LAVENDER
They are here. I was astonished upon seeing them. Malayong-malayo sa nakita kong itsura nila galing sa Underworld. May mga sugat sila sa katawan at ang mga damit nila ay may sira na. Dahan-dahan akong lumapit sa kanila. “Hades.” I murmured and my husband looks at my way.
Siya na mismo ang lumapit sa akin para yakapin ako. Napatulala na naman ako nung maramdaman ko ang init ng katawan niyang naka-balot sa akin. Nandito na talaga siya. “Y-you’re here.” I said as my tears roll down to my cheeks. “Yes, babe. I’m here.” he huskily said.
“I have something to tell you.” I stated. Tila naglaho ang nasa paligid namin at kaming dalawa lang ni Hades ang nandidito. “What is it, babe?” he asked. I touched his face. “You’re going to be daddy.” naluluha kong pahayag. Nanigas ito sa kaniyang kinatatayuan habang naka-hawak ang kamay niya sa magkabilang bewang ko.
“W-what? Come again?” he asked. “I’m pregnant.” sabi ko and he blink a multiple times. “T-talaga? You’e not joking?” tanong niya sa akin at umiling ako sa kaniya. “This is not a joke, Hades.” I said to him and he smiled. “Thank you, babe. Thank you!” he said at bigla akong hinalikan sa labi.
“Get a room please!”
“Fuck! Don’t bless my house with your kisses!”
“My innocent eyes!”
Kapos kami sa hangin nung bumitaw kaming dalawa. “We’re going to have a family.” sabi niya and I nodded. Hinila ako ni Hades paupo sa sofa at nagtabi kaming dalawa. “Maybe the reason why the prisoners went violent due to Lavender’s pregnancy.” sabad ni Persephone at agad nag-init ng ulo ko. “Kanina ka pa.” madiin kong pahayag.
Athena and Aphrodite chuckled. Habang ang tatlong magkakapatid na lalaki ay nagkunot lang sila ng kanilang mga noo.
“Don’t blame it to my wife’s pregnancy.” inis na pahayag ni Hades.
“You don’t know about the story?” Athena asked kaya napalingon kaming lahat sa kaniya. “About?” Hades asked with his eye brow arc. Napakasungit. “Pregnancy of a queen. I mean, Lavender is carrying your child. Your first child will be the one of the people to free those prisoners from the Dungeon.” Athena said.
“Hades child was gone, Athena so the curse broke already.” sabad ni Persephone gamit ang malamig na boses. Napaisip naman sila du’n. “She’s right.” Zeus agreed. Napalunok ako at tila natuyo ang aking lalamunan.
Nagulat ako nung tumayo si Hades at ibinulsa niya ang kaniyang sugatang kamay sa bulsa ng kaniyang slacks na suot.
“Don’t tell me that you killed our child because of that fucking curse?” Hades asked with full of sarcastic on his voice. His question bombarded the whole place and I just dropped my jaw on the floor. I don’t know pero naninikip ang dibdib ko and my breathe became heavily. Lumapit si Hades kay Persephone na nanginginig na sa takot.
“H-hades…” she said. “Just fucking answer me!” he shouted like a thunder. Lumapit si Hecate sa akin. “Queen, let’s go.” Hecate said but I shook my head. “I want to listen in every word.” I said coldly. Natatakot ako.
Natatakot ako sa susunod na mangyayari.
Hades is still prison in his past. Naiintindihan ko naman dahil anak niya iyon eh.
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nung kabigin niya si Persephone at humawak siya nang madiin sa braso ng dati niyang asawa.
“Yes! That’s what you want to hear?! Yes, I sacrificed our child!” umiiyak na sagot ni Persephone at nanghihina naman na ibinaba ni Hades ang kaniyang mga kamay. Nanginginig ako at maling aksyon lang ni Hades tutulo na ang luha ko.
