Pagkarating ko'y may tatlong kalaban agad ang sumugod saakin. Sinipa ko ang isa palayo at mabilis ko namang inagaw ang espada ng dalawa atsaka ito ibinaon sakanilang ulo. Hinila ko ito ulit atsaka ibinato sa isang kalaban na papunta saakin.
"So what are you gonna do now, Katharine-san?" Tanong ni Scram saakin.
"Revenge." Tipid kong sagot.
"Katharine." Pagtawag saakin ng mama nila Ken. Hinugot ko naman ang espadang nakabaon sa lupa malapit saakin at sa pagharap ko sakanila'y kasabay ng pagbato ko nito sakanila. Naging alerto naman sila at agad na nakaiwas. Ngunit sa pagiwas nila'y dumiretso ang espadang binato ko kay Lauren.
"Lauren!" Tawag nila sakaniya atsaka siya nilapitan.
"Katharine." Natatakot na tawag saakin ni Kyla kaya ako napaharap sakaniya.
"This isn't you, Katharine. Please. This isn't you." Lumuluha niyang sabi.
"They're the one who let my mother and sister get killed!" Madiin kong sabi.
"I know! I know. But trying to kill them doesn't bring them back, Katharine. Nagiging katulad mo lang din sila." Aniya hanggang sa mahawakan na ang aking kamay.
"It won't bring them back, Katharine. And if ever tita and your older sister is here, they'll never want you to kill anybody for the sake of getting revenge. Hayaan mong kuhanin natin ito sa ibang paraan. Wag mong gamitan ng dahas, Katharine. Hindi ikaw ito."
"Don't taint your hands with blood while your heart seeks vengeance. Remember that nobody succeeded in revenging." She said.
"Please. Don't do this." Umiiling niyang sabi habang lumuluha.
"You're not doing this because you cared about me, Kyla. You're doing this because I am hurting your lover's family." Madiin kong sabi habang salubong ang kaniyang mga mata.
"No!" Mabilis niyang sagot.
"Ganiyan ba talaga ang tingin mo saakin?"
"You're my friend-- no. You're like a sister to me, Katharine. I am not doing this because you're hurting my lover's family." Madiin niyang sagot.
"I am doing this because I care about you. I don't want to lose you, Katharine. I don't want to lose the Katharine I know, the Katharine I shared my ups and downs with. I don't want to lose you, Katharine... again."
"I am not the Katharine you knew, Kyla." Walang emosyon kong sabi.
"Yes, you are the Katharine I knew. And I will do anything to keep you away from being consumed by your hatred."
"What if I told you that by killing them, your lover's family, is the way to get me back from the old me?" Pagtanong ko sakaniya. Hindi naman siya agad nakasagot dahil sa bigla.
"The mere thought about killing is never the Katharine I know."
"Then you will never gonna stop me, Kyla." Wika ko.
"I will, Katharine. I will bet my life for saving you." Diretso niyang sabi habang salubong ang aking mga mata. Kitang-kita ko sakaniyang tingin na desidido siya sa mga binitawan niyang salita.
"You know me better than anyone here, Katharine. So you know that I am absolutely sure of what I said."
"And I know you better than anyone. That's why I will be the one who'll gonna stop you." She added.
"Please. I'm begging you, Katharine. Don't make me lose you. I don't want to lose you again."
"Because I know, if I lose you now, I will never gonna bring you back. So I will do whatever it takes just to destroy that growing hatred in you."
BINABASA MO ANG
Blood: A Shadow's Game (Volume VII)
VampireHer real name is Katharine Ashley James Jordan, commonly known as Katharine. However, because of a sudden twist in her life she became Michael for a short period of time. Katharine just wants to live in a human world along with her family. But beca...
