Vialine Academy

Chapter 23: Arrow

I went back inside when I heard the sound of broken glass. I saw an arrow with a piece of paper tied to it. The students left was terrified and all went away to avoid the arrow. I knew no one was going to toucch it so I came close.

"P-please don't touch it, P-Princess Amerie." I didn't listen to what the teacher said and went on.

I grabbed the arrow. Not knowing I touched the sharp part. "Ouch." I winced at that. They tried to stop me but I looked at them and I shooked my head. I looked at my hand. It was bleeding. It was actually deep but I didn't mind that.

I asked my teacher to give me a piece of cloth. He (yes it's a 'he') geve me the cloth and I smiled at him. The teachers were proffesional. They weren't those kind of people who uses their position to do things.

I wrapped the cloth around my hands and then it was done. I then looked at the arrow again and then I grabbed it...by the wooden part. I took the paper tied onto it. And then I opened it.

Our past's history almost retold,
Our present's happenings now  unfold.
Remember the things you left behind,
Get ready for the fight that'll happen in time.

I-it was a threat. I stepped back. I am trying to understand what it meant. It was quite confusing...

"What's the matter?" They all asked me. I raised my hand halfway to them tell them to wait...

Our past's history almost retold,
Our present's happenings now  unfold.

It might mean that something will change from the past and something in the present will be discovered.

Remember the things you left behind,
Get ready for the fight that'll happen in time.

It means that everything that happened in the past will now be...repeated...it tells us that...the war from before will now be...the war of tomorrow.

My knees  went weak and I fell to the ground. I was shaking in fear. I looked at my watch and saw that it was 12:00 pm already. The students didn't mind it. Then I remember that Matt told me he'll fetch me from here.

I went back to my senses and put the piece of paper in my pocket. I tried to get up until I felt someone grabbed my arms. "What happened?!" He was panicking.

Yup! It was my Matt. He had a terrified look on his face. I smiled at him. I saw him take a glance at my hand so I hid it behind my back. "Tell me." He calmly said. I stood up by my own and then went outside with him.

"Matt. There was an arrow that broke our window okay? I tried to get the arrow because it seemed that no one was going to check it out. There was a paper---" he didn't let me finish the sentence.

"What paper?" He asked me. I gave him the paper. He opened it and then read it. Napakunot ang noo niya ng mabasa niya 'yun.

He grabbed my hand - my wounded hand - tightly. I winced when it went tighter. "Ouch." I wanted to shout at him for doing that but I just looked down, tears building up in my eyes and they were about to fall.

I think he noticed me because he let go of my hand. He hugged my by my back and said sorry. I nodded at him still looking down. He told me to look up so I did. Pagkataas ko ng ulo ko, biglang tumulo ang luha ko.

He looked at me and then said sorry again. My hand was still bleeding. Naalala ko na nasa harap lang kami ng classroom. I forgot that there was a window in front of us.

Napatingin ako sa kanila at nakita ko silang nakatingin sa'min. Ang mga babae ay nakangiti pero ang mga lalaki ay masama ang tingin kay Matt. The girls here are rather calm than war freaks.

I heard Matt say 'tsk' behind me. The boys looked at me and then smiled bitterly like saying, "Sayang taken na pala siya! " they stopped looking at me when the teacher told them to finish their works. The teacher let us go on since I was finished with my works.

Although we still stayed in that position. My body felt numb all the way to my toes. I couldn't move.

"I'm sorry, Amerie. Kailangan kong gawin 'to. I'm very sorry."

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