. Its gonna be a long walk” he said as he pointed it towards me, but I sl@pped his hand away, ma-king the lolli-pop fall on the floor.
“I’m not interested. Take me to Miquel” I replied bitterly and he chuckled and started walking away while I followed.
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We walked for such a long time, I began to feel suspicious.
“Where exactly are you taking me, huh? And why is it taking so long?” I asked angrily as we fought with the gras-ses.
“Geez! Cali, you act like a pest, you know? Relax okay? Do you think the palace is more like a two be-droom ap@rtment that you can just go to, knock on the gate and request to see the king? I’ve told you before,,if we’re being suspected by 1%, we’ll be killed. Especially you because, you know? I’m a prince and can easily find a way to convince them. But you, you’re a total stranger and they kill strangers without remorse” he replied and I turned to look at her.
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
I scoffed and focused on the bushy path.
“You really nee-d to st©p hating me, okay? Your b©yfri£ndalre-ady punished me enough” he said after a while and I glared at him
“You deserve worst than death, j£rk” I said angrily and he laughed.
“You two will make a perfect couple, huh?” He continued. Hi fresh ish on+233544142683 to be added to story headquarters room for more stories.
“I mean…you love him so much and risking your life for him. And him on the other hand, killed hundreds of people just to seek revenge for you”.
I st©pped walking and looked at him. What’s he talking about?
I wanted to ask him for more details, but decided to wave it aside.
“Just shut up, okay?I don’t wanna hear anything from you”I faciled and he sm-irked.
“His ex girlfriend was a banshee” he suddenly said and for a moment, I st©pped walking again.
what?
I looked at him and he smiled – feignly.
“Didn’t you wonder why he suddenly got attra-cted to you? Despite his grumpy attitude? It’s likely because you reminded him of his first love – our first love”.
This time around, I was gob sma-cked and couldn’t move. And he sm-irked and walked ahead of me.
“Come on, pumpkin. We’re almost there!” He called out to me and I shrugged the thoughts off my head and ran to meet him.
We got to a hill and climbe-d together.
“Is the palace in the sky or something? I don’t un-derstand” I said un-derneath my breath as I found it so difficult climbing the hall.
My breath was beginning to waver.
After climbing for such a long time, we got to the t©p and I found myself breathing heavily.
I stood beside him and stared the direction he faced and…..woah!!!
“That’s the palace” he said and made a sl@pping sound from his lolli-pop.
Climbing the hill gave us access to see the hvge building ahead of us.
Like….it was so big, tall and wi-de.
And extremely beautiful.
With so many people moving about.
It looked just like paradise. Was that really the palace?
I breathed heavily as I shaded my face with my palm as a result of the sun while staring at it.
So….how do we get in?
Suddenly, I saw someone at the t©p of the building – at the balcony.
A person wearing a crown – having about four guards behind.
He just stood and stared into space, his hands crossed behind his back. And despite the fact he was far from me, I could still recognize him.
I could recognize that look from everywhere.
I brou-ght my hand down from my face as my eyes dilated in shock.
Miquel????
I g@sped in fright and placed my hand on my che-st. I felt all my muscles move and my blood st©p flowing
It was him!
My Miquel.
He was right there.
“Miquel???” I called out without thinking twice.
#Season_2
Episode 33
Cali’s Pov:
I didn’t even realize when I called out his name.
Mykel pu-ll-ed me back immediately.
“Hey; what are you doing? You really think he can hear you from there? You should hope nob©dy heard you from a distance” he said huskily and looked around quic-kly.
I couldn’t take my eyes off Miquel as I stared at him with so much de-sires. My Miquel was right there in front of me! He was there!!
Looking so….handsome and royal….but in a different way.
A strange craving and de-sire to hold him suddenly clouded me and I turned swiftly to look at Mykel.
“How do we get in? How do we get to him?” Desperation and impatience was clearly resounding from my voice.
He sighed and inser-ted his hands into his trou-ser pockets.
“Its not gonna be easy, Cali. First, we can’t climb throu-gh the fence, that’s impossible. Secondly, we can’t just walk throu-gh the gate cause its gonna be really risky”.
I turned to look at Miquel and noticed he was alre-ady walking away.
Oh my God!! He was walking away!!.
I watched bitterly and anxiously as he finally got lost.
“How risky?” I turned to Mykel and ask immediately.
“Well….really risky. Because the guards would have to interrogate you heavily. And if you’re found suspicious, you’ll be arrested and probably killed” he replied, but it didn’t seem to freak me a bit.
Not when Miquel’s involved.
“What if I go in as a maid?” I asked.
“Wouldn’t that be better? I can get access to see the King, right?”
“A what? Are you okay? You can’t possibly go in as a maid, Cali. What if you get caught?”
“And I can’t believe you’re concerned about my well being. How hilarious” I scoffed and started walking away.
“Hey; Cali. Cali” he called and ran after me.
I didn’t turn to look at him but just continued walking away
“Seriously Cali?” He asked, but I still ignored him.
We climbe-d down the hill and I still continued on my way.
“Okay; fine! Fine! You can go in okay? When you’re done, you meet me right at the hill. But don’t say I didn’t warn you” he said audibly, but I still didn’t turn to look at him as I proceeded on my way.
j£rk.
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It was a very long walk from the hill to the gate, but thankfully, I arrived there.
The gates were actually wi-de open, but the guards were something else – fully armed.
From the look in their eyes, nob©dy told me to st©p walking when I got to where they were.
At some point, I actually bec@m£ a bit scared.
“Who are you?” The first guard asked grumpily and I swallowed ha-rd .
“I’m…I’m one of the maids, mister. I had to go out to get something” I replied, trying as much as possible to cloak my nervousness.
“To get what?” Another asked, obviously because my hands were empty.
Oh! Damn.
“Um…some herbs. But unfortunately, I couldn’t get the ones I nee-ded. So, I’m back to report to the mistress” I replied and they exchanged glances at each other.
For goodness sake, they ushered me in!!
“You can come in”, the first one said and paved way for me to pas-s and as I did, I re-leased the long breath I’d been holding the whole tome.
Gosh! Thank goodness.
I walked in and couldn’t help but admire the beauty of the place. But considering the fact it was restraining my Miquel from me, I still hated it.
I walked so slowly, wondering what else I’d do to get closer to Miquel.
The maids…I nee-ded to mingle with them first. I couldn’t just go to the king empty handed.
There were lots of people moving around with baskets, bags, so many things. And I st©pped one of them.
“Hi. Um….where can I find the royal kitchen, plea-se?” I asked.
She looked a little reluctant and suspicious but instantly, I gained access to her thoughts and got the direction.
“Don’t worry. I remember now” I waved her off and continued walking.
I took the directions I’d gotten from the woman’s head – left, left and right.
And in no time, found myself in a wi-de open space.
Woah!!
Is this what their kitchen looks like??
I stood confused at the entrance. I mean….they were so many of them – as busy as bees.
So many pots were on the fire which were made with local wood.
It was….
Suddenly, someone pushed me from behind and I turned to see it was a grumpy looking woman.
“Hey! Who are you? And why’re you just standing there?” She asked, beady eyed.
I quic-kly went throu-gh her thoughts and discovered they were expecting a new maid for the day. Nana.
“I’m….I’m Nana” I told her, hoping I wasfu-cking convincing enough.
“Nana?” She repeated.
“But br@dley said Nana had bigger eyes.
“Anyway, come in. Come in. There are so much to do” she said hastily and walked in and I sluggishly followed.
The place was looking so new and strange to me.
“I nee-d three more girls over here!” She announced and cl@pped her hands and immediately, three girls scuttled to where she was.
Hm. She was obviously the one in charge.
“Here. Take these trays to the throne room immediately. Be fast” she cl@pped her hands again and we started taking the trays one after the other.
I had the tray containing blueberries.
And…hold on; did she just say the throne room??
That should be Miquel’s location, right?
Oh my God!
I held the properly and scurried out with the rest of the maids.
plea-se, this should be it. This should be my opportunity of meeting Miquel.
“Ma’am Hanuel is so grumpy today, isn’t she?” I overheard two of the maids mumble.
“Not just today. She’s always been so bossy” the other replied, rather pissed off.
I sh0t them a stare and decided to ignore since they were the least of my problems.
We walked for a long time,,climbe-d some stairs and finally, got in front of a very large door which looked just like a gate.
There were armed guards in front of it and we st©pped walking as the guards inspected us.
When they were done, they signalled the third among them to open the door and he did and we got access into the mas-sive room.
My eyes itched at first cause of the light, but not until I sp©tted him sitting on what looked like a throne.
Myl-ips helplessly dropped open in shock and excitement as I stared at him – My Miquel.
Oh my God!!
Miquel!!
TBC.