Sinclaire Academy

Chapter Nine

Chapter Nine

Carly and I stayed a little bit longer after dinner talking about mindless things, slowly getting to know each other, and it's a start of a great friendship in my opinion. Wala akong pakialam kung high-ranking vampire siya o hindi. She made it clear to me that didn't want to be treated and defined by her family's status. So I'll treat her the same way I treat others. We called it a night after an hour and a half.

Boses agad ni Gray ang bumungad sa akin pagpasok ko ng dorm room.

"So I was thinking that we could go after lunch and stop over at this little café—"

"Ang tagal mong umihi. Pinuno mo ba isang water tank?" bungad na tanong agad sa 'kin ni Mia.

"Bakit nandito ka pa? Ano'ng oras na kaya." Hindi ko na pinansin ang sinabi niya. Tiningnan ko na lang siya at umupo sa kama ko para magtanggal ng sapatos.

"Dapat nga ikaw ang tinatanong namin. Saan ka galing?" Gray glanced at me. She was sitting in front of her desk while browsing the net. Palagi naman siyang ganyan kapag gabi. Mia was sitting on Gray's bed, looking expectantly at me.

"Wag niyo na akong pansinin," ngiti ko na lang. "Balik tayo sa pinag-uusapan niyo. Saan kayo pupunta?"

"Correction, saan tayo pupunta." Mia pointed at the three of us.

"We're going shopping at Town Square tomorrow," Gray informed.

"Shopping for what?" I scrunched up my nose. May pera naman ako but shopping isn't really my thing. I have enough clothes already.

"Dresses!" Mia clapped excitedly.

"Ha?"

"Seriously, nagiging catch phrase mo na 'yang Ha." Mia rolled her eyes at me.

"Magsa-shopping tayo for the ball this Sunday," Gray informed again.

"The what?!" I stood up in shock.

"Don't tell me hindi mo alam na ball sa Sunday!" Mia eyed me in disbelief.

"Halos sandamakmak na announcement ang nakapaskil sa bulletin board. It's actually a sudden event but we have to go with it."

I bit my lip. Ignorante ba talaga ako? Bakit hindi ko napansin 'yon? Adrianna, you ignorant dweeb.

"So, as I was saying, we're going shopping tomorrow for the ball and we should check out this cute little cafe at Vaeseres Street." Gray started clicking away with her desktop.

Mia leaned back on the bed with her arms supporting her from the back. "Hoy Adri, 'wag kang tulala r'yan. Ano? Sasama ka o sasama ka?"

"Like I have a choice," ang sabi ko na lang. I guess staying home isn't an option when it comes to events like this.

"May theme ba yung ball?"

"It's masquerade themed this year."

"So kailangan din nating bumili ng mask?"

"Yep," she answered, popping the 'p'.

"Rumors said that we're going to play a game this year, another game to be in fact. We went treasure hunting last year and trust me it wasn't very fun while wearing floor length gowns." Iling ni Gray.

"A game? Anong klaseng game?"

She shrugged. "Beats me. It's the rumor going around today along with Carly having a new friend."

I stiffened. "Carly having a new friend?" I asked, hiding my discomfort. For all I know, that new friend could be me or Carly has been going around making new friends without me knowing. It could be the latter.