𝔖𝔬, ℑ 𝔊𝔬𝔱 ℜ𝔢𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔫𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔡

ℭ𝔥𝔞𝔭𝔱𝔢𝔯 42 - 𝔄𝔩𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔞

"His heartbeat quickens as his dawn approaches."
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"GAAAGGGHHH!" I screamed with all the pain I had to endure because of the state of my body. Pinapalibutan na nila ako ng benda. Kada telang dumadapo sa balat ko ay domodoble yung sakit na nararamdaman ko at lumalakas ang sigaw ko.

Two days...

I started coughing blood and Seref was quick to wipe the blood off my mouth with trembling hands. Kitang-kita ko ang takot sa mga mata nito at ang nanginginig nitong mga tuhod.

Mason was patching up my wounds that continued to drop like a fountain. He was having a hard time tending to me. I saw him crying one time as he saw me suffering.

Three days...

Sometimes, my aura would act up as a response to pain and activate my ability out of nowhere. Kaya't nahihirapan sila Mason na palitan ang mga benda ko. Jinsei was helping him and was keeping me down to my bed that was already drench in blood. Ansakit ng buong katawan ko. Kumakalat rin ang lason at parang nasisiraan na ako ng isipan sa pinaghalong sakit at hapdi na dala ng medisina.

Four days...

Napuno ng sigaw naming dalawa ni Lisandrei ang buong ship. It made the entire ship fill with fear and anxiety.

A week...

"Ulric, get some rest."

"I don't need it."

Ulric was sick, but he didn't mind himself because he had to look after Lisandrei. That idiot...

Pinipilit nitong walang sakit sa katawan niya.

"Bakit ba ang tigas ng ulo mo?"

"Ang sabi ko, hindi ko kailangan. Lisandrei and Himeko's in pain right now. Why do I have to rest?!"

"You're stressing yourself! You're sick!"

"As I said, I don't need it. Their lives are at stake right now! It's my fault we ended up in that place! Did you really think I would have the time to rest? Let alone think about having it?! Sa tingin mo ba kaya kong matulog sa sitwasyong ito?! Lisandrei and Himeko might die any second—"

"Tsk! Assholes. Can't you two just shut it?! Move! You can argue all you want after all of this shit is done! Ang ingay niyo, hindi nakakatulong ang away niyo."

Narinig ko ang away nilang dalawa ni Mason sa labas dahil ayaw niyang magpahinga. And for the first time, I heard Jinsei screamed in anger.

Matapos ang nangyaring iyon, sa sumunod na mga araw ay naging bantay si Ulric ni Lisandrei at naging helper ni Mason. He also checks my state from time to time and made sure I was breathing. Every time he comes, he checks my breathing.

Meanwhile, Jinsei's by my side always and didn't even sleep a wink for days. Siya rin yung nagmistulang aid ni Mason tuwing kailangang palitan iyong mga benda ko.

A week and a half...

Have you ever been in such a terrible situation that all you could do was cry? That night, I silently sobbed and dried my tears.

The other two kids, hindi ko na alam kung nasaan sila. They were nowhere to be seen after what happened last time. Seref and Loren accidentally drop the bowls of water they carried. Mabilis naman silang nasigawan at napagalitan nila Mason at Jinsei.

The sound of the bowls and the water splaterring all over the place was like a trigger to their tired souls. Alam ko namang hindi nila sinasadya iyon, pero sa sitwasyong walang maayos na tulog at kain, madali silang nagagalit.