Yanna cleared his throat for the nth time. Their wedding was finished and she thank herself thankfully for doing a good job not to make any mistakes.
Hindi na siya makatiis kaya kinuha na niyang tuluyan ang pulang tela na kanina pa nakatakip sa mukha niya at kanina pa din niya unti-unting hinihila para tanggalin.
Matthew just looked at her. Maging siya ay hindi rin alam kung saan simulan ang mga bumabagag sa isip niya pagkagtapos ng mga nalalaman niya kagabi.
Yanna startedbto flicked her fingers while looking intently at the wine in the glass in front of them. She tried every hand gesture she saw on tv dramas to make the water into something.
But nothing happens.
When she learned last night that she also has a power, she sleep late practicing and summoning her power but it didn't come out. She doesn't know how or maybe because it's not her body?
"What are you trying to do with the water?"
Medyo nagulat pa siya sa tanong ni Matthew.
Ngayon laman siya nito kinausap pagkatapos ng nangyari kagabi.
"I... I... was trying to summon a flower to float on the water." nahihiyang sagot niya saka yumuko at parang batang ginawang kumot ang pulang tela mula sa ulo niya kanina.
"Do you really not know how?" seryosong tanong ni Matthew.
Alam niyang halos hindi na matulog ang dalaga kagabi nang malaman nitong may kapangyarihan pala ito.
Umiling si Yanna saka kinuha ang basong may alak at inamoy ang laman bago ininom yon pero kumunot ang noo niya nang wala siyang malasap na kahit na anong likido sa dila niya. Tiningnan niya ito at nagulat nang makitang nanigas ito sa bote at naging yelo.
Tiningnan niya ng masama ang binata.
"You are not allowed to drink. Remember that you are pregnant." striktong sabi ni Matthew saka ininom ang wine sa sariling baso.
"I told you, I'm not." pabulong niyang sabi pero hindi siya pinansin ng binata.
Inayos ni Matthew ang sarili at bahagyang inilapit ang mukha sa dalaga.
Nagulat naman si Yanna sa ginawa ng binata pero hindi naman siya umatras. Nakikipagtitigan siya sa binata nang titigan siya nito sa mga mata.
"Am I the only one who thinks you are a different person just by looking at your eyes?"
Totoo yon. Sa tuwing magtagpo ang tingin nila ng dalaga ay may pakiramdam siyang ibang tao ang nakakaharap niya.
Ileanna's eyes doesn't look the way she look at him. Her eyes weren't these innocent before. Iyong tipong kapag tinatanong niya ito ay malalaman niya kung nagsisinungaling ba ito o hindi.
Ayon kay Ayeng, simula nang magising ang dalaga ay naninibago ito sa paligid at inulit-ulit ang kwento sa kanyang mundo na pinaniniwalaan nilang panaginip lamang ng dalaga.
"Tell me about your world."
Yanna's eyes widened in surprised. Tumingin pa siya sa paligid na para bang may iba silang kasama sa loob.
"How did you know? Do you trust me now?" sunud-sunod na tanong ni Yanna kay Matthew.
Matthew maintain his position and look intently at her eyes.
Fact.
"Hmn." sagot ni Matthew.
"But they think that I am crazy. They said I was into my dreams that I thought exist." nakasimangot niyang sabi.
BINABASA MO ANG
Unopened Rose (DRAFT! DRAFT!)
FantasíaShe traveled back to the time where her birthmarks were her scars. Nectars and Hagonoy plants were sacred. Roses and its petals are powerful. And pollen is her life.
