Takipsilim

Chapter 43: A Mother's Heart

Hindi. Hindi ito pwede.

Isang masamang panaginip lang ang lahat.

Katherina could not get a grasp of what she just saw from Clara and Lucille's memories. She was lost for words. Nanlambot ang kanyang mga tuhod at ramdam na ramdam niya ang pag-akyat ng dugo sa kanyang ulo. Nanginginig ang kanyang mga kamay at labi sa takot na nararamdaman.

In that moment, all she wanted was something to hold on to, but no matter how far she reached out, she had nothing.

"Yael." Her eyes brimmed with tears as she whispered the name of the man she wanted to see, to talk to, and to hold in that moment of terrible fear and confusion.

Tila bulag at bingi si Katherina sa kanyang paligid kaya't hindi na niya namalayan kung paanong si Cedric, ang taong kinilala niya bilang kanyang pinsan sa loob ng halos dalawampu't isang taon, ay nag-anyong demonyo at nagtangkang umatake sa kanya.

Cedric, her twin brother, wanted nothing but to end her life.

"Ako lang! Ako lang ang sugong Kataha!" Cedric's screams were defeaning. His eyes were blazing with anger, frustration, and hunger for power.

All his life, he was made to believe that he was the chosen Kataha - a demon who will reign above all, a king.

But in a snap, it was all taken away by someone who everyone regarded as a weakling.

That weakling happened to be his twin sister, Katherina.

"Ako lang at wala nang iba ang tutupad sa propesiya! Ako ang maghahari dito sa mundo!" His blood-shot eyes were targeting Katherina, as he aimed to rip all of her flesh with his long, sharp claws.

Nanginginig si Katherina sa kanyang kinatatayuan ngunit wala siyang magawa. She was frozen on her spot as Cedric pounced on her.

All Katherina was able to do was to close her eyes and wait for death to come.

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Yael woke up all of a sudden while sleeping on his seat inside the plane.

Si Katherina.

Hindi gusto ng binata ang nararamdaman ng mga oras na iyon. Higit kailan pa man, alalang-alala siya sa babaeng minamahal.

Pakiramdam niya ay may hindi magandang nangyayari dito habang siya ay nasa malayo.

Damn it! He clenched his fists and tried to remain composed despite all the chaos inside of him.

Katherina, mahal ko. Kumapit ka lang diyan. Babalik ako agad sa'yo. Ika niya sa sarili.

He wanted to see her, to hear her voice, and to touch her.

Why does misfortune fall on people who just wanted to be happy? Malungkot na tanong niya sa sarili.

Wala naman akong ibang hinahangad na yaman, na pangalan, o kung ano pa man. Gusto ko lamang ng masaya at mapayapang buhay.

Gusto ko lamang makasama si Katherina.

Bakit sa amin pa nangyari ito?

Muling ipinikit ni Yael ang kanyang mga mata, ngunit hindi na siya dinadalaw ng antok.

Tumingin siya sa kanyang relos at nakitang dalawang oras na lamang ay lalapag na sila ng London.

Hahanapin kita, Vasilissa Sofia. Kung kinakailangan kong lumuhod sa harapan mo at halikan ang mga paa mo, gagawin ko.

Para sa mga Ahren. Para sa kapayapaan ng mundo.

Para kay Katherina.

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