Bloodlines (COMPLETED)

Chapter 22

"Val, Jed, who are you two going to vote?" tanong ni Cole sa magkapatid.

Weeks passed. At sa mga nakaraang linggo, paulit ulit lang ang nangyayari. Tuwing nagtatagpo ang mga landas namin ng grupo nila Jasmin ay hindi naiiwasan ang pagtatalo. Si Marcial lang ang masasabi kong matino sa kanila. Hindi siya nakikisali, pero hindi niya rin pinipigilan ang mga kaibigan niya. Jasmin, Mikhael, Benjamin and the vampire, Noah, always pick a fight with us. But during our classes with the werewolves, Benjamin is quiet. Maybe he's still afraid of Kaylee's threat. Ngayon ang eleksyon sa pagpili ng mga magrerepresinta sa bawat grupo. One from the witches, werewolves and the vampires. At syempre, ang grupo nila Jasmin ang nangunguna sa pangangampanya. I actually don't know if I will vote, dahil sigurado akong mananalo na si Benjamin. He's the werewolf's alpha, so of course they will choose him because werewolves sworn loyalty to him.

"Is that even a question, dumbass Cole? Of course I'll choose Marcial. She's much more capable than the devil incarnate."

Tumango tango ako sa sinabi ni Val. I personally think that Marcial will be a good leader. She's optimistic, kind, smart and friendly. Hindi siya magkakaproblema sa pakikihalubilo sa iba, hindi tulad ni Jasmin na parang laging biyernes santo ang mukha. It's a miracle that she hasn't killed me yet. Basta magkasama kaming dalawa sa kwarto ay lagi akong nagiging alerto dahil baka kung anong gawin niya. So far, puro lang bangayan ang nangyayari. I never see her do magic in my weeks of staying here. But Val said she's actually pretty good. Val is always complaining about the school not teaching offensive magic. They only teach defensive magics na alam na alam na niya. She said their classes are boring. Sa amin naman ay laging nakafocus ang klase sa mga hand-to-hand combats. The werewolves in the school are actually nice. They treat us all properly, and they respect Kaylee.

"I'll vote for Elijah."

Lahat kami ay nagtatakang napatingin kay Jed dahil sa kanyang sinabi. I have no doubt that Elijah will be a great leader, but he's not even running for the position. And this is Jed. He dislikes him. I can't believe he actually said that.

"What?" masungit na tanong ni Kaylee.

"Who are you and where's my brother? What did you do to him?" seryosong tanong naman ni Val sa kanya.

Jed shrugged. "I was just kidding." walang buhay na sabi niya.

We continued to talk about the upcoming election until we heard Eva's voice in the intercom. She's the school's guidance counselor.

"Students, please gather at the assembly hall to cast your votes. We will announce the winners immediately after everyone has voted. Thank you."

Mabilis kaming tumayo at naglakad papunta sa assembly hall. Maingay ang lahat ng estudyante, at lahat ay pawang mga nasasabik na malaman ang magiging resulta ng botohan. All the students are required to vote kaya wala din kaming nagawa nila Kaye at Cole kundi bumoto.

"I voted for you." bulong ni Kaye sa akin.

Natatawa akong napailing. "I voted for Collins." sabi ko naman.

"The hell? I voted for Kaye!" wika ni Cole at nagtawanan kaming tatlo.

Hindi naman nila sinabing hindi pwedeng iboto ang mga hindi kandidato. We're free to vote whoever we want and there's no way that I will vote for Benjamin. Kahit gaya ng sinabi ko kanina, this is a sure win for him.

Ilang minuto lang ay tapos na bumoto ang lahat. Umakyat si Eva sa stage dala ang isang box kung saan namin inilagay ang aming mga boto. She will use magic to know who won. Sinimulan niyang ibigay ang kanyang talumpati patungkol sa mga mananalo. I almost yawn because of boredom.

"The vampire faction's representative is…" ngumiti siya bago nagpatuloy. "Noah Stanford."

The vampires cheered. Umakyat si Noah sa stage at kumaway pa. Hindi na ako nagulat sa naging resulta. Sikat ang grupo nila Jasmin sa buong eskwelahan kaya hindi na ako magtataka kung ang lahat ng mapipili ay mula sa grupo nila.