Acre XLVI - Equipped
"Haaaa! Haaaa!" Though I rested both my arms on my knees to support my upper body, I end up hitting the floor. "Oww! Taaah!" I bit my lower lip to prevent the gasp of pain. Blood dripping down from the corner of my lips but a cheeky grin escaped on my lips as the image of Salver, clutching his stomach while coughing because of the heavy impact of my majika that'd hit him resulting a sickening thud, flashed in my mind. Huh! That's what he get from giving me a cut on my lips.
I closed my eyes. Heavy breathing filled my ears. With my eyes half closed, I turned my head at every sounds entered my ears. Kuya Mart's right arm was rested on his face, covering his eyes, and his knees on 60 degree angle. Myhrr with her back facing me. Lastly, Salver, still clutching his stomach and wheezing in the dust. They are sure as deadbeat as me.
"Kamusta na kaya ang pagsasanay nila?" hindi ko mapigilan ang pagtanong. Tatlong araw na ang lumipas nang simulan namin ang pagsasanay. Hindi namin kasama ang aming mga kaibigan sa paghahanda. Sa loob ng tatlong araw mukha lang nina Myhrr, Salver at Kuya Mart ang nakikita ko sa pagsasanay. Kami-kami rin ang nagkakaharap upang sukatin ang aming lakas. May rotation kaming ginawa para sa makakalaban namin.
"Balita ko sa bahay ni Master Kolhberg sila nagsasanay." Sagot ni Salver. Nakita ko ang pagbiling ng ulo ni Myhrr sa gawi ng aking kapatid. Nakakunot ang noo niya. Ilang saglit lang din ay parang may malalim na s'yang iniisip. I shook my head, wala lang iyon. Masyado lang akong pagod.
"Kuya Martson?" Pagtawag ng aking kapatid sa nakatatanda naming pinsan. "Hmm?" Pagsagot ng huli. "Let's move our fight tomorrow morning. Nahahapo katawan ko sa naging laban ko kina Magus at Myhrr." I heard Myhrr chuckle. Pati ako ay napahagikgik ngunit saglit lang iyon dahil nakaramdam ako ng kirot sa gilid ng labi ko. Goodness! Gusto ko tuloy sabunutan si Salver. Paano na ako makakakain ng matino nito? Nakakagana kayang kumain pag pagod.
"Sige. Pagod na rin naman ako."
"Bukas na lang din tayo, Ngo." I turned to Myhrr and smile at her ngunit napalitan ng ngiwi ang ngiti ko dahil sa sugat. "S...sige," bumangon ako at hinarap ang aking kapatid. Sinamaan ko s'ya ng tingin. Bumaling kaagad sa'kin ang tingin n'ya kaya nag-iwas na ako bago pa man n'ya makita.
Tumayo na rin sa pagkakahiga ang dalawang magkapatid. Niyakap ni Myhrr ang kan'yang mga binti at tinunghay sa tuhod ang kan'yang baba. "May problema ba?" Tanong ni Kuya Mart sa kapatid. Umiling si Myhrr, "Ilang araw na tayong naghahanda," pag-aalala ang gumuhit sa kan'yang mukha, "kailangan ba talaga nating labanan si Daddy?"
Bumuntong hininga si Kuya Mart bago sumagot. "Kailangan. Patuloy ang gulo kung hindi wawakasan." Tumayo s'ya at nilapitan ang kapatid. He leaned his sister's head on his shoulder. He brush Myhrr's hair then continue, "alam mo ang kayang gawin ni Ama. Nagawa n'ya tayong linlangin. Sa tingin mo madadaan pa natin s'ya sa pakiusapan?" Malungkot na umiling si Myhrr.
Nahabag ako sa kalagayan nila. Mahirap nga namang labanan ang sariling Ama ngunit kailangan para sa nakararami. Alam kong kahit hindi nila sabihin, nasasaktan sila sa maaaring kahantungan ng pamilya nila. Maaari na itong hindi mabuo kung walang magpapakumbaba, kung walang magsasakripisyo at kung walang susuko. Ngunit alam ko na nagpakumbaba na sila sa ginawa sa kanila ng kanilang Ama. Kung magsasakripisyo man sila, 'yon ay ang sakripisyong labanan ang kanilang sariling dugo at laman. Hindi rin nila magagawang sumuko because they both know the worse among the worse will happen if their father did not stop.
Also Tita Divine, she's torn between her husband and her responsibility as a Princess of Heavenacre. Kung may pinaka-nahihirapan dito, siya iyon. She was the most damaged here. She's emotionally and mentally broken. We can say she was once a traitor dahil sa kagustuhan n'yang maging ligtas kan'yang anak but she's not aware of the real identity of her husband. She was betrayed by the most unlikely man she think would do that to her. The man she spent her time with, gave him all her love, trusted him with all her might, and even surrendered her feminist to him double crossed her. Now, she need to fight against that man. Yes, she's been stabbed in the back but she still and will love him. Ngayon paano n'ya gagawin iyon? Sinong pipiliin n'ya? Her love or her people? Her people who are hoping for her loyalty.
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