Royal Academy for Wizards and Sorcerers

CHAPTER TWO

KEILA.

A colossal structure that appeared to have been constructed during the Middle Ages and people I've only just met. There were also rectangular banners with intricate designs hung on the old building's windows. The design consisted of a crown with two swords forming an X, as well as numerous other medieval patterns that coordinated with the central image. Without a doubt, this is what I just saw in the clock.

Instead of being amazed by what I had seen, I was terrified by what was going through my mind. I'm not sure if I'm dreaming or not. Pero sa pakiramdam ko ay masyadong totoo ang mga nangyayari para sa isang panaginip. This is far too vivid to be a dream. Pero hindi ko mawari paano at bakit.

The clock in the middle of the road that flashes a faint yellow light. If that thing is to blame for what's happening to me right now... No. This is not true. First and foremost, this is simply not possible.

Napalaylay ang balikat ko. So, this is how things turned out for me? Pagkatapos kung magpursigi sa pag-aaral at pagkakayod para sa future ko, masisiraan lang ako ng bait? "Okay..." napatango nalang ako at tumayo. I think I have really lost my mind. "But what kind of nonsense are these hallucinations?" sigaw ko pa sabay tawa ng malakas.

Nagsimulang magtinginan ang mga tao sa gawi ko kaya nginitian ko sila isa-isa. Nakasuot sila ng mga uniporme na bago lamang sa aking paningin. Ibang-iba ang suot nila sa uniporme ko at mukhang mamahalin. "Look at how inventive my mind is to be hallucinating something like this," bulong ko sa sarili ko.

I could hear people gossiping about me, but I didn't care. Why should I care if it's all a figment of my imagination?

"Nasisiraan na ba siya ng bait?"

"Saan siya galing?"

"Isn't she ashamed of what she's doing?"

"Okay lang ba siya?"

Right, keep talking about me. Kung nasisiraan na ako ng bait, I'd better just go with it. "Hello," pagbabati ko sa bawat isa. Abot tenga pa akong nakangiti sa kanila pero wala man lang akong narinig na bati pabalik. Instead of greeting me too, I got judgmental stares.

Can't they be nice too? I thought they would as they're a product of my hallucinations.

"He-" I cut myself off before I could finish what I was about to say. I stopped for a brief moment. Napayuko ako ng wala sa oras. Realizations suddenly hit me so hard that I had to flee from where I was.

Dali-dali akong naghanap ng upuan habang nakatabon sa mukha ang buhok ko. Nakakita naman ako ng bench sa lilim ng isang puno kaya umupo ako roon. Alam kong nasisiraan na ako ng bait, but why am I doing this again? I'd better just go with it, my foot. "Hindi magandang ideya ang ginawa ko." Ginulo ko ang buhok ko dahil sa inis. Nakakahiya!

"That's her, right?" rinig kong tanong ng mga dumadaang estudyante.

No... just don't mind me. Kalimutan niyo nalang ang mga nangyari. Stop staring and judging me; you're all just a figment of my imagination.

Hindi ko na nga alam ang nangyayari sa akin, nagawa ko pang gawing katawa-tawa ang sitwasyon ko. Hindi ko man lang magawang makapag-isip ng isang makatuturang paliwanag. "Ano bang kasi klaseng lugar ito?" napabuntong-hininga ako.

I took another look around. I can only say one thing: this place is exactly as it appears on the clock. I'm certain of it. But I can't tell what's real from what's not. I kept telling myself that it was all a result of my hallucinations. But a part of me believes it's all true. Ang gulo!

"Hey," said the woman with silver white hair in front of me. Her beauty is incomparable. She was wearing a uniform different from the ones I had seen earlier. What she wears is more elegant and beautiful and resembles a military uniform. She was, however, wearing an ID and a logo similar to a banner on the left side of her chest, as were other students. "I was tasked to invite you to the Head Mistress's office, pwede ka bang sumama?" dagdag niya.