༄It was the first day of December.Nakatulala ako ngayon sa aming kusina habang nakaupo.Sobrang lalim ng iniisip ko kaya't nawalan ako ng ganang kumain. Pakiramdam ko totoo ang nangyari saakin kagabi habang natutulog ako.It was so vivid.It was a weird dream.I met a handsome guy.He seemed to be my friend in my dreams.He is skinny, tall and very attractive even though his face is blurry.I don't know his name.We were in a cliff with skies so dark.He was staring at me I can say.I don't know but I somehow felt connected to him.Damn it. I wish to see him in my dreams again.
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My day goes on so boring.We studied the Flight of Icarus but all I did was stare at the picture of Icarus whose falling. I felt a weird sensation. I ended up waiting for the night to come. Hours of waiting and then voila! Gabi na.Pagkatapos kong kumain ay pinilit ko na agad na matulog.Minutes after, I'm asleep.I'm in a dream. I can feel myself.I'm unconscious but still conscious.
I'm in a fancy mansion.It is painted gold with elegant objects.Then a time warp occurred and I was in that cliff again. I was standing near its edge and down is a dark blue ocean with roaring waves crushing against the cliff's foot. Nakakalula.The surroundings are dim and it looked like it's going to rain.
Lumingon ako nang may marinig na mga yapak.There I saw the man in my dreams last night.I can now clearly see his face.Gorgeous with his foreign features.
"I was given two nights."He said in a monotonous voice." Pardon?"Tanong ko kaagad.Naguguluhan ako kung bakit kontrolado ko ang mga gusto kong sabihin.
" I am someone from the past. Someone dear to you. I was reincarnated as a spirit and only I can enter your dreams."He continued.Mas lalong umikot ang utak ko sa sinabi niya.Wala akong magawa dahil tila paralisado akong nakatitig lang sakaniya. Inaalala kung saan ko nakita ang kaniyang mukha't pigura. Pamilyar siya ngunit hindi ko lang matandaan.
"Goodbye for now my amber. Meet me not here, but when the calendar forwarded ten steps. "He said then walked straight to my direction,He cupped my chin.I gasped.I was hypnotized, I couldn't speak. Gently, he pressed his lips to mine.I felt it. Damn! Is this still a dream?After the kiss, he walked past me.
Lumingon ako sakaniya upang alamin ang bawat galaw niya.Dire-diretso siyang naglakad hanggang sa dulo ng bangin.Walang lingon-likod ay nagpatihulog siya doon.I screamed as if it was the most painful event that ever happened to me.I suddenly woke up from my sleep.Tears are running down my face.What was that?Was it all a dream?
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After ten years, I graduated and found a stable job.All those years I've been thinking of that man.Hindi ko na siya muli pang napanaginipan pa.Hindi siya mawala sa sistema ko. It's like I've been longing to see him again but the other side of my brain tells me that it was just a weird dream.It was the first of December today and I am in an art exhibit.I stopped when I saw a painting of a man with artificial wings falling in the vast sea. I felt that weird sensation again.
"Icarus."Narinig ko ang tinig ng isang batang babae mula saaking likuran.Hindi ko siya nilingon at pinakatitigan ko lamang ang painting."Tito, Icarus fell into the ocean because his artificial wings are melted by the sun, right? "The 'lil kid spoke again.
" No Sweetie. There was this other side of the story."Sagot ng tinawag na Tito." Icarus did not die because of drowning. He jumped off a cliff.Naucrate, Icarus' mother, had a daughter to one of her concubines.Her daughter and Icarus fell in love with each other not knowing that they have the same mother.Daedalus found out about it and the two of them were subjected to part.Icarus' amber named Esmerald, was prisoned in that myriad maze.Icarus couldn't take it so he jumped off the cliff. "
I gasped when he said that name." Oh how sad. " Malungkot na turan ng bubwit. " But, there was a chance for them.Icarus loves Esmerald so much that he asked the Gods to give them a chance.He was reincarnated as a spirit, he'll enter her dreams twice and banish for ten long years."Nanatili akong nakatingin sa painting.
I am now connecting the dots.Esmerald, my name.Enter her dreams?My dreams?When the calendar forwarded ten steps?Ten steps? Ten long years?We'll meet not in dreams but in reality?Doon na ako napalingon sa nagsasalita. Is it just me or what?
He was looking at me the way he looked at me 10 years ago when he kissed me in my dreams.Coincidence? No no no.His features are so familiar, only that he has matured a bit.I cried as memories flashed through my mind.Tragic, oh so tragic.I was Esmerald and he was Icarus.We were full of sacrifices.Do we have the destiny's favor now?
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AléatoireHi! Here is my collection of poems and stories. Feel free to read and share your thoughts about it Thank you! ∆