BOOK 9 - SILENT HEIRESS

Chapter 28

Hasmina Hilson

"My Elan."

Pinakabulong ng puso at hangad ipagsigawan.

Pinigilan sa natitirang pagpipigil. Mabilis kinintalan ang mga labing naghihintay sa madiin na paraan, bago humiwalay sa pagkakadikit ng katawan mula rito. Huminga ng malalim, saka tumalikod at lumayo. Mabilis pumasok sa kwarto, diretso sa dutsa at itinapat ang katawan sa buhos ng tubig mula sa shower. Hinayaan mabalot ng lamig ng tubig ang katawan. Ipinikit ang mga mata at pinakiramdaman ang alaala.

I found myself...

Good, on training as I was trained by dangerous personalities. The Leader, Georgina, Frances Kim, and Rei Chu says one thing in common, I can work alone. From start to finish, without leaving a spot to wipe on.

Before, I was always an average below. Until Acelus Kyung commences everything, from average to exceed expectation. The Leader helps the most. But I, of myself, did the rest and opened the best. Until I am one of them, someone who can be leveled to an unidentified being who is unknown from the outside.

Before being like that, while training to be one, on the other part of my inner self...

On the side of the road, with Frances Kim Ruis beside me. She is looking at some flowers inside the shop. Stopping by from a road trip, I feel bored. I left Frances behind walked some steps and looked for something else. Then, it was decided to enter the art shop and found two people talking, without noticing me while standing there.

Maybe because I have learned from Frances to hide my presence accurately and not to be noticed easily.

"Paki-ukit nito dito."

"Ano ba 'yan?"

"Basta."

"Masekreto ka talaga!"

"Dito mo i-ukit."

"Buti dito ka sa shop ko pumunta, puro handmade gawa dito."

"Halata nga."

"Hahaha."

I am standing a few steps from them. I come nearer and look upon the thing they are talking about. The man started to carve on a man's style wooden bracelet, a word given by the other man.

Elan

My eyes quickly removed from it and bored upon the man waiting for it.

I do not know.

I do not know why.

I do not know how long and why.

I do not know how long my eyes rested upon him and why it was like that. It was like a different invisible magnet of full force. Attracted at the sight of him, that I almost forgot the strike of movement.

Only when I remove my gaze when someone made me remove it. It was Frances.

"Let's move," a whisper.

It is time to move, to continue training with her. But then...

"He's Acelus Kyung half brother," while walking away from the place.

I did not say anything while following her. I know she is referring to that man. But the idea, that the man is related by blood to Acelus, gives a weird feeling within the self.

"If you want... I will get all the information about him."

I do not want it. What for? I did not utter a word.