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TAV 38: Always Remember

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT : Always Remember

Clarinette | Liana

What does that even mean? Ano ang gusto niyang gawin ko? Sacrifice myself for the greater good? Hindi ko nga alam kung ano ang tinutukoy niya. Darkness...what the heck is this about?

Is she pointing out the same context the Queen said to me before? That the other symbol of light will come? Is this it? Is darkness truly coming?

Gusto kung manginig sa takot, subalit mas nanginginig ako sa lamig. What she said is a revelation that caught me off guard.

Hindi ko inaasahan ang kanyang sinabi.

I was dead inside my mother's womb? I was long dead?

Hindi ko maintindihan, hindi buo ang mga impormasyon na naririnig ko. This is giving me a headache, it is making me feel impatient.

Ang hilig-hilig nilang magbigay ng contextual clues tapos ako na bahala alamin kung ano 'yon? Aba, mahirap mag-isip lalo't nakakabaliw ang mga naririnig ko.

I certainly can't blame my Mom. My father did not say anything about my birth, and that scene I saw is something I am not even sure if it is true.

Ayaw kong maniwala sa mga sinasabi niya, but they were too convincing. Nahihirapan ako dahil sa mga nangyayari. I felt like I become dumb after the forest fire.

Parang nawalan kayo ng kumpiyansa sa sarili simula ng mawala ako. I badly want to get to the bottom of this. Gusto ko ng matapos ito, gusto ko ng malaman ang buo kong pagkatao.

"Your grace!"

Napakurap ako ng ilang beses ng marinig ko si Teirro. I moved my head slowly and fixed my eyes on him. Nasa ibaba siya ng monkey bars.

"Hindi ka ba nangangalay d'yan?"

Nakapagtataka. I scanned my eyes around the area and noticed I was sitting on one of the bars. Kamuntikan pa akong mahulog ng ma-realize ko na narito pa din ako sa kung saan ako kanina. I clearly remembered I went to the forest.

"Bakit ako nandito?" tanong ko.

"Aba, malay ko. Lumabas ka kanina," sagot niya. "Your spacing out is severe, your grace. I think we need you to get examined."

"Hindi ako nagbibiro, Teirro!"

"Mukha din bang niloloko kita? The knights said you've been in that bar since you left the hut. It has been four hours, your Grace."

My eyebrows crossed with his statement. Hindi ko na lamang siya pinansin at dinapoan ng tingin ang gubat, hindi kalayuan sa amin.

"One more thing, Clarinette. Open your eyes to what is around you. Everyone has secrets, including your husband."

That statement echoed in my head as I stared at the pitch black forest. It is strange to think I was assuming things when I clearly felt it was real.

Who is that ball of light?

"Your Grace," pagtawag muli ni Tierro sa atensyon ko. "His Grace will arrive anytime soon. We need to prepare for dinner."

I gave Teirro a nod before I went down the monkey bars. Inalalayan niya ako pababa.

"Is there something wrong, Madame?"

Nagkasalubong ang tingin namin ni Teirro.

Everyone has secrets...

"May tinatago ka ba sa akin?" biglaan kong tanong. I thought he would waver with my abrupt question but he looked at me with nothing but confusion. Is he truly a good actor?