Stellar Academy (School Of Magic)

Chapter 27: Night Conversations

Stellar Academy
A School of Magic
By: JeRein_14

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Chapter 27: Night Conversations

Alli's POV

  It was 7 pm. Kakatapos lang ng training namin ni Zayne. I was leaning on one of the bigger trees here in the clearing. Nakatingin lang ako sa kalangitan. Full moon ngayon at maraming bituin na nagkalat at pumalibot dito, mistulang ginawang parang isang malaking canvass ang itim na langit. Ang ganda. Noon kasi sa dati kong tinitirhan, madalang lang ang ganitong view. Ako pa naman yung taong mahilig sa astronomy at star gazing. Aish.

  "Aren't you going back to school? Lumalalim na ang gabi." Pagbasag ng katahimikan ng lalaking di ko namalayang nandito pa pala. Akala ko umalis na siya. Our training ended minutes ago. Siya pa naman yung tipong ayaw nasasayang yung oras niya. Kaya naman ano pang ginagawa nito dito?

  "Gusto ko pa kasi mag stargazing. Mamaya na lang siguro." I didn't spare him a glance. Nagpatuloy lang ako sa pag-admire sa langit. Since i'm a person who's interested in astronomy, sobra akong na-intrigued sa concept ng school na to. Sa pangalan pa lang, may kinalaman na sa space and celestial objects. 'Stellar' is the latin word and term for 'stars'. All sections here are named after constellations and space-related terms. Nung inexplain naman sakin nina Jella yung meaning behind the founder's reason of using such concept, na-amaze ako. Naikonekta niya ang magic and space; two things that was supposed to be nothing alike. Especially since contradicting yung pinagmulan nila. Ang pinakafoundation ng space and universe ay science. Halos lahat ng discoveries tungkol dito ay backed-up ni science. Syempre hindi pa gamay na gamay ng tao ang tungkol dito. There are more things about the universe na hindi pa natin alam. Meanwhile, magic is a phenomenon that science cannot seem to explain. Meron itong sariling laws, physics at rules na hindi sakop ng siyensiya. Ang ironic lang.

  "Ano naman gagawin mo dito?" Napataas naman ang kilay ko sa tanong niya. Teka. Concerned ba siya? Err, no way. Siguro nababahala lang to since siya ang huling nakitang kasama ko. Kaya naman if ever na may mangyari saking masama, siya ang agad mapagbibintangan. Psh. As if naman mag-alala tong devil na to sakin. He was sitting on a large branch of the very tree that was planted opposite of the one i was leaning on. Since nasa isang clearing nga kami, may bakanteng space sa gitna.

  "Pakealam mo ba?" Gusto pa ata matarayan para lang umalis.

  "Tch. Ikaw na nga tong inaalala."

  "Inaala ka dyan. Ang sabihin mo, ayaw mong mapagbintangan kung sakaling bigla na lang ako ma-ambush o makidnap." Nagcross arms ako. Narinig ko siyang magbuntong hininga. Since madilim dito, tipong tanging moonlight at bituin lang nagsisilbing liwanag, hindi ko maaninag yung facial expression niya. But knowing him, panigurado na nakasimangot siya.

  "Don't assume, Arissa. If ever na mangyari man yung sinasabi mo, walang maghahanap sayo. Well, besides from your room mates." Ouch. Napaiwas na lang ako ng tingin sa sinabi niya. Hindi ko maipagkakaila. What he said was right. Kung sakaling may mangyaring masama sakin, walang ibang mag-aalala kundi sina Jella at Lynne. Siguro pati na rin si Aries at Kuya Arc. Aside from them, wala na. Masakit man aminin, pero wala ng ibang tao dito sa school ang magmamalasakit sakin kundi yung apat na yun. Hindi naman ganun kaganda yung image ko dito. Kaya nga nila ako binubully eh. Truth hurts, sabi nga nila. In this case, i felt a sharp dagger cut deeper into my already broken and wounded heart. Ang sakit..

  Nung lumipat ako sa Stellar months ago, isa lang yung thought ko. Magbagong buhay. Magsimula muli. Pero hindi natupad yung gusto ko. Oo, lumipat ako ng school. New environment. New people. New teachers. Kaso, same experience lang. Turns out, mabubully lang din pala ako dito. Just like what happened back at my old school. Whenever i look back on my first days here in Stellar, napapaisip na lang ako kung may nagawa ba kong mali. Probably the part when i talked back to the queen bee. Inaamin ko. Medyo attitude ako sa part na yun. Pero masisisi mo ba ko? It's my chance to create a new image of myself. Ilang months rin ako nagtimpi dun sa dati kong school. All for the sake of good grades and record. Dito, umasa ako na baka pwedeng baguhin ko yun. Nakakapagod maging goody-two-shoes. Psh. Mapapasama pa pala ako.

  "Right. Outcast at bully target rin nga pala ako dito." Tahimik kong sabi sabay buntong hininga. I was never the person who has many friends. Bilang mo sa kamay ang mga maituturing kong totoong kaibigan. Either I lack social skills or I'm just not really likeable. Psh. Hindi ba talaga ako kamahal-mahal?

  "Tch. Wag ka ngang mag-drama dyan. Hindi mo ikakaganda yan." an imaginary vein popped on my head. Ang yabang talaga ng devil na to! Bwisit! Kala mo kung sinong gwapo!

  "Arrogant bastard." i muttered angrily. Wala akong pakialam kung marinig man niya yun. Masyadong mahangin tong lalaking to. Dapat ma-deflate yung ego niya kahit kaunti lang. Paniguradong ikakaunlad ng buong mundo kung sakaling mangyari man yun. Malay natin, pati world hunger masolusyunan pa!

  "Says the ugly witch." napabusangot naman yung mukha ko dun. Ugly Witch?! Tanggap ko pa na tawagin niya kong panget. Pero mangkukulam?! Aba't sumusobra na siya!

  "Aish! Fuckaging tape ka talaga kahit kailan! Who are you calling a witch?!" Hindi ko maiwasan na tuluyang mainis sa kanya. Well, kanina pa naman akong inis. Just that, sumukdol na ito sa hanganan ngayon. I just don't get this guy. Why does he seem to hate me so much?! May nagawa ba ko sa kanyang mali?! It's not like I stole his pet puppy or something!

  "Did you just say 'Fuckaging Tape'? What the hell?" I groaned. Nabigyan ko na naman siya ng isa pang bagay na magagamit laban sakin. You see, I don't cuss. Sure na napansin niyo na yun by now. Hindi lang talaga ako komportable sa ganun.

  Hindi na ko nakatiis. Nagbuntong hininga ako ng malakas bago itulak ng bahagya ang sarili ko palayo sa punong sinasandalan ko. Pagsisisihan ko to mamaya, sure ako, pero kailangan ko to gawin sooner or later. Hindi ko na ma-take yung pagtrato niya sakin. If we're going to make this 'relationship' work, kailangan naming magkasundo. As impossible as that sounds. Kinompose ko muna yung sarili ko bago ako nagsimulang maglakad. Yep. You got that right. Nagkukusa akong lapitan ang lalaking pinakamumuhian ko. Ironic, right? Never kong inimagine na darating ang oras na to.

  "Zayne.." panimula ko once na nakalapit na ko sa punong inuupuan niya. He had a frown on his face. Mukhang naguguluhan siya sa pinag-gagawa ko. Hindi siya nag-iisa. Pati ako, confused na rin.

  "What?" he said, looking down at me with a curious gaze. It's now or never.

  "Why do you hate me so much?" There! I asked it! I threw the question I had been meaning to ask..

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Hi! Long timeeeeee! *hides behind a wall when tomatoes started flying my way* Ok.. Ok! I got it. 😅 you guys are mad that I kinda abandoned this (well, and my other stories). But High School Life was eating me alive! I think I lost a good deal of sleep because of our thesis and other school works. *sighs* Hope next semester wouldn't be that exhausting... Who am I kidding?! I bet it'll be twice as hard! I'll be a zombie by the time I graduate! 😭😭

P.S: on a much happier note, I decided to update two chapters. Hope you enjoy!

P.S.S: This is dedicated to my bestfriend irl, 12CheshireCat, who forced (well, not really) to update..

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