Heiress Of Aeraseis

Kabanata 16 - Truths and Lies

K16 - Truths and Lies

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" Three things cannot be long hidden : the sun, the moon, & the truth. "

—Buddha

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Alline

So I am not imagining the first time I saw Ice.. Iyong mga yelong nakapalibot sa kanyang baso noon ay hindi dahil na-malikmata lang ako. Pati na ang kanyang malamig na aura somehow portrayed his ice magic.

Ang akala ko noon, isang kahibangan ang magpa-paniwala sa mga fictional stories. Magic, spells, wizards.. they are all a part of my imagination. But now, I don't think I will wake up from this dream anytime soon.. Because I am not dreaming!

I am a fan of Harry Potter because I thought it's really cool to experience all of those things I've read.. But nah, it's not all fun. It's also exhausting and mind-boggling.

You can really never judge any person if you're not in their shoes, as the saying goes. Sometimes, it's easy to say to the characters of books or movies to do this and that. But in reality, you'll be caught offguard if you're in their situation. Maybe that's the reason why those characters do things that are irritating and dumb on our perspective.

Nang marinig ko ang mga k-in-wento ni Firenn, may mga alaala sa akin ang nagbalik. It was a very long memory. It's like it's been hidden in some part of my brain and the story triggered it. May mga nabuo rin akong conclusion. I know, you could say that I'm dumb if I won't come up with this idea but it's just too surreal, too unbelievable.. Hindi madaling tanggapin ang mga bagay-bagay lalo na't hindi ka sigurado.

I am Alline Castro. I'm turning seventeen next year. I am a normal human being. My brother is Snowflakes Castro. I have parents..

But then.. that's what I thought.

"I just need this information. Please answer me." saad ko habang tinitingnan sila isa-isa.

I just need this single information. And this will answer every damn questions in my head.

"Fire away." Nakangisi'ng tugon ni Whirlwind na kakarating lang galing sa kung saan.

As if he would answer my questions seriously.. But I don't need his answers.

Nang makita kong interesado sa tanong ko si Kuya, maging ang paginging interested at focused ni Firenn at Ice ay nakuntento na ako.

"Is there an heiress or an heir to the throne?"

Tumango si Firenn. There's also some certain emotions which crossed his eyes that I can't name. Napansin ko ang biglaang pagtutok ng tingin sa akin ni Kuya Snowflakes. Fierra's stare look so sarcastic. Or maybe, it's her natural expression?

Now, I just need to confirm.

"Kuya, can we talk?" I asked my brother while standing up.

Sayang, the food are all delicious eventhough it looks so weird. I would have eaten more if I had some time to spare. But this can't wait. Maybe the faeries will leave some for me?

"Duh, 'Line! We are so talking na kaya!" ani Raisha na pinaikot pa ang mata habang nakatingin sa akin.

"I mean privately."

Naguguluhan ang tingin na ibinigay ni Raisha sa akin. I just shrugged it off. I will explain to her everything when I finally got all the answers I need.

Kuya Snow nodded at me. Mukha'ng alam na niya ang pag-uusapan namin.

"Is there any place that is safe to talk where no one else aside from us can hear?" He asked Firenn while standing up.