WAVE 1: Sirens
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WAVE 1
Sirens
"Get your a*s up and surf with us, Marina!" sigaw ni Mapple.
Natawa ako at inabot ang surf board ko saka sumunod sa kanila sa dagat. Lumangoy ako at sumakay sa surf board ko nang makitang papalapit na ang mga alon sa amin. I stand up and balanced myself as I owned the big wave that washed every other surfer that is trying to battle with me.
The ocean is my home and no one could ever beat me when it comes to surfing. I won four back to back championships on the national surfing competition and I am one of the most anticipated athlete in our country.
Bata pa lamang ako ay napa mahal na ako sa tubig, lumaki ako na nariyan ang karagatan kaya kapag masama ang pakiramdam ko ay magbababad lamang ako sa tubig at magiging maayos na ang pakiramdam ko. Water gives me comfort.
Next month, I will be competing in the international surfing competition in Miami, Florida, that's why I'm training hard each and everyday. Exercising, eating clean and being physically and mentally stable and being motivated is what keeps me going.
"Marina! Umilag ka!" Rinig kong sigaw ni Mapple.
My eyes widen in surprise when I saw a jet ski with no one aboard fastly approaching my way. But I was way too slow, it bumped in to me and the waters ate me until everything was numb and black.
"No! Please gawin niyo ang lahat!" I heard Mapple crying. "Please... please," hagulgol nito.
Slowly, I opened my eyes and the white ceiling of the room, the sound of the aircon and the murmur crying and sniffing is what welcomed me.
"Mapple. . ." nanghihina kong sabi.
Nanlaki ang mga mata nito at dali daling tumakbo papunta sa akin. She hugged my tight and she burried her face in my chest, crying like there is no tomorrow.
"M-marina... I swear to all the Demons on hell that I'll find who ever was responsible for that jet ski then I'll offer his bones to the monsters in the sea..." She said crying her heart out.
Kumunot ang noo ko. "Ano? Bakit? I'm fine..." sabi ko sa kanya.
Until I noticed that all of my fellow athletes is inside with the room with me. Faces covered with worry, pity and sympathy. Lahat sila ay umiwas ng tingin sa akin at iniyuko ang mga mukha nila.
Bakit?
Tumingin sa akin si Mapple na namamaga ang mga mata niya. Pulang pula ito dahil sa kakaiyak niya. Naramdaman ko ang pag bigat ng puso ko. Kumalabog ito at mabilis na tumibok kasabay ng pamamawis ko at kaba.
Yumuko si Mapple at kinurot kurot ang mga daliri niya. "The doctor said that your right ankle has been dislocated while the muscles on your left leg is paralyzed and it will be hard for you to recover..." mahina nitong sabi.
I felt like my whole world collapsed with what she just said. Only then I realized that I can't move my leg left and my right foot is raised and tied in a string.
"Don't make it sound hopeful, Mapple! Just get straight to the point! She cannot surf ever again, and her life is now over!" Sparkle said and smirked. "Tapos ka na, Marina!"
"Sparkle!" Night shouted.
Sparkle is the second greatest surfer after me. She hates me because she thinks that I took everything away from her.
"Tama siya..." I blankly said.
My life is now over. I can't surf anymore. Bukod sa surfing ano pa ba ang ibang magagawa ko? Wala. Wala na akong ibang magagawa pa.
"Marina. . ." Night deeply whispered.
"Please leave me alone..." I said emotionless.
Dahil hindi ko na alam kung ano ba dapat ang maramdaman ko. Everything felt so numb and and black. I stared blankly at the wall, hindi alam kung ano ang gagawin.
"Pero-"
Pinutol ko ang sasabihin ni Night. "Please, gusto ko munang mapag-isa..."
I heard him sighed heavily and he had no choice, he gathered everyone and they all head out of my room leaving me all alone.
I called for a nurse and asked her to let me sit on a wheel chair because I want to stroll around. I don't want to stay in that gloomy room because it makes me remember that I can no longer surf.
My dreams are now over.
Ano nang gagawin ko ngayon?
Ever since I was a child, being the greatest surfer world wide is what I always wanted to be. I had my goals and vision in the future and it always includes surfing. Surfing is a part of my life, a part of me.
Surfing is like my other half.
And now, it's gone.
Nahanap ko na lamang ang sarili ko na itinutulak ang wheel chair patungo sa beach boardwalk. Palubog na ang araw at payapa at kalmado ang mga alon sa dagat. Itinulak ko ang wheel chair ko hanggang sa marating ko ang dulo ng pathway.
Naramdaman ko ang panginginig ng mga mata ko at ang pangingilid ng luha rito. Mapait akong napangiti habang tumutulo ang mga luha sa mga mata ko. The sun was now nowhere to be found in just a blink of an eye. Just like how my dreams were crashed in a snap and now gone.
I bit my lip and decided shout at the top of my lungs to let out my pain and frustrations.
"Please, please let me surf again! Kahit na ang pag langoy lang! I can't live without it! Please... I will do anything and everything just to surf and swim again..." hagulgol ko habang sinusuntok ang aking dibdib.
I tried to stand up but I ended up falling at the tip of the boardwalk. I cried harder and louder and only the silence of the night and the calm waves are the only witness of my pain and desperation.
"Please..." I begged even though I know that nothing will change.
I reached for the water and allowed my finger tips to brush the coldness of the ocean. I watched how my tears are falling down on the salt water.
Tumigil ako at nanigas ng maramdaman ko ang malakas na pagkalog ng tubig at ng boardwalk. Naramdaman ko ang mabilis na pag tambol ng puso ko. I feel so scared and vulnerable.
Earthquake! And here I am on the brim of the boardwalk slumped on the floor and can't run nor walk.
I started panicking when the boardwalk started to fell apart. I shouted when I fell on the cold and dark water and no one even noticed.
I tried swimming my way up but I could not move my legs! Crap!
I started panicking and crying when I can't do anything to save myself. My eyes widen when I felt warm lips covering mine. And I was shocked cause my eyes did not even sting from the salt water and I could see clearly under water.
Ipinulupot ng lalake ang mga braso niya sa bewang ko habang malayang inaangkin ang mga labi ko at wala akong ibang magawa kung hindi ang manigas at magulat.
His hair is silver and he's not wearing anything on top. I can clearly feel and see his biceps and his broad shoulders. His color is light brown, perfectly tanned, that a lot of woman would die for.
He stopped kissing me and I gasped when I saw his face but what surprised me more is the fact that I could breathe! I could breathe underwater?!
His eyes are light blue, with long eyelashes and thick perfect eyebrows with his perfect nose and red pouty lips. His jaw is perfectly angled and good heavens for his perfectly sculptured abs.
My eyes lowered and I shouted in fear when I saw a tail. He has a freaking tail! He's a siren! A f*****g merman!
I thought mermaid and mermans aren't real? Nababaliw na siguro ako? Hindi pu-pwedeng totoo ito! Hindi, hindi ito totoo! Nanaginip siguro ako! Oo, tama! Nananaginip lamang ako!
I looked at him only to found him staring at me. His expression is cold and dark.
"You're not dreaming, ungrateful woman."
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang makarinig ng boses ng lalake sa utak ko.
"Stupid girl. Mermaids and mermans communicate through their minds when they don't want to talk. You do know that I can read your mind right?"
What the hell?
Kumunot ang noo ko. "Pero hindi naman ako sirena! Kaya paano mo ako nakakausap?"
I was shocked and I quickly covered my mouth when I realized that I can talk underwater?!
He smirked dangerously and swim closer to me. I froze when he snaked his arms around my waist and he lean to me.
"Why don't you look at your own form, woman?" His deep and husky voice whispered in my ears.
I looked down and screamed in horror when I can no longer see my legs! But tails! I have a tail! A freaking glowing gold tail just like his!
"You cried and wished that you wanted to swim again and so I granted your wish, woman..."
"Pero hindi ko hiniling na maging isang sirena!" naiiyak kong sabi.
Ano bang nangyayare? Napahawak ako sa dibdib ko nang maramdaman ang sobrang lakas nang pag t***k nito. Binitawan nito ang bewang ko at hinarap ako.
Malamig ang mga mata nitong naka-titig sa akin. His aura scremas ruthlessness, arrogance and authority. Tila lahat ng sasabihin niya ay kaylangan mong sundin.
"You can't change anything now. You're now stuck here in the ocean, just like any other sirens cursed to live in atlantis forever..."
To be continued . . .
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