Chapter 34: Thunder
Aviana Maurice's
Hindi ko alam kung saan nanggagaling ang tunog na iyon but after that, biglang may nabasag na light from afar. Biglang umulan nang malakas sa labas. Giniginaw na nga ako dahil sa suot ko.
"Sht! Caius, calm down!" Mariing bulong ni Eli kay Caius
Really, I don't understand anything.
"I'm not going to marry Dhea, I'm sorry." Biglang anunsiyo ni Caius
I heard loud gasps from the audiences. Biglang dumami ang mga bulung-bulungan ng mga tao. Sharing their own theories of the reason why Caius won't marry whom they wanted to be their queen.
I can't blame them though, Dhea is a queen material. Based on her personality or on how she was raised, I bet she's really for that position.
I can't stop myself from lowering my self-esteem through comparing myself to Dhea.
"I'm sorry, party has ended. We need to attend some family matters." The queen announced in a deadly singsong voice
Bigla na lang siyang umalis palabas, leaving us here. Nangatog yung binti ko, kinakabahan ako sa hindi ko malamang dahilan. Like there's something na mangyayari.
"Follow her to the conference room daw," bulong sa akin ni Eli na katabi ko
I passed the message to Dhea na ipinasa niya naman kay Caius. Sabay kaming tumayo and left there with a sort of dramatic exit.
Kinakabahan ako. What if tanungin ng reyna kung bakit hindi magpapakasal si Caius kay Dhea?
Kaya ayaw kong maging masaya kung babawiin lang din naman kinabukasan.
Yesterday was like a dream na naging bangungot na ngayon.
After passing through the hallways ay nakapasok na kami sa Conference Room. Yung mga bisita rin ay unti-unti nang umaalis. Napapawi na rin ang lakas ng ulan.
Eli explained that Caius's main ability is the weather manipulation. Anyone with a blood of a Royalty lang daw ang nagkakaroon ng dalawang ability which is rare to happen.
He explained that to me while we're on our way sa Conference Room.
Umupo na kami sa bilugang lamesa. Biglang bumukas ang pinto nang napakalakas at pumasok mula rito ang reyna, emperatress at duchess.
"What have you done, Caius? Dapat maging responsable ka. Do what you need to do! Ikaw ang susunod na magiging hari! Whether you like it or not, you're marrying Dhea!" Agad na sabi nito
"You can't control my life! MY LIFE means buhay ko 'to! I hate being born in a Royal Family! Masarap nga ang buhay puro dikta naman nang kung anong gagawin mo!" I never expected Caius to answer her mother like that.
"How dare you! We gave you everything! Tapos hetong pagpapakasal lang hindi mo kayang gawin? This is for our kingdom!" Reyna
"You gave me everything but freedom. Please, just this once, let me love freely." Nanghihinang bulong ni Caius
"Tell me, is there any reason behind this?" Tanong nang Reyna na ikinakaba ko
Hindi sumagot si Caius kaya mas dumoble ang kaba sa dibdib ko.
"TELL ME!"
"Mahal ko si Via!" That made me deaf.
I can't believe he really said that! At this point in time ay hindi ko iyon ikinakilig kundi ikinainis. Who knows kung anong gagawin nang Reyna?
"Touch her and you'll see." Sabi ni Caius nang papalapit sa akin ang Reyna.
"Okay," nananantyang sagot nang Reyna
Nangatog ang binti ko nang lumapit sa akin ang Reyna. Pinatayo niya ako kaya I've got nothing to do.
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang bigla niyang hinalbot ang necklace na suot ko! Bigay iyon ni Nanay!
Naputol ito kaya nakakadagdag nang inis. Nanlaki rin ang mata ni Caius. He was about to use his powers nang pinigilan siya ni Eli at pinaupo.
Itinaas ko ang aking paningin galing sa pagkakayuko at tiningnan ang Reyna.
"This can't be! Saan ka galing nito?!" Sigaw niya
"I-i don't know! Bigay iyan ni nanay!" I said habang hinahablot ang necklace na nakuha ko naman dahil agad siyang nanghina.
Itinago ko ito like it was the most precious thing in my life. Anong meron sa necklace na ito?
Napatayo sila nang nahimatay ang Reyna. Agad na dumalo sina Katarina at Marchessa. Agad na nagtawag ng mga guards si Dhea upang matulungan sila sa pagbitbit sa Reyna. Cahlen was too shocked to even use her powers. I don't know which part siya nagulat sa nangyari sa nanay niya o sa necklace pendant ko?
Marchessa went with them to the infirmary habang nagpa-iwan naman si Katarina dito. We all fell silent. Tila may nagbara sa lalamunan namin. Nablanko rin ang mga utak namin lalo na ako na walang kahit anong ideya kung bakit ganoon ang reaksiyon ng reyna. Kung bakit gano'n na lang siya kabigla.
"Via, follow me." Mariing sabi ni Katarina
Kahit nagtataka ako ay agad akong sumunod sa kanya sa paglabas. Nabigla ako nang bigla siyang pumihit patalikod.
"Caius, stay there." May diin niyang sabi.
Lumingon ako at nakita kong sumunod pala sa amin si Caius. I signaled him to stay there na sinunod niya naman.
Nang nakarating kami sa library ay agad siyang dumiretso sa liblib na lugar nito.
She motioned me to come closer.
"That necklace can only be owned by a royalty, Via. And exactly 16 years ago, our angel was lost."
"Died on a car accident but we see no remains. Theory says it was burnt together with the car and her mother. The only difference is that, her mother has her remains. Her father, which is my brother was safe since he didn't leave with them."
"My brother, Thernon was the king during that time up 'till now and his first wife, Cleo, was the queen but when he was left alone, he found another woman. A widow, and that is the present queen, Cora. Even with two kids from her first husband, my brother still accepted them with rights a true royalty can have. A right, you should have."
"You are not safe, my neice."
Kinilabutan ako sa sinabi niya. I don't know. Hindi ko alam kung paano i-didigest iyon ng utak ko. 99% of me don't believe on what she says but that 1% was driven by the sincerity of her words and expressions. But remember, do not be deceived by the facade.
Ito na ba ang ibig sabihin ng mga sinasabi nila sa akin na mag ingat?
I stared at her blankly indicating disbelief.
"Trust me and be safe." ani niya
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12/02/18
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