Guibàsh, Year 1178
My evil laugh filled the whole Manse. I saw our maids running around with so much fear in their eyes.
Serves you right, you never treated me your master.
My laugh stop when I felt a metal near my neck. I look up so see Luxius with so much anger in his eyes. I smiled at him.
Prince Luxius of Empire Guibàsh, my dearest sister's fiance. He's suppose to be mine, kung hindi dumating ang kapatid ko.
He's handsome with his bright red eye and gray and red hair. He might be the next Emperor of this country, I can't believe he's wielding a sword on me.
Sa tingin ko kung hindi ako abala sa galit ko ay baka hinabol ko sya at inagaw sa kapatid ko.
I was about to smile when I felt a stab pain in my stomach, when I look besides him is my father with so much anger.
I've been waiting for you daddy.
I smiled with blood leaking on my mouth. My father stabbed me on the chest with his own sword.
Sobra na rin siguro ang galit sya sa akin.
"F-father." I tried to call his name, pero nadagdagan lang ang galit nya.
"Wala akong anak na demonyo!" He shouted.
I expected this. After burning our Mansion with my sister inside, alam kong mamatay na rin ako. I just want to end everything. Kung hindi akong magiging masaya dapat hindi rin masaya ang kapatid kong inagaw ang lahat sa akin.
My father pulled out the sword when he saw our head maid taking out my sister.
I can't help but laugh not minding the pain. Luxius rush to my burnt sister. I laughed harder. Half of her body is burnt and she might be dead. Im annoyed, why isn't she burn in ashes yet?
My father looked back on me.
"Arthia, demonyo kang tunay!" I smiled as I tried to reach his arm, inabot nya ang kamay ko.
I longed for this.
Ang akala kong aabutin nya ang kamay ko ay nagkamali ako.
He held my hair and drag to me the fire.
"Ako ang gumawa sa demonyong tulad mo, dapat ako rin ang tumapos sayo." He said. He easily throw me in fire with my weak body.
I smiled with my bloody teeth as I felt the heat inside our house.
"Kahit kailan hindi kita tiningnan bilang anak." My tears started to leak.
Why now?
Why cry now?
You're about to die Tia!
You're dying.
"Hindi kita anak." He turned his back on me, I saw his shadow. "Die Arthia."
The last words I heard before something burning fell on me.
I close my eyes. I held onto my necklace that my mother gave me. Its shabby but I cherish this because its from my fallen mother.
I only want affection from my father, but look at me now pathetically dying with the fire I started.
In my next life If I'll be born again as your daughter, I will no longer beg for your love and affection, I'll love myself more..
I can't breathe. I gasped for air. Why the hell Im running out of oxygen?
Mabilis ang hininga ko ganoon din ang tibok ng puso ko ng idilat ko ang mata ko.
Was I saved in the fire?
"Lady Arthia!" I look at the girl who shouted.
Den?
She immediately ran onto me.
I reach her face, she look shocked so I grab her hair ang pull her.
"Ack L-lady!"
"I killed you, why are you alive?!" She looks scared as usual, but she looks young.
I killed her because she knew my plan, kaya nilason ko sya kasama ng kapatid ko. Im sure she burnt into ashes.
"Milady!" She started crying.
Kinunot ko ang noo ko, my arms seems small?
I immediately stood up and run into the mirror.
Im so small, like Im 8 years old.
"Lady Arthia k-kailangan nyo na pong maghanda, huling araw na ng burol ng Madame."
"M-my mother?" I asked.
"She's still in shock?" Another maid asked so I look at her.
"Opo." Tumango si Den.
I bit my lower lip.
I was 8 year's old when my mother died.
Was it a dream?
A very vivid dream then.
My thoughts is not very clear at the moment still thinking of that painful dream.
Wearing a black long dress to mourn my mother I went out of my room only to see my father.
Will she bring his mistress as I remember in that dream?
I went to dining to have breakfast only to confirm my dream.
"Arthia." My father called my name but Im busy thinking so I didn't mind him. "Arthia Isabelà." I look at my father. "I want you to meet Lilibeth, your new mother." My eyes widened, wearing a red dress is my dad's mistress in my dream. And besides her is.. "This is Lilliane, your step-sister." A girl same my age wearing a bright pink dress. I stand and slam the table with so much anger.
Im mourning my mother's death and yet my dad bought his mistress and daughter wearing bright color dress?
Where's the respect?
"I-i can't accept this father." I bit my lower lip as I realized I spoke the same word I spoke in my dream.
Did I travel back in time?
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Manse - a house, mansion or state (British English)
Milady - a French manner of address to a noble woman
Madame - a title use to honor the lady of the house
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