A Journey in Gehenna (On-going)

Journey 11: Into the Woods

Journey 11: Into the Woods

╰Blisse's POV╮

I slowly opened my eyes and I found myself inside a vehicle. Namalayan ko na lang na nakahiga ang ulo ko sa kandungan ni Danielle.

"Blisse, you're awake." she uttered. Bumangon naman ako at umupo sa tabi niya.

"What happened, Danielle? Why am I here?" sunud-sunod kong tanong sa kaniya. I can't remember everything after Evan and I went outside the gate of Phantos Academy.

Umiwas naman siya ng tingin sa 'kin, "N-Nothing really h-happened, Blisse. Hindi ka pa kasi nakakapag-lunch kaya ka siguro nahimatay kanina."

What's with that stutter, Danielle? Are you hiding something from me? I want to say those words to her but I think that it sounded so rude.

"We plan to take you home, but we don't know your address. Since you're already awake, I decided to take you to a restaurant!" Danielle said in a cheerful tone.

Tiningnan ko naman kung sino 'yong nagda-drive. I think Auster's his name. I just heard his name while they were practicing their play.

Huminto naman kami sa isang restaurant. Ako sana 'yong magbabayad para sa kakainin ko pero hindi pumayag si Danielle. Pinuno niya 'yong lamesa namin ng mga pagkain at sila ni Auster ang nagbayad. Nabanggit din sa 'kin ni Danielle na kulang pa raw sa kaniya 'yong mga nakalagay sa lamesa, eh. Kasinlaki ba ng bulsa ni Doraemon ang tiyan ni Danielle?

Matapos naming kumain, hinatid na nila ako sa mansiyon nila Lola. Sinabi ko 'yong address sa kanila, siyempre. I really wanted to know if something was wrong but Danielle's smile tells me that everything's gonna be alright.

Sinalubong ako ni Jiji pagpasok ko ng mansiyon ni Lola at tiningnan ako mula ulo hanggang paa.

"Where have you been?" tanong niya agad sa 'kin.

"Galing ako sa isang restaurant." sagot ko naman sa kaniya, "Why?"

"Kanina pa kasi kita hinihintay. Ipapasagot ko kasi sa 'yo 'yong assignment ko sa Math." inabot naman niya sa 'kin 'yong notebook niya, "Kukunin ko 'yan bukas."

Tatawagin ko sana siya pero agad naman siyang umalis. It's not that I'll complain or something. Pero, wala man lang ba siyang binanggit na 'please'?

Pumunta na lang ako sa kuwarto ko at binuksan 'yong notebook ni Jiji. Their topic is all about ratio and proportion. Paanong hindi niya masagutan 'to eh ang dali-dali naman pala nito.

The length of the rope was originally 30 cm. It was reduced in the ratio 5 : 3. What is its length now?

I sighed before answering this easy problem. Hindi ko alam kung hindi talaga niya 'to kaya o sadyang hindi lang talaga siya nakinig sa teacher niya. I wrote the solution of the problem in a scratch paper and copied it to her notebook.

Length of rope originally = 30 cm

Let the original length be 5x and reduced length be 3x.

But 5x = 30 cm

x = 30/5 cm = 6 cm

Therefore, reduced length = 3 cm

= 3 × 6 cm = 18 cm

After answering all the problems in her notebook, I went to the bath to take a shower. Sinuot ko naman 'yong pajamas ko at nakatulog.

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Pagkatapos naming magsimba nila Lola, dumiretso ako sa Saint Catherine High School. Daley texted me that we will having our practice for our performance on foundation day. Katabi lang ng simbahan 'yong school kaya dumiretso nang umuwi sila Lola.