Inscribed Fate (Under Revision)

Prologue

SEREL

Isang magandang lugar. Matataas na mga punong mabeberde, mga huni ng ibon na tunog musika, ang buong lugar ay sobrang ganda, halos nakakalunod ito saksihan. Tila mayroong alikabok na makukulay ang bumabagsak sa kalangitan na hinding hindi ka mag-sasawang pag-masdan. Everything just calms me, it made me smile, not until a bright light enveloped my whole vision and everything turned into pitch black.

But that's not what I just saw, it's that the beautiful and majestic place I saw was slowly being swallowed by the the dark and the light never showed up again.

"You shall live peacefully with the blessings of my own light,"

"Serel? Gumising ka na!" Mayroong isang mukha ng babae ang sumulpot sa aking isipan ngunit kaagad din iyong nawala ng makarinig ako ng sunod sunod na katok mula sa pintuan ng aking kwarto.

Pag-mulat ko ay nasilaw kaagad ako sa isang liwanag na nag-mumula sa labas ng mansion, liwanag iyon na mula pa sa araw na tumatagos sa aking bintana. Tumayo ako at bahagyang hinawakan ang aking ulo ng makarinig ako ng tila isang maamong boses mula sa aking isipan.

Hindi ko alam kung saan iyon nag-mumula ngunit pinili ko na lamang na huwag iyong pansinin upang makapag-focus ako sa aking gagawin ngayong araw. Lumabas na ako sa aking kwarto matapos makapag-ayos at tinahak ang daan papunta sa kusina upang kumain ng umagahan.

Malayo pa lamang ay naaamoy ko na ang pagkain na iniluluto ni Tita Fely. She's one of the mansion's maid, she's been taking care of me since I was a little, together with her son, and my childhood friend, Fisso. I grew up in my grandmother's arms and Tita Fely was there to help her.

My grandmother had a family but she chose to raise me instead of taking care of her grand-childrens. I'm used to her family, giving me a bad treatment. Tita Fely had always said that they must be jealous of the attention that Lola's giving me more attention than them so I tried to understand them, but then, when Lola died, her family left the mansion and moved into some other place, leaving me to Tita Fely and Fisso since they never considered me as their family at the first place.

"Good morning," I greeted them as soon as I entered the kitchen.

"Oh, gising ka na rin sa wakas!" Bati kaagad ni Fisso sa akin ng maupo ako sa kanyang tabi.

"I had the same dream again," I yawned and reached for the milk that Tita Fely prepared.

"Good morning. Happy Birthday, Serel." Isang matamis na ngiti ang isinukli ko kay Tita Fely ng batiin niya ako. Right, it's my birthday.

"Salamat po,"

"Fisso, don't eat Serel's breakfast. You already had yours. Go get the thing I prepared upstairs." Sumimangot ako ng makita na ang inihanda na pagkain ni Tita Fely para sa akin ay may bawas na dahil kinuhanan iyon ni Fisso. Nang tumayo ito ay sinipa ko siya.

"Aray!" He glared at me but I only stick my tongue out to tease him.

I started eating when Fisso went upstairs. I already hinted that I'll finish my food before he can even come back since the mansion is too big. Tatlo lamang kaming nakatira dito. Kinuha ko ang pocket book na nasa shelf ng kusina upang basahin iyon bago bumalik muli sa aking inuupuan. Ilang minuto na ang lumipas ng maramdaman ko ang presensya ni Fisso sa aking likuran. Before he can even surprise me, I spoke.