The Girl Who Found A Mysterious Cat

Epilogue Part 3

Epilogue Part 3

"The highest deity did punish him." Sabi nila nang makita kung paanong naging bata ang aking katawan matapos ang pangyayaring iyon.

That's the last thing I heard before we took Monique to her apartment and forced me to leave her there. Umuwi ako sa aking condo unit at nang makapasok doon, nagulat ako nang bumalik ako sa dati.

Damon was shock when he saw me changing back to myself. Lumabas ulit ako sa unit ko, saka ako naging bata. Tapos pumasok ulit ako, naging normal ako ulit. When I tried to use my powers inside, nothing happened to me. But a while ago, I can't even lift a rock at will.

"So, your punishment is... you will turn back to your normal size if you are inside your house?" 

"It looks like it," hindi ko makapaniwalang sabi.

"Bayowa told me you'll have restrictions from now on." Sabi ng love deity na mabilis pumasok sa unit ko, na hindi ko alam kung saan nanggaling.

"Where did you come from?" Sumunod na ako sa kaniya. Damon followed us inside.

"Of course I had to know what happened to you. Your powers will come back if she remembers you, since that solution is not permanent."

"H-how did you know?" Tanong ni Damon kay Sehana na umupo sa sofa ko. He is eating chips. 

"I told him," Sabi ko kaya sa akin naman napatingin si Damon. "And you didn't tell me?"

"You didn't ask." Nag-unat unat ako. "So, my powers will come if she remembers me?"

"You better not-" Tinaas ko ang kamay ko kay Damon. 

"I know. Hindi ko sasayangin ang pinaghirapan ninyo. So what if I had to live with my half potential? At least I won't be worrying over some human being." I stretched a bit further. "I have to take a bath. I stink."

"You don't really feel anything for her anymore?" Tanong ni Damon sa akin.

"Siyempre mahal niya pa! I may have not pulled some strings yet but I know when a man still loves his woman." Ngisi ni Sehana kaya hinagisan ko siya ng tuwalya.

Sehana told me how his powers works over deities like us. He said his power only works to human. So, what I am feeling is just me. He didn't influence that.  But, he can make a human fall in love with a deity.

"Para naman may kasama ako na nakikipaglaban sa uri ng pagmamahalang ito." Tumawa siya sa kaniyang sinabi.

Umiling ako. "I don't want her to love me by force. I want her to be free. Choose whoever she wants."

"But you do want her to love you like you do, right? I know that feeling. That's why I used my power to make her fall in love with me."

Tumingin ako kay Sehana na malalim na ngayon ang iniisip. "Alam kong ang selfish nun para sa isang kagaya ko. She was living peacefully, then I had to ruin her life just because I want her to love me. Because of what I did, she suffered so much that sometimes... I think that maybe if I wasn't that selfish... and should've continued my life... the way it was supposed to be... she won't suffer with me too."

Hinawakan niya ang kaniyang singsing na ibinigay sa kaniya ng minamahal niyang tao. "But then whenever I remember her words to me, "Kung hindi mo ginawa iyon, hindi ko mararanasang maging masaya sa piling mo. Ikaw lang ang nakapagpasaya sa akin ng ganito." Sapat na iyon sa akin para ipaglaban siya sa lahat. Kahit alam kong nasa mali na ako."

Yumuko siya at bahagyang napangiti. "Kahit sino naman siguro sa posisyon ko, kung maririnig mo 'yon mula sa bibig ng taong mahal mo, talagang lalakas ang loob ko na gawin ang lahat, hindi ba?"