Chapter 28: Why Does It Has To Be Us?

Silver POV

"Silver"

"Silver"

"Silver"

May naririnig akong tumatawag sa akin kay binuksan ko ang aking mga mata, pero wala akong makita. Ang dilim. Hindi ko alam kung nasaan ako, o kung hindi naba ako makakita.

"Silver"

Babae ang tinig na nag eecho sa lugar nato. Hindi ko alam kung nasaan siya dahil wala akong makita.

"Silver"

Nagsimula akong maglakad patungo sa tinig na naririnig ko, pero hindi ko mapinpoint kung saan banda, kaya lakad lang ako ng lakad sa kung saan ako dadalhin ng mga paa ko.

Suddenly, may liwanag akong nakikita sa bandang kanan kaya lumiko ako at pumunta doon.

"Silver"

Hindi nga ako nagkakamali dahil dito nanggaling ang boses na tumatawag sa akin.

I was about to touch the light when suddenly it is surrounded by a violet electrical veins looking. So I took a step back.

This feels familiar. The same one before, and all along I thought it was just a dream, but I do have a feeling that it's not.

"What are you?" I said as I stare at it intently.

"Your curse."

"My curse?"

"Yes."

"So, ikaw yung naririnig ko minsan?" If I'm not mistaken, may boses akong naririnig ngunit hindi ko naman natatandaan kung anong sinasabi nito pagkatapos.

"That's right."

I sighed. I don't know why I'm here.

"Ba't ako nandito ulit? Tsaka where's your human form?" sa pagkaalala ko, may human form siya na kamukha ko pero nakakatakot lang yung sa kanya. Hayyy

"Nandito ka dahil gusto kitang makausap, and as for my human form, it's you, and It won't make you comfortable talking to yourself."

"Myself? No, you're a different person. You're not me."

"We are one." One? Naahhh she's totally a different person. Aside from that, dark aura surrounds her. Her aura screams danger, but for some reason, I'm not afraid or scared anymore, unlike our first encounter in this place.

“I don’t seem to understand what you mean.”

“You are not required to understand.” What the?? naparoll eyes nalang tuloy ako sa sinabi niya. Hayyy

“Anyway, why am I here? What do you want?” tanong ko sa kanya ng may pagtataka.

“No, what do you want?” tanong niya pabalik sa akin. Hindi ko tuloy maiwasan mapanganga sa sagot niya. Kakasabi lang niya kanina na gusto niya akong makausap pero kung tatanungin ko, ibabalik naman sakin. Nakakainis ba talaga ang mga curse?

“What the fudge curse, pinaglalaruan mo ba ako? Bakit ba ako nandito ulit?” seryosong tanong ko sa kanya.

“Well, you should have atleast thank me for saving you from death.”

“Death? I think I’m fine dealing with death alone.” Hindi muna siya nagsalita, and then she sighed.

“I’m sorry.” Wait what??? Did I hear it, right? My cursed said I’m sorry?

“I’m truly sorry for what I did. You’ll find out once you’re awake.” What the fudge is she saying? And is this for real, she’s really saying sorry?

“Mind telling me what it is, so I won’t be surprised once I’m awake?” sabi ko sa kanya ng may pagtataka.

“I can’t. I’m sorry, I needed to do it.” sagot niya, and I can’t help but sigh.

“Seriously, saying you’re sorry is unbelievable, and I can’t even remember what happened before I came here.” sabi ko.

“And what the fudge is wrong with you? You don’t seem like a bad cursed today even if your aura screams that you are.” patuloy ko pa.

“Well, I’m actually thinking about things, and this time I decided that I will no longer make fun of you like I did before, and maybe I’ll try respect the things you long for now.”

Make fun of me before? Is she talking about those times where magsasalita siya pero hindi ko naman maalala kung alalahanin ko? then magpapakita gaya ngayon pero aakalain ko lang na panaginip na parang hindi?

“Really? You’re a cursed, and you expect me to believe that?”

“So, you don’t trust me?” Seriously, the answer for that question is so obvious, ba’t kailangan pa niyang itanong.

“I don’t trust you.” sabi ko sa kanya.

“Then, do you trust Dawn?” tanong niya. Hindi ko maiwasang magtaka kung bakit nasali ang girlfriend ko sa usapan.

“Of course.”

“Then, what difference does it make for you to trust her and not trust me?”

“Simply, because I feel safe around her. While you, feels like danger.” After I said that, bigla siyang tumawa.

“Really? Then you shouldn’t be here in the first place, because if it weren’t for me, you could have died along with your group fighting the chain user cursed creature.” well, right, that explains why I’m still alive, coz as far as I can remember, naghihingalo na kaming lahat nun.

“Maybe, you did save me, but I can’t bring myself to trust you.”

“Why can’t you trust me?”

“Because you’re a curse, and everything I’ve encountered with a cursed were danger and death.”

“Are you sure about that?”

“Yes.”

She suddenly transform into a human, but all I see this time is her silvered hair and her back, covered with black ink with traces of violet electrical veins-looking traveling in every inch of her body. I swear and feel like there’s something different in her, like she’s evolving or something? I’m not sure.

“Then, isn’t that enough reason why you can’t trust Dawn?”

Why the heck is she bringing up my girlfriend again? Well, yeah mukhang hindi talaga niya trip si Dawn sa simula palang, pero bakit iniinsist niya na hindi dapat ako magtiwala kay Dawn?

“What are you really trying to say?” tanong ko sa kanya.

“You’re not dumb enough to know what I mean Silver.”

Tinitigan ko lang ang likod niya at hindi nagsalita, I know what she’s trying to say but I can’t bring the word to say it. I mean, ang hirap naman paniwalaan pag ganun.

I sighed, “Are you implying that Dawn was also cursed, or a curse?”

“What do you think?”

“I wouldn’t have asked you if I know.” I said.

“That’s why I asked you, coz you’re the girlfriend.” sagot niya naman. Hindi agad ako nakapagsalita dahil may point siya. Ngayon ko lang narealized na ang daming hindi ko pa pala alam kay Dawn.

“For what reason are you saying this?” tanong ko sa kanya.

“Just reminding you something again... that Dawn is designed to kill you one day.”

“Dawn won’t kill me.”

“She will.”

“No, she won’t.”

“She will, and you’ll do the same.” Hindi ko mapigilang magtaka. Why would I do that? I don’t want to hurt anyone, papatay pa kaya? tapos sa taong mahal ko pa?

“I can’t do that, I love Dawn.” seryosong sabi ko sa kanya.

“No, you’re not in love Silver.” she said.

“You can’t feel love cursed, so don’t question my feelings towards Dawn.” I argue, but she just chuckled then sighed.

“Ever wonder why you’re so innocent towards love before you meet Dawn, Silver?” nagtataka naman ako sa tanong niya.

“You’re even clueless when your friends tease you with Rania, and you’re too blind to see that see likes you.” Natigilan ako sa sinabi niya. Rania likes me?

“You don’t seem to understand romantic feelings at the beginning Silver, then all of the sudden, it seems like you know it all when Dawn came. Isn’t that quite suspicious?” Patuloy pa niya. What the heck is she saying?

“What are you implying at?” tanong ko.

“Just want you to think about things. Since you don’t seem to believe me, then let’s just say that you might be or not in love with each other, but what good does it bring to love but kill each other in the end?” tanong niya, and I think I heard that before.

“Why do you think me and Dawn will kill each other in the end? I am not a bad person, and Dawn is not either even if you’re claiming her as a cursed creature. I am certain that she’s not a bad person.”

“I can’t argue with that coz she’s not really a bad person.”

“Then why?” tanong ko. Ang hirap maniwala sa kanya, bukod sa pagiging cursed creature niya, nakatalikod pa siya sa akin, hindi ko alam kung nagsasabi ba siya ng totoo o nagsisinungaling.

“It doesn’t matter who is good or bad person, or even if there’s no bad between you both. The thing is that your destiny has been written. You can manage to change the process, but the end will remain the same. No matter how far you run, hide or face the truth, you both can’t escape the prophecy Silver.”

Suddenly, naalala ko yung sinabi ng mahal na hari tungkol sa propesiya, at ang lahat ng naririnig ko tungkol sa propesiya. So kami pala yun... I can’t help but smile sadly. This conversation makes me weak.

“Why does it has to be us?” tanong ko habang nakatingin sa malayo at inaalala ang mukha ni Dawn. How can I hurt someone like her? Thinking about hurting her, I feel like I’m killing myself.

“Punishment. You both were a product of consequences from your ancestors.... parents Silver.”

“Whaa... whatt?” I don’t seem to understand. Parents? Ancestors? What’s with them?

She sighed, and said “Ask Mara, it’s time for you to find out the truth. Ask her once you’re awake.” tsaka ito nagsimulang maglakad palayo.

“Why are you doing this?” sigaw ko pa.

Huminto siya at nagsalita, “This will be the last time that I’ll exist, so I’ll try to be nice and respect your decisions. But know that I will claim what’s need to be done when the time comes. So make the most of your days before you turn 18.”

“Also, you can come to me if you have questions. I’ll try to answer them. For now, you have to go back. Dawn needs you.”

Magsasalita pa sana ako pero bigla akong nahilo, at nawalan ng malay.

Pagkagising ko ay nasa lugar ako na hindi ako familiar. I feel like I’m in a sort of basement or something. There’s no window and all I see are walls. Where am I?

Napahawak ako bigla sa ulo ko, ang sakit ng ulo ko. Bigla ko ding naalala ang pinag-usapan namin ng cursed ko. So she’s not really messing with my memories now? I guess, this time she might be telling the truth but I still have doubts, and her words is really making me sad.

I was thinking about the things my cursed said, especially about Dawn and my parents. Maybe, this time, mom will tell me about the things that I long to hear from her. . And gosh, I really miss Dawn.

Babangon na sana ako ng biglang bumakas ang pinto, at pumasok dito si mama.

“Ma.” tawag ko sa kanya habang bumabangon.

“Silver, we need to talk.” sabi niya pagkalapit niya sa akin na sobrang seryoso.

“We need to talk about your real parents.” sabi niya na nakapagpatigil sa akin. Real parents???