Yveria's POV
Who could it possibly be? I can't see her face, but I can tell she's a lady by her voice. I'm still unable to move, but her voice... Her voice is captivating. It's like I've heard it before but can't pinpoint where. It's like a melody to my ears. It is like a lullaby, soothing me to sleep.
"My child,please come home now."
For some reason, I can feel that she's harmless but what is she saying? Who are you calling 'my child' and what other half is she talking about? I tried to open my mouth pero walang lumalabas na boses dito. Tila ba ako'y naistatwa habang papalapit nang papalapit ang liwanag nito sa akin. I'm not sure if I'm still in the water or not because of these light ngunit hindi parin ako makagalaw o makapagsalita lamang.
'What home are you talking about? I lost my home from the moment I lost my mom and dad.' I said through my mind.
Napangiti na lang ako ng mapakla habang inaalala lahat ng masasayang alaala na naiwan sa akin na ngayon ay nagsisilbing sugat at pasakit na lang sa puso ko. My heart cannot feel pain, but it is aware that a certain memory is causing me to suffer indefinitely.
After 12 years, this is the first thing I would feel. The feeling of being left alone and the feeling of losing someone you would never want to lose.
The pain and sadness.
If I couldn't find my Mom just let me rest.
I'm tired.
Naipikit ko na lang ang aking mga mata habang patuloy akong nilalamon ng nakakabulag na liwanag na ito.
The moment I closed my eyes I instantly felt like I fell into a deep sleep and started to dream.
Isang di pamilyar na lugar ang bumungad sa akin ani mo'y nasa loob ako ng alaala ng isang tao. I saw a girl lying hopelessly on her bed. May tatlong taong nakapaligid dito, two men and a woman, ngunit hindi ko maaninag ang mga mukha nito dahil nasa bandang likod ako, malapit sa bintana. Hindi ko rin makitang masyado ang mukha ng babaeng nakahiga tanging ang pulang buhok lang nito ang nakikita ko mula sa kinatatayuan ko kaya't mas lumapit pa ako.
"We should kill her now."
Rinig kong sabi ng Isa sa dalawang lalaki habang umiiksi ang distansya namin.
"We can't. Hindi parin natin nakukuha ang seal ng Karsen's Dukedom." The woman voice disagreed. I flinched by the time I heard 'Karsen's'. Mas binilisan ko ang paglapit sa mga ito at sa babaeng nakahiga. Nagtataka akong tiningnan ang uri ng kasuotan ng babaeng nagsalita, it's like a dark violet dress from medieval era. More like a gown dahil sa haba nito.
"We should've tormented her much more. This brat is sick, yet she would not die even if she had a near-death experience."
Nagpatuloy lang ako sa paglapit habang ang tatlong hindi pamilyar na taong ito ay nag-uusap kung paano nila papatayin ang babae sa kama.
Habang unti unting lumiliwanag sa aking paningin ang imahe ng babaeng nasa kama unti-unti ko ring nararamdaman ang kaba sa aking dibdib. Ramdam ko na rin ang pangangatog ng tuhod ko sa kaba ng makalapit na ako dito.
"What in the world...
Napatakip na lamang ako sa bibig sa sobrang gulat sa nasisilayan ko ngayon. This girl kahit saang anggulo mo tingnan...
"Javier, I'll give you one month to find the seal. If you can't , we won't have any other choice but to call for 'that' person."
Rinig kong sabi ng babae na nasa harapan ng kamang ito.
"But Seleste you know that 'that' person is known for being merciless. We have to think of interesting things to offer, for her to accept our invitation.If we happen to mess with her, our lives will be in danger." Bakas sa boses ng lalaki ang takot na kinataas ng tingin ko dito.
"We will find a way whatever it takes to get this Dukedom. Walang pwedeng mamahala sa palasyong ito kung hindi ako." The woman who was called Seleste grinned, a grin that turned into a devilish laugh.
My blood is starting to boil. Gusto kong lumapit at baliin ang leeg ng mga ito ngunit wala akong magawa, hindi ko sila mahahawakan kagaya ng hindi nila ako nakikita. What kind of dream is this? Or is it really a dream or a fragment of memory? Everything seems so real, but not at the same time. But this girl looks like... damn! If this girl is the "other half" of mine, as the woman earlier with the blinding lights said, then if all of this happens to be true, I will find these folks. Cut their limbs off and crush them till they turn to dust.
Hahawakan ko sana ang mukha ng babaeng nasa kama sa aking harapan ng unti-unting dumilim ang paligid. Naglaho ang lahat sa aking paningin.
Everything went black.