THE ORIGINALS: BLOODLINE

⚜XV. Drown⚜

Ambrogio Vetrova Lorenzittee

I don't know what to say. I'm his son? He's my father? No, he's not ny father.

"No! My father is Vladiskav Lorenzittee!", malakas na sabi ko.

The werewolf boys are behind him now. Lahat kami ay napatayo na. Cecilion stick behind me. Pilit tinantaya kung hanggang saan aabot ang pasensya ko.

"You're not my father. I'm Vladiskav's son!", malakas na sigaw ko ulit.

The old man nodded. "I know Jestiva for a very long time. We were best friend when we're kids. When she married Vladiskav, they didn't have a son. So she run away from him. And we meet accidentally. That night was a mistake for the two of us. I got her pregnant and it's you", sabi nito.

"NO!", malakas na sigaw ko. "You're not my father and will never be my father!".

"That's enough", Cecilion called softly, trying to calm me down.

Yumuko ang matandang lalaki. "I'm sorry if you have to know it from me. I assume Jestiva didn't tell you about this. Or maybe Vladiskav, he didn't know about this", sabi nito.

Nagpupuyos sa galit ang aking damdamin. How dare he claim to be my father? Where were he all those years when I'm craving for a father's care? I crave a love and a care from a father to a wrong person all my life.

And now, right here, is the man I've been looking for but I couldn't even make a step. I despise everyone.

Sa galit ko ay mabilis akong lumabas doon sa bahay. Cecilion remain inside kaya kinailangan ko pa siyang lingunin para mapasunod sa akin.

"Aren't you coming? They aren't your family!", galit na sabi ko.

Ng ilang sandali ay hindi siya gumalaw ay mabilis akong umalis at patakbong pumasok sa gubat. I'm not going home.

Ibang direksyon ang tinahak ko at mas lalong dumilim ang paligid kahit na alam kung umaga pa lang.

May mga kaluskos sa nga punong kahoy akong narinig kaya napahinto ako. I stand firmly on the ground at pinakiramdaman ang paligid. Ilang sandali ay bumagsak sa aking harapan si Cecilion. Nakatayo naman itong lumapat ang mga paa sa lupa. He's looking at me.

"I thought you're not coming?", pagalit na sabi ko.

"Family above all", sabi niya sa akin.

Umiling ako at nilagpasan siya.

"You're going on the wrong direction. The map says we'll go here!", sigaw niya sa akin sabay turo sa kanyang kanan.

Napatingin ako doon. Nakikita ko ang isang liwanag ng araw. Sumunod ako sa kanya pa kanan. Ilang kilometro lang ang aming nilakad ng makarating kami sa isang pangpang. The cliff it so high at ang nasa baba nito ay malaking katawan ng tubig.

The blue waters splashes against the cliff. It's a hundred meters or more deep before we reach the water level.

"Now what?", sabay baling ko kay Cecilion.

Napatingin siya sa medallion na hawak at ganoon din ako. The map is right. The way is here but how? This is a dead end? Where's the treasure that Sabbatarians need to have?

"We'll jump", sabi niya sa akin. Binulsa niya ang medallion at bumaling sa akin. "What? This is the only way. If you want to find out, you'll jump with me", sabi niya.

I was about to say something but he already let himself fall from the high cliff and dive into the deep blue waters. Ng bumagsak siya sa tubig ay sumunod ako sa kanya.