Wildest Dreams

VIII.

Rapture

"There is no such thing!"

Sandro hissed at the woman with golden hair.

"There is no such thing as angels! I am dreaming!"

"If you are then, why is your life not the same anymore? Ang problema sa inyong mga tao, nakikita ninyo na ang katotohanan, nakahain na sa harapan ninyo pero ayaw ninyo pa ring paniwalaan. You don'thave enough faith to believe in us but you believe in the little bullshit life has to offer you." The woman was shaking her head. "Azrael has done enough and what she did was unacceptable for me."

"You?"

"Yes. For I am the Angel of time and she spite me. She acted as if I don't exit. I have no idea why, maybe because I am in Silver City and she's not anymore, or maybe it's because I have wings and she doesn't." Pagkasabi niyon ay bigla na lang lumabas ang pakpak nito and it's majestic. Napanganga si Sandro. He tried to calm himself. He tried to reason that he was only dreaming, but if he is, then why the hell is his life different from what he remembered? Like what he said, this isn't the 2018 he was expecting.

He fucked up his life trying to have a second chance and he realized that sometimes, not everyone deserves a second chance, that indeed, contentment is the key to happiness and that regrets and what ifs are a part of adulting.

Ito iyong mga bagay na hindi niya matanggap noon. He kept on mourning for the one thing he thought he wanted not realizing that all along, what he really needed was just in front of him.

"Are you going to take me back?"

"I can do that, yes, but I am not going to." The angel smiled and he felt nervous. Pinaalalahanan niya ang sarili niyang dapat madala na siya sa nangyari nitong huli, na dapat hindi na siya makipag-deal sa mga tulad nila, because it's the same thing as dealing with th devil.

"Anong kapalit?" He asked.

"Oh, I see. You've learn your lesson. Akala ko iisipin mong libre lang ito o baka feeling blessed ka masyado." Kinindatan siya nito at saka tumawa. "Hindi ka feeling blessed. Azrael tailed you because she needed something from you."

"Her wings."

"Yes."

"Do you need something from me too?"

"Yes. Kailangan kong patunayan sa kapatid ko na hindi lahat ng alam niyang paraan ay tama. Tampering with time and destiny is a big no no. She knew that but decided to throw it all away. Hindi tama iyon. You shouldn't play with Divinity."

"Anong kailangan mo sa akin? Anong kapalit?"

The angel laughed again.

"Now, if I tell you, it won't be fun, but I will really help you, un-fuck your life."

"Angels do curse..." He whispered.

"Of course not, that's French, Sandro." Kinindatan na naman siya nito. "Life is a gamble. Are you willing to take a bet?"

Sandro thought that he should've learn his lesson the first time this thing happened to him. He should've known better. Hindi na dapat siya magpauto sa mga nilalang na ito. Natututo na siya kay Rea, dapat ay ganoon rin kay Samael, but a part of him wants to try again.

He sighed.

"Come on... I know you want too." She told me. "I can be of help. I am more helpful than Azrael can ever be."

"What's in it for you?" He asked again.

"That is something I will like to keep to myself for now. Malalaman mo rin naman."