The Unseen Trial [Ace Lucifer's Series Three] ON GOING

Fourth Trial

TRIAL 4

PRE SCHOOL

CANDACE thought that going to school is a bad idea, but her opinion changed over a week when she saw her father picking her up after her class, and they will go to his office and treat her lunch. Sometimes, if it's not her father, it will be her mom and she'll play around her mom's small parlor until it's already time to go home.

It excites her every day. She might be bored the whole duration inside the nursery home along with the kids, and with the noise of one of her classmates, Bryson—she endured everything because the moment her classes are done, her parents are waiting for her, and that's all she wants.

Her parents' time.

"Okay class!" Her teacher clasped her hands together. "Did you get it?"

She looked at her own pad paper, and then to the black board. Her teacher is teaching them how to write their names. Actually, hindi na niya kailangan 'yon dahil marunong naman siya. Her mom and dad taught her before she learned how to draw. Basic lang sa kaniya.

"Teacher! Teacher!" Umalingaw-ngaw na naman ang boses ni Bryson.

"Yes, Bryson?"

"Tama po itoooo?"

"Ang sip-sip. Iche-check naman 'yan." Bulong niya habang nagsimula ulit siyang magsulat. This time, it's her parents name. Tahimik lang siyang nagsusulat habang ang teacher naman ay nagsimula nang mag-check ng papers nila.

"Yehey! May star ako!"

Not again.

Ewan ba niya. Kilala niya lang sa classroom nila ay si Bryson. Hindi dahil sa ito ang pinaka-maingay sa klase nila kung hindi dahil kapit bahay niya ito, idagdag pa na wala siyang interes sa ibang bata na kasama niya.

They're so immature!

Five years old na kami, hindi three!

She just focused her attention on her paper until her teacher checked hers. Kahit siya ay natatakan ng very good na star. Minutes had passed, and their teacher let them play habang siya ay walang ginawa kung hindi ang dumukot ng cookies na nasa bag niya. She pulled out her drawing pad out of her bag, and started to draw.

"Uy, si oggie!" May pasakdol na umupo sa tabi niya.

Bryson.

Hindi siya sumagot o pinansin man lang ang batang lalaki.

"Ang galing mo namang mag-drawing kaso mas magaling ako!" Proud pa nitong sabi at ipinakita nito ang hawak nitong drawing pad na may drawing na doraemon.

Paki ko naman?

Gusto ko nang umuwi.

Pero infairness, magaling nga siya.

Nanatili lang siyang tahimik at hinayaan lang si Bryson sa tabi niya. "Uy, Candace. Candace pangalan mo di'ba? Di'ba?"

Sinilip niya lang ng tingin si Bryson.

"Di'ba? Di'ba?" tanong ulit nito.

Kairita!

Bumuntong hininga siya. "Oo."

"Hmmm, may papel ka ba riyan? Gusto ko rin mag-drawing eh! Tsaka para may kasama ka. Mag-isa ka lang dito. Di ka ba nababagot?"

"Hindi." Sagot niya.

"Ganun? Gusto mo laro tayo? One week na tayo rito puro drawing lang ginagawa mo eh! Ano tara tara!" alok nito sa kaniya, pero hindi pa siya nakasasagot nang bigla na lang siyang hilain ni Bryson paalis sa desk niya. Mabuti na lang at hindi nalaglag ang drawing pad at pencil niya.