Refuge

Chapter 6 // The Beginning

Samariya's PoV

Hindi matanto ang mga ekspresyon ng mga mukha nila. Maging si Alexander at Killian ay nagulat dahil sa tanong ko. Who wouldn't be surprised? Kahit nga ako ay hindi inaasahan na sasabihin ko agad ang mga salitang 'yon sa kanila.

"Hmm? What do you think?" tanong kong muli sa kanilang anim at nagtinginan sila. Pansin ko namang hindi nila alam ang sasabihin kaya nagsalita ulit ako. "Okay, you don't need to answer me right away. I can wait until tomorrow."

Matapos ang hapunan ay niligpit na namin ang pinagkainan at pumunta sa mga couch. Magkakaharap kami at walang nagsasalita. Did I made them feel uncomfortable? I guess. Ni walang may balak sa kanila na bumasag sa katahimikan.

"So," Panimula ko kaya napatingin silang lahat sa akin. Seriously? Bakit ganiyan sila? "Why won't you personally introduce yourselves to us? Para naman makilala natin ang isa't isa."

"But Franco already told you," sabi ni Prime kaya tinignan ko siya.

"Just your names," I replied and crossed my arms. Wala naman silang nagawang anim kaya nagpakilala na lang ulit sila.

Si Prime ang nauna. "Prime Collins, I'm already 22 and I live in States." Ngayon ko lang napansin na may ilang hikaw pala siya, mayroon din sa kanang bahagi ng labi niya. He looks cool with it. Idagdag pa ang malaki niyang katawan.

Sumunod na nagsalita 'yong babae na wolf cut ang haircut at may dark blue highlights. I can't get over with how fine her style is. It suits her. And her septum piercing is so nice. "Gabriella Angeles, 20 years old. My family migrated in States when I was 15," she smiled and so I smiled back.

"Kon'nichiwa! Akira Fujimoto, 19 years old. Half Japanese and half Filipino, I also live in States." A Japanese, huh. Pagimitin ko kaya siya ng katana?

"Wyzel King, 22, born and raised in States," aniya at tumingin kay Killian. "And I'm single." Napataas ang kilay ko dahil sa sinabi niya. Tsk. This blonde girl.

I looked at Franco. "Franco Alvarez, I'm 19. I was just given an opportunity to study abroad so I grabbed the chance." He looks smart and probably have an eyesight problem because of his thick eyeglasses.

And lastly, the quiet guy. There's nothing special with his looks, just a common good looking simple guy. "Cyrus Robinson, 21 years old. Same with Wyzel and by the way, we're cousins." Huh! They're cousins, eh? Hindi halata ah.

Napatango ako matapos nilang magsalita. "Great! At least we already know something about you, guys," sabi ko at sumandal sa couch.

"Wala ka bang balak magpakilala rin?" Napatingin naman ako kay Alexander nang sabihin niya 'yon. I stared at him for 3 seconds and sighed.

I rolled my eyes before speaking. "Again, Samariya Torrenueva and I am 21," I emphasized my name.

"Iyon lang?" I tsked at Alexander because of what he said. This man. Aish! Sila lang naman ang gusto kong magpakilala, bakit pati ako nasama?

"Only daughter of the Torrenueva's, my late father was a Chemist and my late mother was a Doctor." Nakita kong nag-iba ang reaksyon ni Franco dahil sa sinabi ko. Right, he knows my parents but he doesn't know what happened to them. I looked at him straight to the eye, "They got bitten. I don't know if they're dead or became like those monsters," I said casually.

"Sorry to hear that," sabi ni Franco. Jeez! I shouldn't have said it.

"Its fine," I forced a smile and took a deep breath. "Alexander, introduce yourself." Bigla namang nabalisa si Alexander dahil sa sinabi ko. Ha! Table turns. "What? Magpakilala ka, hindi p'wedeng ako lang. Susunod sa 'yo 'yang si Killian," Lumingon ako kay Killian na parang kinabahan din.