Novel & Cerita Who Is Athena

Para bang hindi niya na kinikilala ang pamilya niya para lang mapanatiling malinis ang pangalan niya. Hilaw na natawa si Athena.

"Ano ibig mong sabihin?" Nanginginig kong tanong sa kaniya. Natulala ako at parang ayaw kong ikurap ang aking talukap baka panaginip lang ito. Buhay si Athena? Buhay ang prinsesa namin? "Athena Luis Galvario ang dutch princess ng Galvario Clan. Buhay siya ngunit hindi bilang Athena." Napakunot ang noo ko. Hindi ko maintindihan ang sinasabe niya.

gulat na gulat na tanong ko. Himala kase! Yung dean namin akala mo reyna ng mga masusungit kaya tumatandang virgin eh. Sino ba kase ang papatol sa mga masusungit tapos super strict pa? Oh huh! Like Athena! Luluhod talaga ako sa harapan niya kapag may papatol sa kanya. Tumango-tango si Hestia . Okay! Here we come! “Ano pa ang hinihintay natin? Let’s go.” Yaya ni Athena.

But above all these, what I was really curious about was… Who is Athena? She was also the one who kept on bugging my head, aside from the kiss Helena and I shared together. I didn’t know but why does it feel like… I had an unknown connection with her? I saw Helena browsing her tablet with that Athena’s Famebook profile on the screen: Athena Cari Delgado. She looked exactly like Helena, but based on the posts on her timeline — she was already dead.

“Huwag mo nang sagutin kung tututol ka lang. I hope that someday, somehow, sasabihin mo sa’kin na mabuti na lang talaga at pinaglaban ko siya. Sana, marinig ko rin sa bibig mo mismo na si Athena lang ang karapat-dapat sa’kin at wala nang iba pa… na boto ka na sa kanya.” “You know what, Ate? Athena lost her mom at the age of six. Then, she lost her twin sister at the age of fourteen. Her father manipulated her life and made her live using her twin sister’s identity. He even set her up in an arranged marriage. Athena’s life was tragic.”

“The world thinks that Laverna Hansley is already dead. You are Athena Valdemar now.” Even hearing those words, Laverna did not feel any better. Laverna Hansley had already been the person that she was—the model everyone used to look up to, the feared assassin in the underground, and the accomplished the mercenary of the Valdemar group. For her, Athena Valdemar was that mere girl who failed to meet the expectations of her father and the little girl who remained unloved. A little while later, she felt his arms around her, enveloping her with his warmth and relaxing scent.

Sa hindi maipaliwanag na dahilan, kahit alam niyang wala siyang kasalanan, nakaramdam pa rin siya ng guilt sa harap ng lalaki. May iilang pangalan na siyang naiisip na may kakayahang gumawa nito para pabagsakin siya. Una ay si Athena, pero alam niyang wala itong sapat na koneksyon para manipulahin ang public opinion sa ganoong kalaking scale.

Inirapan niya ako at naglakad na paalis kaya naman hindi ko maiwasang matawa sa itsura niya, galit na galit e. “Ah, si Cairo nga pala, kinakapatid ko,” pagpapakilala ni Ica sa kapatid niya. Lumipat ang tingin ko sa lalaki. Tinanguan lang ako nito bilang pagbati. “I’m Athena,” pagpapakilala ko sa sarili ko. Cairo nodded his head slowly, “Athena, Goddess of widom and war." “Ohh, you know the meaning of my name.” Pinaningkitan ko siya ng mga mata ko.

Tanong ko sa isang may edad ng babae na nagbukas ng gate nang mag-doorbell ako. “Oo. Sino sila?” “Ako po si Athena. Superior ko po siya.” Magalang kong tugon dito. “P’wede ko po ba s’yang makausap?” “Sige. Pasok ka, Ineng.” “Salamat po.” Tugon kong sumunod dito papasok sa loob ng kabahayan. Tinawag nito si Architect Lulu na abala sa pagluluto. Nalaman kong nakatatandang kapatid pala ito ni Architect Lulu.

Tanong naman nito kay Athena What does she mean? Gusto niya bang ipartner ang dalawa sa pagkanta? "I can Ma'am but I'm too busy to join, I'm sorry po". Kaagad na sabi naman ni Athena She's talented. Athena is a talented woman. She can sing, she can dance, she can cooked, she can whatever she wants. That's the reason why I easily fall to her. She's the woman I dream. She's the woman I wanted to be with. Even though sometimes we don't understand each other I'm lucky, because she always understand the situation maging okay lang kami.