Ocean of Feathers

By VentreCanard

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Collection of short stories dedicated to my angels. Cover is not mine. Credits to the rightful owner. More

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NOTE
1 - Titanic
2 - Noah's Ark
3 - Mayflower 1609
4 - USS Enterprise 1936
5 - USS Constitution 1797
6 - RMS Queen Mary 1934
7 - Bismarck 1939
8 - Lusitania 1906
9 - HMS Bounty 1787
10 - Cruiser Emden
11 - HMS Hood 1920
12 - USS Indianapolis
13 - USS Arizona 1915
14 - HMS Victory 1765
15 - Admiral Graf Spee 1934
16 - Yamato 1940
17 - Battleship uss IOWA
18 - Big MO
19 - Santa Maria
20 - Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul
21 - USS Monitor 1862
22 - SS United States
23 - BEAGLE
24 - Battleship Potemkin
25 - RMS Queen Elizabeth 1938
26 - USS Massachusetts 1941
27 - USS Midway CV-41 1945
28 - USS Texas
29 - Santa Nina 1492
30 - HMS Dreadnought 1906
31 - USS Long Beach CGN-9 1959
32 - Battlecruiser Scharnhorst 1939
33 - Queen Anne's Revenge
34 - Santisma Trinidad 1769
35 - Сruiser Aurora
36 - Schleswig Holstein
37 - Victoria 1519
38 - Russian cruiser Varyag
39 - U.S.S. Dolphin
40 - HMS Ark Royal 1937
41 - Halve Maen
42 - Maersk Alabama
43 - IJN Akagi 1927
44 - HMHS Britannic (1915)
45 - RMS Olympic (1911)
46 - INS Viraat
47 - Mary Celeste
48 - Battleship Mikasa 1900
49 - Jesus 1768
50 - The River STYX ferry
51 - HMS Victorious
52 - HMS Vigilant
53 - HMS Vengeance
54 - HMS Albion
55 - HMS Bulwark
56 - HMS Daring
57 - HMS Dauntless
58 - HMS Diamond
59 - HMS Dragon
60 - HMS Dragon
61 - HMS Defender
62 - HMS Duncan
63 - HMS Argyll
64 - HMS Lancaster
65 - HMS Iron Duke
66 - Monmouth
67 - Montrose
68 - HMS Westminster
70 - HMS Richmond
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143

69 - Northumberland

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By VentreCanard


The short story is dedicated to Tonette Masbate. Thank you for helping me during the muting days!

Chapter 69

"Captain, do you think you're already half-way there?" I asked the little girl beside me.

We're inside a busy park, filled with different families, lively children, street vendors, and even color flowers and butterflies.

The little girl beside me happily licked the melting ice cream on her hand as she gazed enjoying at the scenery in front of us. Kung sana nga ay masaya siya sa mga oras na ito.

"I never thought that there are still girls like you, Tonette. Akala ko ay nabibilang na lang sa kamay ang nakakaalala sa akin. Turned out that most of my girls have powerful memories... it's been thousands of years..."

"How will I forget you? You saved us..." inilabas ko ang panyo ko at marahan kong pinunasan ang pisngi ng batang katabi ko.

Kung titingnan, para lang kaming magkapatid na nakaupo sa isang mahabang upuan habang masayang nagbo-bonding.

But it's deeper than that. This lady beside me made a history... history beneath the ocean. Na hindi man nalalaman ng mga tao ngayon sa kasalukuyan, kami... kaming napakaraming babae na nagawa niyang ipadama ang saglit na kalayaan ay hindi lang habang buhay kundi salinlahing magpapasalamat sa kanya.

We'd lost our hope. Akala namin ay wala nang tutulong sa amin mula sa mapang-abusong islang iyon, pero siya... siya kasama ang ibang babaeng nakumbinsi niyang tumulong sa amin ang nagbigay ng pag-asa.

We fought for lives, for our freedom... at kailanman ay hinding-hindi ko iyon makakalimutan kahit ilang beses akong ipanganak.

Kaya hindi na ako magtataka kung bibigyan siyang muli ng tadhanang mabuhay, sa imaheng nararapat sa kanya.

"Hindi mo sinagot ang una kong katanungan, kapitan."

Ngumuso siya sa akin bago niya muli dinilaan iyong ice cream na hawak niya.

"I told you not to call me that. It's weird... people might laugh at you."

"How will I address you, then? You still have that eyes... nangungusap, malalim katulad ng sa dagat. Just like the first time I saw you..."

She chuckled. "Enough with the pleasantries. Have you met him?"

Biglang kumirot ang dibdib ko sa katanungang iyon. Hindi lingid sa aking kaalaman ang misyon niya sa panahong ito. But I knew that she's running out of time. Marami rin na kagaya ko nan ais siyang tulungan pero dapat daw ay siya mismo ang tumapos ng misyon.

But we're too many for her! I want her to complete all her journey and claim what she truly deserves. Dahil sa mga nakaraang buhay niya, halos punung-puno iyon ng sakripisyo. I want her to free herself from those responsibilities... gustong kong tigilan na niya ang sarili niyang sisihin ang kanyang sarili sa lahat ng pangyayari.

It wasn't her fault that the ship sinks in the middle of saving us. She did her best. At ramdam namin iyong lahat, alam kong wala ni isa sa amin ng nagtangkang isipin na kasalanan niya.

She made us feel loved and appreciated... ng mga panahong maraming tao ang nagbulag-bulagan. She's our savior... in the past and even here in the present.

"I will not make it hard for you. Ako na ang lalapit sa kanya." Pagsisinungaling ko.

Sa totoo lang ay nawawalan na ako ng pag-asa. I haven't met him. Hindi ko alam kung saan ko ba siya makikita. I don't want to slow down my captain's mission.

"Are you sure?"

Napabuntong hininga ako. Bakit kaya nagtatanong siya ng mga bagay na alam na niya?

"I haven't..."

"Do you know him?"

"Huh?"

Tuwid siyang may itinuro sa aking harapan, noong una'y dilaw na lobo hanggang bigla iyong nilipad ng hangin at tumambad sa akin ang lalaking siyang isinisigaw ng aking puso't panaginip.

"N-Neil..."

Ilang beses siyang nakurap ng makita ako sa upuan, nang sandaling lumingon ako sa katabing bata ay wala na siya. I smiled bitterly.

"Saglit nga lang talaga..."

Hindi pa man tuluyang nakalapit sa akin si Neil, nakita ko sa sulok ng aking mga mata ang batang babae na may hawak na dilaw na lobo at masayang naglalakad na tila may kinukulit at sinusundang lalaki.

Her another mission.

Humarap akong muli kay Neil. "How are you?"

"H-Hi... I think we've met before..." he said awkwardly.

Ngumiti ako. "Yes... maybe before..."

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