Taming The Heart (Silvero Series #05)

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Chapter 21: Light

Pinilit ko ang sarili kong ngumiti nang makitang bukas na ang ilaw sa threehouse nang makarating ako roon sa wakas. Ibig sabihin ay naroon na si Leon sa loob. Mukhang nauna siya rito bago pa man ako dumating.

I don't want him to worry about me and to ruin our night together after I heard those girls gossip about me and my relationship with him. Kaya naman umakyat ako sa itaas suot ang ngiti sa aking labi.

It's not a good idea if I told him about what happened earlier. He wouldn't think twice to kick those students out of the school if he found out what they said to me behind his back.

I thought he was already there inside but to my surprise, all I saw inside was a big box resting on the mattress and a sculpture of a familiar woman inside a box made of glass.

Hindi ko alam kung ano ang uunahin ko. Buksan ang box, suriin ang sculpture, o tumayo lang roon at tumulala sa pagkabigla.

Lumunok ako at ginala ang paningin sa labas ng bintana, nagbabaka sakaling makita ko si Leon sa paligid pero wala siya roon.

Kumunot ang noo ko.

Where is he? Akala ko ba naghihintay siya dahil magkikita kaming dalawa rito?

Ibinalik ko ulit ang atensyon ko sa sculpture at box na naroon. Marahan akong lumapit bago lumuhod at naupo sa mattress na nasa sahig. My eyes were locked on the clay sculpture of a woman that is very familiar to me.

It was my face sculpture. Hindi nga ako nagkamali dahil nakasulat ang pangalan ko sa ibaba nito.

Calustina Amethyste Sarmiento

"Some say that gems like diamonds and crystals should be hidden away to protect their beauty. But I never agree with that. True beauty should be treasured and not hidden. And she was the living proof that a diamond should be treasured without the need to hide from the world and let it shine as it should be."

"She is my gem that I wanted to protect with all my life, but I will never gonna hide her flawless away. She deserves to be seen and admired."

"Everything seemed so unreal to me until she came into my life. She's not invisible anymore. Not with me."

-L. Silvero-

Hindi ko alam kung ano ang mararamdaman ko habang binabasa ang quotes na nakasulat sa ibaba ng aking pangalan at ang pangalan kung kanino ito galing pero kusa akong ngumiti kasabay and pag-unahan sa pagbagsak ng mga luha sa aking mga pisngi.

He sculpted my face. I feel so special and important having my own sculpture made by his own hands. Hindi ko alam na palihim na pala siyang gumagawa ng ganito. He never mention about this to me before kaya wala akong ideya sa mga plinano niya.

Pinalis ko ang aking luha at sunod na kinuha ang napakalaking kahon na naroon dahil nakalagay sa maliit na papel na nakaipit rito ay ito raw ang sunod kong bubuksan.

I slowly removed the top cover of the box only to tear up again when I realized that it was a gown. It's the same design that I want to wear at the grand ball tomorrow, the exact color and details I created in my sketchbook.

How did he even know about this? I never told him about the gown. Ang sinabi ko lang sa kaniya ay dadalo ako sa grandball pero dahil hindi umabot ang unang sahod ko sa Casa Al Juarez, sinabi ko sa kaniyang bibili o kaya mag rirenta na lang ako ng gown sa bayan dahil may nakita naman na ako roon kanina bago ako pumasok sa iskwela.