Mystery of a TATTOOED Girl

MYSTERY XVIII: = Revelations =

Nanatili lamang nakatingin si Migz sa babaeng nasa di kalayuan niya. Nakababa ang ulo nito at hindi niya alam kung buhay pa ba ito o hindi na. But he was still hoping that she was alive despite of the deep wounds she had. She should not die for Pete's sake!

Bloods were dried bacause of the long exposure in the wind, but the wounds might still stinged.

Ginalaw-galaw niya ang kanyang upuan para makagawa ng ingay nang sa gayon ay makuha niya ang atensyon nito. But he failed. She didn't even move a little.

He released a hopeless breathe and looked upward for being worthless. He was confused. Questions were running around his mind. Lots of questions. Including how they could escape from that dark cell where they were knowing that Samarra had gotten so weak? Siya? Wala naman siyang ibang kayang gawin. He did not even know how to fight like them. Wala rin siyang special skills na tulad ng meron sina Samarra at Euricka. He was just an ordinary guy being tied up to death.

An ordinary guy that would watch everyone to die before his eyes, unfortunately.

He shook his head. Bakit nga ba may mga kakaibang kakayahan ang mga taong nasa kanyang harapan? Ano bang katauhan meron ang mga ito? Tao nga ba ang mga kaharap niya? Nasa totoong mundo pa nga ba siya?

He tried to force himself to get untied. Iginalaw-galaw niya ang kanyang kamay at inikot-ikot baka sakaling matanggal niya ang pagkakatali mula rito. Unfortunately, it did nothing. Pero hindi siya tumigil. Hindi siya pwedeng sumuko gayong ang tanging pagkalag na lamang sa kanila ang naiisip niyang maiaambag niya kahit papano. Para naman may kwenta siya!

Until the moment he saw Samarra moved. Napatigil siya saglit. And decided to make a little noise. Sa pagkakataong ito ay hindi naman siya nabigo dahil dahan-dahan nitong itinaas ang mukha nito. Seeing her in that state made him pity her so much.

Nakita niya ang mapait na pagngiti nito sa kanya. Napailing na lamang siya.

"D-don't w-w-orry, Migz. We'll g-get out of h-here alive." nanghihinang sabi nito.

"Don't talk. Or you'll hurt more." he warned.

Umiling si Samarra, "I've been through so much pain. And this one isn't yet the worst. Don't worry about me, I won't be dead. Not until I get you out of here."

"Ano nga bang dahilan ng lahat, Samarra? Why are we here?" he asked all of a sudden.

"I think it's time for you to know."

Napalunok siya. Parang may kakaiba sa sasabihin nito at kung ano man iyon ay kailangan niyang tanggapin kahit na hindi pa siya handa. Right at this very moment all he need was to be brave. Eventhough there was something in the way she was looking at him.

"You're the great great grandson of Apollo." she said straightforward. "Now I think you know why you're destined to die."

He was taken aback as his chest seemed to have an explosion inside. Who would have thought that he was indeed connected to the story of Silver Butterfly? Napapikit siya sa katotohanang kaya pala niya kailangang mamatay. He knew very well the story of Apollo and Agustin. How it was started. And as far as he's concerned,

it was not yet ended.

Was it also the reason he could not end his research yet?

He couldn't believe it. Alam niyang ordinaryong tao lang siya. But as the second passed by, he was starting to believe it because of the fact that he did not have a family background. All he knew was that he was raised by his Lola Amelia, her uncle Mateo became his father figure, and that was it. Hindi rin niya tinangkang magtanong tungkol sa kanyang mga magulang because he was afraid to face the reality before. He was afraid to get hurt. Therefore, he just lived with the thoughts of his parents died on an accident. Which was so close.