The Midnight Academy

Chapter 33

You're a spy. The word uttered by the Headmaster took time for me to sink in. It repeats over and over in my head. I think this is a side-effect if the liquor they made me take. Napahawak ako sa noo ko habang nilalabanan ang parating-rating na pagkahilo.

Nasa ganoon ang sitwasyon nang magulat ako sa sumunod niyang mga sinabi. "Isa kang espiya para kay Imitia!"

The ever polished and unbothered Headmaster suddenly deteriorated, where his words are filled with madness. "I only let you rat in the Academy to find the perfect time to sieze you! When the council will not know what I do to you."

Napatingin ako nang bahagya sa mga Royals na ngayon ay nakalinya at tila ba mga sundalong naghihintay ng utos sa heneral nila. Hindi sila nagsasalita o kumikino hangga't wala ang utos ng Headmaster. They only came here as ghosts to my interrogation. Ni wala nga yatang balak makinig ang Headnaster sa testamento nila.

"Nasisiraan na ba kayo ng bait?" tanging nasabi ko rito. This is the first time I've seen the Headmaster this angry. Actually, I've seen him before like this on Imitia.

Marahil ay may itinatago siyang malalim na galit kay Imitia kaya ganun-ganun na lamang ang kaniyang reaksyon sa mga panahong iyon. Naalala ko naman bigla ang ekspresyon ni Priam ng mga panahong iyon. Maging siya, kagaya ng Headmaster, ay wala sa sarili nila. Hindi kaya mayroon ngang natatagong nakalipas sila kay Imitia? At ano naman kaya ang lihim na ito?

"Hindi ko kayo maintindihan, bakit ba ganun na lang ang galit nyo sa akin?" saad ko sa kanila. If they knew I am a spy why not turn me in the council so I can receive a proper treatment? Siguro nga ay hindi sila kuntento sa mga ginagawa ng council dahil nga sa may malalim silang galit kay Imitia.

Napabunting hininga naman ang Headmaster, he paused to slowly regain his composture. After that, sumenyas naman siya sa Royals na para bang pinapaalis ang mga ito. I find it hard to focus on them as I am still in the maestrom of dizzyness. The light illuminating me seems to flash on and off. The events and the movements of people are also hard to follow. The next thing I knew is that the Royals, as well as miss Bins and Audrey are gone.

Sa pagkakataong ito ay natakot ako sa pwedeng gawin ng Headmaster.

"Why is it that you're treating me like this?" I asked, not expecting an answer from him. To my surprise ay sumagot naman ito.

"Because you work for Imitia, you work for a murderer--"

Habang nagsasalita siya ay nagsalita rin ako so our voices overlapped in the air around us. "I told you I am not working with Imitia!"

"You work for someone who kills and destroys!"

"Tell me what did he ever do to you!"

Sa pagkakataong ito, napatahimik siya. Ang biglaang pagtahimik ng paligid kasunod ng sigawan naming dalawa ay nakakapagpataas ng balahibo ko. Pinagsisihan ko tuloy ang sinabi ko. "You badly know what they did to me, I will tell you."

"There once was a woman, frail and unflawed. Imitia, on the contrary, is a careless and highly-ambitioned man. He was never found by the dark queen because he draw the dark queen close to him.

"In his journey to find power, to find his queen that grants him this, he had to sacrifice some things, and that included his sister. The woman I was talking about is Imitia's sister-- and my wife!"

Pagkatapos nito, the whole place went into an array of blurred colors as the Headmasters hard hands landed on my face. Isang malakas na sampal mula sa kaniya ang natanggap ko. And I am powerless to defend myself dahil nakachain ang mga kamay at paa ko. I can only reminisce the old sense of pain I have received.