Her Breakable Cries

HBC 08

Outside the wall

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"Is that true?"

Tiningnan ko siya sa mga mata at kumunot ang noo. Pinanood ko siyang umupo sa kanyang kama at ibinalik sa akin ang pansin.

"What truth?"

"Umupo ka muna, Aiutami," aniya at tinuro ang kaharap na sofa. Sinunod ko naman siya at sinenyasang ipagpatuloy ang tinutukoy. "Is that true that you are forbidden to kill?"

Pinakiramdaman ko muna siya bago sumagot.

"Why? Are you planning something bad for me, Dharyx?" Direkta kong tanong at sumandal sa upuan. "Be sure that your reason is reasonable."

"Oh no, darling. I won't kill you if you're thinking about the past again."

Hindi agad ako tumugon at inobserbahan siya. Huminga siya nang malalim at ngumiti.

"I'm sorry for what I did. I swear. I was blinded by my anger. I'm really sorry," he sincerely said. I nod at him and look around.

"Do you still feel love her?" Tanong ko naman para mawala sa isip niya ang tungkol sa akin.

Nang ibalik ko ang tingin sa kanya ay nahuli ko ang pagpula ng kanyang mukha. Nangunot ang noo at na kuryuso kung ano ang iniisip niya habang nakatingin sa akin. Wala naman siguro siyang pagtingin, ano?

"N-no, I no longer felt love when I saw her. She's like... a stranger to me because of her new looks," he honestly said and lie down on the bed. "Magkamukhang-magkamukha kayo but you are more stunning and charismatic than her."

Napailing ako at naalala kung bakit ganoon na lamang ang galit sa akin ng panganay na kapatid. We are triplets but people are saying that I'm exquisite than them. Hindi ko naman sila mapipigilan isipin iyon dahil sariling opinyon lamang iyon pero dinaramdam ng mga kapatid ko.

"Aiutami?"

"Yes?"

Umupo ito nang maayos at nahihiyang ngumiti sa akin. His golden-brown eyes are saying something to me that I couldn't name. I gave him a curious look and waited for him to continue.

"I heard... your fiancé is a Prince of the Dark Kingdom, is that true?" He slowly asked and looked softly at me.

These past few days, I noticed that he became soft and concerned with me so I wonder... what made him change like that? Napapansin ko ring nakikipag-usap na siya sa akin at ngingiti kung minsan.

"I shouldn't be the one answering that, Your Highness," wika ko at maiksing ngumiti.

"But you are his fiancée, hindi ba dapat ikaw na rin ang sumagot ng mga katanungan tungkol sa kanya?" Nagtatakang aniya.

"Well, not all. Hindi sa lahat ng sitwasyon o katanungan ay ako ang sasagot. Why don't you ask him directly?"

We are confusing them, aren't we?

"Maybe next time," saad niya. "How about you, being a princess, of what kingdom again? Draguana? I bet you're the next queen."

I smirked at him. Yes, Dharyx. You bet.

"I bet you're wrong," I said. Naalala ko tuloy ang tungkol sa propesiya.

"It must be Aiugami, isn't she?" Pagsubok niya ulit at nagkabit balikat naman ako. "Why don't you tell me now so I won't be shocked next time?"

"Dharyx, not offending you but you're not my guardian to tell what I know," sambit ko sa kanya.

"You have guardians? How many and who are they?" Gulat at namamangha niyang tanong. "Kasali ba sila Axalus dito?"