Inheritors Academy

Chapter 1 THALIA ANDROMEDA WALKER

I didn’t want to be an inheritor.

Alam ko naman na kahibangan ang ayaw maging tagapagmana.

Kaya lang kung alam lang nila, mahirap maging isang tagapagmana. I’m not free!

I just want to be me.

I’m Thalia Andromeda Walker. My name Thalia came from the greek word “Thaleia” derived from “Thallo” meaning “to blossom”. My second name Andromeda came from the Greek word “Andros” meaning “of man” combined with the word “Medomai” means, “to think, to be mindful of.” I am studying in "???????µ??, ??, ?” reads as "kléronomos”, a Greek word meaning “heir, inheritor”, or also known as Inheritor Academy.

I am sixteen years old and a freshman.

Like Cinderella, I yearned for a fairy godmother or a genie who can grant me wishes or a Prince Charming who would present me with a way out of this life and a knight in shining armour to keep me safe. I wish to be normal, which I can do whatever I want without hesitation or without someone looking for my mistakes.

I know, it is a kind of wish that will never come true because there is no fairy godmother, a prince charming and a knight in shining armour.  That’s life.  There is no a happy ending story.

“Damn—my hair it just don’t behave at this time.”

Nasa may bandang gitna kami ng bus nakaupo.

“I’ll help you brush your hair.” Ariadne said.

Ariadne is my classmate since kindergarten until today in Inheritors Academy. She’s one of my friends that I know in the academy at ka dorm mate ko din.

This is actually my first day of class.  Good luck nalang sa akin!

Una kong subject ang Philosophy with Mr. Dowling. Sa klase ko na nakilala sina Antheia, Ariadne  and Astraea. Funny that my entire friends name starts with letter A and I call our group “Triple A and a T” and the “T” it’s me. Sana totoo silang kaibigan sa akin.

“Napakaswerte mo nga kasi isa kang tagapagmana.”saad ni Antheia.

“Look, I didn’t want to be an Inheritor. I never asked to be the only child of my parents. I just want to be a normal kid, going to school, reading stories, writing my journals, hunting my crushes, doing the love compatibility calculator, measuring my height everyday as well as my weight, believing in horoscopes, kicking the chairs when I want to, playing angry bird, bookworm and eating ice cream as long as I want.” I said. “Not doing some business works and papers in this age.”

Napakabitter ko talaga. Halos araw-araw ko na itong sinasabi sa kanilang tatlo.

 “We have the same problem, Thalia at huwag mong kalimutan iyon. However, we exist and we know our purpose, it is to live in this kind of world, the world of rich and famous.” Antheia  said.

“Where there is knowledge and power, power and knowledge. Both are never separated according to Michel Foucault and according in the movement Existentialism, that existence precedes essence, being a pour-soi or being-for-itself? Is that it?” I added.

“It’s not a simple philosophy, Thalia. It depends on how you see life. If you merely exist or you live.” She said.

I nodded. Somehow she’s right.

Sabihin nalang natin na parang isang bagong mundo ang Inheritors Academy. Halos lahat ng makikita sa labas ng academy ay meron dito sa loob.  The word nothing is not applicable in the academy's facilities, almost everything is here. It is a huge academy after all as every rich kid enrolled in this kind of school.

Mr. Campbell, our history teacher decided to take our class in a trip today.

Bad thing about the trip is we are heading to a place I hate the most, a museum.

Bata pa lang ako, ayoko na sa museum. Dati kasi nawala ako sa museum at ilang araw pa bago ako nahanap. That was in France. I don’t know what’s in there but as I heard the word museum, it gives me some thingy sensations. I can’t even explain.

“What kind of museum are we heading, Mr. Campbell?” I asked.

“A Greek Mythology Museum.” He answered.

“Why do we need to study this thing? Ni hindi naman tayo naniniwala sa kanila.” I asked again.

“It is because we need to learn how to live like Zeus and the other gods and goddesses. You’ll know the answer to your question later if we are already in the museum kid.” He said.

I don’t believe in gods and goddess. Even if I am a fan of Hercules, Percy Jackson and Kane Chronicles, It’s hard to believe what I don’t see, what I don’t know.

After one hour of our class short journey, we arrived safely in the museum.

Bumaba na kaming lahat at excited na ang ilan na pumasok.

“Tara na.”aya sa akin ni  Ariadne.

“Kinikilabutan ako.”saad ko.

Naglakad na kami papasok.

Nakasalubong naman namin ang mga lalaki na kakababa lang ng bus nila. Ito ang mga kaklase naming lalaki. Hindi ko pa sila kilala lahat. Sa klase kasi namin ay 46 na kaming estudyante. 23 na girls at 23 boys.

“Achilles!”

Here we go again. Girls are screaming for the name of Achilles, the top 1 student of the academy and the richest of us all. Una ko siyang nakita sa first day ceremony ng Inheritors Academy. He’s the leader of the ten glitterati boys. Those boys are fashionable set of people engaged in show business or some other glamorous activity so they called themselves glitterati boys. They are famous, yes.

Nevertheless, I do not like them. They are all jerks.

We entered the museum. “Want some orange juice?”Antheia said, one of my friends in the class.

“Thank you.” Inabot ko ang juice muls kay Antheia.

“Ayaw mo talaga sa mga lalaki noh?”tanong sa akin ni Ariadne.

“Depende kung sinong lalaki.”sagot ko.

“How about Achilles?”tanong naman ni Astraea.

“I hate him the most.”sagot ko.

Nagpaalam ako sa kanilang tatlo ng sabihin sa amin na pwede na kami magikot-ikot.

I walked around the room of Zeus where there are images that shows his mighty things and a family tree where there are mortals and immortals. I’m trying to look for Percy Jackson under Poseidon but his not in the family tree.

Hay naku sana totoo na lang ang mga nakikita ko dito. Para exciting ang life.

I walked round the perimeter statue of Zeus the ruler of gods while I am holding the juice from Antheia. I suddenly bump into Achilles and the juice in my hands spills in his white shirt.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to do it.”I said. Pero natutuwa ako. -___-

“I don’t need your sorry. You need to change this,” he said.

“Change that? Do you think I can buy a shirt somewhere here?” I said. Hello, nasa museum kami!

“Do something. I cannot go out in this room with this stains in my white shirt.” He said.

Why does he keep so calm when in fact he should be mad at me?

“You look familiar.” Suddenly he said that while I’m thinking how can I get a shirt.

“Everyone look familiar to you Mr. Harris.”

“Oh don’t be too formal. Just call me Achilles.”

Aba! Ngumiti pa sa akin, ano ako chiks niya?

“Alright, Achilles. Whatever!”

“Go. Buy some shirt! I need it now. I need to get out of here!Dalian mo naman. Kilos na!”

Unbelievable!

“Look, Achilles. You’re not the immortal Achilles for me to obey. And also, It’s also your fault why I bump into you and spill that juice. So in short, I am not the only one responsible for that stained shirt.” I said.

“Ano ba? Hindi ka ba talaga bibili? Hindi mo ba ako kilala miss?”napipikon ng sabi nito.

Tinignan ko lang siya.

Boom taray ko!

He looked at me like Who-the-hell-is-this-girl look?

Deep inside I want to kick him in his butt.

He is defying rules, violating the golden rule, opposing peace and order, and he is a person who has no heart. No Heart!

Tapos ngayon uutusan niya ko na para bang katulong niya ako?

I will definitely leave him alone like this. Somehow, I need to be a bitch for 0.5 seconds to 1 minute.

“Bye! See you when I see you, Achilles. Hope you can buy some shirt.” I waved my hands.

“Hey! Bumalik ka dito!”rinig kong sabi nito.

Nagpatuloy ako sa paglakad ng hindi siya nililingon. Hahaha evil laugh!

 I leave him alone in that room.

However, I feel guilty.

Should I go back?

No. Yes. No?

NO! That is my final answer.

“Buti nga sayo.”saad ko ng makarating ako sa ibang room pa.

Achilles Tymon Harris, matagal kitang hinintay na makita ng personal.

 I remember when he said that, “You look familiar.”

Yes, I look familiar to him. Of course, I am his ex-girlfriend sister. I will never forget that. He’s the reason why I’m here in his class.

Aphaea is my elder sister and before she died, she said one thing “Never like someone with a surname Harris.”

If Aphaea just lives then I will not be in Inheritors Academy. Kung hindi lang siya nag commit ng suicide maybe nasa Royal Academy pa din ako.

I remember her, she always wears her striking smile. She’s the type of girl any guy could easily fall into. Maybe even me if I am a guy I’ll fall for her. I bet everyone who met her did fall for her. Though I am her sister, we’re opposites when it comes to our personality. I’m sensitive, quiet, a day dreamer and often aloof. Ibang-iba talaga.

I love Aphaea. I love my sister so much that it’s killing me every time I sleep I see her face asking for help. My sister is a strong girl, beautiful, sweet, friendly, lovable and cheerful. Everything went okay, she’s happy and we’re happy knowing that she was doing very well in the Inheritors Academy. I am still in Royal Academy at that time.

Not until she fell madly in love to Achilles Tymon Harris.

Last September 4, 2012 I am lying alone on my bed with a bad flu, trying to keep myself from others when my mom called at sinabi na my sister is gone.

A break occurs in the stream of my thought and I recognize that I am now alone. Here without warning, is the truth that she’s gone.

Wala na akong tagapagtanggol tuwing pinapagalitan ako ni dad. Wala na ang kasangga ko.

Kaya naman nagagalit ako kay Achilles. Siya ang dahilan kaya nangyayari ito. Aristotle is right, Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.

Now, I’m here for her in this Inheritors Academy.

To take her place,

Na ako na ang bagong tagapagmana and dad, ayun mukhang nanghihinayang.

Alam kong malayo ako kay ate. Siya matalinong matalino. Ako ay matalino lang. Sapat lang. I know nothing.

I know him since my sister said his name before she died. “Never like Achilles Tymon Harris.”

That last words remains in my head.

“Nakita mo ba si Achilles?” a guy with a star bucks coffee asked me.

“I saw him. His in Zeus room.” I said. He nodded and went away.

With a stained shirt I think he can never go out with that.

Pero mukhang tinawagan na niya ang mga kaibigan niya para humingi ng tulong.

I joined my friends looking at Athena’s Room.

“Pallas Athena, daughter of Zeus alone. She has no mother and she sprang into Zeus head. She was Zeus favourite child. She’s my favourite goddess in Greek Mythology para kasing ako siya. Matapang at hindi nagpapaapi sa iba. She’s the only one maiden and the chief in the three goddesses.”kwento ko kina Astraea, Ariadne at Antheia.

“Where have you been, Thalia? Kanina pa kita hinahanap.”sabi ni Antheia.

“Sa Zeus Room.”sagot ko.

“Hey Thalia, bakit mo naman ako inawan kanina? Nabitin tuloy ako.” Achilles interrupted.

Paano siya nakarating sa likuran ko?

At anong nabitin?

I looked at him and he gave me a sarcastic smile. I hate it!

“Together?” a girl asked, I think if I am not mistaken, she’s Hestia, sister of Achilles.

Hestia is the twin sister of Achilles and same with his brother, she has no heart. Ang sama ng ugali nito. Kahapon pagdating ko sa academy nakita ko siyang may kasampalan. Grabe! War freak daig pa si Ares, god of War!

“Why are you together?” Hestia asked again.

This is not good. Baka kung anong sabihin ng kumag na si Achilles.

“Ah nagiikot-ikot kasi ako sa kwartong iyon at nakabangga ko kasi siya. Malas niya natapunan siya ng juice ko.”I said.

“WHAT?” O. A. Na reaksyon nito.

Maka-What grabe. Tinignan nito ang suot ni Achilles.

“Don’t you know how much is that shirt? Achilles you must do something!”Hestia said to her brother.

Ang masasabi ko lang sa reaksyon niya: Grabe!

“And for you, Ahh what’s your name again?”She asked.

“I’m Thalia.”

“Nice name.It suits you. ”Achilles said.

Crush ata ako ng kumag na ito.

“Alam ko.”sagot ko naman.

“Bayaran mo ang tshirt ng kapatid ko.”saad ni Hestia. Aba nagtatagalog pala ito.

“Syempre, I have my money, I can pay you anytime anywhere. I can even buy you.”sagot ko.

“Hindi mo ba kami kilala?”tanong ni Hestia sa akin.

“Kilala na kita. Isa kang anak ng mga Harris.Sino bang hindi nakakakilala sayo.Pero hindi iyon ang usapan dito at hindi ka dapat nakikisali sa usapan ng may usapan. Masama iyon.”sarkastikong sabi ko.

“I think this will help,” Achilles shows us a necklace. I recognize it as soon as he show it.

“Hey! That’s mine! Give me that!” I shouted.

Oh no! All my plans and even my darkest secrets are there. That necklace has a memory card inside it and if he sees what is inside, I’m totally in danger as well as my family’s reputation. Hindi ito maaari.

“Gusto mo ito? Then be my slave. Just say yes, you’ll be my lucky slave for three months. I think that’s enough for paying my shirt.”

He’s a jerk!

“I can pay you nga eh. Bakit ba ang kulit mo? Magnanakaw ka! Ibalik mo ang kwintas ko!”sigaw ko.

“No. Kung ayaw mo, bye necklace. You’ll never—.”sabi ni Achilles.

Nakatingin lang sa aming dalawa ang mga kaklase namin.

“Fine. Ibalik mo lang sa akin iyan.”pagsuko ko.

“Great! Give me your phone.”unang utos nito.

Hindi ako kumibo.

“May pera ka, bakit hindi ka bumili?”

“Give me your phone.”ulit nito. “I said give me your phone. Bingi ka ba?”

“Hindi ako bingi!”sagot ko.

Dinukot ko ang cellphone ko sa bulsa ng bag ko at inabot ko sa kanya.

“You’re very lucky to have my number. Kapag kumalat ito ikaw ang sisisihin ko.”sabi nito habang nilalagay ang phone number niya sa phone ko.

“Aanhin ko naman ang number mo?”

“Tatawagan kita kung kailan ka magsisimula.”abot nito sa akin ng phone ko.

“So nice of you, ngayon na ako magsisimula para matapos na ang 3 months at maibalik mo sa akin ang kwintas na iyan.”

“Good. Pahawak.”abot nito sa akin ng basa niyang tshirt.

“Argh! Nakakadiri.”

“Diri ka diyan, swerte mo nga nahahawakan mo ang mga gamit ko. Huwag ka ng umangal.”saad nito.

Maglalakad ba talaga itong walang pang itaas?

“Wala ka ba talagang tshirt?”tanong ko.

Lumapit ito sa akin ng sobrang lapit.

“Bakit? Naiilang ka bang kasama ako?”bulong nito.

“Kapal naman ng mukha mo.”sagot ko. Natawa lang siya.

I’ll make this an advantage. Ngayong malapit ako sayo magagawa ko na ang plano ko.

Again, I’m here in Inheritors Academy to study,

 
And I am up to revenge!