Jay's POV..
Something was wrong.
I knew it.
Not the kind of feeling you ignore and move on from.
The kind that sits heavily inside your chest and refuses to leave no matter how much you try distracting yourself.
For the past few days, I hadn't heard from Keifer properly. No calls. No messages. Nothing except silence that kept getting louder inside my head.
At first, I tried convincing myself he was busy. London wasn't close. Work was probably stressful. Maybe he forgot to charge his phone. Maybe meetings. Maybe this. Maybe that.
But after days passed…
Even my own excuses started sounding fake.
And what made it worse?
Everyone around me was acting strange.
Too strange.
The house felt unusually quiet today despite the fact that everyone was here. Section E had gathered at our house again, but this time there was no chaos, no loud arguments, no Percy acting dramatic for attention every five seconds.
Nothing.
It felt wrong.
my eyes scanning the living room to find answers where everyone was sitting.
Cin sat quietly beside David, both unusually silent. Calix kept looking at his phone every few seconds before glancing away quickly whenever I looked at him..
And Percy..
That idiot who never stopped talking...
Was sitting quietly with his elbows on his knees, staring at the floor.
I frowned immediately.
"What happened to everybody?" I asked, trying to sound normal.
No one answered.
Not properly.
"Why are you all sitting like somebody died?" I let out a nervous laugh, hoping someone would react.
No one did.
That's when the uneasiness inside me started turning into fear.
I looked toward Aries next. He leaned against the wall silently, jaw tight, avoiding my gaze completely.
Even Kuya Angelo looked tense.for the first time...
And suddenly...
I couldn't breathe properly anymore.
"Okay…" I spoke again slowly, forcing out a smile. "This isn't funny anymore."
Still nothing.
My chest tightened.
"Can somebody tell me what's going on?David lowered his eyes.
Eman looked away.
Edrix rubbed his face tiredly before standing up suddenly and walking toward the balcony like he couldn't stay there anymore.
That scared me.
Because Edrix never walked away from things.
Never.
"Kuya…" My voice came out smaller this time as I looked at Angelo. "What happened?"
He didn't answer immediately.
And that silence alone was enough to make my heart start shaking.
"No," I whispered, already stepping back slightly. "No, no… don't do this."
Felix got up slowly, walking toward me carefully like I would break if he moved too fast.
"Jay…"
"Don't," I snapped instantly. "Stop looking at me like that."
My breathing became uneven now.
I looked around desperately.
"Where's Keifer?"
No answer.
"Why is nobody answering me?!"
My voice cracked loudly through the room.
And still..
Silence.
I could feel panic rising inside me now, fast and uncontrollable.
"Kuya Angelo," I said again, this time almost pleading. "Tell me what happened."
Angelo closed his eyes for a brief second before finally looking at me.
And I swear...
I already knew it wasn't something small.
Not from the way everybody looked at me.
Not from the way the room suddenly felt heavy.
Not from the way my own hands had started trembling.
"He's in London," Angelo said quietly.
"I KNOW THAT," I cried out immediately. "What happened?!"
Another silence.
Then finally...
"He was shot."
The world stopped.
Completely.
I stared at him blankly, waiting for the words to make sense.
But they didn't.
They just repeated inside my head over and over again.
He was shot.
Shot...
Keifer...
No.
No.
"No…" I shook my head immediately. "No, that's not funny."
No one reacted.
No one corrected it.
And suddenly my chest started hurting so badly I could barely breathe.
"Who?" I whispered weakly.
Angelo's jaw tightened.
"…his father."
A sharp sound escaped my lips before I could stop it.
I stumbled back slightly, my vision blurring instantly.
"No…" I whispered again, but this time my voice broke completely. "No… no… no…"
Ci-n quickly held my arm before I lost balance, but I pushed him away immediately..
"Why didn't anybody tell me?!" I shouted, tears spilling down my face uncontrollably now. "WHY WOULD YOU HIDE THIS FROM ME?!"
"Jay, calm down..."
"DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!" I screamed at Aries, my entire body shaking. "He was shot and none of you told me?!"
Ci-n started crying silently beside David while Aries looked away completely, unable to meet my eyes.
Percy walked back inside slowly, and for the first time since I met him..
He looked completely helpless.
"He's in the hospital," Angelo continued carefully. "He's alive, but.."
"But what?!" I cried desperately.
No one answered immediately.
And that silence terrified me more than anything.
"He's serious, Jay."
That broke me.
I covered my mouth instantly as a sob escaped my chest painfully.
It didn't feel real.
None of it.
Keifer…
Shot?
Hospital?
Serious?
No.
No, this couldn't happen to him.
Not him.
Not my Keifer.
I cried openly now, not caring who was watching me anymore. My breathing became messy as tears kept falling uncontrollably.
And the worst part?
Everybody was just standing there watching me break apart because they already knew.
They already knew while I was sitting every single day waiting for his call like an idiot.
"You all knew…" I whispered painfully, looking around at all of them. "And you let me sit there waiting for him…"
"Jay...
"I hate all of you right now," I cried, wiping my tears angrily. "I was going crazy thinking he ignored me while he was fighting for his life?!"
Nobody defended themselves.
Because they knew I was right.
"I'm going to London."
Angelo immediately looked at me. "No."
"Yes."
"You're not thinking properly right now."
"I DON'T CARE!" I shouted. "I'm going."
"Jay, listen first..."
"No!" I cried, shaking my head violently. "I'm not staying here while he's there alone."
"He's not alone," Aries said quietly.
"But I AM!" I broke down again. "I'm here while he's there and nobody even let me see him…"
Silence filled the room again.
Painful silence.
I wiped my tears harshly before looking directly at Angelo.
"I'm going," I repeated stubbornly, my voice shaking but firm this time. "Even if I have to go alone."
For me ..For My keifer..
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