The Revenge

Chapter 5: Selos

"King Aqua." I said then smiled at him and raised my hand to offer a handshake and he accepted it. Tumingin-tingin siya sa paligid bago ibinalik ang tingin sa'kin.

"What on aqua are you doing here, Queen Elizabeth? It's dangerous out here."

Sabi niya. Ngayon ko lang siya nakita. I mean kilala ko siya. Isa siya sa mga kings na pinag-aralan ko dati dahil forte nito ang isa sa mga mahahalagang elemento dito sa Enchanted World, ang tubig. I am really glad na na-meet ko na siya personally.

He has brown with light blue strands of hair that you can only see it when light strikes on it. Black with blue eyes na para bang naka-contact lens and I can tell you, it makes his eyes beautiful with his long eyelashes. Pointed nose, red lips and very big ears. 

I love his eyes. I think his eyes stand out. 

"Naglalakad-lakad lang. Gala-gala ganun. Kakatapos ko lang i-meet ang mga villagers. A queen also deserves to rest even just for awhile."

He laughed. "I agree. I mean, talo lang din naman tayo. Napapagod, nagkakamali. We try to be perfect but sometimes, we also fail." I smiled when he started walking kaya nakisabay na din ako.  "Where is King Lio?"

"Ah nasa kingdom siya. Baka mag-ingay lang yun pag kasama ko." And because of that, we both laugh. Oo nga naman, magiingay lang naman talaga yun. Baka laitin at asarin pa ako nung lalakeng yun. "Atsaka isa pa, gusto ko muna mapag-isa. Magisip-isip. Gusto ko muna ng tahimik na place." 

I immediately looked at him but he's smiling. "Do you want me to--"

"No. That's not what I meant. A little company would do. I mean, ngayon lang kita nakita. I am glad na finally, nagkita na din tayo King Aqua." he nodded and we continued walking until I broke the silence.

"How about you? Where is your wife, King Aqua?" I asked, teasingly.

Pero biglang nag-iba ang awra niya. Yung mga emosyon na nagpapahinga kanina sa mga mata niya, biglang nawala. Biglang napalitan ng lungkot. Biglang lumungkot ang simoy ng hangin.

May nasabi ba akong mali? 

"I don't have a wife." he said then smiled.. sadly.

He don't have a wife? Nakakapagtaka. Ang alam ko, lahat ng kings dito sa EK ay may mga asawa niya atsaka nung inaaral ko pa siya, I read from his biography na may asawa na siya pero wala pa silang anak. Hindi ko akalain na si King Aqua pa ang mawawalan.

I was just about to tell him the details I have nang may biglang sumigaw.

"Daddy!" kumunot agad ang aking noo nang makita ko ang isang lalaki na agad agad na tumakbo palapit kay King Aqua saka niyakap sa bewang.

Okaaay? I'm totally confused right now. Una, wala siyang asawa pero may anak siya? 

"So wala kang asawa?" I said totally confused with a little bit sarcastic-ness. I saw him smirked and looked at me.

"Queen Elizabeth, I want you to meet my son. My own blood and flesh, Marine. Marine, this is Queen Elizabeth. From the Diamond Kingdom." Aqua introduced me to the little boy named Marine. He really had the looks from his father.

"H..Hi." he said while waving his hands. I smiled and greeted him back.

I looked at Aqua with questioning eyes.

"Wala akong asawa kasi patay na siya." he said then smiled with a bit of bitterness.

Gusto ko na lang ilunod ang sarili ko sa dagat o kaya naman magpakain na lang sa isang sea monster ng dahil sa kahihiyan. How could I tease and mock a widowed guy? Akala ko, isa siyang "bachelor king" kasi nga yun ang sabi niya. Hindi naman kasi niya sinabi na patay na pala kaya wala na. Akala ko wala na as in wala. Siguro ayaw niya lang maalala yung sakit at poot na naramdaman niya that day.