Vampire And The Heartthrob ✔

Thirty Seven: Back into Arrdission

-Dasha-

"Sir?" I wave my hand sa harapan nilang dalawa. Nakapagtataka kasing naka-steady lang sila doon. Seryoso lang, nagma- mannequin challenge ba sila?

"Owww sorry, just got out of our mind." Nagblink yung isa at inabot yung kamay saakin.

"Xander Ruiz." Pakilala niya, inabot ko naman yung kamay ko at nakipag-shake hands dito. I look at the other, was he the boss?

"Ummm." I pointed him out. Hindi ko alam yung tamang sasabihin pero damn, he looks damnly familiar.

"Uhhh yes. Hey bro." Sinampal ng kaunti ni sir Xander yung kasama niya na nakapagpa-balik naman sa wisyo nito. He shake off his daze at tinignan ako. Smiling.

"I'm sorry but what's your name?" Halatado sa boses niya ang curiosidad. I smiled at inabot ang kamay ko.

"Claire.... Claire Diana Park." Inabot naman niya ito nakipag-shake hands. Mukhang hindi siya satisfied sa sinabi ko dahil nakataas yung isa niyang kilay.

"So.... Miss Park, how old are you?" Unbelievable, this looks like a Q and A portion.

"Uhmmmm.... No offence sir, but Am I really have to answer such a nonsense question?" I may sound bitter pero I just want to ask. Kailangan ba talagang malaman ang mga personal na bagay?

"Yes, indeed." I snorted, I almost rolled my eyes nang maalala kong boss ko pala sila.

"28." Ama, ansungit ko shet, baka sesantehin agad ako nito.

"You look like someone I know a long time ago." Said sir Darryll. I gulped, what the fuck? What kind of person ba ang tinutukoy nito?

"Uhmmm. If I may sir, can we get back to work?" I asked, tumango naman si sir Xander. I presented some folders pero hindi man lang ako nakapag-concentrate dahil sa mga tingin ni Sir Darryll.

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"Tell me Miss Park. Do you believe in resurrection?" I laugh, saka umiling. I don't bother, believing on this kind of lies.

"Sir, if I may continue?" It's been two months simula nang dumating dito sila sir Darryll. And it's been two months since I felt some weird things.

Tumango naman siya. I continued talking and talking hanggang sa natapos na ang meeting naming dalawa.

"Let's have dinner." I nodded, normal na saakin ito. Palagi nalang kasi akong i-trenitreat ni sir.

Habang kumakain kami, I just can't figure out kung bakit hindi ko malasahan yung soup. I furrowed my brows.

"What's wrong?" I shake my head. I don't want him to notice it. I continued eating kahit kanina ko pa gustong sumuka dahil sa kawalan ng lasa ng pagkain.

Chineck ko yung temperature ko dahil baka may sakit ako pero wala naman. What's wrong with me?

"Anong meron?" Tanong niya. I fake a laugh and wave my hand.

"Wala. It's just... I can't taste the soup. Baka may sakit lang ako." He looked worried, hindi ko alam kung bakit pero he really look damn worried.

"So? Tara na?" Tanong niya after niyang ubusin yung soup. Tumango ako at tumayo narin. Lumabas kami ng restau at naupo sa isang bench sa isang park. Medyo bata pa ang gabi kaya wala pang masyadong tao, malamang ang ilan ay nasa trabaho pa.

"Lance would be mad." Bulong ko sa sarili ko. Darryll turned around to see me pero nginitian ko lang siya.

"Miss Park, two months na tayong magkakilala pero hindi parin kita kilala. Tell something about yourself." I shake my head.

"I can't, since I can't remember anything about my self." I shrug.

"What? Pano naman yun?" I bit my lower lip at saka tumingin sa taas. Remembering my Dream, it was Darryll who was in it.

"Ten years ago, I just got out from orphanage. Then, naaksidente ako. Lance became my walls, my roof, and my everything. That was my life." I looked at him and saw at his face na parang hindi siya satisfied sa narinig niya and he wants more.

"You sure you were an orphan?" Tanong nito. I shrug, "That was Lance told me."

"Who is this Lance?"

"Lance, Pralance Ruffertcliff." He looked really shocked. I mean really, na para bang may bombang sumabog sa tabi ko lang.

"Tell me who you are." I challenge him. He shake off the Daze at tinignan ako.

"You look like someone." He put a lock of my hair behind my ear, then faintly smile.

"Who is she? Pati nung una kitang nakita pinagkamalahan mo akong siya." I smiled. Umiling siya.

"She's Dasha Merina---" I cut him off. "Empire." Pagpapatuloy ko.

"How did you know?" I pulled the sleeve of my right arm hanggang sa umabot ito lagpas ng siko ko and show him the 'Empire' tattoo on it. I saw him with amusement plastered on his face.

"I always dream about a girl named Dasha. Lance often call me Merina. Then this..." I pointed the tattoo out. "I always think what is this, and what is this about."

"Dasha." Bulong niya bago tuluyang niyakap ako. I never feel that heartbeat since then, which is really unnatural.

"I don't know if that was me..... Hindi ako sigurado. Maybe just the coincidence." I complained.

"Let's find it out kung ikaw ba talaga siya and how your alive. Let's go back to Vampington." I shake my head again. Hindi ako papayagan ni Lance, lalo na it was Vampington. He hate that place more than anything else.

"I can't. Lance won't let me. He hate that place." I sniffed, blood lingered around. Parang inaakit nila ako.

"That's why Lance won't let you to stay, cu'z he has secret for you there. Ayaw niyang papuntahin ka dahil you belong there." I'm not. I belong to Lance.

"Ayoko. Please sir, hindi ako katulad niyo!!" I screamed.

"The tattoo explained everything, Dasha has that mark same as you. And I do also have." Pinakita din niya yung tattoo niya sa parte nung parang saakin at nakita ko yung 'Dream' na tattoo doon. Same font, same size, and same color as mine. I gasped.

"It can't be." Tumingin ako sa baba, proofs are still proofs.

"Let's find out who you really are. Come with me, back to Arrdission. There's one person who could tell who you are." I stood up at tumingin sa kanya.

"Sir, Dasha is long gone. I'm not her and will never be her. I'm-I'm not like her, I'm just ordinary." Even if I doubt my statement was right, sinabi ko parin.

"Sir I'm not going." I turned around and walk away.

"Dasha!" I stooped for a while. Flashes of images came rushing to my system.

There was a girl, I'm with her. Were in a kingdom, it was huge. And it looks like it was dated millennium ago.

Terrah, that was her name.

The next scene was Lance, laying in my hands. Dead. But how could possibly that happened? Lance is alive, he's with me.

I ran, fast as I could para makalayo lang kay sir Darryll. Nang makarating ako ng bahay, ay ni-lock ko agad yung pintuan ng kuwarto namin ni Lance at umupo sa kama.

"It can't be." Kinakabahan kong saad. It can't be that Lance lied to me. But why?

Then another scene flashed.

I was with some guy pero hindi ko siya maaninag kasi blurry ang paligid. Then I saw Lance, nabuhay siya after niyang mamatay sa mga kamay ko. I just know that this is after the death scene, ewan ko din eh.

Then all of my memories came back, pero walang Darryll Dream doon. Lance lied. Everything about my past, he lied.

I just feel some entity awakening inside of me.