The Me In Another World

Chapter 4

|FOUR|

"Lucille! My daughter!" Theodore Vellamo, the duke, hugged me as soon as he saw me. The spitting image of my dad is hugging me right now.

Awkward.

"Welcome back, father." I simply said and didn't hug him back.

"Nung marinig kong nagkamalay ka na ay labis ang tuwa ko at agad kong napagpasyahang umuwi agad."

Uhm. What kind of response should I say to this?

"I have a gift that I bought from Faramir. It's a rare sword, an heirloom from the family of a well-known mercenaries-"

This man is kind. I can feel it and I can clearly see the difference between him and my father despite having the same face. Theodore and Catherine Vellamo, a loving and kind parents. Lucille's family is what everyone can call a perfect family.

Lucille is so lucky to have a family like this and this makes me so jealous. I can't believe that the me in this world has everything everyone wanted...

What I wanted.

"I'm sorry, Father. I suddenly felt so dizzy. Pwede bang bumalik na ako sa kwarto ko?"

"Do you want me to call the physician?" Puno ng pag-aalalang tanong nya.

"No need. I think I just need to rest."

"Okay. Let's have dinner later kapag maayos na ang pakiramdam mo."

Tipid akong ngumiti sa kanya. "Welcome home, Father."

Tumalikod na ako at naglakad pabalik sa aking kwarto. Naramdaman kong nakasunod sa akin sila Amira at Lyra.

"I want to be alone," sabi ko na hindi sila nililingon.

"Just call us if you need anything, my lady." Amira said before walking away. Alam kong hindi sila tuluyang umalis. They just distance theirselves away from my eyes.

Sa halip na sa kwarto ako dumiretso ay napagdesisyonan kong sa garden nalang pumunta.

Alam kong masyado akong nagpapakabitter but I can't help it and on top of that I also felt guilty for taking Lucille's body and for deceiving her family. Not that I wanted this. Everything just happened.

I need to stop thinking, seriously. One measly thought can lead to hundreds of what ifs. Haay, kung mayroon nga lang switch ang utak para i-on at i-off ang thought processing.

Oh, right. Then there's the banquet tomorrow. I don't even know kung ano ang mangyayari bukas. Nakabisado ko narin ang ilan sa mga bisitang pinapakabisado ni Catherine na binawasan pa ni Lyra ng kalahati pero ang ending ay hindi ko pa rin nakabisado lahat.

I actually had a talk with Catherine over a cup of tea-which is kinda awkward if I may add. They don't want the guest to find out that I lost my memories kaya pinapakabisado nya sa akin ang mga pangalan at itsura ng mga bisitang dadalo. I guess it has something to do about political purposes.

I sighed. I wish I can skip tomorrow's banquet.

"I wish I can skip tomorrow's banquet-"

Bigla akong napalingon sa taong nagsalita.

"-Is what I can see on your face."

"Who..."

He smiled sadly. I swear my jaw almost drop when I saw the man in front of me. His soft wavy light brown hair glistened under the sun, his not so thick brows which compliments the soft features of his face and his soft set of almond eyes. Plus, he's tall. Matangkad na ako sa lagay na 'to dahil sa heels na suot ko pero kahit na ganoon ay hanggang balikat lang nya ako.