O L Y M P I A S (Home of the gods)

Fourty Seven

"ZOELLE!" Namumugto ang mata ko ngayon kakaiyak.

"Tyrone...wala na." Hinila niya ako pataas at niyakap ng mahigpit.I want to cry pero wala ng lumalabas na luha.

"Don't worry.I'll do everything to bring her back." Napalayo ako kay Tyrone.Hindi ko alam kung anong sinasabi niya.

"You can't.She's dead already!" Hindi ko napigilang mapasigaw.He tried to reach for my hands pero iniwas ko ito.

"She is but there's still a chance." Napakunot ang noo ko sa sinabi niya.Wala pa din akong maintindihan.

"What do you mean?" This time hinawakan niya ang kamay ko at hindi ko ito binawi.

"Aine.Aine can bring her back." Para akong dinala pabalik sa araw kung saan napadpad kami ni Tyrone sa lugar na iyon.

(Flashback)

"This is Aine's tree." I was about to touch the plants ng pinigilan niya ako.

"What?" Sinamaan niya ako ng tingin kaya napatungo na lang ako.

Sama ng ugali nito!Kala mo naman...

"Kala ko ano?" This time ako naman ang tumingin sa kanya ng masama.Yeah, right he can read minds.Nakalimutan ko.

"Wala!" Sigaw ko sa pagmumukha niya.

"It will die if you touch anything from that.Including you." Napatigil ako nung sinabi niya yon.

"Eh?!Bakit ako mamamatay din?!" Tinignan niya yung puno na para bang kinakausap niya through his mind.

"Poison." Nabuo naman yung thoughts sa isip ko.

Kaya pala.It is not made to be touched for it is poisonous.Why is it called Aine's tree though?Is this her first plant or they just named it after her?

"Right.But this is not called Aine's tree because it is her first plant or just nothing.This is actually made by her with her own blood." Nakatingin pa rin ako sa puno.That is why the roots are kind of different from any of the trees outside Eupraxia Academy.The leaves are still green like the other ones.

That's amazing!Then what is the purpose of the tree?To just be seen by people and to be killed when they touch it?

"Stupid.It can bring a person back to life."

But you said that when anyone touch anything from it, including the plants, they will be poisoned.

"Yeah but there's a person whom I am referring to." Napataas naman yung kilay ko pero nakatingin pa din ako sa puno.Parang na-hypnotized ako na ayaw ko ng ialis yung tingin dito.

"Who?" But I decided to look away from the tree and look at Tyrone.

"Someone unknown.The chosen one."

(End)

"But my mother can't be the chosen one." Nakita kong umiling si Tyrone.

"Maybe there's no such thing as the chosen one.Maybe Aine did not choose someone yet." Parang nabuhayan ang loob ko sa sinabi ni Tyrone.A small smile managed to escape from my lips.

"There's nothing to lose now.Let's do it." Napatingin ako kay Angel and Mori at maging sila ay nginitian ako.I want to do it.Maybe this is the only chance left for me to know my mother.

I met Aine once.Tinulungan niya akong mamulat sa buhay na dapat mayroon ako noon.Na dapat mayroon akong pamilyang kasama at nagmamahal sa akin noon.She told me everything I need to know.Hindi ko man nakita ang mukha niya at boses niya lamang ang aking nasilayan,naniniwala akong si Aine siya.