"Tale Of The Seventh Moon"
Fantasy/Romance/Myth
Bakunawa. A legendary sea serpent who ate six of the seven moons of Earth. It also barely ate the seventh moon but Bathala asked humanity to make some loud noise to cast away the sea serpent. They believed that the lunar eclipse occurs every time Bakunawa is attemping to eat the seventh moon.
But let's set aside that Filipino Mythology and hear the other side of that story.
Year 2020
Everyday was dark as ever. No days
are deserved to be called 'good'. The world gone crazy and the god turned his back to humanity. We are damn cursed! but people continue to live as what they usually did.
One man can't change the cycle of the world? Hah! That's a trashy mind concept. I knew how the fate plays with us and how those simple stupid action would change your whole personality. This is The Tale Of The Seventh Moon.
~St. Luna Academy
Akira is the name, 18 years of age. Of course I'm a lady! A loner lady. I'm completely alone going and leaving on this freaking Academy. Until this man, a strong and silent man, had the guts to stole my bottle of orange juice.
"Miss, one orange juice please?" I ordered.
"Sige po wait lang" sagot niya. Then instead of heading to the refrigerator, pumunta muna siya sa loob para ilagay ang gloves na suot-suot niya. Then this man who's possessing a cold aura suddenly appeared on the front line and ordered the same as mine.
"One bottle of orange juice" he ordered.
I don't have a business to him and also, I am not interested. Nagkataon lang na nabuburyo ako kakahintay ng inorder ko kaya napansin ko siya. Seven seconds na at hindi pa bumabalik yung tindera. Ano na?
"Sir heto po" abot sa kanya nung isang tindera ng canteen tsaka umalis. What? This is unfair! Nauna ako sa kanya. Tsaka lang nagpakita si ateng tindera at nagtungo sa refrigerator. But, she approached me empty handed.
"Ay wala na po. Last na po yung binili kanina" she said. Seriously? What the fuck!
"Ang bagal mo kase! Naunahan tuloy ako!"
I really don't mind my attitude and all the people around. I don't even know them so why the hell do I care? Ang hindi ko lang matanggap ay yung kaisa-isang bagay na nakasanayan ko, inagaw ng iba.
"Hoy! Stop right there!" sigaw ko sa lalaki kanina pagkatapos ko siyang habulin. Agad naman itong huminto ngunit hindi siya lumingon sa akin.
"Who do you think you are para agawin ang orange juice ko?" sambit ko at padabog na lumapit sa kanya. Lumingon naman ito at nagbitaw ng mga nakakainis na salita.
"Pero ako yung bumili nito" he said innocently.
"Pero ako yung nauna!" pagpipilit ko. He then made a blank emotion tsaka ngumiti. A sincere smile.
"Well then, you can have it" He then stretched his arms and handed me the bottle of orange juice.
"H-huh? Ano! Bakit ko naman tatanggapin 'yan?" nabigla kong sambit. Seryoso ba siya o pinagtitripan niya lang ako?
"You said it's yours in the first place so I'm giving it back to you. I'm sor--"
Natigilan siya nang biglaang dumampi sa kanyang kanang pisngi ang palad ko. Naagaw namin ang atensyon ng mga estudyanteng dumaraan nung oras na 'yon.
"Listen here Mr. Kind Man, this is a warning! Next time, don't ever get in my way again. Understood?" Babala ko sa kanya tsaka siya tinalikuran.
