The Vampire and The Goddess

Chapter 25: Goodbye (Final Chapter)

Chapter 25: Goodbye

[Erisa’s POV]

I woke up in a room, the last thing I remember was he grabbed me on my shoulder tapos everything went black. Saan ba ‘to? Tumayo ako sa kinahihigaan ko. it’s not a creepy room, akala ko sa cellar ako dadalhin. This room is so lively, yung brightness ng sun pumapasok sa kwarto from the veranda tapos ang neat ng pagkakaayos ng mga gamit. May flower vase pa na pinaglalagyan ng mga daisies, favorite siguro talaga niya yung bulaklak na ‘to. Sabay amoy ko sa mga bulaklak.

Biglang bumukas yung pinto, napabigwas ako nung makita kong pumasok siya “wag kang matakot, hindi pa ito ang tamang oras para patayin ka.” napalunok ako sa sinabi niya, so he’s really planning to kill me and I know why kung bakit hindi pa ngayon. He’ll kill me in front of Adriel.

Lumapit siya sa may veranda “why?” garagal ko

“hmmmm?” napalingon siya sa akin

“I know why kung bakit mo ako gustong patayin, because you want to save Adriel kasi you believe that a vampire can never be with a human. And the only thing you can do to separate us is to kill me. Pero bakit kailangan mo pa siyang pahirapan. Why don’t you kill me now?! Bakit kailangan pa niyang makita?!!!! Bakit mo ba ginagawa ‘to sa kanya?!!!” hindi ko napigilan ang mga luha ko sa paglabas.

I don’t want him to suffer, to die right here, right now is better than to die while he’s watching. “kung papatayin mo lang rin naman ako, please ngayon na.” I beg on my knees while crying. I’m so scared, sino ba ang gustong mamatay huh? Gusto ko pang mabuhay, hindi pa nga kami nakakapag celebrate ng weeksary ni Adriel ehhh!

My dream was really a premonition, pero hindi ako nagsisisi na makilala ko siya. That snobbish, cold and mean boy. ‘you wrecked my isolated world’ he was alone for so long, he chose to be one because of his situation. At kung kailan nakapag open up na siya this will happen to him. Adriel.. he just wanted to be free from all of this and now it’s chasing him again.

“I met her first” napatingala ako sa kanya “met who?”

“Aurelia, Adriel’s mother. I met her first” nababakas sa mukha niya yung lungkot at galit “it was me who found her on that hill, napaka ganda niya. Para siyang diyosa” Nakita kong ngumiti siya

“una pa lang alam ko na, na hindi kami para sa isa’t-isa. she’s not my sweetest scent pero…” heto nanaman yung sweetest scent “when she glanced at me my heart faltered. I want her, I wanted her so much” he gripped his chest “but a vampire can never be together with a human at ang masaklap pa hindi siya ang nakatadhana para sa akin. She was so pure while me I’m so tainted with blood.”

[FLASH BACK] [Felix’s POV]

“sino ka?” tanong niya

“a-ah.. Fe-Felix Claveria” ngumiti siya bigla “nice meeting you Mr. Felix, ako nga pala si Aurelia Horiento” tumango lang ako, siya naman ay bumalik sa pagmamasid sa karagatan.

“hindi ka ba natatakot? Gabi na at naririto ka mag-isa?” tanong ko sa kanya

She glanced back at me “kanina ou pero ngayong naririto ka na, hindi na” ngumiti nanaman siya, lumakas ang tibok ng puso ko. WTH is wrong with this girl?! She trusts people too easily.

“wala ka namang gagawing masama sa akin hindi ba?” biglang tanong niya

“wa-wala!” tapos ngumiti siya at tumingin muli sa karagatan “what if meron?”

“hmmm?” sagot lang niya habang pinagmamasdan yung dagat “what if I changed my mind and do something bad to you?”

“you won’t”