MasukMula ng may kani-kaniya ng pamilya ang aking mga anak ay napag-pasya ko na lamang na umuwi na lamang sa aming probinsya sa may Batanes ang asawa ko naman na laki sa Maynila ay mas pinili niyang lumagi sa bunso kong anak at masayang naninirahan doon kasama ng aking mga apo bagama't tutol man sila ay wala silang nagawa dahil iyon ang hiling ko sa kanila.
Ang gugulin ko ang natitirang taon sa buhay ko sa pagtupad ng misyon ko at ito ay ang pagtuturo at pagga-gamot. Marami rin akong nagamot sa abot ng aking makakaya.
Napakasarap ng hangin mula sa taas ng White house mabuti na lamang at may elevator doon at hindi na ako mapapagod pang umakyat.
Tanaw ko na ang dulo ng dagat, ang mapayapang alon na humahampas sa dalampasigan tumingala ako at kita ko naman ang papalubog na araw na kulay kahel habang ang maliwanag na buwan naman sa hilaga ay maaninag mo ang kanyang ganda .
Pumikit ako at ninamnam ko ang sandaling iyon.
Pinakikiramdaman ko ang pagsayaw ng hangin sa aking harapan, nag-aanyaya na lumipad kasama nya. Bumubulong ito na nagsasabing panahon na.
Parang isang hologram na lumabas sa aking harapan ang isa uling pangitain.
At sa aking harapan ay lumantad ang isang aklat.
Ang pabalat nito ay may bilog na mayroong bituin sa gitna nito na may apat na kanto at sa loob nito ay nakapaluob ang Hilaga at Kanluran maging ang Silangan at Katimugan duon nakalimbag ang pitong susi na siyang may hawak ng lagusan. Ang pitong anghel na mga mandirigma at pitong anghel na may hawak naman ng trumpeta na siyang magbibigay hudyat ng mga pangyayari na magbibigay tatak sa kasaysayan ng sankatauhan.
Nahipan na ang limag trumpeta at dalawa na lamang ang nalalabi at pagkatapos maganap nito ay siya namang hudyat ng paglabas ng dragon sa kanyang lagusan at hudyat na rin ng huling digmaan.
Ang nilalang na lagi kong nakikita sa aking diwa ay naging bahagi ng aking buhay datapwa't ito'y hindi pa malinaw sa akin para maunawaan para namang mga pira-pirasong ala-ala ng nakalipas kong buhay at siya'y may malaking parte nito kung bakit at paano ay malapit ko na ring matuklasan.
At sa aking pagpikit ay muli ko siyang nasilayan. Malungkot itong nakatitig sa akin.
"Magkikita pa ba tayo pag dumating ang sandali na 'yon?" Tanong ko sa kaniya.
"Matatanggap mo ba ako sa sandali na iyon? Balik na tanong niya sa akin.
Malungkot akong tumingin sa kaniya.
"Paano kung...Ikaw ay nasa panig ng liwanag at ako ay isa sa mga anghel na pinarusahan? Matatanggap mo parin ba ako?" Tanong niya na may lungkot at takot sa kanyang mga mata.
"Mamahalin mo pa ba ako?" dagdag nito.
"Paano kung ang misyon ko ay patayin kita lalayuan mo na ba ako?" Naiiyak na balik na tanong ko sa kaniya.
"Handa akong mamatay sa mga bisig mo." Buong tapang na sagot nito at hinagkan niya ng buong giliw ang mga kamay ko at humilig ako sa balikat niya at sa kanyang likod ay lumabas ang malabay niyang pakpak payakap sa akin.
-End of book 1
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