Cruel Fate "Forbidden Power"

MDFA: Chapter Thirty-Two

Pagpili

Ezra Sin Angel

I DIDN'T COUNT how many hours left since I entered this small platform. I don't know kung anong tawag dito. It was a wood style at makapal na kurtina ang harang.

Isang lalake ang dumungaw at inabot sa akin ang itim na tela.

"Cover your face lady" siya na mismo ang nag sukbit nito sa mag kabilang tenga ko.

"We will arrive at five minutes" Sabi niya saka linabas ang ulo sa mga kurtina.

Another alone moment. I admit, I'm scared hindi ko alam kung anong dadatnan ko sa emperyo nila. I was jail by the ten princes. I was always protected by them. But now, I'm alone. Away from them.

Bahagya kong hinawi ang kurtina at nanlaki ang mata ko ng higit pa sa limang sasakyan ang nakasunod sa amin na may ibat-ibang kulay.

"The seven ladies are here. Ready the rooms" sunod sunod na tunog ng trumpeta ang umalingawngaw.

I want to cover my ears. I want to closed my eyes. May lumapit sa aming mga babae at dinala kami sa iisang silid.

Halos kilabutan ako ng makita ko ang mga kasabayan ko. May mga bata at mayroong dalagita. They are all trying not to cry. But I know, there are all scared.

"Check them" pitong babae ang lumabas sa amin at pumunta sa aming likuran.

I stiffened when I felt someone carresing my hair.

"This young lady have a dried hair. Rejected" now, I heard her crying. Why?

She must be happy dahil hindi na siya magiging babae ng hari? Pero sa pag iyak niya ay parang may masamang mangyayari sa kaniya.

"Ow, she has a lot of split-ends. Bye kiddo" I heard how she cuss and cried.

Bakit ba sila umiiyak?

"Rejected, her hair is too short" panibagong pag iyak nanaman ang narinig ko mula sa batang sa tingin ko ay nasa walong taon pa lamang.

Now, three down and only four has left. Dinala kami sa tag-iisang kwarto pero magkakadikit lang din. Its a modern-japanes style. A bit cool, but I don't like it.

"The maids will be there in an hour. Prepare yourself" the old woman said before he walk away.

I sigh. It's already afternoon. I think nasa mga ala-sais na ng hapon. Hindi ko namalayan na nakatulog na pala ako.

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NAALIMPUNGATAN AKO ng may malakas na tili ang umalingawngaw. I stood up and went outside.

Dalawang kwarto mula sa akin ay may nagkakagulong tao. I tried to enter the scene pero masyadong maraming taga-bantay ang nakaharang.

"Oh god, she cut her hair!" Sigaw ng Isang matanda?

I tiptoe to see what happening inside the room. I almost lost my balance when I saw a young lady bald her hair.

Her hair was gone. Ubos na talaga. Then her mouth is watering with blood. Her cut-hair was scattered around her.

I gasp, how can she died if she just cut her hair. This empire is really something.

I look beside me, someone is crying. She's a girl with a natural silky hair. She keeps on uttering a word.

"I should escape. N-no! We! Why did you left me?"

Pinili kong bumalik nanaman sa kwarto ko dahil masyado ng mabigat ang eksena doon.

I'm drowning, napaka-daming tanong ang dumagdag sa isipan ko. Masyado na akong naguguluhan.