may of spring, present
I don't know how long did I passed out, nagising nalang ako sa malamig na sahig at sa baho ng selda. Everything about the place stinks to the point it feels like my lungs is being pierced. Everything is so dark that I couldn't even tell if it's only been hours or days already passed by.
Both Kio and I lost our sense of time.
"Does your head still hurts?" Natigilan ako ng marinig ulit ang boses ni Kio. It almost made me cry but I stop myself. Natatakot ako na pag-umiyak ako ngayon, tuluyan kong ipapa-iral ang emosyon ko at mawawala ako sa tamang wisyo.
I just woke up few minutes ago at inabot ako ng minuto bago ko napagtanto na may nakahuli sa akin. Ngayon, nasa likod na din ako ng rehas. Naka-upo sa sahig na gawa sa bato na may bahid ng mga putik at nakakadena ang paa sa pader. I don't even know if it's really mud I'm sitting on.
". . . Medyo," mahina kong sagot kay Kio. I've been stopping my emotions from bursting since I woke up. I could almost hear my thoughts racing violently inside my head. I feel like going crazy.
Hindi dapat to aabot sa ganito.
The plan was simple. It was so simple. I check the underground cell and, if I could, bring Kio back home. I did find him pero kaming dalawa na ngayon ang nasa loob ng selda. I could feel my tears brimming again. Sobrang dali lang nung plano pero hindi ko magawa ng tama.
I got caught before I could even do anything.
"I'm sorry," agad akong napatingin kay Kio. He's occupying the cell across me. I could hardly make out his silhouette with the help of dim lights from the entrance. I couldn't make out his face but I could perfectly hear the pain in his voice.
". . . Wala kang kasalanan, Kio . ." Nanghihina kong sagot.
"It's my fault, Allira. You wouldn't be here if it weren't for me." He retorted making me bit on my lower lip. Kio sounded so tired and it breaks me everytime I heard him speak.
"It's not," I clench my fist, trying to stop my hands from trembling but Kio is being stubborn and he keep insisting everything is his fault.
"Kio! Wala ka ngang kasalanan!" I shouted with tears brimming in my eyes. Kio stayed silent as I breath heavily in my cell. "It's my fault, okay!? Kasalanan ko na pumunta ako dito na walang sinasabihan! Kasalanan ko na —" pero na putol ang sasabihin ko ng mag-salita si Kio.
"You didn't tell anyone you came here?!" He suddenly repeated, his voice raising in octave as his chains clank against the floor.
"I —" I feel like I did something wrong making me hesitant to answer him. "Y. . yes," pag-amin ko. "I mean, Kio! I— I'm scared that my hunches might be wrong kaya —"
"But you found me because you find the vault, didn't you?!" He raised his voice again making me flinch.
". . . y-yes —"
"And you didn't tell anyone?" Kio sounded so angry kaya hindi ako makasagot. He took my silence as an answer as he groan in frustration. I can feel myself tearing up again.
YOU ARE READING
Midnight Requiem.
General FictionKillio or - "Kio" is a 6 foot tall, half Japanese male who recently graduated from Obelian Arts and Science Institute under the course Bachelor of Science in Architecture. He likes cooking. He's a big foodie. He likes reading and he definitely have...
