Mystique Club: Operatives

Chapter 4: His Odd Behavior

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His Odd Behaviour

JAMMY

NARITO KAMI ngayon nina Sheila at Eloise sa tinutukoy nilang school museum. Maraming section ang school museum na 'to — una ay The Catholics, The Great Philosophers, Heavenly Bodies, Manuscripts, at marami pang iba. I guess, present din yung mga ceramics na gawa ng mga estudyante rito since may ceramic making contest daw na isinasagawa annually.

Every section ay may malawak na room. Talagang mabubusog ang mga mata mo sa napakaraming displays at collections na exclusive lang sa school na 'to. Akala ko nung una ay simpleng school lamang ito na may tema ng Olympian gods. 'Di kasi ako gala dito; kung hindi pa 'ko pinilit nina Sheila at Eloise ay hindi ko malalaman ang parte na 'to ng campus.

“This one,” ani ni Sheila habang nakaturo ang hintuturo sa isang clear glass box. Mabilis niya itong nilapitan bago muling magsalita, “this wood… this is a piece of wood kung saan ipinako si Jesus Christ noong April 3, Anno Domini ayon sa Roman history.”

Namilog ang mga mata ko sa pagtitig sa relic na tinutukoy ni Sheila. Sa wari ko, napakaespesyal nito upang maisama iyon sa museum na ito. But what made me wonder a lot was the last words Sheila had mentioned. What is it? Amino Dominic? Ami…

“A.D. means Anno Domini. Latin words which means ‘In the year of our lord,’” nakangiting wika ni Sheila. “I know you are wondering what does it mean. I can't blame you since kakaunti lang naman talaga ang nakakaalam sa bagay na 'to.” Napatango-tango na lamang ako sa tinuran niya. Maybe Sheila is a fond of religious stuff kaya't ganun na lamang ang kaalaman niya patungkol dito sa simpleng relic sa harap namin.

“It's just a piece of wood. Nothing special with that,” ani ni Denver na bigla na lang sumulpot kung saan.

Bumaling ang tingin naming lahat sa kaniya.“What are you trying to say?”

“What I'm trying to say is… a piece of wood is a piece of wood. There's nothing special with that. Nasusunog parin naman yan sa apoy,” tamad nitong paliwanag.

Ano bang pinagsasabi ng lalaking ito? Of course it's way special dahil connected ito sa Christianism na tinanggap ng halos buong mundo. What is he trying to imply?

“What are you babbling about, Mr. Ramirez?”

Kunot noong nanatitli ang mga matatalim kong titig sa huli. As if he was my mortal enemy number one. Hindi ko lang makuha kung saan nanggaling ang mga pinagsasabi niya. Is he satanic or what?

“You need to understand, Ms. Fernsby that everything in this mortal world has its own face value for everyone. You might see a flower alongside an urban highway as most beautiful flower that the universe has, but to anyone it's just a normal weed.”

“But it's a piece of wood from history, espeically used to crucify our saviour Jesus Christ!”

“Well, it's your own way of putting meaning on a simple wood. I more appreciate a wooden sculpture of Daedalus than a piece of wood to display a hoax demigod in Jerusalem.”