Liebe
" Bakit hindi mo subukan?"
Napatingin ako sa kaliwa ko ng marinig ang boses ni Maria, isa sa mga kaibigan ko. My eyebrows raised in confusion, but she feigned ignorance and just pulled the chair beside me, took a seat without even looking at me.
Ako ba kinakausap nito?
I waited for a few seconds more before tapping her shoulder. I thought she would look at me now but she didn't. She just fished her laptop out of her bag and opened it, then proceeded to tap lightly on the keyboard.
Maingat na hinila ko ang upuan ko palapit sa kaniya. I'd like to pull it towards her harshly but we're in a library. And whatever business you have in a library must be performed with utmost silence.
Akala ko ay haharap na sa siya sa akin, but she never minded and reacted to what i was doing. Ang bastos talaga.
Inulit ko ang aksiyon na ginawa ko, tapped again her shoulder much more harder this time to gain her attention, pero sadya yatang bato ang isang toh, hindi man lang talaga tumingin. Kahit isang segundo, hindi man lang nagpakita ng reaksiyon.
Uulitin ko uli sana ang ginawa ko pero hinila niya ang laptop niya sa left side a tinalikuran niya ako.
Oh, see? Napakabastos.
Pangit kabonding.
"Huy...." I silently whispered at her. Mahinang niyugyog ko rin ang balikat niya. Salamat at sa pagkakataong ito ay tiningnan niya ako. Pero ang bruhilda, nakataas ang kilay na tila naiinis. Sa akin.
As in parang nakakita siya ng batang gumawa ng kalokohan sa tinging ipinupukol niya.
Ano bang problema nito?
Hindi ko naman inaano parang ano.
I mean, why would she speak in riddles and pique my curiosity if she wouldn't bother explaining what she said?
Paano naman ako na bobo? Paano ko naging kaibigan ito? Ano iyan bobo ako tapos siya matalino? Ano iyan 1 + 1 = magellan?
" We're in a library. " she softly replied. Mahinang napa 'wow' na lang ako kasi ang galing niya umarte.
She looks genuinely confused.
" Tahimik naman ako ah. " Mahinang angil ko sa kaniya. She wasn't even laughing like she would've already done if it was really her.
But that doesn't make sense, we were the only ones in the library and it's already 5 pm. No one would dare stay in the old spacious school library past 4, unless kami.
Because, you know, we're... uhmm... Let's just say Dean's Lister- in a good way.
" Atsaka, why would you tell me to read that? Do you know what book i'm even talking about?" I asked her, dropping my smile. Something about this just makes me nervous for some reason.
Napanganga na lang siya at unti unting inilibot ang mata sa paligid. Nakigaya ako kasi akala ko may sasabihin siyang sikreto.
Pero i swear i was shocked and dumbfounded when she said-
" Girl, what are you talking about?" she said making my head hurt. Isinara niya ang laptop niya at hinarap ako.
" I haven't said a word since i entered the library, or when i sat beside you." nagtatakang sabi niya.
" Girl, I ain't tripping. Tell me the truth-"
Napatigil ako sa sasabihin ko sana ng makita ko ang mukha niya.
It's real. She's not lying. I know her and i know her habits when she's lying.
And i can say, for sure, that she's serious this time because she finalky dropped her glasses and looked at me straight in the eye.
Pero... Sino nga iyong nagsalita kanina? Is it just hallucinations? But it felt so real. It felt so... Alive.
" Mema ako natatakot sayo. Tayong dalawa lang dito. " Sinabi niya sa akin. Ako naman ay nagtataka pa rin sa nangyayari. I ain't scared, just confused.
Pero...
Courage left the window when i heared the same voice i heared earlier speak near my ear.
My body hair stood up.
" Come, Child. Let your soul be intertwined with your lost fate."
That was the last thing i heard before getting swallowed by darkness.
VOUS LISEZ
To The Past Where Everything Started
FantasyLiebe was never fond of Mythologies and such. Books about mythologies were usually written in lengthy and poetic style, which she found uninteresting. But whenever she walks past the old aisle at the school library, her eyes seem to always catch t...
