Ang Boyfriend Kong Black Smoke

CHAPTER 24 - PORT

POV MASON

FROM here, I was able to see that Hailey received her personal Flippies. All students and professors of CRAM are listed in the Contacts section of the phone. There is privacy when it comes to using Flippies as only the owner can read its messages.

Professor Mason Elizalde: Hey Pet! Do you want your hug now?

Hailey Shade Diaz: Nasaan ka? Bakit wala ka dito sa T-Hall?

Professor Mason Elizalde: First floor. Table near the Twistcalator.

Sumilip si Hailey sa first floor at nakita niya ko na nakaupo sa isang table, pero hindi ako nag-iisa. Kasama ko si Mykyta Kushnir na kumakain ng dinner dahil pinag-uusapan namin ang posibleng training week ko sa Japan dahil ang older sister niya ang Headmaster ng school doon.

Hailey Shade Diaz: Baka nakakalimutan mo, jowabells kita. Bakit may girlet ka na katabi? Possessive ako, lumayo ka diyan.

Professor Mason Elizalde: Meet me later at the lake port, sa likod ng school. Your Flippies will show you the direction.

Sa likod ng Aquamarine Castle ay nandoon ang isang sementado na port na may benches at lamp posts. Nauna na akong pumunta dito, pero ilang saglit pa ay naramdaman ko na ang parating na presensya ni Hailey Shade.

"Hey, I am sorry late ako. Dinala ko pa kasi sa kwarto ko 'yong mga pagkain na tinake out ko from T-Hall," sabi niya sabay kamot ng ulo.

"Your classes will start tomorrow. Are you ready?"

"I think so. Maayos naman ang mga team mates ko. Alam ni Xyder and ni Rayah ang super secret ko kaya hindi naman ako nag-aalala."

"How are you? I mean, you remembered everything, right?"

Hailey Shade looks excited to be part of CRAM specially with her bubbly team mates, but somehow, I know that the surge of memories are also bothering her.

"Mason, naalala ko lahat ng mga ginawa kong pagpatay noon. Sobrang sakit. Feeling ko may pamilya din sila at namatay silang lahat sa kamay ko," sabi ni Hailey na pinipigilan umiyak.

"To make you feel better, I will tell you a little secret."

"Dirty secret ba 'yan?"

"Since your thirst for killing is powered by Dark Magic, I tried to manipulate it. I tried to control the people that you will kill. Most of them are the vilest human on this planet. Kung may dapat sisihin sa mga ginawa mo, that's on me, Hailey."

"Sinadya mo din ba na patayin kita?"

"Yeah, I need to somehow save you. Maybe because we are made of the same thing. Dark and evil magic."

"We are made of the same thing? We are made for each other na lang, puwede?"

"That will do. Come here."

Pinalapit ko si Hailey sa akin at nagulat siya nang bigla ko siyang niyakap. Hindi ko nasabi sa kanya na pinagmamasdan ko siya kagabi habang tahimik na umiiyak sa kanyang unan.

This girl will smile and will pretend that everything is okay even if her heart is already breaking.

For more than two years, I have known her agony. Her endless crying nights because of her unstoppable killing urge.

She has no one to lean on, no one to tell her story. She is alone in her misery.

I saw her every night. She kneeled and prayed inside her room as if begging Heaven for forgiveness. I even heard her prayers, asking the Creator's help to erase her pain.

Her only friend is her pillow that keeps absorbing her tears every night.

Gusto ko siya lapitan noon at yakapin, gusto ko siyang damayan sa sakit na nararamdaman niya, pero magiging magulo lang ang lahat kung papasok ako agad sa buhay niya.

"Everything will be okay, Hailey," bulong ko sa kanya nang maramdaman ko na humihikbi siya.

"I am an evil witch who is destined to destroy the world. How can you be so positive?"

"I was also a killer. I took lives for fun. I almost killed my own brother and sister. I was an evil black smoke, Hailey. No one knows what kind of creature I am. I am far from saving, and yet here I am."

"Natatakot ako, Mason. Natatakot ako na bumalik ang uhaw ko na pumatay ng tao. Ayoko na may masaktan ako."

"Let us not think about that. Worst case scenario, I will just kill you to end your suffering."

"Papatayin mo talaga ko?" tanong niya sabay bahagyang tulak sa akin.

"Yeah, it would be my honor to kill you, Ultima Incantatrix."

"Siguro mas okay na 'yon kaysa magkalat ako ng lagim noh? Baka kapag naging super evil witch na ko, maging gulo gulo ang buhok ko with matching long nails. Patayin mo na lang ako. Mas matutuwa pa ko kung ang boyfriend kong black smoke ang papatay sa akin."

Kung kanina ay umiiyak siya, ngayon ay humahalakhak na siya na parang isang tunay na dark witch.

Mukhang may papalit na sa trono ni Rayah.