Lullaby For The Ashes (Del Gallego Series #3)

Chapter 12

The song attached here motivated me to write this part of the story. Pakinggan niyo ang ganda. Anyway, good to be back again with this update and I hope all of you are doing well. Happy reading!

CHAPTER 12: Fire

DID THE BLAZING fire really ever come from a small spark?

I just noticed that bewildering sight now. Hither. To where I silently gazed upon the flame that consumed a few pieces of wood amidst the cold and far night. The peace of my surroundings just touches off my wondering about it. For I as well beheld the origin of this fire earlier. I remember.

It's a spark that ignites those who are currently burning at this moment.

It's a small flash of light.

Never have I thought it'll glower into something this beautifully bright.

Gusto ko itong maramdaman. May naguudyok sa'kin na pansinin ang apoy na nasa harapan ko. That thought made my lips to slowly stretch for a smile. Ang ganda kasi nitong pagmasdan. Para itong sumasayaw sa gitna ng gabi. Liwanag na para sa mga mata.

While sitting on a rock, under the Molave trees, and hearing the sound of the stream nearby, I lifted my hand inches away through the hissing fire and opened my palm. Slowly, I let my eyes close. Doon ko naramdaman ang pag-dampi ng init sa nilalamig na balat.

This fire... It was formed after a spark. Is this because great things come from small ones? That those shine the brightest is once a glint? It may be that, but there's one thing I'm not sure of for now. Hindi ko kayang sagutan dahil naguguluhan ako.

It might be possible for a spark to be fire, but what about those who once lost its flame? Can a spark be born again out of dead ashes? Is there a chance of sleeping embers in the blanket of remains?

The atypical idea I have run and searched for an answer.

My eyes finally opened and my gaze instantly filled with yellow and orange colors. Dumaan ang hangin. Inipit ko sa likod ng tenga ang ilang hibla ng buhok na tinangay. The flame dances when the east wind became its music. Napahawak ako sa dibdib dahil sa biglang pagkalabog ng puso ko.

I bite my bottom lip.

It's beating fast right here. It's too hard to deny this, I know, for I no longer can ignore it. Pero posible nga ba talaga 'to? As for my heart... It was seemingly embraced by another fire, after years of being dead. It found a second glow in the dark. It's like somebody sifted through my center and met the ember left from my first flame. It sparks again when somebody touches it and now it brings forth the fire I once lost.

Somebody did it.

Somebody

My heart pounded. A certain person entered my mind and I shifted my focus to find him. Napalunok ako ng matagpuan siya. Nasa akin ang atensyon ni Cael kahit pa may kausap ito sa cellphone. We're in their camp. Sumama ako sa kanya pagkatapos ng nangyari kanina dahil ayaw ko munang umuwi. Wala rito ang ibang mga sundalo dahil binabantayan nila ang bahay.

I noticed him sighed, still watching me. He's standing few steps away but I can see his handsome face from where I am. Napanguso ako dahil kanina pa niya ako inaanyayahan umuwi. But I don't want to go home yet. Gusto ko muna ng katahimikan. Sana maintindihan niya ako.

I smiled apologetically at him.

Ibinalik ko kalaunan ang tingin sa apoy at saka ipinatong ang baba sa magkadikit na tuhod. Tahimik ko itong pinagmasdan muli hanggang sa narinig ko ang pagpaalam ni Cael sa kausap niya. Lumapit ito sa'kin. Umupo siya sa tabi ko pero hindi nagsalita. Para bang nag aalinlangan.