ADK II: Cupid's Slave (✔️)

Chapter 4 : World Upsidedown

“Ang tigas ng ulo mo Cupid”, seryoso na din si Ayden. At alam ‘yun ni Cupid. Twenty years na din siyang naninilbihan sa Diyos na ‘to. Pero kailangan ding malaman ni Cupid kung ano ang nasa isipan niya. “Hindi niya kailangan ang mainlove. She needs protection. Hindi mo nakita kanina ang nangyayari. They all want her dead. At baka nakakalimutan mong isa siyang heiress! For God’s Sake Cupid. Hindi siya ordinaryng taong basta-basta na alang ipapares sa iba kasi kailangan niyang mainlove.”

Tumahimik si Cupid sa kabilang linya. “I trust you Ayden as a friend.”

Cupid never treated him as a slave but as a friend. After all, he surrendered himself to this God years ago. “Still, I want to refuse this job.”

Narinig pa niyang nagbuntong hininga si Cupid bago nagsalita. First time nagkakaganito and Diyos ng Pag-ibig. Hindi din niya maintindihan kung bakit. “Make her fall and you will have your freedom. You have my word.”

The call ended.

Hindi makapaniwala sa huling sinabi ni Cupid sa kanya.  Ganun nab a ka-importante ang babaeng ‘yun para ibigay na lang ni Cupid ang kalayaan niya?

Fate would be his key to his freedom.

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Walang matinong tulog, pinilit ni Fate na bumangon sa kama. Sa sobrang ingay ng alarm clock niya, natetempt siyang itapon ito sa basurahan. Marami ang nangyari kagabi. Pero hindi ibig sabihin ‘nun, hindi na siya mamumuhay ng normal.

Isang Heiress ni Poseidon, namumuhay ng ordinary.  Hinahabol ng kapwa Gorgons at pilit itinatakwil ng mga kauri ni Poseidon. They all hated her because she was the Heiress.

Poseidon’s other sons and daughters saw her as a treat while the living Gorgons thought that her life would be their cure to Athena’s curse. What a life. What a damn life for her.

All she ever wished… is to live life as simply as she could…

And everyone human being really believed that Medusa was a sinner that’s why she ended up being a monster.

If only they knew…

 

Pilit na inaalis ni Fate ang mga ganung bagay sa isipan. She needed to focus on her job. At dahil parehong wala na ang kanyang mga magulang, walang magawa si Fate kundi kumayod ng todo para mabuhay. She had enough money to sustain herself and yet, she wanted to make a name for herself.

Mabilis na bumangon si Fate sa kama nang maalalang may isang importanteng meeting na gaganapin mamaya. May mahalagang announcement sa office at kailangan niyang umattend dun para hindi mabwisit sa kanya ang Head ng Department nila.

Nakasanayan na ni Fate na pumasok ng maaga, thirty minutes before time. Never pa siyang na-late, at ‘yun ay isa sa nagustuhan ng mga employer niya sa kanya.

Nakarating si Fate sa office ng maaga, halatang wala pang tao ang nandun. Sa office na din siya kumakain ng agahan. Nakasanayan na din siguro since wala naman siyang kasabay sa bahay na kumakain ng almusal. Maliban na lang kung dun sa condo niya makikitulog si Sunshine.

But as always, Sunshine was late.

From the third floor of the building, she was staring the sun slowly rising in the east. It felt warm for her. She loved the beauty of the sunrise rather than solitary sunset. Sunrise meant a chance of living while sunset made her feel hopeless…