Oculus of Time

The Light that Binds the Others

Seht's POV

I leaned against the counter of the nurse station while killing Hector inside my mind.

"Should we gouge out his eyes?" I suggested. "I have the medical expertise to do so. It's also not a coincidence we're in a hospital."

"Seriously, Sebastian?" tanong ni Hector.

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin, at alam niyang sapat na 'yon bilang sagot.

He sighed. "Look, I'm sorry."

My brows furrowed as I exchanged looks with Cal who was leaning on the other end of the counter. Sa tabi niya ay si Art na katulad ko, nakakunot din ang noo habang nakatuon kay Hector.

"I don't know why I did everything I did, but I know it was wrong." aniya.

I snickered. "You really think it will be that easy to forgive you?"

He gave me a weak smile. "No, I never thought that."

"Seht..."

Nilingon ko si Thea na lumapit sa'kin. Nang makarating siya sa tabi ko, marahan niyang ipinatong ang kanyang kamay sa balikat ko.

"Alam mong si Chaos ang may kapakana kung bakit nagkagulo-gulo ang mga nakaraan natin..." mahina niyang tugon. "Hindi ba panahon na para patawarin mo na siya?"

My lips formed a sarcastic smile. "Thea, he knew what he was doing at that time and he still chose to do it."

But my smile quickly faded the moment I saw her look down on the floor.

"Lahat tayo may karapatang magbago..." She slowly lifted her head to look at me with pleading eyes. "Kung hindi mo pa rin siya kayang patawarin, kausapin mo siya nang maayos, Seht."

What did I do wrong to her? Hindi naman siya ang nakagawa ng kasalanan sa'kin.

"Wag kang maging hadlang sa isang tao na gustong magbago pagkatapos matuto sa mga pagkakamali niya."

I continued to stare at her when a sad smile drew across her face.

Why?

Bahagyang tumagilid ang kanyang ulo. "Hmm?"

I blinked several times in a second before looking at Hector who seemed distant from the rest of us. Wala siyang tinitignan na isa sa'min, na parang nahihiya, pagkatapos kong tanggihan sa harap ng iba ang paghingi niya ng tawad.

After a few seconds, I finally realized why Thea said all those things to me.

I remember now, that she attempted to kill her younger sister before...

"Thea-" I had a hard time recovering from what I said. "I- I didn't mean-"

Tinawanan niya lang ako. "Ano ka ba? Okay lang."

Tinapik niya ang balikat ko bago ibaba ang kanyang kamay. "Mahirap naman talaga magpatawad, eh..."

"I'm-" I took a deep breath. "I'm sorry if what I said hurt you."

"Bingi ka ba?" aniya. "Sabi ko okay lang."

Lumuwag ang aking pakiramdam nang marinig ang inis sa boses niya, saka ako muling napatingin kay Hector na kausap na sina Kara.

"Destiny was supposed to be your enemy, but since he changed sides, it's Chaos who's mad at you now and wants to erase everything."

Chaos... he's the reason why all of us suffered in the past. Destiny made the choice to protect us when we were still very young, some of us, weren't even born yet. And the moment Destiny made that choice, Chaos already knew we were going to win the rebellion, and that despite the consequences, despite his efforts to erase us from existence, Destiny will still keep us alive.