chapter twenty nine,
awarding ceremony
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"IT'S so early." I yawned as I stretched my arms heavenwards. Yule and Willow also mimicked what I did. They were so cute that I almost scooped them in my arms to feel their fluffiness.
"You can't complain when you're gonna be one of the main characters for today's event." I dragged my feet toward Kallisto and pouted. I saw the crooked brooch on his suit. Walang pasabi kong inayos 'yon.
"I'm still sleepy, is there really no way we can skip this?" Halos pumikit-pikit pa ang mga mata ko. Kallisto fixed the hair accessory on my hair and lifted up my chin a little. My vision was blurry but he sure was radiant.
"You can sleep after the event. We'll go ahead after showing ourselves and taking the 'token' that the Saint will give us." My shoulders dropped and I leaned my side head to his chest.
Hindi kagandahan ang tulog ko kagabi. I woke up once again from a nightmare in the middle of the night. I was sweating bullets. I couldn't calm down and ran outside my room hysterically searching for something or someone that could give me comfort.
Hanggang sa dinala ako ng mga paa ko sa harap ng kwarto ni Kallisto. I barged inside without thinking. I couldn't remember vividly but I knew I saw Kallisto's worried and horrified expression.
He couldn't do anything but hug me as I trembled inside his arms. He didn't say anything and just soothed me the whole night. He just caressed my hair and back. He murmured that he was there and that I wasn't alone. Mabuti na lang nakatulog din ako matapos no'n. Then, I opened my eyes seeing his tired, sleeping face.
It was embarrassing to show that side to Kallisto but he didn't seem fazed about it. He didn't pretend it didn't happen because he addressed it when we were eating breakfast, but he also didn't push me to say my piece. Gumaan ang pakiramdam ko kasi ramdam ko ang pag-aalaga niya sa akin sa simpleng bagay na 'yon.
I didn't know why I was starting to have such nightmares after we prevented the tragedy of Elysia. Maayos din naman ang naging gabi namin kagabi at masaya pa kaming nag-usap ni Kallisto.
After the Lantern Wishes, we went directly to the Main Palace for the banquet. We just ate. We didn't socialized that much, and when we left only then the representatives of the different Kingdoms and the Celestes arrived.
Hindi namin sila nakita o nakasalamuha kagabi. It didn't really bother me or Kallisto as we didn't really want to be involved with them.
Pero ito kami ngayon, kailangan ulit pumunta sa gitna ng syudad para sa gaganaping awarding ceremony. Kung hindi ako binangungot kagabi siguro para akong kiti-kiting hindi mapakali ngayon.
Aba, syempre! Sa wakas makakuha na ako ng pwedeng i-loot, ano! Achievement 'yon. Ang kaso medyo hindi kagandahan ang gising ko kaya ayan, daig ko pa ang pupunta sa lamay ngayon.
Buti na lang talaga parang may magic mag-ayos si Leah kaya kahit haggard na haggard ang lola mo kanina, mukha na akong prinsesa ngayon.
I closed my eyes and sighed. Kallisto's arms snaked to my waist and pulled me closer. I returned the hug and felt at ease with his scent. He smelled so good and calming. As if seducing me to sleep more and he'd protect me from nightmares.
"You started being clingy since we arrived in Elysia, huh?"
Kaagad akong napabitiw sa pagkakayakap kay Kallisto nang marinig ang sinabi niya.
"Hoy! Asa ka," nakangusong sagot ko. "Ang bango kasi ng perfume mo."
He smirked at me and tilted his head on the side. "Really?"
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