The Sacred Rule of Love - (PUBLISHED 2019)

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

I don’t remember the last time I’ve had a very soundless sleep until that night.

Alex stayed there at hinawakan lang niya ako hanggang sa makatulog ako uli. I woke up in the middle of the night and I saw that his eyes were shut, and for  a second I thought he was sleeping. I guess hindi ko na kailangan iimagine yung expression na, ‘You sleep like an angel’ dahil nakikita ko na sa harapan ko.

As if he felt my gaze at him, nagising naman siya, “Hi,” narinig ko na sinabi niya.

“Natutulog din pala ang angels?”

Natawa siya uli, “Not really.” Sagot niya, “But I was thinking so I thought I’d shut my eyes for a second.”

Naupo kaming dalawa doon at nag-usap lang kami. We even played a game ng Mortal vs. Angels at yung mga kaya naming gawin at hindi namin kayang gawin. In the end, wala namang nanalo kasi parehas kaming may pride doon sa representation namin. I even hit him a couple of times with a pillow, and being the gentleman that he is—o talagang bawal lang talaga—he didn’t really return hitting me with a pillow.

The good part about that night is nalaman ko na hindi talaga nababasa ni Alex yung thoughts ko. Akala ko nung una nababasa ng angels yung iniisip mo dahil ganun nila nalalaman kung ano yung gagawin mo and so mababawalan ka nila kung may masama kang iniisip. But he explained it to me nicely: “That comes with experience. Usually when you train, you only go by actions and facial expressions. Along the years, you learn from different signals. When you become a full angel, then you’re able to read thoughts. That comes from years and years of training.”

“Pero bakit nung isang araw parang nabasa mo yung inisiip ko?” tinanong ko sa kanya.

“Actually, it’s a first in thousands of years that I’m able to do it. Sa iyo lang after all these years I’ve been an angel…” he paused a little at nginitian niya ako, “I can feel it and as if I can hear it when you have strong emotions. Sadness, rage, happiness. I can’t read your thoughts, but I can feel those strong ones as if they were mine.” Sabi niya sabay hawak niya doon sa dibdib niya.

After that night, I figured out kung bakit hindi nakikita ng mga tao ang angels or why the universal law is just like that. I think if angels and mortals interact on a regular basis, it’s impossible not to fall in love with them. When in this world na nagiging overrated ang perfect, Alex just makes it so… fitting and ideal. Hindi ko alam kung kaya ko pang i-control yung sarili ko.

It’s okay to have a crush on your guardian angel ‘di ba?

Our arrangement didn’t entirely change. Tuwing umuuwi ako nun kapag may college work ako o kaya naman nagpa-plano ako tungkol doon sa event, usually nauupo lang si Alex doon sa kama ko at nagbabasa lang siya ng libro. He even became fascinated doon sa panonood ng television and he came across a movie na may kinalaman sa angels.

He thought it was hilarious. Good thing we mortals can make angels laugh.

Jax still wouldn’t leave me alone. Lagi niya akong iniimbitahan doon sa dinner-date para daw ma-explain daw niya sa akin lahat-lahat ng alam niya tungkol doon sa pagiging Oculi. Ang tangi lang daw na hinihiling niya para i-share daw niya yung alam niya eh huwag ko daw isasama si Alex.

Fat chance of that happening. Go tell that to the angel and see if he listens to you.

Si Wally naman, ganun pa rin siya. He’s also like Jax, although mas less harmless siya whenever I talk to him. He wouldn’t leave me alone tungkol doon sa pagpayag ko na tutulungan ko siya. Pero siyempre dahil sinabi ko naman na, I should really help him out ‘di ba? It’s kinda’ wrong to back out after getting his hopes up.