THE FORGOTTEN || JW STORY

Prologue

"I REALLY despise history class, wala na nga akong magets tapos magpapa performance task pa, kainis!" angil ko habang nag aayos ng mga gamit ko.

"Same sis, bakit ba may history class pa? sabi nga nila don't dwell on the past and focus on the present, pero may history class amp" angil din ni si frances.

Napabuntong hininga nalang ako at lumabas na ng room, sabay kaming lumabas ni frances. Habang naglalakad pinalibot ko ang mata ko at dun ko nakita ang boyfriend kong naglalaro ng basketball.

"Kai! Let's go" sigaw na pagtawag ko sakanya, nagthumbs up naman siya at nagpaalam sa mga kalaro niya saka tumakbo papunta samin ni frances.

"Hey, babe..." bati niya sakin sabay halik sa pisnge ko, nginitian ko siya at hinawakan kamay niya para sabay kami maglakad.

"kainis naman kayo e! respito naman sana sa single mga potangina" inis na wika ni frances.

'shocks! I almost forgot about her'

Natawa naman si Kai saka binitawan ang kamay ko at mahina akong tinulak papunta kay Frances.

"Oh, sayo na muna jowa ko nahiya naman ako" natawa naman ako at si Frances dahil sa ginawa ni kai.

Ikinawit ni frances ang kamay niya sa kamay ko at hinila ako palabas ng campus...

"Eun, kelan mo gagawin yung PT sa history?" tanong ni frances.

"mm, baka mamaya..."

tumango lang si Frances "sige, mamaya nalang din ako pero pagtinamad baka bukas nalang" natatawang wika niya.

Nandito na ako ngayon sa loob ng kwarto ko, ngayon ko napagdesisyonan na magresearch about dun sa PT namin sa History. Habang nagsoscroll sumasakit ang ulo ko sa dami ng nga royal family na pagpipilian, nasa year 1392 nako, this was Goryeo Dynasty Era. Habang nagbabasa at nagsascan isang pangalan ang nakakuha ng interest ko. Some princes have a lot of achievements listed habang siya ni isa wala, tapos name niya lang nakalagay so nacurious ako kung bakit siya nandun. He wasn't labeled as prince unlike the other princes just like, the 2th prince of Goryeo, Wang Han Byul. Sakanya naman pangalan lang ang nakalagay, he surely is from a royal family based from his looks and his family name is also Wang, his name is Wang Seo Jung.

"he's interesting..." I said to myself.

I decided to dig deeper about him and I got some interesting information.

I read the information from the website "Wang  Seo Jung was a son of the late King Wang Seo Joon. Wang Seo Jung was not labeled as Prince as he was not a son of the Late Queen Geumseong" his really something.

I continue to dig more information about this not known prince and I got to know that he was killed at the age of 19. For some unknown reason, I feel in rage to the one who killed him.

"who the fuck killed him?" inis na wika ko "bakit ka naman nila papatayin? you didn't do anything wrong right?" tanong ko sa picture niya.

He's really handsome, buti nalang at nilagyan nila ng picture yung pangalan niya napakaunfair naman kasi, he's also a prince tho he's illegitimate son of the king but still anak pa din naman siya ng hari.

"Pinahirapan ka ba nila? You didn't even got to enjoy your life, hanggang 19 years old ka lang. I hope in that 19 years of existence you felt loved and true happiness" nalulungkot na wika ko sa picture niya.

"ay ano ba yan eun, are you seriously talking to a freaking picture?" I said while laughing at my own craziness.

My phone rung and I got a text from kai he said 'hey babe, nasa news na may blood moon mamaya. I just informed you baka gusto mong makita, I know how much you love the moon.' napangiti ako, luckily sinabihan ako ni kai. I can't missed that.

I went to the place where my mom and I used to go everytime, there's an eclipse or to just simply watch the moon unfortunately, mom died. The moon always reminds me of mom and I always talk to the moon everytime I feel sad or alone and for some reason, it comforts me.

"the moon is so beautiful, you're so beautiful" I said to myself while smiling softly.

The place is near the river and many people are here, maybe they also want to witness the red blood moon. Sabi kasi dito daw magandang lugar para sa eclipse mamaya. Napangiti ako ng may nakita akong batang babae na naglalaro kasama ang mama niya. Tinignan ko ang paligid at yung mga tao may mga lanterns silang dala.

'I forgot to buy earlier, shit!' tatayo na sana para bumili ng lantern sa labas ng may narinig akong sumigaw ng tulong at nakita ko ang mama ng batang babae kanina umiiyak at tinuturo ang ilog kaya napatingin ako at nakita ko ang bata na nalulunod na. Ipinalibot ko ang tingin ko sapaligid at wala man lang ni isa ang tumulong. Kaya dalidali akong tumakbo at tumalon sa ilog para kunin ang bata.

Palubog na ang bata kaya inilubog ko rin ang katawan ko at minulat ang mata ko sa ilalim ng tubig. Nakita ko ang bata hinawakan ko ang kamay niya at hinila siya paitaas, medyo nahirapan pa ako nung una pero may isang kamay ang kumuha sa bata mula sakin at tuluyan na nga nakuha ang bata samantalang ako naman ay nasa tubig pa rin. I kicked my feet ng may nafeel akong parang tao na nasipa ko sa ilalim ng tubig kaya napakunot ang nuo ko. I dive back into the water para tignan then I saw a body, it's a guy.

and what surprise me is that he looks exactly like the forgotten prince I saw on the internet. His eyes are closed and he is not breathing, later on the light under the water turned into red, I looked up and I saw that the eclipse is already starting.

Tinignan ko ulit ang lalaki 'impossible naman na siya to, I don't believe in reincarnation but now I think I believe in it'

Hinawakan ko ang kamay niya para dalhin siya sa ibabaw when I finally got to pulled him up, napakunot ang noo ko ng makita ang hindi familiar nalugar.

"nasan ako?"