Chapter Fourteen: A Vision

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CAITLIN PAIGE


I had trouble getting some sleep that night. Paulit-ulit kong chine-check si Corey sa room niya. According to Knott, while we're on our way back to the Kingdom, he was trying to talk to Corey to ask her what happened and if she was okay, but she remained quiet. She never uttered a word, or at least, nod her head.


The morning after, I decided na sumabay muna sa kanilang tatlo papuntang cafeteria to eat breakfast. Corey was still quiet, parang may sarili siyang mundo. Blade even tried to ask me earlier if may nasabi na ba si Corey sa kung anong nangyari talaga sa kaniya doon sa labas. Kaso wala pa ring nasasabi si Corey, tahimik lang siya, madalas na tulala, ni hindi nga rin siya gaanong nakakain.


Nang lumabas ang lecturer, napansin ko ang pasimpleng paglingon sa'min ng ibang Aurorial. Alam kong curious sila at nag-aalala rin. I took a deep breath, saka ko hinarap si Corey na tahimik pa rin sa tabi ko. Marahan kong hinawakan ang braso niya pero nanatili pa rin siyang nakatingin sa harap.


"Hey, you know you can tell me anything, right?" I said in a low voice. "I'm here, I'm always here."


After a few seconds, tiningnan niya rin ako. Matamlay siyang ngumiti at tumango. "Of course," mahina nitong sagot. "I'll tell you everything after it's done."


Nangunot ang noo ko. "Done what?"


"You'll know."


Magtatanong pa sana ako ulit pero binalik na nito ang tingin sa harap. Nagtagpo ang mata namin ni Blade, halatang naghahanap na ito ng sagot pero umiling lang ako.


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It has already been a week, and Corey still haven't said a word about what happened when we were outside the kingdom. I told the other Aurorials about what she said to me last week, and just like me, they were left puzzled. Kahit na hindi nila sabihin, I know nag-aalala rin sila at alam kong nakabantay sila. Fortunately, natahimik ang grupo ni Zake at walang panggugulo silang sinimulan.


"Hey, you need to eat more than that," I said to Corey nang halos hindi niya makalahati ang lunch niya.


Nakapaikot kaming tatlong babae sa kaniya, habang nasa kabilang table naman ang apat na lalaki. Yes, Knott is also in the cafeteria and it's because of how Corey is behaving.

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