I can't believe I'm stuck in the middle between Alta and Silvana. I don't know how to handle everything that I know. Pero kahit na ganun ay pinipilit Kong h'wag madulas ang dila at madsbi na alam ko ang lahat. I haven't seen Silvhari or even Alta. Kahit pagpasok ng school ay hindi kami sabay. Sabi ni Tito ay nauna na raw pero wala naman siya sa school. Hindi ko alam kung saan siya pumunta. Akala ko nga ay mag uusap kami gaya ng sabi niya kahapon pero bahala na lang. I think she is with Silvhari right now. He is not doing her any good. Hindi naman pala absent si Alta. Kahit hindi siya nakikinig sa klase ay napasok pa rin. Attendance matters. Kahit hindi ka matalino basta masipag pumasok ay pwede na! May sympathy ang ibang mga prof, kung malas ka ay talagang need mo paghirapan. Kaso nga lang… nasaan kaya si Alta? Baka nasa kabilang bayan na naman sila ni Silvhari. Palinga linga akong tumingin sa hallway. Other students are passing by me. While others are talking loudly in the h
What? Did I hear her right?She is the gift of the moon? Tama ba ang narinig ko o nabibingi lang ako? Baka naman epekto lang ito ng nakita ko na anino kanina. "What?" I asked her in disbelief. Syempre kailangan tanungin ko ulit siya dahil baka may lagnat ito at nagdedeliryo. How did she know about the gift of the moon? Is she one of them? And how? If it's true that she really is the gift of the moon, how did it fucky happen? "Anong ibig mong sabihin? Anong gift of the moon ang sinasabi mo?" I asked her. Even though I know that she saw how shocked I was, the way my mouth gaped when she told me that she is the gift of the moon. I won't let her have the satisfaction of my appalled face. Isa pa, baka nang-pa prank lang ang isang ito. I looked around the road. I pursed my lips. Wala namang tao, o baka naman ay nagtatago lang sila? Fucky shit. Paano niya ba nalaman? Baka naman narinig niya kami ni Silvana? Ibang klase naman ang pandinig nito. My eyes widened. Then that me
Nanlaki ang mata ko ng matagpuan namin si Silvana at Alta kung saan nagmula ang sigaw kanina. Silvana's hand is wrapped all over Alta's neck, choking her to death, pushing her deeply on the tree. Gulong gulo na ang buhok ni Alta na nakaladlad, may punit din ang blue nitong dress sa bandang gilid. Fucky shit. "Silvana!" Asmo screamed. Dahilan para mapalingon siya sa aming dalawa. Pero mabilis niyang binalik ang tingin kay Alta at mas lalo itong sinakal. Fucky shit. What is going on? I thought we would see Layla getting attacked by the blood vampires. It turned out to be completely opposite than what I had in mind. Paano naman nagkita ang dalawang ito? Bakit sila napunta sa ganitong sitwasyon? Agad na pinaghiwalay ni Asmo ang dalawa pero sa tuwing ititulak niya si Silvana ay bumabalik lamang ito para hablutin at kalmutin si Alta. "What is going on with you Silvana?" aniya ni Asmo. "That girl!" she screamed. Habang si Alta naman ay ubo ng ubo. Agad kong nilapitan si Alta at
"Tara na?" I asked her. She nodded. I walked up to Asmo to say he can leave but when I turned around I saw Silvana in front of Alta. Again! For the second freaking time! My mouth gaped as she pulled her hair. Nagkatinginan kami ni Asmo. I think he already knew the cue. Within a second he is near Silvana but someone stopped him from getting close to her. A woman appeared in front of Asmo in the blink of an eye. Kunot noo ko siyang tinignan. Sino naman ang isang ito? I was about to walk towards them but Asmo turned to me and shouted. "Stay where you are, Adra."Nahinto ako sa kinatatayuan. Napatingin sa direksyon ko ang babae. She showed her fangs and hissed at me. So she's a vampire like them.At mukhang kilala siya nila Silvana at Asmo. Ito talagang si Silvana, nag sama pa ng isa! Her brows furrowed as she threw a glance at me. She scanned me from head to toe. She squinted her eyes, her head tilted as if she's trying to remember something while looking at me. I scanned h
"I'm the gift of the moon, it's me!" I screamed. He turned his head around slowly. "What?" His brows raised. Maski si Layla ay nanlaki ang mata. I won't let her die. I won't let the gift of the moon die. Maybe this is my soul purpose, to sacrifice myself for the gift of the moon. To help, Asmodeus clan, to save the humans from these blood vampires who want to rule the world and spread chaos. "Bring her to me!" The vampire leader screamed.I get a closer look at him. It is indeed him. That I saw before. Siya ang lalaki na nag sacrifice sa babaeng iyon. He doesn't look like an evil vampire if you look at him but his eyes will tell you everything. His face is handsome, maybe that's how he lures the girls to make themselves sacrifice themselves. I get the chance to get closer to Layla."Do you think you are fooling me?" aniya ng vampire leader. "I'm not. I'm the gift of the moon, I have green eyes. My hair is fiery red. I dyed it. You can see the roots for yourself," I said and
"Why is she after me Asmo? Ano bang ginawa ko sa kanya? Ano bang ginawa ko kay Sexira?" I asked him. Nakarating na kami sa bahay. I don't know if Mom is inside the house. Dahil tahimik sa loob. Mahilig mag patugtog si Mama pero ngayon ay walang kahit anong tunog. O baka ay natutulog. Mas maganda asking tulog siya para hindi niya marinig ang usapan namin ni Asmo. "You are the gift of the moon," he said in disbelief. "I... I can't believe it. Maybe that's something special about you. I can't erase your memory from the first time we met." Nakalayo na kami sa gubat pero ang utak ni Asmo ay naandon pa rin. "So what? Ano naman kung ako nga ang gift of the moon? Am I hurting her just by being myself? Why does she want to kill me?" Hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit ba ako gusto patayin ni Sexira. Hindi ko pa nga siya nakikita. Gusto Niya akong patayin na para bang pagkalabas ko bilang sanggol ay may ginawa na akong mali na nakaapekto sa kan'ya. "Because you have all the powers, Adra.
"You lost Dad when I came into this world." It's all my fault. Kung hindi dahil sa akin ay malamang buhay pa rin si Dad hanggang ngayon. If he did not save me from the miscarriage, if he didn't chat about the ritual he might be alive today he should be with Mom right now.Not me.I'm supposed to be dead. "Am I even supposed to be here Mom?"Do I really belong to this world? Do I belong here? Do I have a right to live here? I'm supposed to be dead. My father sacrificed his life for me. "I should be dead. Patay na dapat ako kung hindi lang ginawa yon ni Dad. Hindi niya na dapat pa ginawa yon!" He shouldn't have done that! Kung hindi ginawa 'yon ni Dad ay malamang buhay pa siya. Baka mayroon pang paraan noon para hindi humantong sa ganoon ang mangyari. They could have waited for the ambulance to come before they did any ritual. I know that we are near the forest and the hospital is far from here but twenty years ago, all the roads were concrete. They could have easily gone to the
"Adrasteia? Okay ka lang?" "Huh?""I asked if you are okay." "Ah, oo naman." "Naka kunot kasi yang noo mo, parang ganap na ganap ka dyan sa binabasa mo.""Ah, oo ang ganda kasi e.""Talaga?" I nodded and showed her the book that I was reading. "Hmmm, mukhang maganda nga ah. Crime fiction ba ito?""Romance and crime." "Taray huh, crime at romance. Parang doon pa nga siya nakahanap ng love sa crime ah!" "Parang gano'n na nga." "Teka, kwento mo sa akin dali.""Well, ang bida si Asunta Navo. She has a prosperous and beautiful life, she is the daughter of the richest businessman in the country, all her luxuries are granted, especially since she is an only child. Asunta was born beautiful, even when she was young people adored her, she had many lovers, but she only paid attention to one man, Crent Santos. A son of the politician who has a lot of criminal cases and illegal activities, he is currently involved in the illegal transaction of firearms. Even though there was evidence abou
"What?" My eyes widened with what Silvana said. Siya si Sexira? How?Paano nangyari yon? She looks so innocent and sweet! Napaka hinhin niya at Hindi siya mukhang bampira. Isa pa ay naarawan din siya at naapkanormal niya kumilos kumpara sa mga ibang bampira katulad ng iba. Wait, she can go outside and get direct sunlight because they are modern vampires but her skin looks glowy with the sunlight. How is that possible? Parang nakakaganda pa sa kan'ya ang araw. She is a vampire yet she is looking like a goddess at the same time!I don't think she is a vampire at first glance. And she was taken advantage of just a while ago so how is it possible that she can protect herself? Take care of herself if she is really a vampire? I had to but in to handle it. So how? I'm really confused right now. Another thing is that, Sexira is the vampire queen. She is supposed to be strong, powerful and unstoppable. I don't see it in her. She looks very fragile, like Layla. I sighed. Hindi kaya n
I'm the gift of the moon.I can't believe it. Asmo erased my memory! He made me believe that I was just a normal girl. He made me leave the life that I wanted. "Alessandro?" I said as I entered the mansion. Nagkasalubong kaming dalawa. Bumaba ang tingin ko sa kamay nito. "You are bleeding!" Agad ko siyang pinuntahan at hinawakan ang dumdugo niyang kamay.I grabbed him to go to the kitchen and wash his hands on the sink."I'm fine, Adra.""No you are not fine Alessandro. Dumudugo ang kamay mo, ano bang ginawa mo?" I asked him. "Adra, it's okay. I swear I'm okay. Where did you go? You look happier than before."That's because I found who I am. But I can't let him know that I know something about myself. I can't trust Asmo with this truth as well. I cannot trust anyone or they will just erase my memory once again and I don't want that freaking happen. I won't let them take my life away from me anymore."Umupo ka muna sa lamesa Alessandro. Nasaan ba ang first aid kit niyo? Saan ka b
"I don't want to leave Mom. Why do you keep on insisting that I don't belong here? Ano bang meron sa El Colmillos at ayaw na ayaw mong nandito ako? Hindi kita maintindihan.""And why can't you understand me, Adra? Bakit gusto mo pa rin na bumalik dito? Anong meron sa El Colmillos at gustong gusto mo na bumalik?""Because it is a part of me Mom!" "You knew?" She asked. Kunot noo ko siyang tinignan. "What do you mean I knew?" I asked. Natutop ang bibig nito. "N-nothing." "Mom, what is it? Why do I feel like all of you are hiding something from me? Alta is not the same anymore. She is very cautious on whatever she is going to say to me. I don't feel like she sees me as a friend anymore. She is not sharing anything to me about her. Why? Will something trigger me or what?"Nakauwi si Mom sa El Colmillos at sinundo siya ni Alessandro para nakapunta sa mansion. Kakatapos lang namin kumain kasama ang pamilya ni Alessandro at ganito na agad si Mom. Kanina ay nakangiti ito at sobrang nagp
"This is really beautiful.""Hindi ako makapaniwala na nandito lang pala ito. Nung nakaraan kasi dumaan na rin kami dito ni Silvana pero Hindi naman namin nakita dito." "She can't find where this is, Adra. You are the only one who's been here.""Huh?" "You are here, that is what I mean. So you can see the underwater falls now better. And you can paint it. I'm sure you will do a good painting of it. Nobody painted it before. Only you.""W-wow talaga? Ako lang? Seryoso ka ba?""Why would I lie?" He asked.Tama nga naman ito si Asmo, why would he lie? He is not like the people around me who constantly lie about something. Something that I need to find out. But should it hurt me to actually find out the truth? Would it be hard for me to accept what it really is? Well nevermind. I don't have to think about that now. All I need is to be one with the forest and print the underwater falls beautifully. I'm sure once Mom sees it, she will allow me to paint again.I mean, there is still room
Even though I was weirded out with what happened to the forest between Silvana and the guy that he called Asmo. I still went to the forest, hoping to see Silvana but she was not there. Ayoko naman makipagsapalaran na hanapin siya sa kagubatan dahil Hindi ako pamilyar sa kagubatan, mamaya ay kung ano pa ang mangyari. "Hey are you okay?" Aniya ni Alta. I nodded. Kasalukuyan kmaing nasa park kung saan kami mahilig tumambay noon after school. Naalala ko pa kung gaano kami kadalas dito sa park. Katulad na lang ng malasing si Adra at sugatan siya ng iuwi namin siya ni… Fucky shit.Muling sumakit ang ulo ko dahil sa naalala. What? What did I just remember?Sugatan si Alta…Nandito kami sa park, nagpapahinga siya. Or is she sleeping? Did she faint? And who is with us? Sino ang kasama ko ng iuwi siya Kila Tito? At bakit siya sugatan? Is all of this an illusion or what? Baka naman imagination ko lang ito at gawa gawa ng utak ko? Hindi kaya nababaliw na ako?"Parang ang lalim ng in
Silvana and I had a good time going around the mall. We went to a spa together. Kahit kakakilala lang namin ay magaan ang loob ko sa kanya. Na para bang matagal ko na siyang nawawalang kaibigan. I don't know why I'm feeling that way but it seems like it. Siguro ganoon talaga pag mabait ang isang tao. Parang matagal mo na silang kakilala. Akala ko nga ay tatawag pa sa akin si Alta o si Alessandro pero wala talaga. Pumunta rin kami sa park. One thing that I find weird about Silvana is that she knew our house back then. She reasoned that she knew all the houses here in El Colmillos, including ours so I don't think much of it. Ngayon ay magkikita ulit kami ni Silvana. Nagpaliwanag naman sa akin si Alta at Alessandro na bigla raw sila na busy. I don't mind itm besides I find a friend that I could always talk to and show me around places. Sabi ni Silvana ay sasamahan niya ako pumunta sa underground waterfalls s may gubat. I don't even know that there are underground waterfalls in th
"Adra! Gosh! Kung saan saan kita hinanap! Grabe naman iyang cellphone mo parang may pakpak! Anlayo ng nirating ha?" Alta said as she came closer to me. What just happened? Totoo ba ang nakita ko? Pero bakit siya nawala? I turned around, trying to find him in the woods but he was gone. I looked down on my phone. Nakailaw iyon at kitang kita ang lockscreen ko. Bakit parang kamukha niya iyong nasa wallpaper ko? "Huy? Okay ka lang?" she asked. "He was gone," I answered. "Ha sino?" Kunot noo nitong saad. "M-may lalaki dito kanina!" "Ha?" Nanlaki ang mata nito. "Sino naman ang lalaki na yon? Si Alessandro? Baka nakauwi na?""No! It wasn't him. He is very different from Alessandro. Who is he?" I murmured as I bit my lips. "Aba malay ko sa iyo! Baka naman nag hallucinate kana Adra? Or gutom lang yan nako, tara na nga umakyat na tayo. Buti at Hindi nasira ang cellphone mo. Mahal pa naman yan! Ikaw kasi e, tago tago mo pa, painting lang pala. Akala ko naman nakahubad na picture ni
I rest my head on the car window. Everything looks the same in El Colmillos. I can't help but smile while looking outside the car window. It feels so nostalgic to be here again. It's like it's been years since I've been here and I never really had a chance to say goodbye on my own because I have no memory of it. Mom said I slept all the way to Manila but I don't usually sleep on trips. I like to look out the window when we ride a car or anything. We stopped at a big mansion. "We're here," Alessandro said. Is it just me or what? Alessandro's house is not just an ordinary house. It is a freaking mansion! I can't believe it. He is working a government job which pays well but not as I expected! Or maybe his parents are actually wealthy. Now I feel so silly, wearing only a shirt and pants. I look very simple, who knows if they're actually wearing a gown inside this grand mansion!Dito ako lumaki sa El Colmillos pero parang ngayon ko lang napuntuhan ang mansion nila Alessandro. Nakak
"What? You are from Colmilos? Bakit Ngayon ko lang ata nalaman yan!" Sabay kaming naglalakad ni Alessandro pabalik sa bahay dahil nag propose ito. Proposal ng bagong trabaho dahil babalik daw siya sa probinsya nila. Hindi ko alam na taga El Colmillos lang rin pala siya! At doon muna siya mag stay kaya binigay niya sa akin ang position niya sa work. "Well, you never really ask about it, Addy." Here he is again with that nickname. Hindi ko alam pero ayaw na ayaw ko sa nickname niya sa akin dahil parang nawalan ng sense ang pangalan ko na Adrasteia. "Can we visit your house?" I asked him. His brows raised. "Hmm, this is the first time you asked about it, Adra. I didn't know you like to see our house.""Well, I wanted to go back to our hometown. But you know Mom. Hindi ako papayagan non kung hindi ka kasama. Isa pa, sa inyo naman tayo pupunta kaya papayag yon, lalo na pag Ikaw ang nag paalam para sa ating dalawa." He sighed. I moved closer to him and use my puppy eye cuteness so