Love In Dissonant Realms

11

Fate is Shit - 2

Clio's POV

"Tad...ana. What is tad-ana?" I took a deep breath saka tinuon ang atensyon sa babaeng kasama ko sa aking kwarto.

I don't want her here as I want to be alone right now pero ayaw niyang mapag-isa kaya nandito siya ngayon sa kwarto ko.

"It's tadhana... Fate in English." Sagot ko naman kay Keresies na nasa tabi ko, nakahiga sa kama ko ay ginawa pang unan ang lap ko.

"Fate? Tsk. Fate is shit!" I heard her scoff and murmured something pero hindi ko na lang binigyan ng pansin.

I found myself once again staring at the ceiling, lost in thought, as the events from earlier kept replaying in my mind.

Buckwheat means love, doesn’t it?

It’s strange.

Today, I encountered it twice—once with a grim reaper, a being forbidden from falling in love, and another time with a goddess who exists solely to spread love to the world.

The contrast between them is haunting, yet there’s a connection that’s difficult to shake.

I’ve never been so intrigued by a flower before.

I’ve seen buckwheat many times, in passing, as just another plant.

But today, it feels different—like it's carrying some hidden meaning meant just for me.

What unsettles me even more isn’t just the flower, but the impossible sight for humans that I witnessed—the storm that suddenly halted mid-rage, and the rain that ascended into the heavens rather than falling to the earth.

It defied everything I thought I understood about the world, and I can’t help but wonder how many others are grappling with the same sense of disbelief, as this is surely the topic of conversation across the globe by now.

"It's fate though... You cannot avoid your own fate, you just gotta live with it." Narinig kong sambit ni Keresies at tumango nalang ako.

My heart... Why did it aches so much but disappears noong nakausap ko na ang babaeng iyon.

Why did my heart aches in the first place?

(⁠◠⁠‿⁠・⁠)⁠—⁠☆

Zeraphinella's POV

"See that, Madame Zera. Buong mundo ngayon pinag-uusapan ang ginawa mo. Bakit mo naman kasi inurong yung ulan. Pwede naman sigurong dahan-dahang pahinain hanggang sa mawala 'di ba?" Nakaupo lang ako sa sofa, nakahalukipkip at nakikinig sa panenermon ng dalagang tao na nasa harap ko.

"Sorry"

"Eyshh... How would you fix this? Buong mundo ngayon ay natatakot sa nangyaring ito." Tugon ni Aoivee.

"Don't worry, angels would do their job naman para makalimutan ng mga tao ang nangyari. Para naman sa mga video, call my own company at ipag-utos mo sa kanila na idelete lahat ng kung anong upload sa social media about that rain thing." Makalma kong suhestyon, kagat-labing umalis si Aoivee saka sinagot ang tawag ng kanyang ina.