"Fine," I surrendered. "Just please don't get in my way."
"Copy that, my lady," he joked.
Hindi ko mapigilan ang matawa dahil sa sinabi niya. But my laughter slowly faded when I saw him staring at me lovingly. His eyes spoke of longing and desire. Napaatras ako ng bahagya nang sinubukan nitong hawiin ang buhok ko na nakatabon sa pisngi ko.
"Please forgive me, Lady Aurelia. It's just that whenever you do that, smiling and laughing, I see her. Every time you do things that remind me of her, I eventually become indulged by my delusions." siya sa mababang boses. Halata sa boses niya ang pangungulila.
Napaiwas ako ng tingin dahil sa narinig ko. Hindi ko alam kung ano dapat kong maramdaman, kung dapat ba akong kabahan o kiligin.
"You must have missed her so much, huh?"
Tumalikod na ako dahil hindi ko na kayang humarap sa kaniya.
"Love is not enough to define how much I missed her. Whenever I feel that I am off track," he chuckled. "My heart and soul will always find the way to her."
"But you are engaged with someone else already. Isn't it a bit unfair for Lady Bella?" I asked him.
Hindi s'ya agad sumagot. Kaya naman nagsimula na akong maglakad. Pero napatigil din nang sumagot na ito.
"Lady Bella and I are not into each other. We just engaged and will marry each other for convenience. For the sake of my people and the empire, I need to marry her."
Sana pala hindi na lang ako nagtanong. Kung sabagay Lady Bella is not just the niece of the queen; she is also part of the royal family of the Dragon clan. If that's the case, they'll get married no matter what happens.
Napatango na lang ako sa sinabi niya. Hindi naman masakit parang kagat lang ng piranha. Agawin ko na lang kaya. Palagi na lang kasi ako ang naaagawan, oras na rin siguro na ako naman ang mang-agaw.
Kidding aside, kahit anong mangyari..maging heart man ang buwan hindi dapat tayo mang-agaw. Nagpatuloy na kami sa paglalakad. Huminto kami saglit nang makitang may dalawang daan ang bumungad sa amin.
"I guess we should separate ways this time." ani ko habang bumuntong hininga.
"We can just choose where to go."
I shook my head. "No, we should separate ways. You go left and I go right. If you manage to see the princess, just contact me using telepathy, and I will do the same."
"Alright," aniya. "Please be careful, Lady Aurelia."
Ngumiti lang ako. "I will... you too, alright."
Tumango lang din s'ya sa akin. Tumalikod na ako at nag-lakad na patungo sa kanang daanan. The hallway is so creepy. I could hear cries and laughter echoing as I walked.
Nagsitayuan ang balahibo ko sa batok nang maramdamang may humihip sa bandang leeg ko. I cussed silently when I realized that this hallway was haunted. I was at Walmart seriously when I saw a large, rusty, and dusty door in front of me before I'd turn left.
Hindi ko alam pero parang may bumulong sa akin na buksan ko ang pintuan at pumasok sa kwarto. I felt like I was being hypnotized by it. At dahil sa kuryosidad ay hindi ko na napigilan at hinawakan ko na ang door knob at pinihit iyon para buksan.
I was about to enter the room when I heard Aidan's voice in my mind.
"I found her."
"Take her out and leave the fortress first with her. Let's meet up at the dark forest. I will follow you after I finish checking on something."
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