Eventually Yours, Eros

Kabanata 002

Letters

December 2023
To My Love,

Mi amore, I wonder what must you be thinking and doing today? Perhaps you have a wonderful life that you don't need me. Pero ako kailangan kita, I will never admit it openly to anyone that I long for someone. I don't even know if you truly exist. If you really do, come and find me. I fear that my thorns will be far more beautiful than my bud if time may passes any longer.

Truly Yours,

Dilara💋

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EROS

It's been months nang huli ako pumunta sa Pilipinas para sa mga misyon, I never get to see that woman anymore. After that chat with her, I was tempted to search for her in the book and know things about her. But I stop myself, I wouldn't like to interfere with her life and it would be best if she won't interfere with mine.

The past days tahimik lang sa Mt. Olympus no ruckus was cause by any gods, it was surprisingly peaceful. Only that this morning Ares was blabbering about an on-going civil war happening right under the European Land, he had been asking Zeus to let him interfere. In which the latter disapproves, claiming that Ares shouldn't be involve with the mortals conflict once again.

My Mother however was anything but pleasant, she continues to ask about my mission and my life. Asking random things such as "Are you sure you don't want anyone to warm you up?" "Isn't your bed a little to small for one?" Hindi ko alam pero ang mga tanong niya ay hindi nakakatuwa, parang may gusto siya sabihin na hindi ko alam.

I only hope she doesn't interfere with any of my business, because I am not a child anymore. At ayokong pinapakeilaman ako kung ano man ginagawa ko sa buhay ko. Thought it would be nice to have something to do. Kaya naman madalas ay pumupunta ako sa silid-aklatan ni Athena. There I would stay for hours to read about various things about the mortal world. Dito ako nanatili sa tuwing wala ako ginawa o hinahanap ako ng Ina ko. I do love her, but she is sometimes a head ache.

"This is very unusual of you, Eros." natuon ang pansin ko kay Athena nang makita ko itong nasa may kataasan na bahagi ng library at may hawak na aklat.

"What is?" nagtatakang tanong ko rito at pinaraan ang mga kamay ko sa mga iba't ibang aklat. Dusting off some dusts na kumakapit sa mga shelf.

"You, my child. Seeking for wisdom." she quietly stated and descend slowly upang makaharap ako, napansin ko rin na nagbagong anyone siya mula sa goddess form nito at naging kasing laki ng isang mortal.

The gods and goddesses have powers to shrink in size or grow huge than a pine tree. The former matches the mortal original size and the latter indicating the power of gods.

"I am young, I only know half of what the world is. It is only right that I thirst for knowledge." nakangiti at magalang na sagot ko kay Athena, at bahagyang yumuko.

"You are certainly right, my child. Only then you seem to be bother with something. Come henceforth and ask me anything, I will do my best to answer your query." her voice was calm and intimidating at the same time.

Agad na iniangat ko ang pagtingin ko at bahagyang lumapit sa kinaroroonan ko rito.

"I couldn't ask this to my bother, but can the gods and goddesses feel love over a mortal? Rather than desire?" matagal ko na ito gusto itanong, having to be expose to the goddess of love, being the god of love and desire and as well as Zeus' countless interlude has me question this for life.

"What kind of love are you pertaining, Eros?" there were no signs of judgement sa mga tingin ni Athena as if she too was curious sa kung ano ang tumatakbo sa isip ko.