"Sa simula ay liwanag at sa liwanag nagmula,
dumaloy, umusbong ang bunga ng bathala
Labing tatlong bantay sa mundo itinakda,
walang hanggang daloy Kaniyang pinamahala."
I've closed my cell's Color Note and slowly the phone displayed its Blue Romance live wallpaper showering my room with fading blue light. I've been restless for the past 2 days. Ever since that boy in white spoken to me through my mind, I couldn't help but wonder how he meant by these lines..."liwanag...bunga ng bathala...labintatlong bantay...daloy na pinamahala". I couldn't make any sense out of these phrases. But I guess what has been really bothering me for the past days is his eyes, the golden crescent in his left eye similar to mine. What could this mean?
20 degrees in yellow LED light but still it felt warm in my room. My body was aching to surrender to that deep slumber but my mind couldn't help but process the message the boy in white has given me. "Orakulo?" I wondered if that was his name. If so, he must have been telling me something about the future. "Liwanag", light like how it has always depicted God in stories. "Labintatlong bantay"...I wonder what these meant or to whom these are referring to.
8:15 AM, 11.16.2009
"Hi Shay! Grande Caramel Macchiato Non-fat?" asked the Starbucks' barista Jill.
"Morning Jill! Yep you know me." I've beamed back to her.
"Hummm...Sa simula ay liwanag at sa liwanag nagmula...hummm...dumaloy, umusbong ang bunga ng bathala..." someone was whispering behind me. As I turned, the girl behind me was humming and appeared to be in a trance. She was holding an odd looking notebook in her chest. I looked around the cafe and realized that we were the only people inside. Jill and her co-baristas even Manong guard seemed to have gone somewhere. I've tried to shook her by her shoulders. She was so cold.
"Miss, miss?" I said.
She slowly opened her eyes. She was wearing big copper rimmed spectacles. She said "Meira" as she dropped her notebook on the floor.
"Sorry, I thought you were mumbling something and your eyes were closed. I was afraid you're going to faint or something." I said.
"Aah, I'm...", she dropped to the floor and retrieved her notebook, "Sorry, I'm narcoleptic and sometimes I'm having these unfortunate attacks."
"Ah okay, I'm Shay by the way." I said to her as I offered my hand. She stared at my hand for a few seconds and said, "Sorry, I'm already late. Nice to meet you though." And she hurried out of the cafe.
"Grande Caramel Macchiato for Shay!" yelled the barista Luke.
I took my coffee and went ahead to Globe Tower. "Meira", was it her name? There was something peculiar about this girl. It was the same familiar sense I've felt when I saw the boy in white in the river banks last Friday. Was she part of it all? The message from the boy in white. How can she possibly come by that very same phrase? I need to find her. She might be able to shed some light on this mystery.
To be continued...
dumaloy, umusbong ang bunga ng bathala
Labing tatlong bantay sa mundo itinakda,
walang hanggang daloy Kaniyang pinamahala."
I've closed my cell's Color Note and slowly the phone displayed its Blue Romance live wallpaper showering my room with fading blue light. I've been restless for the past 2 days. Ever since that boy in white spoken to me through my mind, I couldn't help but wonder how he meant by these lines..."liwanag...bunga ng bathala...labintatlong bantay...daloy na pinamahala". I couldn't make any sense out of these phrases. But I guess what has been really bothering me for the past days is his eyes, the golden crescent in his left eye similar to mine. What could this mean?
20 degrees in yellow LED light but still it felt warm in my room. My body was aching to surrender to that deep slumber but my mind couldn't help but process the message the boy in white has given me. "Orakulo?" I wondered if that was his name. If so, he must have been telling me something about the future. "Liwanag", light like how it has always depicted God in stories. "Labintatlong bantay"...I wonder what these meant or to whom these are referring to.
8:15 AM, 11.16.2009
"Hi Shay! Grande Caramel Macchiato Non-fat?" asked the Starbucks' barista Jill.
"Morning Jill! Yep you know me." I've beamed back to her.
"Hummm...Sa simula ay liwanag at sa liwanag nagmula...hummm...dumaloy, umusbong ang bunga ng bathala..." someone was whispering behind me. As I turned, the girl behind me was humming and appeared to be in a trance. She was holding an odd looking notebook in her chest. I looked around the cafe and realized that we were the only people inside. Jill and her co-baristas even Manong guard seemed to have gone somewhere. I've tried to shook her by her shoulders. She was so cold.
"Miss, miss?" I said.
She slowly opened her eyes. She was wearing big copper rimmed spectacles. She said "Meira" as she dropped her notebook on the floor.
"Sorry, I thought you were mumbling something and your eyes were closed. I was afraid you're going to faint or something." I said.
"Aah, I'm...", she dropped to the floor and retrieved her notebook, "Sorry, I'm narcoleptic and sometimes I'm having these unfortunate attacks."
"Ah okay, I'm Shay by the way." I said to her as I offered my hand. She stared at my hand for a few seconds and said, "Sorry, I'm already late. Nice to meet you though." And she hurried out of the cafe.
"Grande Caramel Macchiato for Shay!" yelled the barista Luke.
I took my coffee and went ahead to Globe Tower. "Meira", was it her name? There was something peculiar about this girl. It was the same familiar sense I've felt when I saw the boy in white in the river banks last Friday. Was she part of it all? The message from the boy in white. How can she possibly come by that very same phrase? I need to find her. She might be able to shed some light on this mystery.
To be continued...
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