Blue stone Academy: The Cursed Child

Kabanata 38

While Tedson was stuck inside the painting, all he could see outside was the dark room. He didn’t know how he would survive now. It was an abrupt decision and he didn’t know that he would be stuck here. The scenery inside the painting was good, but it was dull. It has healthy green grass, but no flowers. The sun isn’t hot, but night never comes. The wind smells like wood, but he hasn’t seen any birds. 

It was peaceful, but too peaceful to be able to live alone. Tedson suddenly missed the sounds of crickets at night. The mellifluously sound of chirping birds and the blooming color of flowers in their garden make me smile. 

Minsam kapagnababagot siya ay binibilang niya kung ilang butiki, ipis o daga ang makikita niya sa loob ng kwarto at kung minsan ay pinapangalanan pa ito. 

He went outside his small house, made of the branches of trees and dried grass. Tedson sat in front of the painting and stared at it. Hours, days, weeks, and months had passed, and all he could see was the dark place where this painting was hanging. Even though the night never came, his body still felt sleepy, and he always lay on the grass beside the tree. 

Sa mga nagdaang buwan ay sinubukan niyang libutin ang buong lugar, ngunit kahit sobrang laki nitong tignan, iisa lang naman ang lugar na makikita niya. Kahit saang direskyon ka magtungo, babalik at babalik ka pa rin, kung nasaan ang painting. Tedson thought that this was the price for the things he had done. To be alone, to suffer, to feel lonely, and to be in a place without life

Sinabi ko na tulungan ako makatakas, pero paano naman ako makakawala dito? He asked himself and sat in front of the painting. 

"Mother, why did you trap me here?" He asked his late mother.

Somehow, it became his routine. He sat in front of the painting until he got tired and fell asleep. He had already lost count of days, but he hoped everyone on the outside was safe, especially his two siblings. 

Tedson immediately opened his eyes and rose up from the floor when he heard the cricking sound of a wooden door. It means someone has come inside. 

Gayon na lamang ang kaniyang galak ng makita niya ang kaniyang Ama na abot langit ang ngiti, ngunit nagtaka siya ng makita na may hawak itong bata sa kaniyang braso habang kumakain ng gatas. "Meet your nephew. His name is Nero, Anak. " 

Hindi namalayan ni Tedson na tumulo na pala ang kaniyang mga luha habang nakatingin sa malusog na batang lalaki. Nawala sa kaniyang isipan kung bakit naririnig niya ang kaniyang ama ngunit hindi siya naririnig o nakikita nito. Kung tutuosin at mukhang baliw ang kaniyang ama dahil kinaka-usap nito ang painting na hindi naman gumagalaw. 

"I just want you to know that Jane arrived safe after two months, but Lucio didn’t make it." Malungkot na balita ng kaniyang ama. "Pagpasensyahan mo na kung ngayon lang kita nadalaw, dahil busy ako sa kapatid mo at sa paaralan." Dugtong nito.

Umiling-iling si Tedson, kahit hindi naman siya nakikita ng kaniyang ama. 

"I understand. I’m sorry, papa. I’m sorry I ran away. I’m sorry I used my siblings as an excuse. The truth is, I am just really afraid of dying because I am weak... I’m sorry.

Tedson continues to say sorry even though it is of no use. He is the only one who can hear his apology, and even he couldn’t forgive himself. 

For a while, his father continued visiting him together with Nero, but they suddenly stopped visiting for an unknown reason. The last time he saw Nero, he was crying non-stop. He heard Jane's voice, but he couldn’t see her. 

“Give me that child, Pa. I will raise him on my own.”  She said that her father left him confused. 

By the tone of Jane’s voice, Tedson knew that her sister was furious. But, what is the reason? Hindi pa rin ba sila nagkasundo ni Marissa? Lagi pa rin ba silang nag-aaway? Tedson becomes paranoid and the most painful realization is that he can’t leave the painting to do something for his family. He realized that he had become useless.