✓ | The Power of Mind [Season One]

T1 • Chapter 27: The Reborn of the Puppeteer

Today is Saturday. July 3rd, in the current year. After the operation that happened last Monday, there is nothing unusual that I can reveal- aside from Raishin is nowhere to be found after the operation and his constant missing in action for the following days, Noesis resumes their pending classes and Death's suspension is lifted.

Hindi ko alam kung ano ang ginagawa ng Captain ng Noesis dahil hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin siya nagpapakita. The whole week went smooth: the operation closed right after they caught the stalker and reveal its sinful lust towards the client, the admirer who happens to be one of the famous tennis player in our school confessed his love and the new relationship blooms as our client said 'yes' to courtship.

Death's suspension is lifted. He can freely walk in the OCIS premises and for the past few days, he constantly went out and came back with a pile of gifts from his so-called fans.

The other members are burning their brains in the Moon Class for being away for almost a month- pending lessons are keeping them from working in the agency. The cafe fills empty most of the time- not the customers because they constantly fill the silence- I meant, the Noesis. Naiintindihan ko naman kung bakit, at maski ako, kailangan ko mag focus muna sa klase dahil ilang araw rin akong hindi pumapasok.

Kakalabas ko lang galing sa Moon Class which concluded my day. It is almost lunchtime and students who have business during Saturdays filled the crosswalks and pathways.

I marched my way to the SH Dean's Office located here in one of the buildings in the Main District. Kailangan ko i-submit ang community work stamps na naipon ko para ma-lift ang parusa sa akin. Alam ko na kase na hindi ko maha-handle ng maayos ang Noesis at ang Community Work ko every week, kaya kailangan ko idrop ang isa para hindi mag overload ang schedule ko for this semester.

For the past days, that is what I'm doing. Tinapos ko na ang pending empty stamps dahil simula ng makapasok ako sa agency ay hindi na ako nali-late. Wala na akong balak sumabak sa community work dahil wala na akong time.

"Miss! Stop!"

I was about to cross the path leading to the other building when someone pulled me back and a scooter passed in front of me. Sa sobrang lapit ay halos magkaroon ako ng heart attack kaya napahawak ako sa aking dibdib at may pagkagulat ang naka rehistro sa mukha ko.

"That was close..."

I looked at my savior, and he was looking at the shrinking scooter- it didn't even stop and apologize, goodness, paano kapag nabangga nga ako? My right foot just got healed from the last accident, ayoko na umulit.

Nangunot ang noo ko rito. He is quite the same height as mine, he is wearing the school's uniform and his tie is in indigo color- signifies, he is a fourth-year secondary level student. Skin pale as white, black disheveled hair, thick black eyebrows and long eyelashes, and the most amazing thing I noticed- his eyes are green. They're green. Is he wearing contacts? That is a seemingly unusual sense of color.

"You are mesmerized by my eye color?" napakurap ako sa tanong niya. He plastered a sweet smile, and for some reason I took three steps back and fixed my posture.

"Contacts?" umiling ito sa tanong ko.

"Everyone always asks that first when they see me, and my usual answer? I was born with it." And somehow his answer made me remember Raishin. Especially the part where I don't hear any of his pressing thoughts too. Whoever this is, hindi ko siya mabasa.

His green eyes are shimmering. Compelling me to look at it longer until I am completely drowned from its hue. Para akong kinakausap nito kaya mabilis akong kumukurap para mawala ang atensyon ko sa mata niya. This is dangerous.