GUSTO KO NG magpahinga. Naglayag ang isip ko at dinala ako sa malawak at madilim karagatan. Tila naamoy ko ang malamig at preskong hangin na nagmumula sa maalat na tubig sa harapan ko at marinig ang kalmadong agos at alon ng karagatan.
The color of the dark sky and the blue sea blended together. But because of the light of the moon and the bright shine of the stars, nabibigyan ng kulay sa tanawin na 'yon.
Awtomatikong kumalma ang pakiramdam ko. Makakatulog na sana ako dahil sa kakaibang gaan at kapayapan na nararamdaman ko ng mga oras na ito nang biglang may kumatok sa pinto ng office ko.
I opened my eyes and lifted my head from leaning on the swivel chair. I saw my secretary's head peeking through the door and spoke.
"Coffee sir?"
I sighed and stood up. I fixed my coat and said, "No. Let's go home."
My male secretary blinked and stood up properly. I know he was a little surprised because it wasn't time for regular workers to go home. It's only 7 in the evening. We usually leave work by 10 pm and sometimes we do overtime.
He opened the door completely when he saw that I took my suit case and walked away from my table.
"I'll continue work tomorrow." Sabi ko nang makalabas ako.
"Okay sir. Have a good evening!" My secretary bowed his head to me until I got to the elevator.
The only way to get up to my office is to use the elevator. Paglabas ng elevator ay may maiksing hallway at pinto na agad ng office ko ang katapat. Nang makababa ang elevator sa basement ay pinatunog ko ang kotse ko habang naglalakad palapit ro'n.
I got into the Black Ferrari 458 Italia and drove quietly. I even got traffic on the way home to the penthouse I live in at shangri-la the fort. So when I was bored I opened the music player and listened to my favorite song Homage by Mild High Club.
I looked around while the cars were not moving. Mga nasisitaasang mga buildings ang tanging makikita at kabi-kabilaang naglalakihang commercial billboard. Dahil araw-araw ko itong nakikita ay hindi ko na magawang mamangha. Mas ginugusto ko pa rin ang tanawin ng karagatan. At hindi 'yon nagbago simula pa nung bata ako.
Pero may nakaagaw ng pansin ko sa dinami-dami ng billboard na nalagpasan ko, dito lamang ako napatitig at naging interesado. Sea Aquarium. Connected to the real ocean. At hindi ko alam kung bakit sabay na bumilis ang tibok at kirot ng puso ko habang pinagmamasdan ko ang malaking imahe ng babaeng walang mga binti, ngunit may makinang kulay asul na mahabang buntot. Hindi ko maalis ang titig ko ro'n habang may kakaibang nararamdaman sa puso ko.
Meet a real MERMAID.
I got to the penthouse without getting it out of my mind. When I sat down on the long sofa, I immediately opened my laptop and searched for that Sea Aquarium. I found out where it is located and what can be seen in that place.
Alam ko sa sarili kong pambata lang ang imahinasyon tungkol sa mga sirena pero hindi ko maalis sa sarili ko ang pagiging curious at ang interest ko pagdating sa bagay na 'yon. Hindi ko rin alam kung saan 'yon nagmumula.
Sigurado akong tao lang rin ang gumaganap sa mermaid na 'yon, at ginagawa lang nila 'yon para magbigay ng kaaliwan sa mga taong nagpupunta sa lugar na 'yon.
The siren is not real. No one has yet proven the existence of that sea creature.
But something in my system is on fire. I never stopped searching. I found some images and videos that were also taken at the Sea Aquarium. I frowned as I looked at each photo on my laptop screen.
