Into The Rose Garden Novel Novels & Stories

One that would protect King Morfran from the bullets and one that would continue to attempt to get close to the rose wall that she built so that they could destroy it. It was then when Selene signalled Sir Fernandez to stop shooting after five or six more bullets and let the knights come forth, she also gestured Sir Jonas and Miss Sephare to be prepared while Chief Knight Lyte told Lucas that anytime from now, the rose garden will be disspelled and they should proceed on each of their own enemies. “Now,” was what she only said before she quickly disspelled the rose garden, allowing each leaves and petals to vanish in thin air.

Zeph plucked one of those roses and he bled himself with the thorns. He keeps on bleeding but he keeps on holding on the rose. By the end of the garden, he finds a girl standing. Kalahating katawan at likod lang ng babae ang makikita. Naglakad patungo si Zephaniah sa babaeng iyon, bitbit ang rosas. By the moment he reached the girl, his whole hand is already dripping in blood. He looked so much struggling.

Habang dumaraan ang mga ilaw ng lungsod sa bintana, palutang-lutang ang kanyang mga iniisip, may halong pamilyar na damdamin at hindi maipaliwanag na kaba. Pagdating sa Rose Garden, saglit siyang huminto bago inilagay ang kanyang birthday bilang kanyang password. Isang bahagyang tunog ang narinig, at dahan-dahang bumukas ang gate ng garden—tila ba muli siyang tinatanggap ng lugar na matagal na niyang kilala. Doon s’ya dumaan sa sightseeing elevator hanggang sa pinakatuktok. Noong huling pagdating niya rito, hindi niya gaanong na-enjoy ang view. Pagkatapos n’on, abala siya sa interviews at trabaho…

Thoughts of so many things are already running through my mind, especially kung anong gagawin ko sa oras na mapunta sa palad ko ang nagnininingning na mga rosas. Sabay silang tumango. Nilahad ko ang kamay ko at pareho nilang binigay sa akin ang rosas na ngayon ay nahati na sa dalawa. "Jellah, lighter please." Agad naman niyang inabot sa akin ito. Lumabas ako at tinungo ang garden. Naramdaman ko agad ang pagsunod nila. "Anong gagawin mo?" takang tanong ni Kristoff. I just flashed my sarcastic smile, before burning the roses whole.

The roses bloomed vividly under the early summer sun. Bahagya siyang napangiti, walang kamalay-malay sa titig na galing sa binatang na sa itaas na floor. ON THE second floor, a man stood by the window, half-hidden in shadow. His face sharp, eyes dark and still. Thorn. Through drifting smoke, he watched the girl beneath the roses. Saglit siyang natigilan sa ngiti nito. At sa unang pagkakataon sa loob ng maraming taon, parang may kung anong gumalaw sa kanyang dibdib. Sudden. Unmistakable.

* SUMASAYAW sa may kalamigan na hangin ang iba’t ibang breed at kulay ng mga rosas sa secret garden ni Madam Antoinette. Higit isang buwan na rin nang huli niyang bisitahin ang garden niya. Ngayon lang kasi siya pinayagan ng mga doktor na lumabas ng mansyon pagkatapos atakihin sa puso bago ang kasal ng apo. Pandalas ay naka-bedrest siya. Malungkot aminin pero matanda na talaga siya. Tulad ng mga bulaklak niya na ’to, minsan siyang sumibol, sobrang ganda, at ngayon ay unti-unti nang natutuyot. Sabi nga mula sa lupa babalik sa lupa.

May mga rose petals din sa dinaraanan ko. Sa hindi malamang dahilan ay bigla na lamang akong kinabahan, pero excited at the same time. Nang makarating na ako sa entrance ng garden ay bigla ko na lamang narinig ang pag-play ng violin mula sa loob niyon. Na-i-imagine ko na si Vincent na suot ang isang tuxedo habang may hawak na isang bouquet. Maghihintay siya mula sa loob ng garden at ngingiti sa oras na makita niya ako.

The guards were also roaming outside so they would not be able to see me. I went straight to the garden to breathe some fresh air. Our garden was the most serene part of our mansion and it was full of white and red roses. While I loved the red roses, Helena got fond of white. For her, white symbolizes purity while red means bloody hell for me… because I was always bleeding inside.

But still, no one came. “I suppose it would be all right if I stay the night,” said the father. He took a quick bite from the feast, found a bedroom, and fell fast asleep.bThe next morning the table was laid again, but this time with breakfast. Again - most odd! - no one was around. “I suppose I should leave,” said the father after a while. " "On the way out he passed a rose garden. “I will take just one,” said he. And he picked a rose for Beauty. Just then, a loud stomp came up from behind him. Roared a voice - “You took my rose!”

Awat niya pero mariin itong umiling. "Akin Mama! Tito Ben gave this to me!" Huminga siya ng malalim bago ibinaba si Neo. Bakit mukhang close na ang anak niya at itong sinasabing Benedict Cervantes? Kinuha niya ang bulaklak mula kay Isay at tiningnan ang note. 'I hope to meet you very soon...' Sandali niyang tinitigan ang isang bouquet ng sunflower bago ibinalik kay Isay. Kinuha din niya ang tsokolate mula kay Neo at ibinalik din kay Isay.