Royal Kingdom Academy

Chapter 3: Weird

QUEEN'S POINT OF VIEW

I was walking alone to my first class, and I felt a silence envelop the entire Academy. My forehead was furrowed. What happened? The silence was strange, but at the same time, it was refreshing to see the place so peaceful, with no students in sight, scattered in the hallway. It's still early in the morning to start the class.

Serena it's not with me, may bigla lamang itong inasikaso, susunod pagkatapos ng kanyang gagawin, kaya nag paalam na akong mauuna sa klase. Instead of paying attention to the silence around me, I just shrugged and walked straight towards-

"Scarlette!" A loud call stopped me, causing me to jump in shock.

I clutched my chest in surprise and turned my shoulder to see where the voice was coming from. I saw a beautiful young lady, panicking, calling Scarlett's name.

"Scarlette wait a moment!" What a loud voice, napailing naman ako bago nagpatuloy sa paglalakad.

"Hey Scarlette!... I said stop! Bakit ba ayaw mo tumigil sa paglalakad!" Mabibigat na hakbang ang narinig ko mula sa kanya.

"Geez Scarlette I said stop walking and wait for me!" Halos boses na lamang nito ang umaalingawngaw sa kahabaan ng Hallway.

Who is Scarlette? She had been calling her for a while, she had mentioned her name several times, but not once did I hear a voice from the other side. No answer came from Scarlette. Is she deaf? o nagpapanggap lamang itong walang naririnig.

"Scarlette!" for the nth time Scarlette's name was called again, whoever she was. It's surprising na hindi man lang nito magawang sumagot.

Naging abala naman ang aking mga mata, hinihintay sa bukana ng hallway ang pagdating ni Serena. She's still not here, mukhang matatagalan pa ata siya. Again, tinawag muli nito ang pangalan ni Scarlette. Napa-buntong hininga ako, hindi mapigilang makaramdam ng kuryusidad kung sino ang taong paulit ulit na nag iingay sa loob ng pasilyo.

I stopped walking and turned to see who it was, but to my disappointment, I found no one standing at the end of the hallway. I raised my eyebrows, wondering about Scarlette's sudden disappearance. Who was she, and where did she go?

I sighed, turned around, and continued walking towards what would be my first class, ignoring what had happened earlier. When I arrived at the classroom, I was a bit stunned, they were all there. Halos kumpleto silang lahat, nakaupo sa kani-kanilang upuan, maingay, puno ng tawanan at kwentuhan.

What is happening? I thought I left the dorm early, hindi kaya mali lamang ang aking pagkakatingin sa orasan? Impossible, I never do that. Isang namomoblemang buga ng hininga ang lumabas sa aking bibig bago tuluyang maupo sa upuan.

I chose to sit beside the window, kung saan makikita ang napakalawak, napaka gandang kalupaan ng Academy, sa likuran ng makakapal at malalagong puno makikita ang almost perfect cone mountain. Mga puno at malakapal na halaman na hinaluan ng mga ligaw na bulaklak ang nagbibigay buhay dito-

Sa may hindi kalayuan nahagip ng aking mga mata ang isang pigura ng tao nakatayo sa isang malagong puno, blangkong nakatuon ang maitim niyang mga mata sa akin. I tilted my head to the side and rested my chin on my palm at tamad siyang tinignan, don't mind it kung gaano kalamig ang kanyang mga mata.