Olympia Sharlene Sagrado's life oddly seemed like a fairytale - her mother's death led to her father's remarriage to her evil stepmother, who tagged her equally wicked children to their home. After her father's demise, her stepmother, desperate to m...
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44: The Fairy Godmother EmpowersA Female Karasu Tengo
ITINIGIL KO MUNA ang pagbabasa at itinabi ang librong dala ko tungkol sa mga Unseelie nang may dumating nang wisher sa confessional. I immediately smiled when we locked eyes. From her crow feathers and beak, I knew instantly that she was a Karasu Tengo, a crow spirit. Kahit na tuka ang bibig niya ay hindi ko maitatangging maganda pa rin siya. I envied her long, sleek black hair the most.
"I am Olympia Sharlene Sagrado, the fairy godmother of Batibot," nakangiting pakilala ko sa sarili sa kanya. "Anong maitutulong ko sa iyo?"
Yumuko naman siya bahagya sa akin. "Ako po si Lumi, isang Karasu Tengo mula sa Crow City. Nais ko po sanang humiling sa inyo."
"Tell me your wish, and I will gladly grant it."
Lalo naman siyang napayuko habang nakakuyom ang mga kamao niya. "Please make me a man."
"Huh?" parang sirang tugon ko naman dahil naguguluhan. "Ibig kong sabihin ay bakit mo gustong maging isang lalaki?"
"I really want to work in the city government, but I can't even take the civil service examination because I am not a man."
I began quietly drumming my fingers on the top of the chabudai as I studied her. "Are you telling me that your city government is not allowing women to serve in the office?"
Malungkot na tumango naman siya bilang tugon sa tanong ko sa kanya. "The Crow City is one of the most highly patriarchal societies in the spirit world. Kaya kung talagang gusto kong maging parte ng gobyerno namin ay kailangan kong maging isang lalaki."
Muli niyang iniyuko ang ulo nang mas mababa upang makiusap pa sa akin. "It's always been my dream to work in government, so please, fairy godmother, help me become a man. Please grant my wish of changing into a man."
Ngumiti ako sa kanya at sinabing, "Ayoko."
Gulat na napaangat naman siya ng tingin sa akin. "B-Bakit po?"
"First, I do not have that kind of magic. As you can see, I am a human fairy godmother. I solve fairy problems the human way. Second, perhaps it's not you but the system that needs changing."
"Kung ganoon ay hindi niyo po ba talaga ako matutulungan?" malungkot na tanong niya sa akin.
I rested my elbows on the chabudai and placed my chin atop my intertwined hands, then smiled at her. "Of course, I can help you. But first, you must change your wish without changing into a man."
Puno ng determinasyon na tinitigan naman ako ni Lumi nang diretso sa mga mata ko at sinabing, "Please grant me my wish of working in the government... as a woman."
"Your wish is my command," I replied with a satisfied smile.
AFTER DOING MY research on the Crow City, I decided to go there. I sported a black dress and styled myself closely similar to the iconic look of Holly Golightly of the Breakfast at Tiffany's. Nagsuot pa ako ng puting gloves na hanggang siko to complete my OOTD. Wala lang, ang cute kasi no'ng tiara at ang sophisticated ng dating niya pero handa pa ring makipagsabayan sa iba't ibang klase ng mga tao. Of course, I also brought with me my precious umbrella.
