REIGNED (S.E. Book 3)

25. THE TWIN

Chapter 25: THE TWIN
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TARI

Light enveloped my eyes as I resurface from an unimaginable darkness. I struggled for air as I was breathing heavily. When I was able to gather my senses back, I looked around where I was settled.  I'm in a spacious and luxurious room.

Am I alive? How?

As far as I could remember I died!

I touched my chest where the bomb was implanted. I was wearing a white silk dress. Nilislis ko iyon and I found a thick line of keloid that has a trace of being stitched.

Pinakiramdaman ko ang sarili ko. I couldn't hear the tic toc sound of the bomb anymore but I can hear and feel the calm beats of an organ.

"I have a heart?" wala sa sariling napatulala ako. What happened to me? Why am I still alive?

I remembered the person who I was with... my twin sister.

"Zavi?"

Tumayo ako mula sa kama. Muntik na akong mabuwal. My legs have no strength to stand! Nanginginig ang mga binti ko. Wala akong magawa kung hindi ay umupo at ipasada ang paningin sa paligid. Sobrang tahimik. I couldn't hear any sound made from movements outside my room.

I looked at my legs. They're quite swelling. My knees looked so weak.

"Hello?" I tried calling for someone out loud. But my throat hurts. Mabuti na lang may nakita akong tubig sa gilid ng kama.

"Is anyone there?" mas malakas kong tawag.

I anticipated when I heard footsteps coming towards where I was. When the door finally opened, a beautiful dark-haired woman emerged. Her eyes grew big when our eyes met. She gasped.

"You're alive!" hiyaw niya.

Alive? It's kind of weird to me. Parang inaasahan niyang patay ako? Pero, gano'n din naman ang inakala ko. I thought I died!

"Ooops! My bad. Hahaha! You're awake! Finally!" she let herself in.

She's smiling from ear to ear. I just kept on eyeing her. She wasn't familiar to me. Who is she?

Nilapitan niya ako. Kinuha niya ang mga medical stuffs na nasa mesa. She checked my pulse, my blood pressure and even my eyes.

"Do you remember your name?"

I find her question weird. But, instead of asking her back I just nodded my head.

"Weh?" her face distorted as she looked at me amusingly. Lumayo siya saka hinila ang mono block chair na nasa tabi ng mesa. Umupo siya sa harap ko.

"I am Katarina Zenkiah Clementin."

She gasped then clapped her hands.

"Wow! You really remembered! Hmm. One more, how old are you?"

"26."

"Do you have any siblings?"

I nodded my head.

"How many and what are their names?"

"4. Katareina Zavina, Kleo Zanarry or known as Tamara, Zac and Zonia."

"Nice. What was the thing you last remembered before falling into deep slumber?"

Napayuko ako. What happened back then?

I remembered I was crying, shooing away Zavi but she stabbed me before darkness consumed me, there was an explosion.

"I-I died. There was an explosion."