The Quest of Dor

Chapter 3

To be honest I still don't want to talk to him or to chat through mails. He was my bestfriend but I broke it. I feel guilty. Sometimes I think some instances about what if I had not fall on him. We could still be friends by now. It was hard not falling on him. He was the nicest guy I've ever met in my life.

After I replied JC, my friends,teachers, and Mrs. Agatha, I turned off my laptop and slept. I woke up around 7 it is the final day before August 8, 2066 - class starts. I went outside the dorm wearing my pajamas and indoor sleepers. I am very hungry to even think about it. Wizards were looking at me hysterically. Amused by my clothes. I'm liberated in whatever I like to do so I decline their sophisticated glare on me. I went to a convenient store bought the ingredients for my stew.Granny Smith apples, 6 stalks of rhubarb, sugar, greek-style yoghurt, and a toasted muesli. I also bought some freshmilk, soap, shampoo and other needs for my personal hygiene. I pushed my cart as I went to the queue, it was pretty long. I am surprised to see Earl lining before me.He didn't seem to notice me. I pinched his shoulder then he turned onto my direction. " Hi, Do you still remember me?"I asked sheepishly.Of course he does, it was just 3 days ago, nobody could forget something instantly unless you have an amnesia. I thought.

" Yeah, ahmm. Ki---la? Yi--la? Something like that." he exclaimed.

" It's Liya. Liya Dor." I ammended.

" I'm terribly sorry, I'm just no good in remembering names.

" No, really it's perfectly fine". I lied.

We were hanging out all day and now he can't remember my name? Is he a senile or something. I retorted on my mind.

He's cart are full of instant foods like hotdogs, nuggets, frankfurters, tuna, burger, french fries. He also bought some freshmilk, yoghurts, coffee, a beer.

" So you prefer instant food?" I asked trying to open up a conversation.

" Actually, I'm no good in cooking. So I prefer instant since all I have to do is either fry or add some boiling water. Plus it's delicious." he answered gleefully.

" As a matter of fact, I am about to make some stew. Would you like to eat with me. I have no friends so I won't mind sharing it with you."

" Really? I will be glad if that's ok with you."

" Of course."

I saw his eyes glimmering, he must be excited about my stew. I thought he was a meek, full of secrets and weird. Maybe there was just something that bothered him that time so his mind was out of nowhere.We directly went to my condo unit. I asked him to sit down on the sofa or wherever he feels cozy to lie on while I cook the stew. I forgot something important. I can do magic! I was still not used to be a wizard. I tried chanting some spell. The ingredients were sliced in a blink of an eye. I started cooking, but this time I'm not going to use some magic since that will be a cheat. I simmered the stew for 15 min. I went to check Earl on what he was doing. He's mind was away, then again the old Earl was back. I tried calling him the first time but he didn't heard it.

I pretended I didn't saw anything. Instead I arranged the plates.

" Hey, Earl! The food is ready."

He went to the kitchen as fast as a jaguar. Looks like he really was just hungry. Oh well.

"Itadakimassu" ( Let's eat )

Earl eats like a glutton, looks like he was enjoying my stew. I can read on his face that it was really delicious. I took a spoonful of stew and tried how it tastes like. It was really delicious.

" You really are a good cook." he declared

" Nahh.. just read the procedure and you'll cook something decent. Try it next time."

We talked about many things. He was a royalty by half blood so he was rejected by his brothers but he still live with the privilege as caste 1. It seems like he was starting to open up things with me and I am happy. We finished our food. I cleaned the dining and wash the dishes. Earl then bid farewell and thanked me and complemented my food countless times. What a funny fella!

" There will be always next time!" I declared before he gets out from my dorm.

" Then it is settled."

" Friends?"

" Friends."

We crossed our fingers.

The day has come! I woke up early in the morning getting ready for our practical exam. Today, all of us will show our powers to one another. We will have our first mission. We don't know exactly but I'll do my best. I prepared my cereals, poured some milk and honey. I had also freshmilk, and boiled egg. I brush my teeth afterwards and wore my suit.

"Hey! Let me ride." The portal was almost closed so I ran as fast as I could. I gave my I.D to the operator to locate my dept. It was less than 10 s. That was really fast. Many wizards have assembled around the ground, they were instructed to line up. I went directly to my locker and put my bag. I immediately lined my self. We raised our hands at the ear level and spoke our oathes. After that we had our national anthem. We went to an open ground. Mrs Margaux was already their he was with an middle aged man. The man was wearing a tuxido and he had a moustache. He is tall, well-postured, he looks hefty.

"Hello, Good day Wizards!"he paused. " I am Gordon, the chairman of Marjorie Sanctuary, I am here to help you develop your ability to manipulate your powers."

" Lets start by sho--" he refrained

" Hello there young man" Mr. Gordon called out.

Everyone including me faced toward the direction where Mr. Gordon was calling someone.

Surprised, it was Earl. His hair is messy, his suit is crampled looks like he was rushing things.

"Pardon me for being late" he claimed.

"Don't worry, we were just about to start."

"Thanks".

I hissed softly to call him and have him lined up with me. He looked around and saw me. I waved at him.

" You're late.Did something came up? "

" Yeah." he answered weakly.

" Ok, let me proceed. Today lets start by showing us your powers. After that we will group you accordingly by your wizard teachers. You're first mission is to collect a dragon egg. The key to this mission is your teamwork." Mr Gordon declared. We are about 20 wizards in Mrs. Margaux section. We started showing our signatured moves. Gabrielle, a 2 showed his fire breath. Ana, a 4 showed his lightning thunder bolt. I was astonished by Pieta's world domination. The ground was sliced in to two but everything went back when Kristine used her Time Zone. I showed them my Healing Ability and Ice Age that can froze everyone for 1 min of course I limit the area since it was only for a show. Earl was still there spaced out. I called out for him bit it seems he didn't notice me at all. Mrs. Margaux called him and he came forward, his element was the same as mine. I was looking closely on him to see what is he going to do. He was about to chant his spells when he suddenly fell and left unconcious.