All my life I've been waiting for one thing. A knight that will gallop his way to me and sweep me off my feet like a princess. But I never thought it would be him. I never thought that it would be the loud, full of life, lead guitarist of the band R...
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THUNDER'S POV
"I stopped breathing."
Fifteen minutes. That's the time I was trying to beat. The time that felt like eternity knowing that every second pushes Hera in more danger. And those minutes, the words she told me was like a ghost that kept on whispering in my ear.
Ang mga salitang iyon ang ginamit niya para sabihin sa akin kung ano ang naramdaman niya noong mga panahon na akala niya mawawala ako sa kaniya. Sa mga sandaling ito...iyon ang eksaktong nararamdaman ko.
I can feel my heart constricting as if the air in my chest is being sucked out of me. Because I know...I know that at this very moment, Hera is losing air bit by bit.
Lumikha nang malakas na tunog ang sasakyan na kinaroroonan ko nang basta ko na lang apakan ang preno. Mabilis na lumabas ako at halos manlamig ang buong katawan ko ang makita ko ang sirang barikada ng highway.
"I called for a local rescue team. They will be there in six minutes."
"We don't have six minutes."
"Kuya-"
Hindi ko na pinakinggan pa ang iba pa niyang sasabihin. I will pull Hera out with my bare hands, even if I need to scrape through metal, even if I bleed...I will get her out.
The vision of the truck marks on the dirt is ingrained in my brain as I jumped in the water without a second thought. Ramdam ko kung paanong saglit na bumara sa paningin ko ang suot ko na lenses nang tumama iyon sa tubig bago iyon tuluyang naalis mula sa mga mata ko.
"Don't leave me."
I should have assured her. Dapat pinaliwanag ko sa kaniya lahat. I should know better that to hide anything from her. Sa dami naming pinagdaanan, sa daming beses naming nasaktan, dapat mas naintindihan ko kung gaano katuso ang tadhana.
Life has always been short for me. Nabuhay ako ng matagal na hindi ako tumitingin sa malayong hinaharap. Kasi alam ko na hindi sigurado ang bawat bukas ko. Kaya wala akong takot pagdating sa kaakibat na panganib ng trabaho namin. I was reckless...fearless.
Until Hera. I never been afraid of losing anything, not even my own life, until I found her.
"She's in there for about fifteen minutes, E. Maybe even more."
I can still hear them. Erebus and Nyx were just right on my tail. They probably arrived.
"She'll be fine."
"E-"
"Hera's the best when it comes to enduring things. You heard her. Ilang beses na rin natin siyang nakasama sa missions. That woman has a will of steel."
I heard dozens of stories and I witnessed most of them. Ilang beses ko ng nakita si Hera na pinatunayan ang sinasabi ni Erebus. Hera can take the word endurance in a different level. She can handle heat, cold, and to be put in a lot of difficult situation without breaking a sweat. But not like this.
