Down With The Fallen, ii

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Is it possible to hear silence? Or silence is a state of being alone?

I could hear a presence inside this box that I have pictured myself in. I could hear its breathing, and a faint sound of a paper being turned over. Does this mean I am not alone?

I am scared.

Scared of what is with me inside the box. For I have a lot of questions in mind but I don't know where to get my answers.

It took me a few more minutes to observe the mystery that is with me inside this room, not trusting anything around me. All the mystery did was breathe and flip the paper after a few minutes.

Trusting this harmless creature, I slowly opened my eyes. I felt disoriented as colors slowly filled in to my dark visions I grew accustomed to.

Roaming my eyes around, taking my surroundings in.

I saw a girl, sitting in an armchair holding a piece of item in her hands as she buried herself in it.

It felt like her body had its own reaction as she felt my eyes bore into her, she raised her head away from the box that she was holding and looked at me.

A smile broke free from her face as she suddenly put the two boxes together making it one. She stood up from the chair and offered me a more genuine smile.

"You're awake. How are you feeling?" She asks.

I have no idea how to respond to this girl's question, I am scared honestly.

She was about to touch me, but I suddenly backed away from where I sat. I don't wanna be touched.

"Sorry sorry my bad." The girl shook her hand away making a fanning gesture and she actually meant sorry by her actions as she put her hands at the back of her body. As she tried another way to approach me. Even I'm bewildered by my own reactions.

"Im Maribel, but you could call me Mable." She smiled like a ray of sunshine, but what does sunshine look like?

I shyly nodded my head to her, not knowing how to respond to her.

"Do you want anything? Are you hungry?" She inquired, kasabay ng kanyang pagtanong ay kumulo ang aking tyan. Pakiramdam ko namumula ako sa naging sagot ng tyan ko. Nagugutom ako, nahihiya akong tumango kay Mable.

"Come on, let's get you up and grab some food." Tinanggal ko ang kumot na nakapatong sa aking hita at tumayo, halos matumba ako sa unang yapak ko palang kung hindi lang umalalay sa akin si Mable. Ipinulupot ni Mable ang kanyang kamay sa aking bewang para alalayan ako, nawalan na rin ang takot na nararamdaman ko sakanya, dahil dadalhin niya ako sa pagkain. I have to trust her if she would bring me food.

Bubuksan pa lamang ni Mable ang pintuan ay bigla na lamang may isang pigura nanaman ang sumalubong sa akin, natumba ako sa gulat dahil bigla nalang akong nabigla sa kanyang presensya. At mukang hindi ko naintindihan ang aking nararamdaman sa kanyang pagdating.

"Vica!" Suway ni Mable sa babaeng nakatayo sa aking harapan.

"Come on babe, stand up." Hindi pinansin ng Vica si Mable, at nakatuon lang ang atensyon niya sa akin. Inabot niya ang kanyang kamay sa akin, pero hindi ko sigurado.

Tinignan ko lang ang kamay niya, sinusuri kung may mali ba sa kanya, kung pwede ko rin ba siyang pagkatiwalaan. Tinignan ko si Mable sa kinatatayuan niya, at nakita ko itong tumatango sa akin para tanggapin ang tulong na inaabot ni Vica.

Dahan dahan kong inabot sa kanya ang aking kamay, at walang kahirap hirap niya akong tinulungan tumayo sa pagkaka-upo ko sa sahig.

"I'm Vica." Ngumiti sa akin si Vica, at pansin kong sinusuri niya ang aking mukha. Nag-init ang aking mga pisngi sa tingin na ginawad sa akin ni Vica.

"Oh please don't blush on her." Saad ni Mable, na mas nagpalala ng aking pamumula.

"Where are you going anyway? Hindi pa bumabalik sina Marv?" Vica was not looking at me anymore, at kay Mable na nakatuon ang kanyang atensyon.

"Sa mess hall, she's hungry." Sagot ni Mable.

"Don't you think, agaw atensyon ang gagawin mo Mable? She's not a student here, and humans love to gossip."

"It's past curfew anyway Vica, don't be too uptight babe." Mable has a friendly tone ng sagutin niya si Vica.

"Whatever, I'm coming with you guys. Shall we go now babe?" Tinignan ako ng dalawa, hinihintay ang aking sagot. Tumango ako.


Sa kalagitnaan ng paglalakad namin ay napahinto ako.

"Why babe?" Mable worriedly asked me.

"Is my name Babe?" I asked, as blood slowly spreads around my face. I felt embarrassed not knowing what my name was.

Vica had a lovely beautiful laugh, as she indulged herself into a hearty laughter, I looked at Mable's face. Her mouth was agape, and couldn't find a way to answer my question.

"Oh honey..." Mable looked troubled as she struggled to answer my question. "Babe is just an endearment." She apologetically smiled at me as Vica reached through me and lightly pulled me away from this corridor.

I thought babe was my name, I thought I could pull it off to them that I can't remember anything.

But Mable and Vica are so nice to me, I hope they're my friends.

"Say babe, do you know how you got here?" Vica asked, I glanced at her way as she's now leading me outside the doors of the castle. I couldn't help but be in awe to her beauty, high cheekbones, pale skin and sunken eyes, a beauty you couldn't resist not to stare at.

I looked at the dark sky that welcomed us, feeling the night breeze in my cheeks made me mellow and sad as I recalled nothing but the first memory I had since waking up from an unfamiliar dark room.

"No." My voice cracked, I didn't notice that was the only time that I talked to the both of them.

"Doesn't matter at all, just stick to us babe. No one will harm you here." Mable glanced at me, making me smile. Mable's beauty is also not to be ignored, she's so pretty your eyes would never forget her. Bright smile, expressive eyes and the cutest heart shaped face.

Tumango ako sa sinabi ng dalawa, hindi ko alam kung bakit nila ako sinasamahan para kumain. Ni hindi ko nga pala alam kung bakit ako narito. Dito ba dapat ako?

Paglabas namin sa kastilyo ay isang maluwag na park ang nasa harapan, napapaligiran ng mga puno ang buong pathway patungo sa ibang kastilyo sa paligid na natatanaw ko mula rito. Naglakad kami sa kanang bahagi ng kastilyo, kita mula rito ay isang kastilyo rin at may nakasindi pang mga ilaw mula sa loob nito.

Rinig ko ang ingay ng mga insekto habang tahimik akong nakasunod sa dalawa kong kasama, kaswal na nag-uusap si Vica at Mable sa harapan ko. Napakaganda nilang dalawa sa paningin ko, hindi ko mapigilan na mapangiti sa kanilang dalawa.

Ano kayang itsura ko?

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