Minulat ko ang aking mata and was welcomed with an unfamiliar room.
Where am I?
Linibot ko ang paligid and stopped in a full-length mirror.
I was wearing a blue dress, white apron, black and white striped socks and black mary jane shoes with a red ribbon as my headband.
Why am I dressed like this?
"The prince kissed the princess and they lived happily ever after!" napalingon ako sa nagsalita and saw a little girl playing with two dolls pero hindi 'yon ang dahilan kung bakit ako nagulat.
She noticed my gaze kaya liningon niya ako at nginitian "Nothing is a happy ending.." sabi niya before standing without leaving my gaze
"We will all die in the end.." sabi niya. I'm seeing the younger me, the Agatha Ward before hell happened.
Tinanggal ko ang tingin sa kanya when I heard something breaking and saw a girl wearing a white cotton dress, gray socks and shoes but her fuzzy bunny rabbit ears caught my attention
"Hazel?" pagtawag ko sa kanya but she only stared at me before running away "Wait.. Hazel!" sigaw ko at hinabol siya.
Lumabas kami ng kwarto at 'don ko lang na pansin na nasa St. Pristine kami.
"Hazel?" pagtawag ko "Hazel!" sigaw ko sa pangalan niya. Saan na ba yun nag-punta?
"Who are you looking for?" napalingon ako sa garden and saw a boy seating on a big leaf and was dressed like Peter Pan at may hawak na libro
"Drake?" paninigurado ko, he was wearing his black eyeglasses again but smoke was surrounding him like from a cigarette
"Dear Agatha, you don't even know where your going" sabi niya habang hindi ako linilingon at sa libro lang nakatuon ang atensyon niya.
Anong ibig sabihin niya? Hindi ko siya maintindihan.
"Nakita mo ba si Hazel? I saw her running here" sabi ko pero tiningnan niya lang ako bago liningon ang libro niya
"The world is full of animals that prey on each other so its so hard to trust any of them, afraid that they might bite.." sabi niya.
Nakarinig ako ng kaluskos kaya liningon ko ito and saw Hazel getting out from a bush with leaves stuck on her dress and hair while looking at a big watch.
"Hazel!" pagtawag ko sa kanya but she ran kaya hinabol ko siya, hindi man lang ako nakapagpaalam kay Drake.
Tumakbo ako para mahabol si Hazel and saw Hazel entering a brown door kaya mas binilisan ko ang pagtakbo nang biglang may humarang saking babae.
Her hand was on the air, kasing level ng shoulder niya and just one inch away from my face, she was wearing a french hat, black and white striped three-fourths and black jumper, white socks and black mary jane shoes.
"You can't pass through Mad Hatter's garden!" sabi niya habang nakapamewang at binaba ang kamay niya "Mad Hatter? Why? Pumasok nga si Hazel eh" sabi ko
"Nagmamarunong ka pa eh! Ako ang bantay dito" sabi niya "Trinity just let me through" sabi ko at akmang lalampasan na siya ng humarang ulit siya
"You can't! The Queen of hearts is inside at alam mo naman kung gaano 'yon kaarte" sabi niya at inikot pa ang mata
"Paano ako makakapasok?" tanong ko kaya tinuro niya ang kaliwang daan ng garden "Go there to enter Mad Hatter's garden" sabi niya at rinig ko pang pinipihit ang doorknob
"Go. Hurry! Before she sees you!" sabi niya at tinulak ako sa direksyon na tinuro niya
"You have to hurry. Time is not something that adjusts with you, your the one that should be chasing after time" sabi niya before I ran.
Gusto ko sana siyang balikan para tanungin kung anong ibig sabihin niya but I could hear voices kaya tumakbo na lang ako.
Where am I going?
Tumigil lang ako sa pag-takbo nung mapagod na ako and I was huffing non-stop "Nasan na ba kasi siya?" tanong ko na tinutukoy si Hazel
"Who are you finding?" napalingon ako sa nagsalita at napaatras when his face came close to me.
He was floating on the air habang ang kamay niya ay nasa baba niya his head slightly tilted.
He was wearing a big white scarf, white V-neck t-shirt, yellow leather jacket and brown pants but his cat ears caught my attention.
"Are you finding that white rabbit? She went there" sabi niya at tinuro ang pinto sa harap namin "Thank you, Gabriel" sabi ko at tinalikuran siya
"But why are you chasing her?" tanong niya kaya napatigil ako sa paglakad.
Why am I chasing her?
Dahil sa tanong niya ay napaisip na din tuloy ako. Bakit ko nga ba hinahabol si Hazel?
"I.. don't know" sabi ko at hinarap siya so he smiled like a cherish cat "No one does" sabi niya and suddenly appeared beside me
"We don't even know why we're in this world" sabi niya kaya natahimik ako. No one knows why we're in this world?
"Do you know why your here, Agatha?" tanong niya while doing that cherish cat smile kaya napalabi ako "I.. don't" sabi ko
"I thought so.." sabi niya and suddenly appeared behind me "Goodluck then, Agatha" bulong niya sa tenga ko and I could feel his presence disappearing.
Huminga ako ng malalim at pinagpatuloy ang paglalakad patungo sa pinto at binuksan 'yon but what welcomed me was not a room but a garden.
"A new friend?" yumuko ako at nakita ang isang babae na ang suot ay parang sa three musketeers "Ana?" pagtawag ko kaya nginitian niya ako at hinawakan sa braso
"Come! Come, lets have tea!" sabi niya at hinila ako sa isang upuan at pinaupo "Oh? A new one?" sabi ng isang babae at pumalakpak pa.
She was wearing a red blazer at red na necktie pero ang kumuha ng atensyon ko ay ang gray bunny ears niya sa ulo.
"Shantal?" pagtawag ko so she smiled at me before drinking tea "Why are you here, Agatha?" I gaped when I heard a familiar voice
"Nathan.." sabi ko as I stared at him and he stared back, he was wearing clothes like a Mad Hatter's "Do you know why your here, Agatha?" tanong niya kaya yumuko ako
"I.. don't know" pagiling ko "The Queen of hearts came here.. looking for you" sabi niya kaya napalingon ako sa kanya habang nakaawang ang labi ko, looking for me?
Why was she looking for me?
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