Someone to love

7. Intertwined

"I kinda like Hera. She's fierce."

Umakyat ang dugo sa ulo ko habang nakatitig kay Zeus. We were playing chess that Saturday evening on our father's house. I was winning the match. I had always loved momnents like this with my brother. Si Zeus lang naman ang nag-iisa kong kapatid na lalaki. I had been very found of him since we were kids. Nagkahiwalay nga lang kami nang sumama ako kay Mama nang maghiwalay sila ni Daddy pero hindi naman nawala ang closeness namin. Years ago, when I got back, we started hanging out again and since then, we were inseperable. maraming nag-aakala na kambal kami but I'm five years older than him. But right now all I can think about was how much I wanna punch his face 'till he bleeds to death.

"Her kind is my type, bro." He told me. "Fierce, sexy, hot. And have you seen her curvy waist? Then her silky legs - I bet it's smooth and --"

Itinaob ko ang chess board sa harapan namin. Nag-init ako - ang ulo ko, ang buong pagkatao ko. "What the fuck, Hades?" He yelled. Wala akong pakialam sa kanya. Tumalikod ako at saka pumasok sa living room. Nasabunutan ko ang sarili ko. Gusto kong sabihin kay Zeus na akin si Hera - that this is not Greek Mythology. Hera and Zeus will never happen because Hera is for Hades. Hindi naman ibig sabihin na asawa ni Zeus si Hera - si Zeus ang para sa kanya. We don't have The Fates. We decide our will at akin si Hera. Kahit kailan hindi siya naging pag-aari ng iba. Gusto kong bulyawan si Zeus. How dare him look at my queen like that? Lahat ng nakita niya kay Hera ay pag-aari ko.

Ang tagal kong naghintay at dumistansya. Dekada ang tiniis ko para lang may mapatunayan sa mga taong nakapaligid sa kanya. Lumayo ako, umalis, pinagbuti ko ang sarili ko - I became the man I am today because of Hera Consunji. Dala ko siya kahit saan ko pumunta. Noong bumalik ako, matapos ang ilang taon - eactly seven years after my exile in Scotland - I came back - siya ang una kong hinanap. Paglabas ko ng airport, bumalik ako kay Hera - sa mansyon nila. Hindi ko siya doon natagpuan. I found her in the parking lot of the Consunji Hotels - smoking her cigarette while waiting for his brothers. I had then realized that - my fair queen changed into a dominant one. Pero alam ko - hindi pa rin nagbabago ang naraamdaman ko para sa kanya.

I've distanced myself. I've looked at her froma afar and watched her develop inyo the woman she is today. Years and years of looking after her, years and years of loving\ her silently - thinking that I won't have a chance with her again, hinayaan ko na lang. Pero ngayon, iba na. In my head, I'm waiting for that right moment when I could claim her again - and this time - I would never ever let her go...

"Hades, do you wanna go put and grab something to eat? Athena's upstairs - busy with her world. Ibibili ba natin siya?" Tanong pa ni Zeus sa akin. Hindi ko na napansin na nasa sala na rin pala siya. All I could think is how much I wanted to smash his face. Umiling na ;ang ako tapos ay tuluyan nang umalis. Tiningnan ko ang oras - seven thirty na nang gabi. I got to my car and drove away. Kahit yata saan ako magpunta - I'll always come back and will always go home to my queen.

I stopped my car in front of her houde. Lumabas ako ng sasakyan at umakyat sa bakod. Hindi naman nagtagal ay natunton ko si Hera. Hindi ko alam kung paano ko siya nakikita agad - I guess it is my heart that tell me where exactly she is. I found her sitting on a garden bench near the pool while holding a glass of wine. Her legs were crossed and she was smoking. She was only wearing a pair of shorts and a white over-sized shirt. Her hair was freely falling down her shoulders. Napakaganda ng aking reyna. Tumatama ang liwanag ng buwan sa kanya mukha and it looked as if she was glowing with so much beauty.

If Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty in Mt. Olympus - my queen Hera is the goddess of beauty on earth. Her features were soft and hard at the same time. Lumalambot iyon sa tuwing siya ay ngingiti. I stood near the lamp post trying to absorb her beauty at nang makuntento ako. Tinawag ko sita.