Witchcraft

Tale 37

Tale 37
Bloodwoods
~August~

Tahimik kaming naglalakad sa maingay na kalye ng DresRossa.

Bakas ang lungkot ng bawat isa sa pag-iwan namin kay Roma.

Lalo na si Charm. Isang mabigat na desisyon ang ginawa nya.

Alam namin na bilang myembro ng Royal Families, hindi namin maaaring idamay sina Roma at Ashley sa gulong nililikha namin. Ang ipinagtataka ko lang, bakit parang wala lang kina Flay ang fact na binabangga namin ang limang royal family. I mean, this is a serious matter. This is a major offense qgainst the five kingdoms but it felt like my friends are treating this as a one big adventure instead. Hindi ko alam kung ang dahilan ba nito ay ang loyalty na nararamdaman nila kay Charm tulad naming tatlo nina Tanisha at Alivia or dahil hindi lang nila sineseryoso ang sitwasyon? Ewan ko rin kung bakit hindi namin pinag-uusapan ang bagay na toh. We just blindly follow Charm.

"Gusto nyo bang i-try yung sikat na IceCream dito sa DresRossa? I used to ate it a lot nung highschool." Basag ni Flay sa katahimikan namin

"T-that's a good idea!" sang-ayon naman ni Aliya

Tumango lamang si Charm.

"Oh my lord! What is this? It's the best icecream I've ever tasted in my entire life!" maluha-luhang tanong ni Aliya noong nasa isa kaming IceCream parlor.


"That's the famous Love Potion Ice Cream." Sagot ni Flay

"What?? Wait? Will I find my destiny after I ate this??" tanong ni Aliya

"No. But you'll fall inlove with the first man you'll see after eating that." Sagot ni Flay

Agad nabitiwan ni Aliya ang kanyang hawak na kutsara.

"Kahit panget? Or kahit mukang golem?" kinakabahang tanong ni Aliya

"Pffft. Wag kang maniwala kay Flay." Saad ni Javen

"Psh. Javen basag trip ka." Naiinis na reklamo ni Flay kaya natawa ang magkakaibigan

"Maybe we should pay a visit to your family Flay. Since nandito na din tayo sa DresRossa." Suggest ni Tanisha

"Will your parents scold you??" tanong naman ni Alivia na may icecream na sa pisngi.. Sometimes I tend to forget that she's stil a kid.

"No. Dad will welcome us with open arms." Sagot ni Flay na abala sa icecream


"Will he not make you stay?? Baka pabalikin ka nya sa school??" tanong ni Javen


"Don't worry, my dad knows that I'm free-spirited. He won't make me do things that I don't want to do." Tugn ni Flay


"Will it be okay to be selfish and not even say hi??" tanong ni Charm

"Yes. I might cry if I see him. So let's just not go." Tugon ni Flay na ngayon lang namin nalaman na isa palang Daddy's girl.


"How about you Javen? Will your family not worry?" tanong ko naman kay Javen

"Jaden is my only remaining family. My father died during the war fifteen years ago. My mother died because of the elven illness." Tugon ni Javen

Natahimik kami. Nagugulat na lang ako palagi sa mga malungkot na backstory ng mga kaibigan ko. Hindi kasi kami masyadong nag-o-open up sa isat-isa regarding our pasts.

Sinubukan ni Flay basagin ang awkward atmosphere subalit hindi sya naging matagumpay. Marahil ay dulot ito ng kalungkutan sa pag-iwan namin kay Roma. Naubos ko yung icecream sa kabila ng lahat. I love icecream bakit ba??