THE ORIGINALS: BLOODLINE

⚜ LI. Promise ⚜

Thalia Morgenstien

Hindi ako makapaniwala. I'm alive again. Uncle raised me to life from the dead. He pulled my soul from the other side to my body.

And right now. I can't hide what I truly feel. Fear, excitement, joy and other emotions. It is mixed. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang tunay kong naramdaman.

Lalo na ng bumaba kami ni Olena sa karwahe. The Lorenzittee mansion look classy. Hindi kagaya noon na sunog ito.

My heartbeat doubled when we enter the mansion. Hindi ko na alam kung ano ang dapat kung gawin.

What if all those years he found someone else? What if he accepted my death and look for someone else? I'd be so devastated when I know he has found someone else to love.

Ngunit kaagad kong iwinaksi iyon sa aking isipan.

Pagpasok namin doon ay saktong naghiyawan ang mga tao na naroon.

"What's happening?", tanong ko sa kay Olena.

"Nathaniel is proposing to his beloved", si Olena sa akin. "Let's go", she hold my hand and drag me towards the center of the hall.

I was a bit hesitated but she pull me with force but in a gentle way. Hinila niya ako papunta sa gitna kung saan naroon silang lahat. The marvelous Lorenzittee family is there.

Ngunit imbis na igala ang tingin ko sa kanilang lahat. Dumapo ang tingin ko sa kanya na tahimik na umiinom ng champagne sa kanyang flute. He look like he's sad and bored with the party.

Uncle Ambrogio pat his shoulder and pointed our direction. He shook his head at matalim na tumingin sa kay Ambrogio.

My heart hurt a little. He won't look at me?

"Brother! Look who's here!", Nathaniel shouted on his face at tinuro ulit kami.

Now, I was left alone. Olena walk to Ambrogio as they all smile at me.

Nasa akin ang lahat nilang atensyon. Nathaniel smile at me with a woman in his arms. Ambrogio and Olena hug each other. And there's other girl that's cheering for Cecilion. I know her as their sister.

His eyes finally darted on me. His eyes are cold and expressionless. I don't know what to react. I can't even bring myself to smile at them while they are all smiles when they look at me.

Bahagya pang tinulak-tulak ni Veronika ang kanyang kapatid palayo sa mesa para puntahan ako. He took one step but he didn't walk closer to me.

He didn't find someone else? All those years he's still the same Cecilion I know.

Hindi ko na napigilan ang aking sarili. Mahahabang hakbang ang aking ginawa habang tumatakbo palapit sa kanya. Mabilis ko siyang niyakap at muntikan na siyang mawalan ng balanse. Isiniksik ko ang aking mukha sa kanyang leeg.

I cry too hard on his shoulder as his arms slowly wrapping around me. After a second, it tighten. Kaya mas lalo ko siyang niyakap sa leeg na halos masakal ko na siya. But who cares. I miss him so much. So, so much. I miss him so much.

"Whoa!", his brothers and sister cheered for us.

Naramdaman kong isiniksik niya ang kanyang mukha sa aking leeg. I smile as I cry hard on his shoulder.

"Long time no see, Cecilion!", I greeted while still hugging him very tight.

"I miss you so much!", he breathed on my neck and it sent me shivers.

Mabilis akong humiwalay sa kanya ngunit hindi niya ako hinayaan. Ngumiti lang ako at tinago ang sarili sa kanyang dibdib. Everyone is looking at us.

"Hey!", tawag ko sa kanya.

Unti-unting lumuwag ang kanyang yakap sa akin. Kaagad ko siyang tiningala. Tears are still on his eyes. He lift his hands and wipe my cheeks. Ngumiti ako. I push back his hair. Damn it. He look so handsome.

"I'm here. Again", sabi ko sa kanya. "You waited for me?", I asked.

He didn't speak but he nodded. Ngumiti ako sa kanya.

"Remember the promise we made? I didn't fulfill it because it's you who fulfilled it. You waited for me but the long wait is over, Cecilion. I'm here now", sabi ko sa kanya.

He fix the strands of my hair that falls on my face.

"I remembered. I waited for you. There's no days that past without me thinking about you. I thought I won't see you again!", he caress my cheek.

My eyes narrowed and I chuckle. "You see me now and I will never go", sabi ko.

"I love you, Thalia Morgenstien", he said as he says my complete name.

Halos mabaliw na talaga ako dito habang nakatingin silang lahat sa aming dalawa but Cecilion seems like he doesn't care.

"I love you, too, Cecilion Lorenzittee", sabi ko sa kanya.

He crouch a little and planted a deep kiss on my lips. They are shouting and cheering for us again.

Ngunit mabilis lamang ang halik na iyon. He hug me tight right after as the loud and slow music filled the hall again.

His hands traveled from my back to the back of my waist as we dance with the rhythm of the music. I place my hands on his shoulder.

"I love you!", he keeps on whispering on my ear as we sway with the music.

I chuckled softly. "I know, Cecilion. I know", I whisper back but he didn't stop saying it again and again.

He place his head on my shoulder and breath on my collar bone. The warm of his breath make me at peace and calm me. Mas lalong humigpit ang kanyang yakap sa akin.

"You're such a baby", sabi ko sa kanya. I place my left hand at the back of his head as my right on his back.

"You hate me because I'm a baby? I just miss you. For seven centuries without you, I'm so lost. I just found my way back home to you now. Let me be a baby", sabi niya sa akin kaya tumawa lamang ako.

"Okay, my baby. You're home", sabi ko sa kanya. I close my eyes and feel the music.