Echoes of the Abyss (Delaney Series #2)

Chapter 29: Missing Flower

Missing Flower

Adelaide's POV

When the woman went with the light, I immediately fell to the ground again. Nagsamasama na ang sakit ng mga sugat ko at pagod.

And for once, I wanted to rest...

Hindi naman sa hindi ko na tutulongan ang babae ngunit gusto ko lang magpahinga ngayon.
It took me hours to regain my strength, nakaupo na lang ako at nakasandal sa puno. May mga tuyong dugo sa aking mukha at sa aking kasuotan.

Kahit nakapag pahinga na ako ay ramdam ko pa rin ang pagod at sakit. Parang isang maling galaw ko ay mawawalan ako ng malay.

Nag angat ako ng tingin ng makita ko ang aking kabayo na tumatakbo patungo sa gawi ko.
Tumayo ako at sinalubong siya at hinawakan ang ulo niya. "Salamat sa pagkuha sa akin."

Maingat akong sumakay sa kanyang likod at hinayaan itong dalhin ako paalis ng bundok.
I am glad that my journey here in tempestain ended dahil pagod na pagod na ako. My body is aching, my head is hurting and my wounds hurt me so bad that, hindi pa nga ito naghihilom.

Kusang napapikit ang aking mata habang sakay ako ng aking kabayo, marahil pagod na pagod ako. "Don't let me fall..." bulong ko rito bago hinayaan ang sarili ko na matulog.

When I opened my eyes again, I realized that we were back in the road. Hindi ko alam kung nasaan kami ngayon, hinang hina pa rin ako, pakiramdam ko ay mawawalan ulit ako ng malay.

Leon's POV

Three months... She's been gone for three months and I do not know where to find her. When I came back from my journey with my siblings, I immediately went to her mansion hoping to see her but she was not there.

No one knows where she is and I... I am slowly losing my mind.

I have searched the whole Wistervale for the last three months and I didn't see her.

All I wanted was to hold her again.

And Auroravale is in darkness now because of me... my brother, Magnus has been bothering me to bring back the light but I just can't.

"Kuya pwede bang kahit konting liwanag lang?" Here he is again.

"Leon..." my gaze found where the voice was coming from and I saw my sister Eira, entering my chambers.

I only sighed and gazed back at the dried flowers on my table.

"Lumabas ka muna, Magnus," I heard her say to our brother. "Leon," she called me again when Magnus went out.

She sat on my bed and faced me. "Kuya, alam kong nag aalala ka sa pagkawala ni Lady Adelaide."

The sound of her name hurts me. I just want my beloved back in my arms.

"Look at yourself, Leon, you have been a mess ever since..." she stopped talking when she saw me looking at her. Eira's jaw dropped when she saw me.

"Eira..." I called my Empress. "Please, help me... help me find her, I cannot bear this anymore, I need Adelaide..." I begged my sister.

"Leon..." the tears in her eyes glistened when she heard what I said. The next thing I noticed is that I was wrapped in her arms. "Hahanapin natin siya."

"Please, I need her, bring her back to me..."

It was the first time that I cried in front of her, not even the death of our parents made me like this, but with Adelaide... it was a different story.

I don't know how my sister does it, but her presence was enough for me to cry in her arms. Or was it just my longing for Adelaide?

"Tumahan ka na, bigyan mo ng liwanag ang siyudad," she whispered.