The Grimoire

Chapter 31: Confirmation

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I am not sure what he meant that we have to do it inside his room kasi parang iba ata itong nasa isip ko ngayon. Although hindi ako sure, I found myself being dragged by him towards his room. He held my hand tightly habang naglalakad ng mabilis at wala akong nagawa kung hindi sundan lang siya. We passed by Leo, Evie, Kel, and my room at napatigil lamang kami nang makarating kami sa harap ng pinto ng kwarto niya. He looked like he was hesitating to go in kaya napatingin siya sakin. His eyes were glowing and the feeling I have here is the same feeling I had when I first saw Horus. It seemed like Horus' soul and his has become one.

"Cairo," I called at napahigpit ang hawak niya sa kamay ko. I kind of flinched when my back started to hurt again kaya napapikit ako. I took a deep breath bago ko minulat muli ang aking mga mata. Cairo let go of my hand at bigla niyang sinandala ng ulo niya sa pinto ng kwarto niya.

"What the hell am I doing?" he whispered. "What the hell am I thinking?" he whispered again. "What the hell am I up to?" he whispered once more.

"Cairo?" I called again at tumingin siya sakin habang nakasandal pa rin ang ulo niya. His eyes looked normal, but he does look really sleepy and tired. "Are you alright?" I asked at huminga siya ng malalim tsaka tumalikod para sumandal sa pinto. He gazed at me with cold eyes, but honestly, the moonlight made him look very hot.

"Kung papasok tayo dito," he paused, and he tilted his head. "Are you willing to go along as I wanted? Because honestly speaking, I don't think I understand what I am feeling right now. I just want you to know everything bago tayo pumasok at kung papayag ka man," he said. 

"Well, this conversation and the one we had at the top of this train is actually so random. Hindi ko naisip na iyon ang sasabihin mo at ito ang gusto mong gagawin," sagot ko. "I am planning to go along as long as we'll settle this," I added. "This is the only time we have, Cairo. It's on us if we settle this or not," I added.

"The word settle," he paused. "The word settle for me and yours has both different meanings. Marahil ang sa iyo ay gusto mong malaman kung ano ba ang nangyayari sayo, but for me, I just want to see if this heart really beats for you or is it because we're both vessels," he added at tumango ako kasi may punto siya. "How do you want to settle yours?" he asked.

"Hindi ko rin alam. I believe that our assumptions were correct. We are vessels and that's the answer that I need. Nakuha ko na ang gusto kong malaman. How about you, Cairo? How should we settle yours?" I asked and a sudden lightning hit the tree where the train just past by. A couple of seconds followed; the moonlight began to fade as the sky was filled with cumulonimbus clouds. The clear windows became hazy as the drops of rain began to drop heavily.

He didn't reply, but instead he opened the door of his room at nagkatinginan kami. Another set of lightning began to travel in the sky, revealing his huge room where a king size bed lied along with a huge window just beside it. Dahan-dahan akong naglakad papasok at napatigil after I heard the door closed. Lumingon ako sa likoran ko at nakita ko si Cairo na nakasandal sa pinto while his arms were crossed. I can't really see clearly because he didn't turn on the lights. Ang tanging liwanag na meron kami rito ay ang napakaliwanag na kidlat.

Napahinga ako ng malalim habang tinitiis ang sakit ng likoran ko. Hinintay kong may sasabihin si Cairo pero wala. Insteas, he just walked past by me kaya sinundan ko siya ng tingin. He stopped beside his bed, and he slowly took unbuttoned his uniform. He took it off at kusa itong nahulog sa sahig. The lightning stroked near our window which allowed me to see his upper body.