Outsiders

1. Twins

"IIIYYYAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHHH!!!!!"

A wondrous baby girl. Flowers bloomed the moment she was out of her mother's womb.

Madaming bulaklak ang namunga, sa labas at loob ng bahay nila. Ngunit ilang minuto ang lumipas at nanlanta ang mga ito.

Namula, nagdilaw, at nalaglag lahat ng dahon sa paligid ng bahay nila, hanggang sa umapaw na ang mga dahon papaloob ng kanilang pintuan. The baby girl's twin brother was born a few minutes after.

Tumingin lang ang kanilang ama sa kanila. Their mother was fast asleep, exhausted from all the yelling and pushing.

Nang ang kanilang ina ay magising, ang unang letrang lumabas sa lanyang bibig ay 's'. Nang hindi inaasahan, ang kanyang huling hininga ay ang pag halik sa noo ng dalawa nyang anak. Tears flowed and screams resounded in the air as flowers grew around the baby girl's auburn hair and autumn leaves fell upon the baby boy's ginger-hued head.

The father looked at his newborn daughter and spoke.

"Saraia."

Tumingin sya sa lalaking sanggol.

"Sylon."

Where the boy lay, leaves fell around him. As for the girl, flowers bloomed around the comfy basket she was laid in.

Nang sila'y umiyak, what seemed like an eternity of wonder dissipated. Nanlanta ang mga bulaklak at nangitim ang mga dahon na nahulog sa lupa.

This day, half of the world had hope, while the other half bathed in despair.

~~₩₩₩~~

Sylon

"Sylon baon mo!" Sigaw ni Saraia.

"Pwede ba Sar, ang ingay mo! Baka marinig ka ng chicks ko jan sa labas.", pagbibirong sabi ko. Ayoko mapahiya sa magagandang babae sa syudad namin, lalo na kay Miridia, mala-dyosang kaklase ko simula nung una kong pagpasok sa eskwelahan hanggang ngayon.

"Asus! Hindi ka mukhang may chicks! Habulin ka kaya ng chicks sa balbas mong yan?" Kinuha ko ang pang ahit.

"Ops! Wag ka nang mag ahit, late na tayo! Nako, 17 na tayo ang gulo mo padin! Hahahaha mauna nako sa school. Ayoko ma late, lalo't first day ng last high school year natin ngayon!"

"Ge lang, mag..uh...mag aayus lang ako ng bag."

Kinuha ko agad yung pang-ahit habang papalabas sya ng pinto.

Simula ng matapos ang panunungkulan ng mga presidente, hari at mga emperor sa buong mundo, nagsimula na ang kakaibang tipo ng demokratikong pamumuhay ng lahat. Every family for themselves. The only rule that exists in this era is that not a single being shall kill another nor steal another living person's belonging. Everything was free. Food, clothing, you name it.

Only the Democratic Council, located in Brethrilla, another country west of Arthuros, and the Council Guards, with one Guard responsible of one country, watched over the people living on Earth to ensure balance on every person's life. In today's conditions, the Democratic Council should've been called the Anarchic Counsil. Anarchy ang nangyayari sa buong mundo ngayon, hindi Democracy. But people choose to live with lies nowadays. Everyone is free to make their choices, but not from their own flaws.

I finished shaving and took my bag. Lumabas na ako ng pintuan at sumakay sa cable car. It was just like any other day here in Arthuros. Groups of houses on the remaining parts of Earth that were above the clouds, connected by thick cables with spherical, rusty cars hanging from them. Ang mga kable lang na to ang kumokonekta sa lahat ng bahay, eskwelahan, at mga puno na parang nakatanim sa isla na lumulutang sa ulap.