Amaranthine Academy

Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Mate

Everything was a mess when I left that building. Guards were roaming around, searching for the immortal who caused the emergency alarm—none other than Amara Ruthven. All the high officials were in a panic. It seems my necklace is also important to them? Like, what the heck? They have no right to steal my sole keepsake from my grandmothers, which is none other than the necklace. Also, our history book. My grandmommies made that necklace for me, and my father said our history is my own advantage. The question is, what is in it?

I immediately teleported back to our condo—my own room—when I confirmed that everything was in chaos. I didn't care if they were causing a commotion there. As long as my necklace and book were in a safe place, I was okay. Kahit na hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko alam kung nasaan ang aking aklat.

I stared at the white ceiling, reminiscing about what happened yesterday. I heard a knock, so I decided to open my door.

Opening my door, I stared at my feet, ignoring the person who knocked. "Yes?" I lazily answered.

"Lunchtime na, Amara." Umangat ako ng tingin nang malaman na si Syren ito. She smiled widely when she noticed me looking at her. "Let's go!" Without waiting for my response, she pulled me out of the room.

"Yay! Amara is here! And we are ready to kain na!" Syren cheerfully announced, pulling me into a seat before taking her own. I sat down and looked around.

Astro had cooked our lunch. After he finished arranging the dishes on the table, he took his own seat. I was about to eat when I noticed someone was missing.

Where's Draven?

I wanted to ask them about him, but at the same time, I didn't. I sighed and started eating. Pinunasan ko ang aking labi nang makatapos ng kumain. Tumayo ako pagkatapos kong ligpitin ang aming pinagkainan at inilagay ang mga plato sa lababo. I returned to check if the table was dirty, but luckily, it was clean.

"Where did you go yesterday, Amara?" Astro asked.

"Why?" Tumaas ang kilay ko pero sumagot din. "I roamed around. That's my habit. Kung nasa Earth pa ako, sure akong nalibot ko na ang mundo ng mga tao."

I whispered my last sentence because it would sound arrogant if I said it loudly. It would be embarrassing in front of these two. I'm not arrogant. It's Draven who's arrogant in our team.

Napatawa ako ng mahina sa aking naisip. Astro coughed, and my laughter subsided. Syren was looking at us with a smirk on her face.

I glared at Syren, but her smirk widened. Agawin ko kaya si Astro sa kaniya. Tignan natin kung may ngisi pa siya sa kaniyang labi.

"Whatever." I rolled my eyes and walked out. I entered my room and locked the door. Pagkatapos kong maligo at nakapag-bihis ay agad akong humiga sa kama.

What a tiring morning. I'm going to sleep before heading to the library. That's been my plan for the whole weekend. I'll spend my two days at the library. This condo is so boring compared to that.

I woke up around two in the afternoon. I went out after preparing myself to go to the library. I got into my car and started driving. When I arrived there, I immediately went inside. I let myself wander among the bookshelves. Naalala ko noon na may libro pa akong gustong tapusin pero hindi ko na naalala kung anong pamagat.

I shrugged and randomly grabbed a book. Wala akong pakialam kung magugustuhan ko ba o hindi ang pinili kong libro. I just wanted to read some books, regardless of whether they would interest me or not.

I returned to my usual table and sat down. Dahil nasa bandang hulihan ito at nasa gilid ay wala pang immortal ang nakaka-upo rito. I started flipping through the pages and let myself get lost in my reading.