".... why do you call his majesty, daddy?"
".... why do you call his majesty, daddy?"
".... why do you call his majesty, daddy?"
Paulit-ulit ang mga salitang yon sa isipan ni Matthew at hindi siya makatulog. Alam niyang bata lang si Matteo at wala pa itong alam sa mga sinasabi nito pero hindi niya alam kung bakit ang lakas ng epekto sa kanya ng mga salitang yon.
Napagtanto din niyang posibleng may alam si Matteo tungkol kay Yanna. Dahil paano siya tatawagin ng bata na Daddy kung wala naman itong alam tungkol sa kanya at kay Yanna noon.
Posible bang alam din ni Matteo na si Yanna at Mameh ay iisa? Pero paano?
"My mom told me that uncle Luke is a good man. He is just a bit childish."
Naalala niyang sabi ni Matteo.
Lumiwanag ang mukha niya mula sa pagkakakunot.
If Yanna told him then it's clear that she remembers everything. aniya sa sarili.
Ngumisi siya saka bumangon mula sa pagkakahiga sa kama at naglakad palabas ng kanyang kwarto.
Medyo nagulat pa siya ng makasalubong niya si Luke na nagtatakbong lumapit sa kanya.
"Matthew! Matthew!"
"What are you doing here in the middle of the night?" tanong agad ni Matthew sa kapatid nang makalapit ito sa kanya at may dalang isang dahon na kulay puti dahil binalot ng yelo.
"Where did you get that?"
"Guess." excited na sabi ni Luke dahil sa wakas ay may ebidensiya na siyang maipapakita kay Matthew.
Matthew get the leaf and stared at it.
"I got it outside that child's quarter where he always play. I told you he has an ice power." siguradong-sigurado na paliwanag ni Luke.
Matthew checked the owner of the power of the ice on the leaf.
Ekspetado namang naghihintay lang ng sagot si Luke kay Matthew.
"Do you believe me now? It must be his."
"I-it's mine." halos hindi sigurado na sagot ni Matthew.
Hindi naman makapagsalita si Luke.
"Hey, impossible. I get it outside his chamber where he always play. This kid loves to play with his ice power in the middle of this summer. You must have mistaken."
Inis na ipinatong niya ang kamay sa balikat ni Luke at madiin na hinilot ng bahagya na kinangiwi nito.
"Just stop it now already, okay?" Matthew said gritting his teeth.
"Aw! Aw!"
"Okay?"
"Yeah. Yeah." sagot ni Luke saka naman binitawan ni Matthew ang balikat ni Luke.
"Good night." paalam ni Luke habang nakangiwi na nakahawak sa balikat niya.
Matthew looked at the leaf in his hand.
"It's mine... but I am not sure. Is it really mine? I didn't remember I went there and use my ice power on the plants." naguguluhan na bulong ni Matthew sa sarili.
He went back inside his room and put the frozen leaf on the table. Mas lalo tuloy na nawala ang antok niya. Umupo siya sa upuan at kinuha ang sulat na galing kay Philip. Sigurado siyang galing ito kay Philip dahil alam niya ang sariling sulat nito.
BINABASA MO ANG
Unopened Rose (DRAFT! DRAFT!)
FantasyShe traveled back to the time where her birthmarks were her scars. Nectars and Hagonoy plants were sacred. Roses and its petals are powerful. And pollen is her life.
