Chapter 18
Maeve's POV
“A-Ano?” Parang di makapaniwalang sabi ko.
Si Grim ba talaga ang nagsasalitang ito?
“Narinig mo naman ang sinabi ko hindi ba?” he said at kinuha ang kamay ko.
“Hindi mo lang alam ang naramdaman ko nang nakita kita ulit. Lumayo ako sa pagaakalang makakalimutan kita, pero nakita kita ulit.. Hindi mo ba nakikita? May rason kung bakit nandito ka?”
Agad kong hinila ang mga kamay ko mula sakanya at umiling,
“Grim, you're more delusional than I thought. I-I'm sorry pero hindi ako magiging sayo.”
And without a second thought, I took off running.
I didn't know and I didn't care kung saan ako pupunta, anywhere is better than being with him.
Hindi ko inaakala na darating ang araw nato, ang makakaramdam ako ng takot sa isang bagay na kinakakatakutan ng iba.
He's the dead himself at hindi ko alam kung ano ang kaya nyang gawin.
What if kaya nya akong papag-stay rito? Na hindi na ako mabuhay ulit?
At that thought tears pricked my eyes.
I entered the temple again, hoping that anytime magigising nako.
And then I heard it.
I'm not sure where it's coming from but I could hear it.
Napakahina nito but I could hear it.
With the fire from the fireworks up above me
With a gun for a lover and a shot for the pain at hand
You run for cover in the temple of love
You run for another but still the same
For the wind will blow my name across this land
That song.. It's one of my favorite songs, bakit tumutugtog saan sya nanggagaling?
Yung mga nalalagpasan kong kaluluwa, they all look at me with confusion and some just shook their heads.
Alam ko kung anong iniisip nila, that I simply am a girl na hindi tanggap na kaluluwa na lang sya.
In the temple of love you hide together
Believing pain and fear outside
But someone near you rides the weather
And the tears he cried will rain on walls as wide as lovers eyes.
This song, whenever pinapakinggan ko, it calms me down like it's some sort of lullaby for me.
But now, hearing it inside an almost empty temple having no idea of being chased or not.
It's like the title of the song was literally describing the place where I am.
In the temple of love: Shine like thunder
In the temple of love: Cry like rain
In the temple of love: Hear my calling
In the temple of love: Hear my name.
As I was running, I look back and I stopped, the eerie song was still there like it was whispering in my ears.
But as soon as humarap ako, there he was.
I backed away, but he took a step forward.
I hate how a smile crept on his lips, like he was mocking me.
Mocking me that I can't do anything in his turf.
And the devil in black dress watches over
My guardian angel walks away
Life is short and love is always over in the morning
Black wind come carry me far away
With the sunlight died and night above me
With a gun for a lover and a shot for the pain inside
You run for cover in the temple of love
You run for another it's all the same
For the wind will blow and throw your walls aside
He disappeared once again, napaatras ako,
“Grim?”
The song suddenly stops, like it wasn't there in the first place. The echo of my voice was the only thing I heard and the slight ringing in my ears.
“G-Grim?” I repeated again, partly because I want to know where he is and partly because I was desperate to hear something.
The silence is too defeaning at wala akong makitang kaluluwa ni isa.
I tried to walk a few steps but I'm still alone inside this dim temple.
I can't see far, masyadong madilim.
“Hello? Felicity?” I called out, my voice starting to shake.
Wala ni isang tao.
The silence was killing me.
I know gustong gusto ko sa tahimik but this is too much.
Naglakad ako, tears started to well at the corner of my eyes for the fear of being here forever.
Naglakad nako, desperately wanting to see anyone, kaluluwa man o reaper, but no matter how long I have walked wala pa rin.
I then started to run, realizing na no matter what I do ay hindi ako mapapagod rito. I took off to the unknown, yet there were only pillars.
No. I won't let him see me like this. Pinaglalaruan nya lang ako.
Hours? Days?
I ran nonstop at wala pa rin akong nakikita, tears have been endlessly streaming down my face and I felt like I'm going insane.
I let myself fall down the ground and I let myself cry like a child.
I'm exhausted. Maybe not physically, but I'm mentally drained.
I felt that isang oras pa dito and I'm going to lose it.
“Masaya ka na?!” I screamed to no one.
“Oh look, iiwan ko si Maeve dito para mabaliw sya, is that your way para bumalik ako sayo?!”
“Because guess what as-hole?!” I screamed,
“..It's working..” I said my voice becoming murmur.
I let out a sigh and sat, leaning my back on the nearest pillar.
“What are you waiting for? Na magmakaawa na puntahan mo ko rito?! Not happening!”
I waited but he still did not appear,
I gulped nervously.
What if hindi nga sya pumunta, will I be stuck here until magising ako or mamatay.
Out of boredom I started to sing the song I last heard,
“In the black sky thunder sweeping underground and over water
Sounds of crying weeping will not save your faith for bricks and dreams for mortar
All your prayers must seem as nothing
Ninety-six below the wave when stone is dust and only air remain, In the temple of lo--”
“May nagsabi na ba sayong hindi ka marunong kumanta?” A voice behind me asked.
I did not look at him.
“Walang nagtatanong.” I sneered.
I heard him chuckle and then his footsteps nearing me, echoing around this empty cursed place.
He stopped and I could feel him next to me.
“Alam mo ba kung ilang oras ka ng nandito?”
I looked up at him, as he spoke.
“Dalawang oras.”
My eyes widened,
“That's impossible!” I scoffed,
“It feels like I'm running here for days.”
“Dahil siguro sa inip mo kaya akala mo ilang araw na ang nakalipas,” he shrugged.
“Eh, yung mga ibang kaluluwa nasaan sila?” Tanong ko.
“Nandito pa rin, sa laki ng lugar na ito meron pa rin lugar na wala ng naglalakad na kaluluwa. At hindi mo napansin na paulit-ulit lang kitang nilalagay sa isang lugar na walang kaluluwa.Sa madaling salita, paikot-ikot ka lang.” he said making me glare at him.
All this time, pinaglalaruan nya lang pala ako and I'm stupid enough to fall for it.
“And I bet na tawa tawa ka lang habang pinapanood mo ako like the jerk you are!” I sneered and he shrugged for the second time.
“Aaminin ko medyo nakaka-tawa pero hindi sapat para hindi ko tigilan” he said at inilapag ang kamay nya sa harap ko.
“Tara na at ibabalik na kita dun sa hardin ko.” he said at ngumiti.
“Oh gusto mong iwan kita rito? Anong gusto mo?”
I hate how he smiled like that,
I hate how he talk like he was mocking me that I can do nothing in my situation.
I felt humiliated and helpless.
Tumayo ako mula sa pagkakaupo and took a few steps towards him.
“Anong gusto ko?! Gusto kong umuwi na. Umalis dito sa impyernong to, mas gusto kong mamatay na lang kaysa nandito, I f-cking hate you, Grim Reaper! I hope I never--” he disappeared again and re-appeared behind me.
An arm came from behind and wrapped itself around me.
And before I knew it we were back in the garden.
BINABASA MO ANG
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