one shot - seulrene

ost 7, a filipino legend inspired

"seul! you've been reading that book for a quite long time now. we need to get going, the store will be closing soon"

the monolid woman stood up and get her belongings. she has saved enough money from her school allowance so she could buy this certain book. it's about a popular legend in their province; maria makiling (the goddess of mount makiling) the goddess is known for her golden heart and mesmerizing appearance. maria makiling has a long shiny black hair, and often wears black pearls and gold jewelries.

her story was she fell in love with a mortal that wanders in her mountain. the hunter confessed her love for the goddess and promised to love each other forever. however, Maria Makiling latter found out that her lover married a mortal while they are in a relationship. the Goddess felt betrayed, she got fooled by the person whom she trusted the most.

seulgi paid the book and went out of the local bookstore. while on her way home, she couldn't help but to think how scary love is. no matter how good you are, there would still be people who will take advantage of your vulnerability and kindness. seulgi couldn't fathom the fact that people could still sleep at night knowing they ruined people.

growing up in a household where she was pampered by love and care, she doesn't know how betrayal feels like. the worst pain she could think of was when her bestfriend, Wendy, took a vacation outside their country without saying a goodbye.

the monolid woman dived in to a deep slumber with Maria Makiling in her mind. the black haired woman in her favorite legend.

"seul! did you forget?! we'll be hiking your favorite mountain!!" yerim, one of her closest friends, shook seulgi's body forcefully. the monolid woman groans and cover herself with the blanket.

"huh? i thought it's on wednesday? it's only monday yerms" seulgi mumbled while finding the perfect spot to sleep on again.

"dude, you're the one who insisted on hiking that mountain, now get up and prepare!!"

"tsk tsk remind me again why i'm invested in that goddess"

"that's okay dude, just ask the goddess on where we could find the yamashita treasure"

"you're so outdated, mr.bean has the yamashita map."

seulgi said before disappearing from her friend's eyesight.

"seul wait! i think i'm going to pass out" yeri dramatically told her while panting.

the two woman have been trailing for 45 minutes. they both got bulky bags that contain unnecessary staff.

"okay, let's just stop here for a while."

"omygod, thanks! wait, i'll just go ahead and check that side i think that would be a perfect spot for picture taking"

seulgi nodded and let her friend do whatever she wants.

"you seem exhausted, human"

seulgi looked up and saw a very beautiful woman approaching her. she has this long shiny black hair. all she could think of was how gorgeous this woman was.

"oh hey, yeah me and my friend are planning to hike this mountain till the peak."

"where's your friend?"

"oh she's just right there taking a rest."

the woman hummed and stayed silent for a few seconds.

"by the way, what are you doing here all alone? don't tell me you're one of those heartbroken people who cope up through nature reconnection?"

the woman stared at her and gave her a small smile.

"how i wish that's the situation"

"what do you mean? i'm sorry you don't have to answer that."

"it's fine, well let's just say this is my fate. this is my home."

seulgi felt all her small hairs on her body stood up. the wind feels so cold.

"you a-are the goddess?" seulgi couldn't even finished her sentence. she was not scared, she was beyond terrified.

"are you scared?" the goddess felt a little sad.

"no! i mean i was just shocked because i didn't know you would show yourself. and based on the textbook you're hundred years old. I didn't know you'd still be that pretty"

seulgi explained while keeping her voice lower for the latter part.

of course the goddess heard that. she let out a small smile. amused by the younger girl's statement.

"uhuh, what does the textbook says about me?"

"well uhh, you're pretty goddess with this long black hair that likes to wear jewelries."

"hmmm, how people could describe something that they haven't seen?"

"uh well, i don't know too. i guess people like to say things based on their emotion then express it exaggeratedly through figures of speech??"

"do you want to know something that those people don't know?"

seulgi excitedly nodded to the goddess and lean on.

"what is it?"

"my real name is irene."

and with that one move, the goddess disappeared. leaving seulgi all alone on her thoughts.

seulgi flinch when someone tapped her.

"dude, what the hell. you look like you just have seen maria makiling."

seulgi still can't function properly. she looked to her friend and said

"maybe i just did."

fin.