Daughter Of The Moon (SELENE 2)

Chapter 11

Habang papalapit kami sa palasyo ay binagalan ni Bea ang takbo ng kotse. Nakita ko ang pagbukas ng tarangkahan. The two warriors who opened it did a bow as we passed.

Nagtuloy-tuloy si Bea sa pagmamaneho hanggang sa harapan nang palasyo. The tall-double doors were closed. Huminga muna ako ng malalim bago bumaba nang kotse. Sumunod naman si Bea sa akin.

"They're waiting, miss." Biglang saad ni Bea sa akin.

I nod and open the double doors. Naglikha iyon mabigat na tunog dahilan para mapatigil ang ibang tagapaglinis. They bowed in unison upon seeing me standing at the doorway of this palace. Ang mga alanganin nilang ngiti ay nagpapahiwatig na hindi nila inasahan ang pagdating ko. I could see some of them cowered in fear and instantly looked away when I try to look at them in the eye. I inwardly sigh and shake my head in dismay.

Hindi pa rin ba sila sanay sa'kin? I've been here for 3 years and still, ganito parin sila sa akin, ilag.

What can I do? My mother hid me to everyone, and I already accepted that not everyone I can please just by existing. That not all we want, we would always get. Life is not always a give and take as what others think. It's not always rainbows and butterflies, sometimes it's storm and rain. Dark days happen. We, people, should know how to learn to live with it.

"Are they in their office?"

Iniwas ko ang tingin sa kanila at bumaling kay Bea. I'm not here to see their displease. Kung may hindi sila nagugustuhan sa akin, it's okay. I can't do anything about it anyway, and I won't do anything to change it. Wala akong magagawa kung iyan ang kagustuhan nila.

Tumango siya at sumunod sa akin patungo sa opisina nila Ina. "We only have an hour for this meeting, miss. Then, they'll be leaving to visit King Lenard of Fiero Kingdom afterwards."

Napatigil ako. Kumunot ang noo ko sa kanyang sinabi. "Is it that urgent?" I asked. Muli siyang tumango sa akin.

Will that be enough? Marami akong gustong itanong sa kanila. Maraming bagay pa ang gusto kong malaman mula sa kanila. But an hour is too short for this meeting.

If that so, then we should get going. Time is ticking, better not waste it. Isang malalim na hininga ang pinakawalan ko saka muling naglakad.

"Do you have any idea of their visit?" I asked her again, this time it's about Fiero Sun's Kingdom.

Sa mga naririnig ko mula sa mga guard na nadadaanan namin kanina. Fiero was attacked by Jaxon's men, the leader of Death Arrow, the day I ordered Bea to come home. Fortunately, it was only some untrained wolves he sent and hasn't done any serious damage to King Lenard's men, but some still manage to enter the Kingdom and cause chaos among the people inside.

Maybe, this is the reason why they'll visit. It also got me into thinking, ang hari ba ang nagpapunta sa kanila o naisipan lang nila Ina at Ama na pumunta?

"Wala, miss. They didn't say anything apart from that." Nailing nitong saad.

Natahimik kami nang nasa tapat na kami ng pintoan ng opisina ni Ina. Kumatok ako ng tatlong beses bago binuksan nang marinig ko ang boses ni Ina sa loob.

"Ang aga niyo naman yata, anak? I thought you'll be here at six and want to have dinner with us before we start the meeting." Bungad sa akin ni Ina pagkapasok ko sa loob ng opisina niya. She was reading something when we got in. Kaya itinaas nito ang tingin sa amin.