Kabanata 6: Her Identity

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CHARM

It's been a day since Dawn travel to east kingdom for a flower that needed for me to  toxify the poison I've been enduring since we met 2 years ago, I got this during my last mission since my team betrayed me for that f-cking Diamonds.

Napabangon ako nang makaramdam nang uhaw, hindi pa sumisikat ang araw kaya sa palahaw ko madaling araw palang. Hi di naman sa takot ako sa dilim, it's just that nakakatamad bumangon. Well anyways, heto na nga bumangon pa din ako, hindi ko na sinidihan ang lampara at deritsong pumasok sa kusina, kahit may kadiliman naaanigan ko pa din naman ang dinadaanan ko at isa pa gamay na gamay ko na ang loob nang bahay kaya basic na Lang sa akin ang mag lakad sa dilim, bunos na din syempre na isa akong assassin...ex-assassin I mean.

Nang makarating sa kusina, agad kong tumungo sa lagayan nang tubig at baso para uminom, ngunit hindi ko pa man naaabot Ang dapat na sana kunin, nakaramdam ako nang presensiya sa likuran, and it's very familiar.

"Black Death" he whispered, I didn't bother to flinch or move.

"Hmm, you failed to find me this past 2 year huh, I guessed the ALLEY have become a loser"  ALLEY was used to be my group, my team and my friends at the guilds, assassination guilds to be exact but this fools betrayed me and even framed me kaya ako tumakas dahil na din kasalanang hindi ko ginawa, they injured me and I got this sickness  that only the azalea flower can cure me.

"You're still alive despite having that poison in your body? How strong are you Charm hmm" this d*ckhead.

"I'm not like you guys" ramdam ko ang itim na aurang bumabalot dito, gosh wag mo sabihing napikon Siya sa sagot ko? Sinabi ko lang naman na hindi ako kagaya nila, and that is the fact.

"Tignan lang natin ang yabang mo black death" arghh tell me nga kung bakit ko naging kaibigan Ang isang to, masyadong pikon.

"Really? Why? What will you do, kill me? Hahaha go on, now I'm sure that I am not like you guys"

"Kill? You're asking for it? Hahaha I'll gladly do it.... Especially with these blade of mine" hindi na ako nakakilos pa nang maramdam ko ang malamig na metal sa tagiliran. The metal was cold, the wind was cold yet my body feels hot and immense an excruciating pain.

"Enjoy your life at the underworld" nakita ko pa ang pagngisi nito bago umalis. I'm such a weak assassin, I guessed I cannot wait for dawn anymore. Natabig ko pa ang maliit na mesa bago matumba habang nakahawak sa tagiliran.

"Charm" pota, bakit parang boses ni Dawn Ang naririnig ko? Sinusundo na ba niya ako? Naging multo na ba Siya? Gago bat ganito Ang iniisip ko gayong ako itong mamamatay?

Charm, gising ka na ba?" I'm a hundred percent that was actually dawn's voice

"May balita ako sayo" palapit na papalapit Ang boses niya, nakita ko naman ang anino niya at hindi ako nagkakamali na Siya yun, her voice, her smell and even her presence is familiar and similar to my friend.

"Sh-t" and there I see her rushing her way towards me, while I? Smiling at her like an idiot, napangiti ako nang maalala kong pano kami nagkakilala. That was the happiest moment of my life, to be with someone like her a true friend and a great comrade in this lifetime.

"T-totoo nga talaga ang sinasabi nang karamihan  na biglang magfaflash sayo a-ang mga m-masasayang alaala mo if you are the verge of d-dying" bumulwak sa labinko ang dugo.

"C-charm what happened? They did this to you right?" I saw fire in her eyes, and it's dangerous if it's cannot be controlled.

"I bring the flower with me... Look" she told me while hugging me and hand me the flower, I took a glance at the flower.

"Y-you did what you p-promise" nahihirapan kong sabi, nararamdaman ko na man na naginginig na Ang katawan ni Dawn, she's forcing herself to calm down and not to cry.

"But you didn't do yours, charm let me heal you using that damn flower" ramdam ko ang paghigpit nang yakap nito sa akin. Kahit gumaling man ako sa lason, hi do na din naman tatagal Ang buhay ko dahil sa dami nang dugo na nawala sa akin.

"One m-more favor dawn" tumingala ako sa kanya, at pinahiran ang luhang bumabagtas sa kanyang pisngi.

"What is it? I'll do it for you as long as you will live, we can hunt again, we can bath together at the lagoon and we can study at the academy since it's your dream right? To study their and will going to find your family... Charm let's find them" napangiti ako ganon din Siya.

I told her everything, my dreams, my family yet I don't know her true identity, I just know her name but not her.

"Can you live my dream.. for me?" Nawala ang ngiti sa mukha niya.

"I-i cannot, it's yours to begin with charm, I have my own dream too, that's why I need you to be strong, I need you to live for your dreams"

"May I know w-what your d-dream is?" I'm actually happy for her, this is the first time I ask about her dreams, I know I'm sounded selfish dahil ngayon ko lang tinanong Ang bagay na yan.

"My dreams? I want you to fulfill your dreams together with me" this girl really didn't let me down.

"Then be me" nagulat Siya sa sinabi ko.

"I want you to be me, d-dawn" hindi ako nakatanggap nang sagot mula sa kanya. Unti-unti kong naramdaman ang panlalabo nang paningin.

"I w-want you to live a c-carefree life dawn, thank you for e-everything" I closed my eyes, as I recall all the laughs we shared, the memories we make and all the stories we both cried with, grabe mas madaming memories pa ata kaming nabuo kesa sa family ko, and I don't regret it.

Bago ako tuluyung bawian nang buhay, I heard dawn murmuring words like.

"See you".....

What does she mean by that? Magpapakamatay ba Siya?

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