AYESHA
"He was hanged inside his office room with a hint of strawberry scent. That was the first time I smelled their smell at the same time." Sabi ko na napupuno ng pag-alala.
"There's a possibility that you have two dads. Were they perhaps, twins?" Tanong ni Ember kaya parang iiyak ako sa saya dahil buhay pa si dad.
Naalala ko 'yung panahon na nakikita niya ang mga sugat ko sa pisngi at tinanong ako kung sino ang may gawa 'non. Sinabi ko naman ang totoo kasi ayokong magsinungaling kaya nagpromise naman siya na hindi na siya susuot sa business suit na iyon.
The next day, I found him hanging in his room with a hint of strawberry smell...
"When you unleashed that helmet, I guess he's dead." Zage shrugged his shoulders and I chuckled.
"He wasn't. Hindi ko maalala ang nagyari kagabi but before I passed out, I felt my step-mom's presence suddenly inside the room tapos kinabukasan, my dad was hospitalized and forgot what happened last night due to alcohol."
"Oh he wasn't killed at all. Bummer." Saad naman ni Rave na parang sobrang dismaya.
Kumuha ulit ako ng lumpia at kumagat, "the second time that I accidentally summoned my helmet was actually the worst though." Sabi ko at tumawa ng mapait. "I had a lover. Ex-boyfriend."
"HAAAA?!" Zage exclaimed and Rave's expression darkened. "Hindi halata sa mukha mo na magkakajowa ka." Dagdag naman nito kaya binato ko ang lumpia sa mukha niya!
Epal!
I sighed at umupo ng maayo sa lupa, "my ex-boyfriend dated me because he accidentally saw what I looked like without my hideous bangs. We started dating a year ago then in a few days, he wants to do the deed with me." Sabi ko at tumingin sa malayo.
"He said that he dated me only because I looked hot and wanted to do it with me." Dagdag ko at naiinis ako sa alaalang iyon. Tumahimik naman sila pero nagpapatuloy pa rin ako.
"I hated that men only loves me because of how I looked like. Not trying to love of how I really am." Inis na inis kong sabi. "He forced himself with me and the traumas from the past came back and the helmet was unleashed. I killed him and I ran away, killing multiple rapists in the town." Sabi ko at yumuko saka umiling.
"They deserved it." Sabi ni Rave na nakakibit ang mga balikat habang tumango ay si Zage rin.
"I agree." Sagot naman ni Zage.
"The National Government noticed me and treated me like a criminal because I killed all those sick criminals. Wala naman akong naalala sa panahong iyon pero nakikita ko sa news eh."
"Every day, they tried to chase me in a random places, nadamay pa 'yung step-sis ko sa kalokohan nila at ayon ang pangatlong beses na lumabas ang helmet ko. She was almost killed."
"She was also almost killed when I fetch you. " Sabi ni Ember kaya mapait akong tumango. "I heard she's fine now." Dagdag naman nito kaya may butil na luha ang lumabas sa mga mata ko.
"I'm relieved... Marami na kasing mga taong namamatay dahil sa akin sa mundong iyon. Granny Byeol, and the others in that abandoned town was wiped out because of me." Hindi ko na mapigilan ang sarili ko na umiyak kaya dali-dali ko itong pinunasan pero hindi ito tumigil sa pagtulo.
"That town was nearly a ghost town. I didn't... I have no idea..." Bulong ni Ember at niyakap ulit ako ni Benetha habang tinapik ang likod ko.
"T-The Gyeongwang Village right?" Garalgal na boses na tanong ni Jung Sik at tumango ako. "Y-You were there... Right? M-Mun Ari..." Sabi nito at biglang umiba ang itsura nito na parang iiyak na.
"M-My grandmother lived there, she have a shop and sells tteokbokki!" Napatakip ako sa bunganga ko at bumuhos na ang mga luha ni Jung Sik. "H-Her name is B-Byeol... Im Byeol Sik." Para akong binuhusan ng sonrang napakalamig na tubig at napaluhod ito na parang nawawalan ng pinakaimportanteng bagay sa mundo, and he did.
And yet, it's because of me that she died...
Yumuko ako saka ibinagok ang noo ko sa lupa! "I apologize! I tried to save her but... But I failed!" I cried and I cannot even speak properly because of my voice. Sobrang garalgal na ng boses ko at si Jung Sik ay iyak ng iyak.
"It was my fault..."
"Yesha..." Benetha whispered and my whole body trembled.
Jung Sik wimpered like a little boy so I clenched my face with my hand, hoping it my skull would break into peices because of guilt. I have no idea that Granny Byeol was his grandma...
"No... I-I shouldn't had left her there in the first place. A-Akala ko kasi if lalayo ako sa buhay niya ay doon siya mas safe. But still... She's not there anymore. It was because of me and my choices!" Napaangat ang ulo ko dahil sa sinabi niya kaya umiyak na lamang ako.
This is the first time that I cried this hard.
May kasama ako sa pinakababa kong sitwasyon...
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ALARIC
I gazed at Ayesha's back while she's sleeping peacefully on the bed while crossing my arms. Nasa door frame ako ngayon, nakasandal rito while I pity Ayesha's life.
The traitor has been through hell... Huh?
I remembered Jung Sik's words when he was checking on Ayesha and pretended to be a student in their school just for us to fetch her and forcefully bring her into this world.
I doubt she's a traitor but she doesn't deserve this kind of treatment. She tried to save Jung Sik's grandmother even though she's not related to her, saved me and this Kingdom even though they still hated her about the past...
How long is she going to suffer like this?
"Your majesty." I heard Benetha called out to me but I didn't turn to her. "Dinner is ready, we should eat."
"Captain." Paninimula ko at ikinuyom ko ang mga kamao ko. "How did this girl became a traitor in the first place?" I asked her with a hint of anger.
"She's just doing her best to live. No one here is related to her and yet... She still tried her best to save us." Mapait na sabi ko at tumahimik lang si Benetha sa likod ko.
"She's being targeted by both worlds just because she existed..." Bulong ni Benetha na may tonong kalungkutan kaya tumalikod na ako at dinaanan lang ang Kapitan para dumeretcho sa dining hall.
"Wake her up. We should eat by now." Utos ko at nagpapatuloy lamang sa paglalakad.
What happened 9 years ago was very mysterious. We only believed to those witnesses, that led into this mess...
Just what the hell happened 9 years ago...
Mama Marie?
BINABASA MO ANG
Elemental Guardian
FantasiaWearing a thick black wig to hide her insecurities and whole identity. Ayesha Luna's mission in this world is to become the people's Great Water Elemental Guardian. But the people resents her, hated her, and being called as a traitor while she knows...
