/36/ Ergo (Therefore)

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"Good night, good night!
Parting is such sweet
sorrow, that I shall say good 
night till it be morrow."
— William Shakespeare



FINAL CHAPTER:

/36/ Ergo (Therefore) 



IT was always the sounds of waves from the seaside that wakes me up every morning. Isla Ingrata used to be my sanctuary but now it's empty and all the memories were replaced by dust. The positions of the furniture are still the same when we left to chase Eliza that night. Ah, how nostalgic.

It was also a sound that woke me up, a sound of pleas and cries. I never met god or any deities that will accompany me to the other side, the zero planes of the dead. Too late for me to realize that I am here again, dismissing the gratitude to whomever 'god' or prophecy that decided my fate.

"Jill?" And there's my sister, Karen, weeping as she saw my opened eyes.

I'm back. And it's too stupid to ask why and especially how? Jing's mocking voice suddenly echoed, but I didn't saw her when I woke up.

I refused to talk to them for days, even the children's presence was not helping me, pinapanood ko lang sila Atticus at Beau na naglalaro at hindi ko sila pinansin nang subukan nilang lumapit. Siguro dahil sa dami ng nangyari? Ayoko na lang muna magsalita. At kahit na hindi sinasabi nila ate at dad sa akin kung paano ako nabuhay ulit—alam ko.

Wala na sa akin ang Chintamani, tapos na ang delubyo na idinulot ko ngunit bakas pa rin sa buong mundo ang naging pinsala nito. The most intriguing part is... the world is now facing a massive change by adopting the peculiar events that have happened. No cover-ups had made. And the liberation of Peculiars has finally come — the Age of Heroes they call it.

Hiniram ko 'yung isang sasakyan ni dad para pumunta rito sa Isla Ingrata, nag-insist si Albert na samahan ako pero pilit akong tumanggi. Gusto ko lang muna mapag-isa—o akala ko lang 'yon nang marinig ko ang sunud-sunod na pagkatok mula sa foyer. Kung sinu-sino ang naisip kong maaaring nasa labas, at nang buksan ko ang pinto ay tumambad sa'kin ang mga tao na wala sa listahan ng inaasahan ko. Pinapasok ko muna sila, hanggang sa marating namin ang sala atsaka ko sila hinarap.

"Paano niyo ko nahanap dito?" kaagad kong tanong sa kanila at hindi naman sila sumagot, "Pinapunta ba kayo rito ng kapatid ko? Ni dad? O ng master niyo?" Oh, I'm pertaining to that jerk, Cairo.

Nagkatinginan muna si Joha at Dette at sabay na umiling, kambal nga sila.

"And to what do I owe the pleasure?"umupo ako sa sofa at tinuro ko 'yung kaharap kong sofa para umupo sila pero nanatili lang silang nakatayo.

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