Skywood Academy: a Gift and a Curse

6th secret | Red-headed Rapunzel

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"Touch me and you'll regret it..."

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SIXTH SECRET

Red-headed Rapunzel

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[Rhia' P.O.V.]

The Moira is the most dangerous class.

Napaisip ako dun sa ipinaliwanag nina Prima sa akin kanina. Dangerous huh. I wonder...

I'm quite grateful that we didn't go to class today at nandito kami ngayon sa Great Library. They call this place Great because it contains knowledge superior to that of other resources like the internet or simple books daw. I'm quite surprised as to how they keep on giving names to the different places in this Academy. Kakaiba lang talaga ampeg.

Hindi nga kami pumunta ng klase ngunit pang ngayon lamang ito at marahil na hindi ko maiiwasan ang pumasok sa mga susunod na araw. Napabuntong hininga tuloy ako sa sarili. I glance at May who is reading a book while Prima is only fixing her long nails. Why do girls do that?

And here I am, pretending to read this book about Shakespeare. How funny, might as well read a more interesting book kung magtatagal lang din kami dito sa biblyoteka. Natapos na pala ang classes kanina kung kaya't madaming mga estudyante ang nagkalat sa iba't ibang bahagi ng paaralan. Buti nalang at kaonti lang ang nandito sa library. I stood up and May looked at me as if asking me where am I going with her eyes. Itinuro ko lamang yung libro kong hawak hawak at tumango lang siya. I went away and went looking for a section that would at least catch my interest. Scanning. Scanning. Scanning. Found one. Hmmm...

Tierian History. Pinasok ko itong bahagi ng library at napanganga sa aking nakita. This section is at the farthest part of the library and is at the second floor balcony. No wonder nasa pinaka dulo ito ng biblyoteka, it's not as big as the other sections but all these shelves are tall at mukhang abo't na nila ang ceiling.

I started scanning the books and they have this mysterious vibe in them as I read one title after another.The Lost Kingdom and the Great War. The Oryon Peace Treaty. 17th Century Revolution and Restoration. Wow ah, this world really has its own history and by reading these titles mas lalo ko lang nararamdaman ang kaba na wala na ako sa Earth kundi nasa ibang mundo na talaga ako.

Call me crazy but these books are reaaaaally big and eye-catching, maluma luma kasi silang tingnan at may pagka brownish color ang covers maski ang mga pahina nila. It's as if they've been kept here for a very very long time, one might even think that they've been written centuries ago. Maybe they really are old books since I can also smell the particular odor. I didn't know which to read so I decided to choose a random one. As I was about to pick up the one in front of me, nagulat ako nang may isang mahaba at mapulang lubid-- teka-- BUHOK?! ang humablot dito. My eyes widen so much that they're almost bulging out of their sockets if that's even possible. Sinundan ng aking mga mata kung saan nanggaling itong gumagalaw na mahabang buhok at tama nga ang hinala ko, buhok talaga ito! As in literal na buhok!

Nginitian ako ng isang magandang babae na tila ba napakanormal lang ng sitwasyon. Paano ba naman kase! Lumulutang sa ere ang kaniyang mapulang buhok sa iba't ibang direksyon na para bang kinuryente ito! It's as if they have their own life and my jaw literally dropped when her hair started to become longer and longer again. It reached for a book that is at the topmost part of the shelf and it grabbed it. Bumaba ito at umikli hanggang sa nahawakan na nung babae 'yung libro.