War of Hearts (Book 1)

Prologue I can feel the heat of fire inside me. Mabigat ang dibdib ko ngayon. I can feel how mad the fire inside is, as it is also controlling me. I can feel my whole body burning, as my chest is burning with a lot of emotions. All I can feel is hatred, pain, and surprise. Am I really surprised? Nasurpresa nga ba ako sa nalaman ko? Mapakla akong ngumiti. I've known the truth from the beginning. I noticed it little by little, until I confirmed it. But I turned a blind eye, acting dumb, and not knowing the truth, not knowing who is he. I laughed, had fun, and made love with him when I already knew his identity. Hindi ko alam kung kilala niya kung sino ako, but I feel betrayed even if I already know the truth. Galit ako. Ngunit hindi ko alam kung sa kanya ba, o sa sarili ko. I already knew who he was, but I still turned a blind eye and continue to love our enemy. I continued the love that is forbidden. Kinuyom ko ang aking palad. Ramdam na ramdam ko ang mas pag-init ng buo kong katawan. Fire wants to burst out, but if I let it out, I will definitely burn the whole school of these normal people in so much hatred I have right now. I'm trying to calm myself, for me to be able to control the power that chose me when I was born. Fire protected me from any harm, pero hindi ko akalain na papalya ito sa pagprotekta sa akin sa pag-ibig na hindi maaari. "Crystal," ani ko, habang kinakalma ang aking sarili. "Hmmm?" She answered while reading a book. Narito kami sa likuran ng school. "You can see the future, why didn't you see this forbidden love coming into my life?" Nilingon ko siya ng walang kasagutan mula sa mga mata ko na gusto na rin mag apoy. She calmly closed the book and breathed deeply as she looked from afar instead of eyeing me directly. Crystal can see the future, anyone's future. Ang hindi lang niya kayang makita ay ang sarili niyang hinaharap. "Palagi kang nakabantay sa hinaharap ko," dahil iyon ang kabilin-bilinan sa kanya ng aking ina. "Are you blaming me, Calida?" tanong niya, habang hindi pa rin ako tinitingnan. If I'm carrying pain, Crystal is carrying pain more than me. I bitterly smiled, saka ako umiling. I have nothing to blame but myself. Ako ang umaktong parang wala pa rin alam, when the truth is already in front of me. How did I come into this situation? Kailan pa ako nagkaroon ng takot? I was always smart at hindi pa ako naiisahan, what happened to me now? "It's my fault," ani ko, at mariin na pumikit. Nilingon ko si Crystal nang lumayo ito sa akin ng kaunti. "I can feel your power wants to burst out," aniya, at bumuga ng hangin, "Huwag mo hayaan na madala ka ng nararamdaman mo. You know what your power can do when you let your emotions control you," aaminin ko, mahirap ang magkaroon ng pinaka malakas na kapangyarihan. When I was young, fire was always controlling me. Lalo na sa mga panahon na natatalo ako ng emosyon ko. Hindi kami katulad ng mga normal na kapag nadadala ng emosyon ay may magagawa lang na mali. Kami, there is a power coming out from us. You don't know how hard it is to control fire when my emotions drive me. When emotions drive me, it will also drive my power. "When I touched your hands, I really didn't see that forbidden love coming into your life, at hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko alam ang dahilan," kumunot ang noo ko. Paano ito nangyari? "Calida!" Agad kami lumingon, at tumambad sa amin si Sky, Adrian, at Shaheal. Nag-aalala ang mga mata ni Sky at Shaheal. Habang si Adrian ay puno ng talim ang mga mata. I've seen how many times his eyes turned like a black water as it's water who's controlling him too. Tumayo ako ng walang kahit ano sa aking mga mata at inantay ang pagsugod ni Adrian. "Adrian, calm yourself!" Sky tried to stop him, but he pushed him strongly. He's mad, I can feel that. "Stop it, Adri--" "Get off me, Crystal!" Hindi na ako nagulat ng malakas niyang itulak si Crystal at tumurit ito. Sky was able to catch her, dahil kung hindi, sigurado akong manghihina ito. As I expected him to do, he pushed me hard against the wall. Naramdaman ko agad ang malakas na naging epekto nito sa pader. Mariin akong pumikit. I have to control myself. Dahil kung hindi ay masasaktan ko si Adrian. "How dare you fall in love with someone that's our enemy?!" His eyes are turning blue now. I can clearly see that his power is driving him. "Adrian, you better not lose your control!" Crystal said. "Let's talk about this," dagdag ni Shaheal. But Adrian is too determined to hurt me, or maybe kill me. "Do you want to kill me?" "Calida, please!" I heard Sky yelling again. Naramdaman ko ang mas pagdiin niya sa akin sa pader, but I can't feel any pain as the fire heat up my body to avoid the pain he's giving me. "Alam mong sila ang pumatay sa sarili kong ina! She died when we left in the middle of the war, at alam mo na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa nayayari ang laban! Napaka makasarili mo para mahalin ang taong kaaway ng kaharian!" That's it. I felt how the fire heated up my whole body even more. "Calida, control yourself!" Shaheal yelled. I know my eyes are burning now. Hinawakan ko ang kamay nito na nasa aking leeg, umuusok na ang kamay ko at halos maging pula na ang mga kamay sa tindi ng init. I can see how Adrian is trying to endure the pain by fighting it with water. But my power is stronger than his. Unti-unti ko siyang itinutulak habang naglalagablab ang mga mata kong nakatingin sa kanya. "Now, do you want to kill me because you love the prince of evils?!" Hindi ko na mapigilan ang sarili ko. From that moment, alam kong nawawala na ako sa kontrol. I'm burning, I'm f*cking burning. Fire is f*cking burning inside me. "That's enough!" Sky tried using wind to stop me, but I quickly shut his power by fire. "She will kill Adrian if she loses her control," ani Crystal. "I will not be able to heal an ash," dinig kong dagdag ni Shaheal. Mabilis akong lumayo sa kanya at binitawan ang kamay nitong may malaking paso na. I almost burned his hand. "Okay, I can heal that," ani Shaheal at agad na nilapitan si Adrian. "I have no plan to continue that love," mapakla kong saad sa kanila. "Hindi ko sasayangin lahat ng hirap ko sa para sa buong kaharian," I lied. I lied by what I said when the biggest barrier happened. clarixass