Eldracia Academy: Pellum The Survival Game

Chapter 17

Chapter 17: closer

"Just stay here I just don't want to go back" anymore I wanna say that to him but I can't. It just so hard for me. To pretend more I'm okay when I'm not. Wala akong kilala rito. Hindi ko alam kung sino dapat ang pagkatiwalan ko at sino ang hindi. Hindi ko alam pero minsan nasasakal ako kasi hindi ganito ang nakasanayan ko hindi ito kasama sa plano ko, gusto ko lang naman ang best para sa amin.

"You okay?" his voice is cold yet his gaze is so warm.

"Yes it's just that I wanna stay here for a couple more minutes" i heard him sigh.

"If that's what you want" there's a long pause of silence on us. I'm just looking at the sky. Stars and moon are one of my fave creation of our God. It takes my pain away. Darkness comforts my aching heart.

"why do you volunteer for this game? just for a man?" he suddenly asked so I look at him cause I'm confuse to his sudden question and he look at me in disgust.

"What's with the q-question?" I laugh a bit. But he remain serious while looking at me. I swallow my saliva caude he giving me that stare

" do you love that man. to take your own life at risk" He ask, i look away and I just nod. I can do that.

"Yes I love that guy" tumingin ako saglit sakanya seryoso parin ang mukha nya tumingin ako sa paa ko pagkatapos.

" but not romantically, he's like my brother and my bestfriend too" just reminiscing Bricks and his family. And how they treat me like their own family too. I just miss it... their presence their laugh, the smiles on their faces. Im longing for their care. And I miss Bricks so much.

"I could risk my own life so he can live long; he deserves to live long because he did everything for me and to his family... Our family, so I give back everything he did for me. It's just like when I volunteered for the game, he should be the part of this group and not me. Just this time ako naman" napanganga sya sa sinabi ko he cant just believe what I've just said.

"Why you would do that? you have to value your life more than to others, dahil kahit ano pang sabihin mo Yuna at the end of the day you just have yourself" nagtatakang tanong nya sa akin bakas din ang irita sa boses nya. Hindi na ko magtataka lalog ng malaman ko kung ano meron dito sa eldracia. Ang pagmamahal sa pamilya ay wala lang sakanila.

"Cause I care for him" kumunot noo nya sa akin.

"Do you think he thinks like how you think if him?" tumango ako sakanya. He sigh.

"He loves me" he laugh as a mock

"There's no love like that" mas lumamig pa lalo ang boses nya ng sinabi iyong mga iyon. Ive just realized na no one's love him like how my family love us. Sa totoo lang kahit sobrang hirap pala ng buhay namin atleast naranasan ko ang pagmamahal ng isang pamilya ang mag alala ng tunay para sayo. Na kaya nilang itaya ang buhay nila para sa ikakabuti mo. At gagawin ang lahat para sayo.

"There is Lawrence, there's is unconditional love" tumawa lang sya sa akin ng pagak.

"That's the ridiculous thing I've heard in my life Yuna." Umiling nalang sya sa akin.

"One day magmamahal ka din at kaya mong gawin ang lahat para sakanya" sabi ko habang nakatingin sa buwan.

"Just like how you love that guy" tumango ako sa kanya. Hindi ko alam pero biglang humangin na naging dahilan ng pagsayaw ng buhok ko sa hangin. Agad kong hinawakan iyon at nilagay sa kabilang side

"Yep, just like how I love him... as a brother" hinimas ko ang magkabilang braso ko dahil sa lamig na nararadaman ko.

"Dont expect me to put my coat on you, I feel cold too" napairap nalang din ako kasi panira talaga si Lawrence ng moment.