Akia Mostazaの小説

DARIUSThe heavy mahogany door clicked shut behind us, sealing me inside the silence of my chambers with Amara. The moment the latch caught, my arms fell away from her like they had lost all strength, every muscle in my body screaming with a tension I could no longer name. I crossed to the window, staring out at the overgrown gardens that had once been our sanctuary—hers and mine, before she vanished, before Akhira had stepped into the empty spaces she left behind. “Namiss ko ang lahat sa pagitan natin,” bulong ni Amara. Malamyos ang kanyang tinig, tinig na matagal ko nang gustong marinig. Naramdaman ko ang marahang dampi ng kanyang mga kamay sa aking likuran, naghahanap ng pamilyar na hawak na dati niyang alam. Ngunit kung dati ay nag-aalab ang aking dugo sa bawat haplos niya, ngayon ay napapakurap lamang ako at bahagyang umiiwas. “I missed you too,” I said, and the words tasted like ash. Did I? The question echoed in my mind, sharp and unbidden. For two years I had clung to the me

AKIAMatapos ang komprontasyon sa pagitan namin ay hindi na ako nakatulog. Para akong lumulutang dahil sa matinding kilig."Kumalma ka! Mamaya niyan masaktan ka," seryosong sabi ni Reina. Hindi ko alam kung paano siya nakapasok ng kwarto ko pero pagdating ko ay nandito na siya. "Kung ganyan din naman na nagkaka-mabutihan na kayo, sabihin mo na sa kanya ang totoo bago pa niya malaman sa iba," seryosong sabi niya. Tumango ako bilang pagsang-ayon. Mamayang gabi ay sasabihin ko na. "Matatanggap kaya niya? Matutuwa kaya siya o magagalit?" tanong ko pero ngumiti lang si Reina. "Tatanggapin niya iyon. Baka nga mas lalo pa siyang maging masaya," sabi niya habang nakdapa sa kama ko. "Pero huwag mo munang ibibigay ang bataan mo. Huwga kang marupok, okay?" Sandali akong natigilan. Paano nalang kapag nalaman niyang may nangyari na sa amin ng Kuya niya? "Huwag mong sabihin na meron na nga?" nanlalaki ang mga mata na tanong niya. Nahihiya akong tumango. Bigla ay hinampas niya ako ng malakas sa

DARIUSMy hands clenched into fists so tight my knuckles turned white, as if I could crush the heavy, suffocating air hanging around me. I stood staring blankly out the large bedroom window, but not a single detail of the view registered in my mind—only Eithan’s face kept playing over and over, tangled with a sharp, unexplainable irritation that gnawed at me from the inside out.I tried to find a reason for this anger. He’d done nothing wrong. No matter how many times I replayed every moment we’d all shared, no matter how hard I searched for a logical cause, I could not explain why every time I saw them together, every time I heard her laugh at something he said, a bitter, burning jealousy coiled tight in my chest.Pinipilit kong labanan pero ang ending sarili kong nararamdaman ang nagiging kalaban. Siuro.... Siguro ay natatakot lang ako. Natatakot ako na kapag naging malapit sila ni Eithan ay iwanan niya ako at sumama sa lalaki. That was the only truth I refused to admit even to m

AKIA Nakakagulat kung paano biglang nagbabago ang lahat—parang agos ng tubig na humihinto bago mo pa man namamalayan na nasa pampang ka na. Nang dumating si Reina, unti-unti ring nabawasan ang pagiging malambing at madikit ni Damon sa akin. Wala na ang mga biglaang yakap, ang mga biro na tila may ibang kahulugan, at ang mga tingin na dati’y nagpapagulo sa isip ko. Noong una, akala ko ay naintindihan na niya—na nakita na niyang hindi ko siya tinitingnan nang katulad ng pagtingin niya sa akin. Ngunit parang may napupunan agad ang puwang na iniwan niya, at sa pagkakataong ito ay mas mabilis pa at mas maingay. Eithan is Darius’s cousin, the one who just came back from Canada, and ever since that morning I stumbled out of my room in those silly Hello Kitty shorts—my face burning so hot I thought I’d melt right there on the spot—he hasn’t taken his eyes off me. Every time I turn around, he’s there. When I’m wiping down the dining table, he leans against the wall making small talk. When

DARIUSEven though it was still early, I forced myself to get up. I pressed my temples because of the throbbing pain, but my eyes landed on something else. Red liquid had stained the white bedsheet on my bed. My eyes went wide, and I tried desperately to recall what happened.It was.....AKHIRA.Damn! She's a virgin...As the water poured over me, every detail of last night came rushing back—how we’d lost ourselves in that heated moment. I closed my eyes, hating that I’d broken the promise I’d made to Amara. I’d sworn I would give her my first time. Yet I’d given it to the new maid who’d taken her place. I hit my forehead in frustration at my own stupidityKnock! Knock!I instantly covered myself and hurried into the bathroom. I ignored the knocking, determined to shut out whoever was ruining my morning.As the water poured over me, every detail of last night came rushing back—how we’d lost ourselves in that heated moment. I closed my eyes, hating that I’d broken the promise I’d made t

AKIA I noticed the shift in him long before I could name it. Ever since that quiet conversation we’d had, Darius had withdrawn behind walls higher and thicker than before. The brief moments of understanding we had shared, the faint glimmers of something softer beneath his cold exterior—all of it vanished, replaced by a silence so heavy it felt like a physical weight pressing down on the entire house. It was as if we had snapped right back to where we started: two strangers bound only by a contract, by the wishes of people who had never asked us what we wanted. He had locked himself in his room all day. From where I stood in the hallway, I could hear his restless footsteps pacing back and forth, or the sudden, sharp silence that stretched on for hours at a time. Once, I heard something strike the wall—hard—followed by a ragged breath that made my chest ache with worry. I knew I should stay away. I knew I should respect his space, remember my place, and wait for him to come out on his