Daughter Of The Moon (SELENE 2)

Chapter 19

“Are you okay now? Hindi ka na ba iiyak? Kasi nawawala ang ganda mo pag umiiyak. Hindi na magkakagusto si Klaus sa'yo niyan.” Pabiro kong saad sabay ngisi.

Imbis na mainis sa sinabi ko ay natawa siya bago tumango. “Yeah, I'm fine. Kahit na nakaka-insulto iyong sinabi mo. Okay na ako. Atsaka,” she stopped for a second, “hindi naman talaga magkakagusto sa akin si Klaus, Selene. He already has his mate.” dugtong nito.

Dahilan para lumaki ang hilam kong mga mata sa gulat at tumitig sa kanya. May mate na si Klaus? Talaga? Pero nasaan? I did not see her in the pack, even with him.

“Really? Ba't hindi ko ata nakita? Hindi rin niya niapakilala sa akin.”

Kaya ba hindi ko na sila madalas na nakikita na magkasama, because he already has his mate? Akala ko talaga silang dalawa ang magkakatuluyan dahil sobrang magkalapit nila sa isa't-isa. I thought they would end up being mates. Pero hindi pala.

Mabilis na nag-iwas nang tingin si Jana sa akin saka malungkot na umiling. Kumunot ang noo ko sa pagtataka.

“She was abducted, Selene.” she mumbled.

Bulong lang iyon pero rinig na rinig ko. My eyes widened, and my mouth hung open.

“Wha-what? H-how?” 'Di makapaniwalang tanong ko.

Tumingin siya sa akin na may lungkot at awa sa mga mata. Awa at lungkot para kay Klaus.

“Before you came back, we had been receiving threats and rogues were on the loose. There are some nights they are fighting those men who sent threats. One night, when we thought it was over, she got kidnapped. She got kidnapped by the Death Arrow.” She said, and breathe deeply. A tear escaped from her eyes.

“Klaus was so happy when he met Deborah. I've never seen Klaus that happy, Selene. But then, it was cut short. Hindi man lang sila umabot ng second year anniversary. They got her.”

Natigilan ako sa nalaman. Is that why he was so eager to kill them, to get to them? Kaya ba malungkot ito palagi?

I saw it.

I saw how he becomes silent and hot headed when it comes to Death Arrow. Palagi siyang galit kapag ito na ang pinag-uusapan pero sa kabila no'n, kitang kita ko ang lungkot sa mga mata niya.

“Is that why he was so eager? To have her back?” I asked weakly. Tumango siya.

Nanghihinang napaupo ako sa upuan. We fell into silence after she confirmed it.

If I have known, it was because of this, sana pala hindi ko na sinabayan ang galit niya kanina. Hindi ko sana siya napagsalitaan ng gano'n. I told him to be patient when all he wanted was his mate.

Pagkaraan nang ilang minuto muling nagsalita si Jana. “Are you really her daughter?” She asked.

Lumingon ako sa kanya. She was looking at me. Her eyes held confusion and astonishment because of what she learned.

I was like her too, after they— my parents, announced that I was their daughter.

Paano?

Iyon agad ang pumasok sa utak ko matapos nilang sabihin iyon. After so many years, and after I've gone through those years, sasabihin nila na anak nila ako? Why not tell me sooner? Why now? How did I become your daughter? Lahat na ata ng tanong kung bakit at paano, natanong ko kina Ama at Ina no'ng araw na iyon. Still, it wasn't enough for me.