Desave Underground: Twelve

T/W: Death.

Shaina sighed as she saw her clothes inside her cabinet. She's obviously thinking what to wear. Should I wear this? Dar-n. She grabbed the black t-shirt and pants and started to fix herself. After that, she wear her sneakers.

"Hey, we need to go in training ground in a minute." The woman who slept besides her room suddenly speak. She often observe and choose to stay silent. So, Shaina was kind of overwhelmed since it's her first time speaking. She nodded.

When they entered the training ground, all of the things that they need to use are neatly arrange on the table.

"Day two is just a simple one. First, you all need to do boxing with them as your warm up." Then, he pointed the guys who have well-built-body and masculine arms. "Second, you will fight against them with a short range combat like knife. They won't let you get stabbed. If ever you accidentally stabbed," the guy pointed out the group of men who are standing besides the door. "There's a medical team there."

They all nodded in unison before their training started.

"What the--hold yourself, Shai. You're literally mad at me, huh? I see." Jasper reacted to her violent moves. She will threw her fist on his face faster than Jasper expected. Shaina crossed her arms. "You're slow. I thought you're good at this--" Shaina stopped talking when Jasper turned her around. Shainas' back is now facing Jaspers' chest. His arms were in her neck, choking her.

"Slow, ahuh? Sorry for your dissapointment but I'm not slow." Jasper mocked Shaina. She hit Jaspers' stomach using her elbow to escape. And when she succeeded, she kicked his friend down there. "Dar-n" Jasper whimpered in pain.

Shaina was about to do her next move when the bell rang.

"Five minutes break," Shaina didn't waste any time and gets out of the ring to drink some water. She's exhausted. "Does it hurt?" Shaina almost spit the water that she's drinking when someone speak besides her. Like what she exoected, it's no other than, Jasper.

"What do you mean?" She asked before she drink the bottled water. "I choked you, earlier. Did I?" She shook her head as her answer before putting the water on the table.

Shaina sat on the floor. "Do you slept early last night?" Jasper asked. Shaina chose to stay silent and continue playing some online games.

"Everyone, go back to your rings!" Oliver shouted whilst clapoing his hand to gain attention. Shaina stood up with a frown on her face. She's obviously irritated. For sure, she will have a match penalty for quiting that online game.

"Trainees, kindly get your weapons here. You're all allowed to use everything you want." Shaina waited Jasper to come back inside the ring.

"Shaina! Shaina! Uncle called me, It's about Aunt!" Shaina turnes her heas to face Cassandra. Her forehead creased.

"Cass? What are you doing here? And why'd you mention Josephina?" Shaina asked.

"Shaina.. Aunt's gone.." Cass uttered whilst breathing heavily as she catch some air to breath. Shaina stunned. Her feet was glued to the floor. She can't move. Her knee started to weaken. She ran out of Desave. She called for cabbin and tell the driver where to go.

When she stepped out of the car, she paid for the bill and run towards his fathers' mansion. She ignore the guards and maids that is greeting her. All she think about was her Mother... dying. When she enetred the main door, she saw her Dad, sitting on the couch inside their living room, holding his head as if he's confused and frustated.

"Hey, old man." Shaina greeted her Dad before sitting besides him. "Where's Mamá?" She asked. Her Dad kept silent as he cries. She sighed an tapped her fathers' shoulder. After that, she stand up and put her right hand to her pocket and go upstairs to seeher old room. Her forehead creased as she saw her room neat and clean. Even though she leaves this room messy. That's the day when she live all by her self. She abandoned her room... her house ad her parents because of her rebellious attitude.

"Ma'am Shaina?" she turned her head to face the maid who called her. "Yes?" she asked.

"If you want, I can accompany you in the garden. There is Madame Josephinas' funeral." she nodded.

When they stepped in the garden, and when the maid leaves her for some privacy, she started crying. Her weakness started to show itself. She kept holding her tears back there because she doesn't want anyone saw this softy side of her. Because her Mom was the only one she trusted is terms of breaking down and showing her weakness. It's her Mom who saw how she break down, saw her weakness, and who comforted her. Her Mom would always understand her even though she's a hard headed one.

"Ma, why do you need to left us so early?" She asked her Mom as she saw her lying inside the coffin. "Ma'am, Madame handed me this before she dies." the maid gave her Mothers' phone. She didn't bother herself to wipe her tears nad get the phone from her Mothers' favorite maid. A default app was already in the screen... recordings.

"How can I use this, Melinda?" She heard her Mom asked thru the recorded voice mail. "It's already set, Madame. It's already recording. Just click this red circle if you're done speaking. I'll leave you for your own privacy, just call me if you need help. Do well, Madame." Shaina laughed a bit because of what she heard. She teached her Mom how to use touched-screen phone. Yet, her Mom didn't memorize it well.

"Wassup, Shaina." Shaina laughed as she heard her Mom greeting her in a very-teenaged-greeting style. She laughed as her tears started to fall again. "Do you how much I missed you? I felt so lonely because you're not here. When you were only twelve, or so, you're always here with Keith." Shainas' forehead creased. She doesn't know anyone who named Keith. At all.

"But when you turned Fifteen, you started to act rebellious. You became hard-headed and started to disobey us that it create an accident. I won't tell it to you. I want you to know what I am talking about, all by yourself." Shaina became more curious. "I recorded this because I wouldn't know if you will come back to us." She bit her lower lip.

"You have no idea how happy I was when you came to our lives," Shaina bit her lip harder, stopping her sobs. "You're once our Princess, but now you're a Queen of your own. I'm proud that I gave birth and named that little girl Shaina Faith. When my time comes, and I need to say bye to the world, always remember that your Josephina will always look down and carefully watch you grow up there in Heaven. So please, take care of yourself. I know you're going to miss me because I'm your favorite, yeah?" Her mother asked. Shaina nodded, pretending that her Mom was sitting next to her. Then, she break down. She cried again and again. After a couple of minutes, she stopped and continue listening to her Moms' recorded voice message.

"I will give you all of my properties and money. So that you'll have a bright future. You will graduate in Law school next year. If I'm still there when you passed your bar exam, I will tell everyone that my on and only Daughter passed the exam." Shaina laighed a bit. "I will end this alreadt. We have a board meeting together with your Papá. Take care, your Josephina loves you!" Her mom stopped. But, the recording is still playing. Sign that her Mom didn't end the recording yet.

"Melinda, why is this thing like this? I already click that red circke but it won't stop recording." Then, it stopped. Shaina close hee moms' phone with a smile in her face. She stood up and walk towards the coffin. Then, she started to cry.

"You know I hate crying and showing others my weakness. But here I am, doesn't even carr if someone see me crying and breaking down." Shaina said and laughed a bit. "Shaina.." she turned her back to face who called her name.

"What are you doing here?" She asked. Jasper smiled before wiping her tears. "How can you still look so pretty even when you're crying?" Jasper praised her. Shaina pushed Jaspers' hand away from her face then, she hugged him. She doesn't care what would Jasper think. She need someone to lean on.

"Do you know a place that is peaceful and quiet? A place where my identity is unknown. A place where everyone doesn't know my name." She asked. Her face was leaning Jaspers' chest. Yet, she felt him nod.

"Then take me to that place. Even just for a couple of hours." Shaina uttered before letting go of their hug.