Saudade

PROLOGUE

"She needs to be hidden."sabi nang isang magandang babae na medyo matanda na.

"Her power will be the strongest in the future,please take care of her."binigay niya sa babaeng nasa mid 50s ang sanggol. "Pagpatak ng ika-labing walong taong gulang niya ay babalik siya sa aming mundo bilang isang reyna."

"She's the third queen..."manghang sambit nang matanda na ngayon ay hawak na ang sanggol. Paglingon ng matanda sa babae ay wala na ito.

I got up on my bed gasping for air. It feels so real. I grabbed the glass of water on top of the bedside table and hurriedly drink it.

It's the weird dream again. I shrugged then i put back the empty glass on top of the bedside table.

"Layla?"napatingin ako sa pintuan na sarado kung saan may kumakatok. "Apo,gising na.."Tuluyan na akong bumangon sa aking kama at pinagbuksan si lola.

"Oh sige na maghanda ka na at may pasok ka pa."nakangiting sambit ni lola,tumango ako at ngumiti pabalik.

Pagkatapos kong maligo at magbabad sa bath thub ay inayos ko ang sarili ko. I stared at myself in the mirror after getting ready. I have a long wavy black hair that enchanced my fair skin. I have those thick and curly eyelashes that enchanced my black almond eyes. I have pointed nose and natural reddish thin lips.

I have this weird stone that looks like it's engraved on my forehead and it can't be removed so to hide it..I have to cut my hair to make full bangs just to cover it.

I once confronted my lola about this weird looking crystal like stone on my forehead but she just answered. "It's not the right time to talk about it Layla."

I'm a senior highschool student on Yukio High,simply living with my beloved lola Celeste in a not so big house of ours near my school.

My parents left me with my lola when i was a baby because of a reason that i don't even know..weird isn't?

"Layla?"napalingon ako sa may pinto kung saan naka silip si lola at nakatingin sakin. I smiled. "Kumain ka na ng agahan para makapasok ka na."agad naman akong tumango at sumunod sa kaniya.

I enjoyed eating the breakfast that lola cooked for me. After eating,I bid my goodbye to her and walked out of the house.

"Si Layla oh!"

"Paniguradong siya na naman ang top one sa klase!"

"Oo nga,ia-announce na daw yun mamayang hapon!"

"I envy her..sobrang puti niya para siyang vampire oh look!"

"Kahit anong paputi mo hindi mo matatalbugan si Layla! Yung sayo kasi fake sa kaniya natural!"

"I like her hair talaga! Sobrang silky niya tapos wavy pa!"

"I'd love to be her friend pero her eyes is really something! Tuwing tumitingin siya nakaka-intimidate!"

Bunch of weirdos. Hindi ba sila nagsasawa kaka-salita? Midterms na at lahat lagi na lang ako ang napag-uusapan pare-pareho lang naman sila nang sinasabi araw-araw.