Storm Academy: Tale of Falsities

Chapter Thirty

Chapter 30: Spreading Like Wildfire

I ran out of the academy, not minding the guards who looked at me. I ran as fast as I could to the Lake of Birth. I've made an irreversible mistake. Ano nang mangyayari ngayon?

Will they get punished? Of course, higher ups should know about the only person who accumulates all the abilities! Napahamak ko silang lahat. Oh my gosh. Umupo ako sa mga nakalabas na ugat ng puno at sumandal. Paulit ulit kong inuuntog ang sarili ko sa puno. I sighed and messed up my hair. I'm so stupid.

Sumandal ako at pumikit. I need to calm down and think of a way to lighten up this sudden revelation. Now is not the right time to punish yourself. Iba ang mapapagalitan kung wala kang maiisip na magagawa.

"The whole school knows by now." Napadilat ako at napatingin kay Harry na umupo sa tabi ko. "It'll be a matter of time that the higher ups will know about it."

I continued smashing my head to the tree. Gosh Simone, think!

I felt his hand in my hair to prevent me from hurting. "Nothing's going to happen if you keep on doing that. Ikaw lang ang masasaktan."

Mas gusto kong masaktan. I'm going to give pain to my family. Mahihirapan si papa na nahihirapan na nga ngayon. My sisters don't know a thing and they'll go home and hear about me messing up. Why does it feel so hard? Feeling ko ay kung hindi ako nakakasakit ng iba, ako naman ang sinasaktan ko. Both physically and mentally.

I know I should be happy that a secret has been lifted off of me. Pero mali ang pagkalabas nito. Mali ang panahon. Wala pa nga akong naririnig kay papa at mommy, kaya alam kong hindi ko dapat sinasabi 'to.

Ugh. I lifted my head to bang myself to the tree again but his hand was still there. Napatingin ako sa kanya ngunit nakatingin lang siya sa harap.

I'll just divert my thoughts then. Even just for a while.

"Bakit wala po kayo sa mission? All ranks from one to five po dapat 'di ba may mission?"

"My mission was different from theirs. Nasa underground lang ako then... I saw a glimpse," He looked at me for a second then looked back at the lake.

"I saw you in the middle of a circle of students. Hindi ko nakita ang nangyari sa'yo pero masama pa din ang kutob ko. So I tried to search for you... and then I saw you there being bullied." Napatawa na lang ako.

I kinda forgot he foresees the future. Akala ko ay mind reader na siya dahil ayon lagi ang nagagawa niya sa akin. Ngayon ko pa lang narinig ang pagiging precognitive niya.

I saw him look at me from my peripheral vision. I kept my eyes on the Lake of Birth. "What were they bullying you about?" he said. I pouted with a ghost of a smirk in it.

I made sure my mind was closed. Nakita ko ang pag-iiba ng mukha niya ng malamang sinarado ko ang isip ko.

It's because of you and Jerome. They're branding me as a slut and gold digger. Akala nila ay minamanipula ko kayong dalawa.

Akala. That's a strong word. Akala nila na hindi sila nakakasakit, akala nila na maayos lang ang ginagawa nila, akala nila na nakakatuwa, akala. Bakit sila nagsasalita ng tapos kung 'akala' lang ang pinanghahawakan nila?

Akala nila na masama siya, akala nila na hindi siya totoo, akala nila hindi siya malungkot. How many thoughts would they believe rather than the facts? Why would they believe rumors when they first handedly don't even know it? Bandwagon?

"Jealousy, I guess." sagot ko sa tanong niya. Tumango lang siya at tumahimik.

This was what I wanted. Silence. It has always been my way of organizing and cleaning my thoughts. I need time and space to think about everything. I want to live with a clear mind and a clear path of where I'm going.