Mystique Academy: The First Prophecy [OLD VERSION]

Chapter 36

C H A P T E R  T H I R T Y  S I X

Bakit mahirap sa isang tao ang pumili sa dalawang pareho naman magbibigay sa iyo ng kasiyahan habangbuhay? Why does our world always have to choose between the two? Kung pwede lang na piliin silang dalawa na walang masasaktan, gagawin ko iyon. When I was a child, my parents would always say these words to me, as if they were talking deep into my soul; "When choosing, always choose the things that gives you happiness in the present, not sadness in the past or in the future."

Every day, when I come home from school or from an activity, palagi nila akong sinasabihan ng ganyan. Until it engraves from my mind that would never be erased until today. Kinukwestyun ko pa nga sila kung bakit nila paulit-ulit nila ako sabihan tungkol diyan kasi nakakairita sa tenga, parang mga sirang plaka. Then dad would always reply, "someday, you will know."

Dahil dun sa sagot ni dad, mas lalo lamang ako nairita sa kanilang dalawa. My young mind will never know the meaning behind those weird words they always spoke to me every single time. But as I grew older, slowly and slowly the meaning behind those words comes into my mind.

Choose the happiness in the present because you'll never know what's in the future. Choose the happiness in the present because the past will never return. Focus your happiness in the present because the present is what you are today but never in the past or in the future. The past gives you lesson and realizations, the future questions us about the unsaid events, but the present... the present sees us on what path we will take.

And now, I know why my parents never told me the reason.

Kasi kailangan kong pumili sa kanilang dalawa na magpapasaya sa akin, hindi lang sa nakaraan at sa hinaharap, kundi sa ngayon at magpakailanman. And I already chose one. And it's him, my happiness in the present.

And it's sad, because the other one is hurting. Which I never intended to.

"Emerald!"

Napatingin ako sa taong tumawag sa akin mula sa malayo. He was smiling at the things displayed at the shop while his other hand was waving for me to follow. Napairap ako dahil mukha siyang ewan kakatingin at kakangiti sa mga bagay na dinidisplay lang sa store.

I sighed and went up next to him. Ngayon kasi ay naisipan naming dumalaw sa Main City para lang magmuni-muni at tignan ang nakadisplay para sa The Unity. I don't like riding on rides and playing some arcade games because it so cliché and unnecessary for me. I don't want to go unto some crowd and shouting people. And besides, rides aren't even that fun and scary because it pisses your pants off. Tangina, ba't nga nandito ako muli? Ah, because we have a date. :)

And I don't mind going outside to have a date with him basta huwag lang kami sumakay sa mga roller coster o kaya'y maglaro sa mga boring games. Not my type of fun.

I want to have a fresh air.

"At ano naman 'yang tinitignan mo?" napatingin din ako sa mga bagay na nakasablay sa mismong shop na ito. The shop sells merchandises and stuffs as a memorandum for you when going back to your hometown or other weird reasons why you like to have a merchandise.

And him looking at necklaces seems to be weird for me. Because these necklaces are for like, people who love aesthetics. And basing upon his character, he isn't fun of anything aesthetic. Which is weird for me because I know what he's fun of and it is not aesthetics.

"Necklaces," sabi niya habang nakatingin pa rin sa mga kwintas na halos luluhodin niya dahil sa aking kagandahan nito.

Napairap ako. This isn't him. Kung sino man ang sumanib sa kanya na kaluluwang ligaw, please, leave his body at once! It's freaking my whole body out.