Chapter 13
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"I wonder." I mumbled when Geo asked me what's the reason why I write..
I kick the stone... Naglalakad na kami ngayon....
"I told you .... It's my way to escape reality." I slightly smiled.
My way to escape my thoughts... Tho I keep thinking when I lay on my bed and ready to fall asleep...
But I only fallen asleep when I finish all the scenario inside my head and most of the time, it will took hours....
Writing... Reading... Watching... It's my way to escape my problems... Tho if It's too much problem ... Hindi ako nakakapagfocus sa binabasa o pinapanood ko...
Questioning myself worth...
Sometimes asking God why I was born...
And what's my purpose?
A random questions that ended up making me feel.... I don't really know how to describe it...
"There is actually a reason why I write the story... I forgot the reason though." I chuckled.
"You see... The main story should focus only on Athena and Klaus.... But I added Lyric... Lyric... Lyric..... You see no child deserves to be neglected and hated by their parents... Like how Lyric made him feel for his daughter..." I kick another stone
"So yun na nga.. it should be the lovey dovey between Klaus and Athena but.... I want the regrets of Lyric to be seen...."
"But we all know .... You guardians should also know .... There are a lots of children that was neglected by their parents..... And vice versa... There are parents who did everything for their children yet when the ungrateful child grow up .... That child neglect the parents...."
"The good and bad were balance in the world." I added.
"Sometimes you think deep." Said Aqua
"Really? I sometimes thought I am smart." Pabirong saad ko.
When I was a kid I really want to grow up.... But I didn't know life is hard when you're grown up.... And now that I became an adult... I just want to be a child .....
Like... I was so excited to grow up but look at me now.... In the real world... I was tired, lost, confused and anxious at the same time....
Studying to pass.... Taking up a course... Waiting for the graduation and finally, you graduate in college ... Then again....
My course was way too far for what I'm doing right now.....
I didn't even get to used my course and the job is not even the same as my course...
I don't even know what path should I take...
That's what I am in the real world of course....
"El, Take care of Aqua!"
"Yeah, Whatever." I grin...
Hinatid lang kami ni Laila at Geo at umalis na din naman sila....
Si Jin naman dumiritso sa Palasyo.....
We don't really had a class after the announcement of the execution...
I didn't write it in the Novel.... But gossips keep on happening...
Who will ascend the throne?
Is one of what the gossip is circulating right now...
"Ano ka?" I asked Aqua when he suddenly pinned me on the wall ..
(Ano ka is like bakit? In tagalog)
"What did you say earlier?" He asked...
I sometimes want my crush to pin me on the wall too.... You know when you read the male lead pinning the female lead on the wall...
I want to experience that and now I'm experiencing it!
Though our height difference....
I'm five flat ... And Aqua is 5'8 or 5'9? Or 6? Dunno...
Oh... I want to experience the 'Stop the Car! I said stop the Car!!' too hehehe....
Pero 'Stop the Carriage' ata tayo dito.... Pero hindi naman kami gumagamit ng carriage kasi nakakapag-teleport kami...
Aqua's POV
Is she even listening to me??? She's thinking something else, isn't she??
A man.... Maybe?
I glare at her.
"Shall I remind you what you promised me?"
"Ah... K?"
K.... K? Isn't that the Warlock... It's the princess nickname for the warlock!
"K? You're thinking about the warlock?"
I don't like it...
I leaned closer still glaring at her ...
"You mean Klaus? Duhh? K means Okay." She rolled her eyes...
Oh.
I misunderstand her... "I'm sorry." I whisper.
"For?" She said confused.... I just smiled at her......
Her face still red.... She's really cute and beautiful....
"You're so pretty."
She stared at me.... Na parang hindi siya makapaniwala sa sinabi ko...
"Luh! Hahaha may guba mata mo?"
She's really fluent with the Ancient language....
(Trans: may sira ba yang mata mo?)
"My eyes are perfectly fine." I kiss her cheek where her mole was placed....
Tumindig na ako ng maayos... "Next time don't say that you forget to take responsibility of my feelings."
I suppress my laughter.... She looks like a super red tomato. "Red Shorty."
"Stop teasing me!" Mahinang tinulak ako nito at umalis ng padabog.....
Cute...
Sinundan ko siya.... She just glance at me... Umupo ito sa kama at sa magic device na naman siya nakatutok......
With her unknown brand of foods of course.....
Kinuha ko yung isang lalagyan.... Malamig yun and when I open the cup....
Ah ... Ice cream....
Umalis ako sa kama at lumabas sa kwarto para kumuha ng spoon at bumalik ulit ....
Shorty's now frowning.... What is wrong?
I tried the Ice cream... Ah... It's mango with cheese!
"Wanna try? What's wrong?" I asked.
El open her mouth at sinubo nito ang kutsara na may ice cream....
I eat again....
"You know..." She put down her magic device. "Nothing." She smiled... She's hesitating on telling me what was wrong....
"What is it?"
This ice cream is really good.... I feed her again and to me again...
El stared at me... "Well."
Kumuha ito ng chips— that's what she called it— na nasa tabi lang nito.....
I can listen.... To whatever your problem is.
"Nah naiinis lang ako when I read the hateful comment hehe."
"Is that all?" I ask because there is really something wrong...
"Nah..." El leaned her back on the headboard... She spaced out again!
I let her be and continue to stare at her...
"You know what... People really need to be nice and that includes me."
"Hmm.. that's true."
"Well, I hate my attitude sometimes... No it's actually most of the times.... You know when I was living in the real world...."
I continue to look at her and listen to what she said...
"May pagkamaldita kasi ako... but I'm also a good person... Alam mo yun? Maldita now, Konsensya later." Nakangusong sabi nito...
Because the gods put conscience on their creation...
"Mabilis din akong magalit... Pero tahimik lang talaga ako.... Alam mo yun? Nakakagalit talaga yun kapag tinatanong ka ng tao kung ano yung ginagawa mo eh nakikita naman nila yung kung ano ang ginagawa mo?!"
I chuckled. "And? What did you say when they ask?"
"Maliban sa patagong pag ro-rolled eye? Wala... Tahimik nga kasi ako.... Pero kapag kapatid ko o kaibigan yung nagtanong..... They will hear my cusses."
"Bakit pa kasi magtatanong kung nakita naman right?"
Hindi ako nagsalita.... Bakit nga naman... Wala ba silang mata?
"May way ba yun? You know? To change your attitude?"
"The change comes from the person, Shorty."
"So! Ako talaga may kasalanan?" She tilt her head... "Remembering all my past behaviour.... What I did or being rude to someone.... Then I feel guilty for doing what I did and said to myself and to God that I want to change then again.... I keep doing it...." She slightly smiled ... I can see that sad smile....
Nilapit ko sa bibig niya ang kutsara na may ice cream.... She ate it and I scoop another one and eat it...
"I just hate my behaviour...."
"You're all good." I said.... Because she's really is...
Since I am the one watching over her this passed month....
El is the type of person that keeps on smiling and be nice to everyone but can be hostile too..... And an Ill-tempered....
Tho she's not the type to fight....
She's actually sociable tho I also noticed that most of the time it drained her.... So I'm guessing that she's an introvert...
She's a reserved one... She rarely talk about her life... Just like now how she hesitate earlier.... It seems like she doesn't trust anyone other than herself about her private life...
She talk about her behaviour right now but not the way you will know her secret... If she have one, that is....
Since for me... The quiet person knows a lot more than the talkative one....
They know a lot of secret and can be secretive about their life.... They're also an observant.... El fall for that criteria...
"Is that how you see it?" She smiled....
"Sometimes." I answered... "Tell me more?" I said still looking at her and ready to listen... "About the attitude you hate."
"My attitude?"
"Yes."
"Well... Ah!" Umupo ito ng maayos na parang may naalala.. "I hate that attitude of mine! Alam mo yun? Yung feeling ko pinag uusapan ako ng lahat and it will makes me uncomfortable because I think that way."
Shorty is a self conscious person.... She's indeed uncomfortable when everyone was looking at her or she thought they were looking at her... And it make her anxious....
She enjoys to be alone but actually likes to talk to only few selected people. She also loves to read and she day dream.
I wonder why did I know much about her...... Isn't it because ... I always look at her?
It's actually hard to tell kung ano ang totoo niyang pagkatao.... If you're not me of course....
El was an introvert that can be sociable... Huwag lang talaga siyang tingnan ng lahat....
Patagong ngumiti ako habang nakikinig at nakatitig sa kanya habang nagsasalita siya....
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- Writer
