Planet Acelatoria

Chaptah Fipti siks

Blood~

"Bes, ano? Ayos ka lang ba?"

Tanong sa'kin ni Zain nang akmang matutumba ako sa hilo. Inalalayan niya ako maupo sa aking kama.

"Ayos lang." sagot ko sa kan'ya habang bahagyang minamasahe ang aking sentido.

"Clardia Halley Royaldes, anong akala mo sa'kin? Kahapon lang pinanganak?" she raised a brow. "Ang putla-putla mo na. At ilang araw ka na ring patumba-tumba diyan. Ano ba talagang nararamdaman mo?"

"Hindi ko rin alam... I don't know why I've been feeling like this. "

"Baka dahil sabi mo sa'kin 'di ba, hindi ka makatulog dahil inaalala mo si Prince Xavier?"

"And also..." Nebula spoke. Tito Cranstan just brought him here few days ago. "I saw you sometimes that you've been sitting in front of bro's room as if you're waiting for him to open up."

I lowered my head. That's all true. Since the day that your majesty... left, he locked himself up inside his room and never went out. That's what I'm most afraid about, the moment that he'll isolate his self again.

It's been almost a week. Araw-araw sinusubukan ko siyang dalhan ng pagkain sa kuwarto niya. Pero ni isang beses hindi niya 'ko pinagbuksan. Maski si Tito ay hindi rin nakakapasok dito. We're not forcing to open the door. Dahil sa labas pa lang ng kuwarto, nararamdaman na namin ang lakas ng kapangyarihan na bumabalot dito.

We know that when Xavier's trauma is triggered, the greater monster inside him awakens as well.

Gusto ko ring irespeto ang nararamdaman niya kaya hinahayaan muna namin siya mag-isa. Pero habang lumilipas ang araw na hindi pa rin siya lumalabas mas tumitindi ang pag-aalalang nararamdaman ko. Kulang na lang ay umiyak ako araw-araw sa tapat ng kuwarto niya dahil sa sobrang pag-aalala.

Baka 'yon nga talaga ang dahilan kung bakit palaging masama ang pakiramdam ko nitong mga nakaraang araw.

"Oh, saan ka pupunta?"

Zain asked me as I stood up from my bed again.

"I'm... I'm now ready to face them." I looked at her eyes. "My  parents."

"Samahan kita?" She smiled a bit.

"H'wag na. I'll ask Sgt. Harvey to come with me."

She nodded then, opened the door for me.

"Bye, Clardia! See you later!" Paalam pa sa'kin ni Nebula nang may malapad na ngiti sa labi.

I wonder when I'll be able to smile like that again.

Paglabas ko ng kuwarto ay sumalubong na sa'kin si Sgt. Harvey at Celeste.

"Ms. Clardia,"

"Sister,"

Bati nilang dalawa sa'kin. I gave them a small smile.

"Sgt. Harvey," I called him and he immediately gave his attention to me. "Can you accompany me to the dungeon?" 

"Sure, Ms. Clardia."

He lead the way while I was following him from the back. Iniisip ko kung pa'no ko haharapin ang aking mga magulang. Ngayon lang ulit kami magkikita matapos lahat nang nangyari. Kusa silang sumuko kay Tito Cranstan kahit pa ayaw talaga silang ikulong nito.

Ako naman, hindi ko maintindihan ang sarili ko. Sa totoo lang, nagagalit ako sa kanila. Ang dami nilang tinago sa'kin, ang dami nilang kasinungalingan. Yung dating pagtitiwala ko sa kanila bilang mga magulang ko, parang hindi ko na kayang ibalik. Yung respeto ko sa kanila, parang naglaho na. But, there are still some part of me that reminds of how much they sacrificed, how much they suffered, and that's what made me to continue loving them still. I want to give them a chance, who am I even to not do so? Besides I know that they have a reason I must hear about.