Mango trees, small houses, rice fields, and the sunny breeze. Simple peach dress, eyeglasses, and a not-so-straight bangs. How I missed Aspel.
"Why do you want to go back here?" Nickolas asked while we are walking in a not cemented road. He's wearing a white polo and a faded jeans and not that golden outfit. Baka ibenta siya ng mga taga-rito.
"The palace is so suffocating. Tsaka namimiss ko na ang kapatid mo." tugon ko habang sinisipa ang mga batong nadaraanan.
When I was kidnapped amd gone for weeks, sinabi nalang na bumalik na ako sa Wilhem bilang tagapagsilbi.
"Ate Eerah!" Dianne shouted when she saw us heading towards their house. Tumakbo siya sa akin at yumakap.
When we enter the house, we are greeted by Lola Anna, Nickolas' and Dianne's grandmother. Nasa kusina naman si Tita Lesly at nagluluto.
"Nandito na pala kayo. Maupo na kayo at maghahain na ako."
She cooked adobo. Naalala ko tuloy si Lola Esme. Adobo is one of her specialty. Geez, how I miss her.
Pagkatapos kumain ay pumunta kami ni Nickolas sa puno ng mangga kung saan kami madalas tumambay nila Giselle. Sakto naman namin silang naabutang nakatambay doon.
Masigla akong sinalubong ni Aurora habang nagtatawanan naman sa gilid sina Flinn at Eric. Giselle just took a glimpse of me and continued drawing in a sketch pad.
"Di ka man lang nagpaalam sa amin nung bumalik ka sa Wilhem." nakangusong sabi ni Aurora habang hinihimas ang nakatirintas niyang buhok. I just let an awkward smile.
"Nako, brad, tatlong araw ka lang nawala pero marunong na kaming umakyat sa puno." pagmamayabang ni Flinn.
"Ayos yan. Ganap ka nang unggoy." saad ni Nickolas kaya natawa naman kami. Flinn let a defeated frown.
"Sino naman ang nagturo sa inyo?" tanong ko at kumuha ng mangga sa plato at isinawsaw sa asin. Allergic ako sa bagoong.
"I taught them," napalingon naman ako sa nagsalita. He's just wearing a blue t-shirt and a black shorts. I think he's in the age of 25.
"Kuya Art!" bati ni Aurora at hinitak siya papalapit sa amin.
"Eerah, si Kuya Art nga pala. Kuya Art, si Eerah."
"Nice to meet you,"
"Nice to meet you too."
He's the sorcerer-- my third accomplished mission.
At dahil proud sina Eric at Flinn na marunong nang umakyat ng puno, nagpaunahan pa sila. Sumali si Nickolas sa kanila. Gusto ko rin sanang sumali but I'm wearing a dress, for Pete's sake.
"Hey, Giselle! What are you drawing?" tanong ni Aurora at sumunggab kay Giselle. Sumilip naman akong kaunti para makita ito.
"Mortals,"
She sketched a girl wearing a white shirt with printed "toward the better" words in it, a faided jeans and a blue rubber shoes. She's holding a cellphone at her left hand and an umbrella in the other. There's also earphones in her ears.
The other sketch is a family sitting in a sofa and watching in a flat screen tv. There are furnitures at the side and an air conditioner.
"Wow, mortal fairytales." halos masamid ako sa sarili kong laway sa tinuran ni Aurora.
"Mortal what?" Did I heard it wrong?
"Mortal fairytales," pag-uulit ni Aurora. "Aren't you reading story books when you were young?"
YOU ARE READING
Ever After
Fantasy"She fell in love with tragic endings that she didn't notice, she's slowly turning into one." Eerah Eriendelle, a teenage highschool girl who's not fond of happy endings found an extraordiary fairytale book in their attic. The book is about how a s...
