LOVING A NIGHTMARE

CHAPTER 8

Chapter Eight

"G-grandma! Is this real? " I slightly slap my cheek, thinking all of this where just a dream.

But sadly this isn't.

"Yes. Celestia, I'm not that old and... I'm your guardian. " With my familiar appearance of her she hugged me.

And a bright light covered her again and she appeared with her appearance earlier.

"I'm Ophelia and the stars assigned me to guard you. " She's now caressing my hair.

"Celestia, It's time to meet your real parents, King Ares and Queen Celeste." She points the couple who's looking at us.

Even if I'm trying to be not emotional my tears were betraying me. Their competing to drop.

"I guess, Ares, Celeste... You better explain things to her. "

I hold Grandma's, I mean Ophelia's hand but she just smiled at me and referred me to my parents.

"Matagal na ang alitan sa pagitan ng Cimmeria at Fantasia... " Ang Reyna na marahang hinahaplos ang buhok ko. So this is how it feels to be cared by your mother.

"Ano po ba ang dahilan? " I said as I sit properly on the royal couch

She sighed first.

"Dahil... Gusto ng Hari ng Cimmeria na siya ang tuluyang mag hari sa draumr, Ang mundo ng panaginip. Ngunit kung mangyayari ito maaaring makuha nila ang lahat ng kaluluwa ng mga taong nanaginip. Bukod pa doon makakasira ito sa balanse ng ating mundo kaya siyempre, hindi sumang ayon ang iyong ama. Ilang beses nilang pinagtangkaang sakupin ang Fantasia ngunit hindi sila nag tagumpay... "

"Kaya na isip ni Hades na dukotin ka upang pasukuin ang Iyong Ama at upang masakop niya ang Fantasia... " Her voice broked

"N-nag tagumpay siya? " I guess

Tumango siya.

"Oo. Pero nabawi ka namin sa kanila... " She paused to wipe her tears. "Sa isang kondisyon... Kailangan m-mong... "She looked apologetically at me. That, made me confuse. "kailangan mong magpakasal sa nag iisa niyang anak. "

"A-ano? " Lumaki ng bahagya ang may pagkasingkit kung mga mata.

"Alam naming hindi iyon ang pinakamabisang paraan, ngunit sa panahong iyon wala kaming magagawa iyon lang ang kondisyong ibinigay niya dahil alam niyang hindi siya mag tatagumpay sa pag sakop sa Fantasia dahil malakas ang sandatahan nito. Kaya para sa kaligtasan mo ipinadala ka namin sa mundo ng mga tao. "

"Kaya po ba nila ako kinuha kasi oras na para... " Magpakasal ako

"Oo anak... Ngunit hindi ka pa handa. Ganoon din kami. Alam din namin na balak kang gamitin ni Hades upang mag hari sa Draumr. Pero lumipas na ang labing anim na taon... " King Ares was now caressing the queen's back

"Ka-kailangan ko ng mag pakasal? " I said nonchalantly wanting those thoughts to sink in.

"Ganoon nga, Pasensiya na Anak... Dapat nga ay bumawi kami sa'yo ngunit gulo lang ang dala namin sa iyo... " Ang Hari

"Maitanong ko lang po... Bakit parang wala akong maalala sa mga nangyari? "

"Dahil sanggol ka pa lamang noon. " Nga naman...

"Anak, ayos lang kung hindi ka pa handa maaari namang... " Ang Reynang humihikbi

Isuko ang kaharian. I guess.

"I think this is too much for her, your highness... I suggest that Celestia should rest now. " Ophelia said

"Tama ka Ophelia. Raphael, Caroline, ihatid ninyo si Celestia sa kanyang kwarto. " Agad namang dumalo ang butler na may traditional na kulot at ang Hula kung Mayordoma na naka bun ng malaki ang buhok at naka salaming may matulis na edge. Parang si Smithy.

"Sige na, rest Celestia. " It was Ophelia

"Dito, kamahalan. "

Sa kwartong iyon din ako hinatid ni Raphael at Caroline.

All I did was lay on the silk couch and think.

I was very confused and struggling to understand what's happening in my goddamn life. Yesterday it was simple as hell. Now it's being impossibly gibberish.

I can deal the consequences of being an heiress but being a princess is a different story.

Sino naman kaya ang ipapakasal sa akin?

Cimmeria is the land of nightmares...

Siguro babangongotin ka din kahit tumingin ka lang sa mga mukha nila?

I don't really know. Atsaka bakit ba lapitin ako ng mga kasal. For my sake! I'm just sixteen or...

Pero... yun nga... Last time a person proposed a matrimony with me. I said, I'm not yet ready and it's true! Alright. Pero iba ito ngayon. Dahil buhay ng maraming tao ang nakasalalay sa kasal na ito.

My God!

This is hell confusing.

"Your back, Grotesque. " a sexy baritone voice wake me up...

I opened my eyes and found out that I'm on a Garden full of different types of flowers. With a blanket I'm laying. And I am wearing a flowy peach dress. My hair was down.

"Z-zeus?"

"The one and only handsome Zeus. " He smirk showing his shining pearl teeth. I noticed his wearing a white button down polo.

"Owwws? " I raised my right brow.

"Yeah... " He scanned my appearance.

"So... I'm dreaming? " I mouthed the thought that bothers me.

"Hmm... Why did you ask? " He's now the one raising his brow.

"The dreamy reality just hit me earlier. " I said as I look at the mountains in front of me.

I shook my head before looking at him.

"So what's the problem if you're dreaming? "

"Don't answer me with a question. " I rolled my eyes. Even if I was slightly amazed with his remark.

"No answer me first, Ce... " His last word was unclear.

"Well, the problem is... This isn't real. This is just fantasy. Maybe later or maybe now I'll wake up coz life is about facing your reality. So answer me now, Am I just dreaming? " I look away and hold both of my hands and Indian sit.

"You think so... " He said seriously

"Your frustrating... " I rolled my eyes at him.

"Your beautiful. " He smiled at me.
Making my heart stop beating for a second. That's one of the shocks of my life. Like, I know pero... siya ang nag sabi?

Kahit nagulat ay nakapagsabi parin ako ng "I know, right. "

"As I know it was given back, So it wasn't. " He scratch his blond hair.

"So your complimenting me, so I'll compliment you back? "

"Part of it. " He look at me intently. I can't look at him for too long kaya ako ang umiwas.

"So nanaginip pa rin ang mga nilalang na nasa sa mundo ng panaginip? " This time, sinipat ko na siya. Found out na nakatingin din siya sakin!

"Maybe... "

"Siguro nga. "

"So what are you thinkin' ? You seems bothered. " He asked

"Well, My life was pretty normal back then, except the fact that I can read someone's mind... Then I discovered the truth... that... I have to marry someone... I don't even know him. But I feel like I have to do it... coz... Millions of lives will be at cost if I'll refuse. "

"So you are not ready to marry me then? "

Life is full of surprises, It attacks you at your weakest without warning.

;)