The Dawning of Cosmos

12

Ria.

I'm casually sitting under the tree with a book in my hand to cover my face as I was about to sleep.

"Alam mo, Jai–"

"Hindi ko alam."

Napantig ang tenga ko sa sagutan ng dalawang tao sa magkabilang gilid ko.

"Hindi pa ako ta–" naudlot ang sasabihin ni Ella dahil sumagot si agad si Jai.

"No one cares," pabalang na sagot nito.

Naramdaman ko ang pag-amba ng suntok ni Ariella sa hangin.

I am supposed to rest here alone but this two suddenly appear beside me.

It's been weeks after the summit. Ariella was confined for 3 days, it was good that she was fine after that. No more complications for them but not in my case.

This days, someone keeps on eyeing at me. Whenever I am home or any of my whereabouts. I just know that the council must be spying on me. I don't want to engage to their dirty games and I don't want Yulian to get dragged into this mess that's why I am thinking of a plan on how can I avoid those punks who keeps on following me. Actually, I can just knock them off but that would add another problem for me because all I know after I did that, I will attract the eyes of the council more.

I let out a sigh.

I don't want my family to get dragged by those fuckers. Masyadong pabida ang ginawa ko sa summit, kingina. Sana tumahimik na lang ako.

I let out another sigh.

"Problemado ka, ah," dinig kong komento ni Jairus sa akin.

"Kayo ang problema ko. Ingay niyo," sabi ko sabay lagay ng libro sa aking mukha at isinandal ang aking ulo sa puno at pumikit.

"Luh, si Ella ang maingay dito," he's stating facts. Ella keeps on blabbering about something meanwhile the two of us are unbothered. He's reading his book and I am planning to sleep.

"Did you know that Yves Yin University is out of the Council's hands?" napukaw ang attention ko sa sinabi ki Ariella.

"What do you mean?" I positioned myself comfortably and looked at her.

"Yves Yin University and Yang Alke University are the school's of the two countries that specializes on enhancing the abilities and intellect of the students despite its level. There's no special cases, all of them are equal, and it made them a lot special because those two school's were build from the wish and cries of the people of both countries."

"Hindi ko alam ang whole background ng Universities but all I know is that the property of God's is cannot be touch by those human beings despite their ranks. I mean by that is, hindi pwedeng pamahalaan o pakealaman ng kahit na sinong tao ang mga eskwelahan," she said.

Napakunot ako ng noo.

"Huh? Pero bakit ang Head Master nila ay tao? Not gods or what?" I asked remembering Greg.

"They are humans, a creature of Gods but those Head Masters has something running through their veins that allows them to lead and facilitate the schools," sagot niya sa akin.

"Why are you interested in this, Ria?" Jai asked on my side who's now listening to us.

"Dahil akala ko ay may karapatan ang council sa major Universities," I honestly said.

"That's what I thought too! Pero narinig ko lang ito noong napadaan ako sa office ng Head Master natin na para yatang may kasagutan," galing pala ito sa tsismis, e.

Naparolyo ako ng mata at ibinalik ang pagkasandal ng aking likod sa puno, ganoon din ang ginawa ni Jai.

"Hoy! I know that faces!" duro ni Ella sa amin nang nakita ang aming reaksyon.