ELEMENTO

EL KANTADIA 11: ANG PAG-ALIS SA PUSO NG KALIKASAN

Hindi makagalaw si Abby. Her body felt so heavy, worsened by a weakening feeling na patuloy na lumalala sa bawat segundo. Hinang-hina na siya, kahit sa paghinga ay mahirap na rin para sa kanya.

Hindi malaman ni Abby kung paano siya napunta sa ganitong kalagayan. Wala siyang maalala kundi ang biglaang sama ng kanyang pakiramdam at pagkahilo. Masakit din ang kanyang ulo na para bang may pumalo dito.

She can't see anything dahil sa dilim pero alam niyang nakahiga siya sa magaspang na sahig.

Abby tried to speak to call for help pero no voice went out from her mouth, it was as if she lost her ability to speak! Tanging pag-ungol lang ang nagawa niya.

Then may narinig siyang paggalaw from the darkest corner of the unknown place she's in.

Nakaramdam ng matinding pangamba si Abby. Extreme fear suddenly took over her!

She desperately tried to move again but failed. Wala siyang magawa; hindi niyang kayang gumalaw! The force that was pinning her down was too strong!

It started to move towards her.

Ang presensya nito ay nagdulot kay Abby ng matinding pangingilabot. She shivered terribly, the chill went deep into her bones.

And finally, it was at her side!

Tears started to fall from Abby's eyes. Ito na ba ang katapusan niya? The killing intent was so intense!

"Si-Sino ka?!" pilit na tanong ni Abby though wala pa ring malinaw na salita ang lumabas sa labi niya.

Hindi niya maaninag ang mukha ng nilalang na ngayon ay nakatingin sa kanya. Ang purong itim na katawan nito ay well blended to the darkness of the surroundings. Though she can't see the face, alam ni Abby that it was smiling at her, maliciously.

It started to make soft amused giggles of a woman until it turned into a deep evil male laughter.

Nanlaki ang mga mata ni Abby and her hope of living was lost in an instant when a pointed and metallic object came out of no where and struck itself deep into her heart!

Warm liquid burst out of her!

Unti-unti...

Dahan-dahan...

Patuloty sa pagdaloy ang liquido ng kanyang buhay. It felt so warm. Abby's source of life... her own blood!

Tumawa ng malakas ang itim na nilalang. Ang paghihirap ni Abby ay kanyang kagalakan.

Ang sakit na nararamdaman ni Abby ay walang katumbas! Gusto na niyang tumigil ito pero as moments pass, the pain worsens and the pointed object goes in deeper!

Naliligo na siya sa sariling dugo.

It was the end!

"HINDDEEEEEE!"

Nagising si Abby sa isang bangungot. The nightmare felt so real na kahit gising na si Abby ay ramdam pa rin niya ang sakit ng pagkakasaksak sa kanyang puso. She felt for her chest. Ramdam niya ang bilis ng tibok ng kanyang puso.

Pero the truth was, it was not just a bad dream; it actually happened.

Ito ang pagkamatay ni Sibol.

Abby stood from her bed and walked straight to a small continuously flowing water fall that went into a narrow but deep basin. Gamit ang kanyang mga palad, sumalo siya ng malamig na tubig at ininom ito. The fresh and cool water soothed her dry throat. It calmed her down.

Siya ay si Sibol. Iisa na sila kaya hindi nakapagtataka na kahit ang pagkamatay nito ay kanyang maaalala.

It was just a few hours only simula noong ganap na siyang naging dyosa ng Buhay at Pagkalinga. The irony, she's the goddess of life pero she was helpless in saving her own life that time.