Ocean of Feathers

By VentreCanard

3.6M 156K 12.8K

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
69 - Northumberland
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 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143

Chapter 138

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By VentreCanard

The short story is dedicated to Katherine Kate Bu. Thank you for helping me during muting days!

Chapter 138

It was one of my usual days. I was buried in front of my laptop, busy replying to my emails, when my mother asked me to call this number to ask for an appointment to fix her sewing machine. As someone who didn't work anymore, my mom's hobby was not just taking care of us— her children, she also loved to sew clothes and grow plants that gave her extra income.

Dahil alam namin na masaya siya sa ginawa niyang iyon, suportado kaming magkakapatid sa mga hilig niya.

"Natawagan mo na ba, Katherine?"

"Subukan ko ulit. Hindi kasi ako sinasagot."

Before I called the number, I messaged him na. His name was Michael. Ibinigay daw ito ng kaibigan niya na nag-aayos daw ng makina. Nang makapag-message ako sa kanya, agad kong nakita sa i-message na nabasa niya na iyon.

Kaya nang bigla itong tumawag ay agad ko iyong sinagot.

"Hello, good afternoon po, is this Sir Michael? Iyong nag-aayos po ng makina."

"Oh, wala po kasi ang nag-aayos ng mga makina at nasa labas lahat."

Surprisingly, his voice sounded younger. Tulad ng matandang nag-ayos ng makina ni mother dati.

"Kailan po kaya kayo available?"

"Puwede naman po tomorrow or any day. Basta dadalhin ninyo po ang unit dito sa amin."

"Oh, hindi po ba puwede na home service?"

"Actually, hindi pa po ulit kami tumatanggap ng home service since ang dami pa rin pong unit dito sa location namin. Busy na po ang mga mekaniko para umalis."

"Sayang naman. Anyway, thank you po."

Ibababa ko na sana ang tawag nang muli siyang nagsalita. "But we will try po, Ma'am, saan po ba ang location?"

Kumunot na ang noo ko. Siya na ang nagsabi na busy na ang mga mekaniko nila, bakit biglang nagbago ang isip?

Sumulyap ako kay mother na nasa kusina. She looked so happy that she would get to use her time sewing new clothes. Huminga ako nang malalim at ibinigay ko na ang location namin.

"We'll message you, Ma'am."

"Thank you."

Nang ibaba niya na ang tawag, doon ko lang napansin na parang narinig ko nang minsan ang pangalan niya.

Maaga pa lang ay gising na kami ni mother dahil nag-message na nang gabi iyong owner na around 7AM daw pupunta ang mekaniko nila. Kaya kapwa kami ni mother pasilip-silip sa terrace namin nang may mapansin na kaming naka-kotseng itim na umakyat sa compound namin.

Of course, buong relatives ko nagtaka kasi wala naman kaming inaakalang bisita sa bawat bahay, kaya nang tumigil iyon, ibiniba ang bintana ng sasakyan at dumungaw ang isang napakaputi, matangos ang ilong at nakashades na lalaki napatulala ako.

"Nasaan po rito si Ma'am Katherine?"

"Huh? Why?"

"Mag-aayos po ng sewing machine."

"Ikaw po?"

He nodded and smiled. Saglit kaming nagkatitigan ni mother bago namin siya pinapasok sa terrace. Pansin ko na nakasilip sa kanilang bintana ang mga pinsan ko dahil sa unang pagkakataon ay may pinatuloy kami ni mother lalaki sa bahay.

"Ate Katherine, manliligaw mo?!" sigaw ng isa kong pinsan.

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko. "No!"

Natawa iyong lalaki. "Wala po kasing available na mekaniko pero nakakapaggawa naman po ako."

My mother blinked. "Hindi ka mekaniko?"

Umiling siya. "Ako po iyong may-ari. Michael po."

***

"And that's how Michael and I met," huling sabi ko matapos kong ikuwento sa mga bisita kung paano kami nagkakilala ng asawa ko. 

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