Trail of a Single Tear (Gazellian Series #3)

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Claw

After that dream, I never tried confronting Pearl. Magdamag kaming hindi nag-usap at nirespeto niya ako.

It is really the words coming from the parents that someone would accept without any kind of doubt. Hindi man nila sinabi sa akin ang lahat ng kailangan kong malaman, ang mga salitang iniwan nila ay sapat na para paniwalaan ko.

I would not run this time. 

Hindi ko man alam kung saan magsisimula tungkol sa kwentong sinasabi nilang may malaking parte ako, siguradong unti-unti ay magkakaroon ako ng ideya kung mananatili ako dito.

Who was the woman who gave me the glimpse of past?

What was the neglected history?

What was my part in that neglected history?

Why do I need to be linked with the goddess daughter?

Why did I turn into vampire? Was a Middelei part of the history?

This university started it all, and I think this is the only place that a word end should lies.

Inihilig ko ang katawan ko sa gawing kanan. I saw the familiar bottle on the bed side table. My heart quivered.

Hindi ko akalaing dalawang klase ng bote ang iikot sa pagmamahalan namin ni Evan. Bote ng langis at bote ng kanyang kataksilan. Hayop siya. Laklakin niya nang sabay, hayop talaga siya.

Huwag niya akong tatawaging hon bukas.

Uminit muli ang ulo ko, pero masasabi kong medyo kalmado na ako kumpara nang una kong makita ang bote ng kataksilan.

Hindi man lang ito dumalaw sa akin, dalawang uri na ng panaginip ang aking naranasan, ngunit ang lalaking inaasahan kong nasa tabi ko sa bawat pagmulat ng aking mga mata ay mukhang kinalimutan na ako.

I turned my back again, hugged my sister sleeping beside me, and whispered. "I'm sorry, I'll stay with you." She cried.

Wala man si Evan, alam kong hindi ako iiwan ng kapatid ko. I was with her when I entered this place, I promise to leave this place with her.

Until we both fell asleep with tears in our eyes.

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Nakaangkla ang braso sa akin ni Pearl at nakahilig ang kanyang ulo sa balikat ko habang naglalakad patungo sa aming klase. Sinabi nito na nais niya akong ihatid sa aking silid-aralan. Our usual sweet bonding and gestures to each other had returned.

Hindi kami sanay ni Pearl na nag-aaway o nagkakasakitan. Our few days ago broke our hearts. Hindi yata namin kaya ni Pearl patagalin ang galit sa isa't-isa.

We might have questions left to be answered, but I think we want it that way for a while. Hindi biglaan, hindi sabay-sabay.

We could always find a better timing to find the truth. Isa pa, masakit palang sumampal ang kapatid ko.

Alam kong nagtataka siya kung bakit bigla akong nagbago ng kilos, pero hindi na ito nagtangka pa magtanong.

She's already satisfied with the idea that I would stay inside the university, safe and unscratched. She's also careful with her words, hindi nito minsan binaggit ang pangalan ni Evan habang magkausap kami sa kwarto.

"Nasa kabilang silid lamang ako, Naha." Yumakap sa akin ang kapatid ko nang mahigpit. "I'm sorry."

"Sorry din," nang naghiwalay kami ng yakap eksaktong nasa pintuan si James.