MY CURSED MATE

I Chased by Shadows I

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KABANATA II

Third Person's POV

Bakas ang gulat sa mukha ni crizelle dahil sa ginawang iyon ni Everly, nanginginig ang kamay na pinag siklop niya iyon upang kalmahin ang sarili.

She's not expecting Everly would do that, but still, she did what she came here to do.

"T-This will fix our f-family..." Tila baliw na usal niya sa sarili bago unti-unting inihilamos sa mukha ang nanginginig na kamay dahilan kung bakit nalagyan na din ng dugo ang kanyang pisngi at leeg.

She then screamed and cried so loudly to remove all the voices that's starting to whisper in her head—assuring herself that what she did was right. Everly is the reason why their family has never been good and happy. Now that she's finally gone, everything will go back to normal. They'll be happy now.

Sunod-sunod na mahihinang tawa ang pinakawalan niya habang pinagmamasdan ang duguang katawan ng kapatid.

"I'll fulfill your last wish, my sister." She crazily stated while gripping the knife once again, finally addressing the woman as her sister.

Dahan-dahan niyang hinugot paalis ang punyal mula sa pagkakabaon niyon sa dibdib ng kapatid, pinagmasdan niya ang kaagad na pag agos ng dugo palabas doon.

"Goodbye, everly."A sharp glint of steel flashed in the dim candlelight as Crizelle raised the knife once more, aiming straight for Everly's chest. Her grip tightened, determined to end this once and for all.

But before the blade could reach Everly's body again, a searing beam of blinding light erupted from Everly's still form, swallowing the entire basement in its ethereal glow.

The light expanded outward, pushing against the damp, stone walls, illuminating every darkened corner of the cell. The force of it was so intense that the knife slipped from Crizelle's fingers, clattering against the floor as she staggered backward.

Kaagad na iniharang ni Crizelle ang kamay sa harapan upang protektahan ang kanyang mata sa pagkasilaw—ngunit ramdam niya ang unti-unting pag ikot ng kanyang paningin maging ang nakakabinging ingay sa kanyang tenga.

Panic surged through her veins as her instincts screamed that she was under attack. But there was no one else in the cell. No one else was in the basement. Only her, Everly, and this unnatural radiance.

Then, just as suddenly as it appeared, the light vanished.

Darkness enveloped her, thick and endless. The cold stone beneath her feet was gone, replaced by something weightless—nothingness.

And then—

"Ellena."

Her eyes snapped open at the unfamiliar voice, her breath hitching.

Nagsalubong ang kanyang kilay habang iniikot ang tingin sa paligid. Nawala na siya sa loob ng basement. Sa halip ay nakatayo siya sa gitna ng hardin, tanaw sa kanyang kinatatayuan ang papalubog na araw.

She knew this place—it was her mother's garden.

She turned, her gaze falling upon a figure kneeling a meter away. A woman cradled her swollen belly, her hands protectively wrapped around her womb. Even with her back turned, Crizelle recognized her immediately.

Ellena. Her mother.

Unti-unting lumalim ang kanyang paghinga nang mapagtanto kung ano ang nasasaksihan niya ng mga sandaling iyon. Dahil kinagabihan ng araw na iyon ay tuluyang ipinanganak ng kanyang ina si Everly.