Life: Ananke's Daughter✓

LIFE: Torn

Zoe's POV

My heart feels heavy. All the problems. All the incidents. Is it really him?

After settling everything with Art, bumalik ako sa basketball court, sa mismong pwesto ko kanina sa tabi ni Agnes.

"What took you so long? Kanina pa nagsisimula ang laro." bungad sakin ni Agnes pero hindi sa kanya agad dumako ang tingin ko kundi kay Vasilis na umiinom ng tubig.

After he drink, he unexpectedly looked into my eyes. I blink twice, torn in my thoughts if is it just unexpected? Or did he intend to look at me?

Did he knew that i already found out?

Nanghina ang tuhod ko at hindi matanggal ang tingin kay Vasilis hanggang sa biglang may kumalabit sakin at nabaling kay Agnes ang tingin ko.

"Are you okay? Namumutla ka." nagaalala nyang tanong.

"I.." wala sa sariling napabaling ako kay Vasilis na di na nakatingin sakin. Napabuntong hininga ako. "I'm fine." sagot ko kay Agnes.

I don't know.. i don't know who to trust anymore.

Ano ba'ng makukuha nya sa ginagawa nya?

I can't... Just believe it is him..

It's hard..

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Pagod akong bumagsak sa higaan nang matapos akong mag half bath at magbihis. Bagsak rin si Agnes sa higaan nya na tapod nang magbihis. Marami kasi kaming nilaro ngayo'ng araw para malibang ako.

"By the way, Zoe. May problema ka ba?" salita ni Agnes na ikinabuntong hininga ko. "Stop sighing! May problema ka nga." sita nya. Pumikit na ako dahil sa pagod.

I'm still thinking if i have to tell them or not.

Just give me a time.. i need time.

"Nothing." sagot ko at hindi na narinig ang sagot nya. Bahagya akong tumingin sa kanya na nakatulog na sa pagod. Muli kong ipinikit ang mata ko at nagpadala na sa pagod.

"You made a mistake, child." A familiar voice said.

"Mother?" I asked out of nowhere. I'm in the middle of darkness. Nothing's here but i can hear her. Ananke.

"Yes. Do you realize now, what have you done?" sagot nya. Bumigat na naman ang dibdib ko at nanumbalik ang mga nalaman ko. Napayuko ako.

"Yes." I blurted out. There's no denying.

"You brought doom on my domain, child. And you helped him." She said again with her voice that shouts power and dominion.

"I didn't know." sagot ko. Maybe..

"You knew. But you keep on denying it. You knew from the very start. He is doom himself. He acquired his father's personality and all." salita na naman sya na mas lalong nagpalala sa nararamdaman ko.

"Tell me, Mother. How can I stop him?" I asked. Only she could know how to stop doom from conquering her domain. She's greedy too. She won't let him.

"Only you can stop the doom, child. I brought you there to stop him. Now, go, and fix your mistake. You know what to do in ants." May diin na sagot nya.

Napakurap ako.

"Kill him."

"ZOE!" Napabalikwas ako ng bangon ng marinig ang boses ni Agnes. Nakita ko syang nagaalala sa harapan ko.