Enki did what the Queen wants. He treated my wounds. At kahit na alam kong labag sa kalooban nya iyon ay ginawa nya pa rin. There is no words from the Queen that he will disobey.
Magaan ang bawat dampi ng bulak nya sa mga sugat ko kaya hindi ko nararamdaman ang sakit. Even if he doesn't have a choice but to do this, maayos pa rin naman nyang ginagawa ang trabaho nya. And I bet that he only treats me in a gentle way because the Queen asked him to. Baka natatakot sya na magreklamo pa ako sa Queen nya.
I stared at Enki. He looked so serious while he's treating my wounds. Hindi nya inaalis ang tingin sa sugat ko at maingat na idinadampi ang bulak na may halong gamot doon.
I can't help but to sigh. Gwapo rin naman si Enki. I even had a crush on him the first time I saw him. Pero na-turn off ako dahil nakita ko kung gaano sya ka-obsess sa Queen. He's too obsess that the only person that he sees is Queen Eresh. So I decided to turn my attention to my favorite lollipop instead.
I miss my lollipop.
"I don't believe you."
Kung hindi pa ako nakatingin kay Enki at nakitang gumalaw ang bibig nya, iisipin kong imagination ko lang ang narinig ko. He's quiet the whole time kaya nabigla ako nang magsalita sya.
"I don't believe what you said earlier."
I wrinkled my nose. "I dont really care if you believe me or not."
He ripped my jeans on the thigh part to treat my wound there. Iyon ang pinakamalalim na sugat na nagawa ko. It stings but I can live. Hindi lang ako sanay sa sakit. I was never on the frontline anyway. Walang tsansang magkaroon ako ng ganoong kalalim na sugat mula sa kalaban.
"I don't believe that you escaped from EL Ordre." he said as he cleaned the dried blood on my thigh. "They're strong. And you were never on the frontline. I know how weak you are when it comes with combat skills. So it's impossible that you escaped them. Unless... There's a different version of your story."
Since Enkidu is always on the Queen's side, he became observant. He can see things in a different perspective. Kaya hindi madaling lokohin ang Queen lalo pa kapag nandyan sya.
"Tell that to the Queen." I said.
"Why didn't you tell them that the Rook is dead?"
I gritted my teeth. There's this topic again. Naaalala ko na naman kung paano nya ipinagpalit ang buhay ko para sa Rook. And it's making my blood boil.
I've worked for the Queen all my life. Lahat ng utos nya ay sinusunod ko. I am certain that I'm also important to the team since I am their one and only best tracker. Pero ganoon na lang kadali para kay Enki na itapon ang buhay ko
Tama ako nang sabihin kong wala silang pakialam sa buhay ng iba. Basta magawa nila ang plano nila.
"Do you want me to get killed?" I hissed. "Kung sinabi ko iyon sa kanila, tingin mo ba ay bubuhayin pa nila ako?"
Between me and the EL Ordre's Rook, I know that the Red Faction will choose the enemy's Rook. Hindi sila mag-aaksaya ng kahit na ano para sa akin. That's what I've realized.
"You gave them false hope, Alter." sabi ni Enki habang binebendahan ang sugat ko. "Dahil sa ginawa mong pagtakas, mas mapapahamak tayo."
"If I hadn't escaped, then we wouldn't know their exact location!" sabi kong nanggigigil na sa galit. "We now have the chance to defeat them and win this stupid game!"
Enki looked at me. His eyes were very serious.
"Are we, really?"
His eyes made me nervous. Parang nakikita nya kung ano ang inililihim ko. But I didn't try to look away dahil mas malalaman nyang nagsisinungaling ako. So instead, I tried to remain calm. Naalala ko ang kwintas ko. Baka maalarma pa sina L kapag nagbago ang pulse rate ko.
