DEMIGODS: Roar of the Thunder

Chapter 1: To the Realm of the Mortals

『SUE』

"Master Garet, please..."

Nope. Ilang beses na kaming nagpaawa sa harap ni Master Garet, ngunit hindi pa rin niya kami pinapansin. Siguro, kailangan pa namin umiyak nang dugo bago niya kami tingnan nang tuluyan.

"Give me one reason kung bakit papayagan ko kayang sumunod sa grupo nina Light?" Tanong ni Master Garet.

Sinimangutan namin siya't sinamaan nang tingin. Kanina pa kami nagsasabi ng mga rason sa kanya! Pakiramdam ko dinodogshow talaga kami ni Master Garet. Kasalanan talaga 'to ni Sky, siya ang laging pinagtitripan ng papa niya, ngayon nadadamay pa kami dahil sa pagiging bobong anak niya.

"They are taking too long, Master Garet," Aizelle reasoned. Master Garet eyed and studied her, "This isn't the time to sit here and wait for them to come back-"

"Your time is running out... is that what you mean?"

"Our time is."

"I see," Master Garet mumbled. "You may leave whenever you want, but I want you to go to Alexis first. And... Aizelle, stay."

Pare-parehas kaming nagtatakha na tumingin kay Master Garet saka kay Aizelle. Hindi naman sila close, for all I know ay si Tita Freya ang ka-close ni Aizelle sa mga gurang, maybe a private message from Tita Freya ang pag-uusapan nila?

"Kayong lahat ba si Aizelle?"

Lalo kaming napabusangot nang itaboy kami ni Master Garet palabas sa office niya. At dahil excited na excited ang mga kasama ko dahil finally after nang kalahating araw na panunuyo kay Master Garet ay pinayagan na kami, hindi na kami nag-aksaya pa ng oras, dumiretso agad kami sa Cerxes kung nasaan ang bahay nina Sky.

"Ano kayang pinaguusapan nina Master Garet at Aizelle?" Celine asked, whispering.

"You're a chismosa," said Serena.

"I mean, aren't you curious, too?"

"I'm nagtatakha, but not that eager."

Sky suddenly brooded; his eyes squinted while walking beside Riley and looking at Celine with a hint of interest. "Aizelle had been talking with Papa for almost a month. I'm shocked that you didn't know."

"Really?" I mouthed. I unconsciously glanced at Celine and Serena, who immediately shrugged their shoulders.

That's quite unnoticeable. Kami-kami ang magkakasama sa cabin, especially sa iisang kuwarto pero hindi namin napapansin na umaalis si Aizelle. "And now... I'm really curious kung anong pinag-uusapan nila."

"If Aizelle is not telling any of you, then that matter must be private. Don't be too nosy. Mga babae nga naman," ani Riley. Saglit kaming tumigil sa harapan ng bahay nina Sky saka niya kami tiningnan. "Not all matters should be shared. We all have our own problems that must be addressed by ourselves."

And his words left us dumbfounded. Riley and Sky immediately went inside, making the three of us sigh. It was our fault, I know. Pero alam ko, ramdam ko na unti-unting naglalagay si Aizelle ng pader sa aming lahat, hindi lamang kay Light. It felt like she's slowly... slowly... running away from us by putting a wall so that we won't notice her disappearing.

"Why aren't you entering?"

Gulat akong lumingon sa likod, nando'n si Aizelle at may hawak na isang malaking kahon habang nakangiwit. Walang modo niya akong binangga na para ba akong harang sa daan. Tangina nito. Madapa ka sana, una ang mukha. Barumbado siyang pumasok sa loob saka iniwan kami sa labas.