Beautiful Disaster

37. The Princess' Wrath

Chapter 37

'The Princess' Wrath'

Hell's PoV

I never thought that this heartbreaking scene came this soon. I can't stand looking at her pale, fragile and tired body.

Ngunit matapos niyang umiyak noong binawian ng buhay si Peter sa mismong harapan niya ay hindi na siya muling umiyak pa. Which is mas nakakatakot. I don't want to see her cry pero mas mababawasan siguro ang sakit kung iiiyak niya.

She's just standing in front of her brother's coffin. No one dared to approach her. We all don't know what she is thinking right now. It's the last night of Peter's funeral. Heaven didn't entertain any of the guests.

Except this man who newly arrived that caught Heaven's attention.

"Sending my thoughts, prayers and condolences, Miss Montecillo." The man approach her at tinignan ito ni Heaven.

"You're the man at my father's grave." Sabi nito nang tila maalala ang lalaking kaharap niya ngayon. Tulad ng lahat ng nga narito, nakaitim din ito na tanda ng pakikiramay.

"Dr. Ford is a big loss in his profession. Hindi ko akalain na—"

"Sino ka ba talaga? Why all of sudden, you showed up as if you're just an old friend who visits us." Walang emosyong sabi ni Heaven.

Mas gugustuhin ko pang makita si Heaven na ganitong walang emosyong makipag-usap sa mga tao kaysa makita siyang tulala sa labi ng kapatid niya. Tinignan ko ang ibang mga bisita at nasa kanila rin ang atensyon nila. Nagkatinginan kami ng mga bampirang kasama kong nakaupo sa unahan.

Tatayo na sana ako kaya lang ay pinigilan ako ni Fire sa braso. Umiling siya upang sabihing huwag na muna akong mangialam.

"You even know my mother. Why does it happened that I am the only one who doesn't know you?" Patuloy ni Heaven.

"It is just happened that you're too young when I left so you probably couldn't recognize me." Mataman siyang tinitigan ni Heaven.

Then she turned her back and face her brother's coffin again. Nagbigay siya ng espasyo para sa estrangherong bagong dating. Ilang minutong nanalagi ang lalaki bago siya nagpaalam kay Heaven. Hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko at tumayo na ako para lumapit sa kanya.

"Heaven..." I approach her at tinignan naman niya ako. She looks so miserable at naiinis ako dahil wala man lang akong magawa para mapawi kahit papaano ang sakit na nararamdaman niya.

"He was probably my parent's friend dahil marami siyang alam tungkol sa kanila." Nakangiting sabi niya. I know dahil narinig ko ang saglit na pag-uusap nila.

"Don't you think it's weird?" Tinignan ako ng buong pagtataka ni Heaven.

"What do you mean?"

"He called you Montecillo. Pero wala nang ibang nakakaalam tungkol sa pagpapalit mo ng apelyido bukod sa atin." Muling nawala ang emosyon sa mukha ni Heaven and she stared back at the coffin.

"Magdududa na naman ako? Magugulo na naman ang isip ko? Hell, why does it hard to simply leave things that way? No complications. I want to be a girl who easily rely on what my naked eyes see. I don't want to complicate things. So let's just leave it that way. He's just an old friend. End of conversation." Mabilis niyang pinunasan ang ilang patak ng luha sa pisngi niya.

"But Heav—"

"Hell, please!" humarap siya sa akin. "I just want a solemn and peaceful funeral for my brother. And it would only happen if I wouldn't care in everything. If that man was another threat in my safety, then be it. As long as it won't ruin this funeral, I could care less. I will deal with them right after the burial." Tumingala siya upang pigilan ang nagbabadya na namang pagtulo ng kanyang mga luha.