Missing Zodiac [Season One]

Chapter Eight

Unbothered

Miza

"Huwag niyo kasi siyang paligiran! She's getting overwhelmed by us! Kaya tumatakas e!"

"Mini! Stop staring at her."

"H-ha? Hindi naman ah!? Ikaw 'yon Gem, e!"

Gusto ko nang umuwi...

Hindi ko naman maintindihan ang nangyayari. Nasa isang malaking silid kami na may malalaking bintana at malaking bilog na lamesa at 15 chairs. Nakaupo ako rito kasama silang hindi ko ma-gets ang mga itsura.

Nakayuko lang tuloy ako habang mahigpit ang kapit ko sa palda ko. I realize I'm still wearing my uniform kaso may punit-punit na.

I need a new one.

"Ayos ka lang ba, Virgo?" Nilingon ko ang babae sa tabi ko. A blue girl, everything on her is blue except her skin, but her diamond star tattoos are blue. May parang coral crown pa yata siya sa ulo, and it's color violet. She's wearing a blue sleeveless v-neck long dress, with violet cape.

Sinundan ko lang ang kilos niya nang ipaghanda niya ako ng tsaa. Nang malagyan na niya ng tsaa ang tasa, malumanay niyang nilagay 'to sa harap ko.

Kumunot naman ang noo ko ng makita ang texture nito.

"Am I supposed to drink this?" Tanong ko tuloy. Humagikgik naman siya sa'kin. "Oo, masustansiya 'yan."

"But there's no slime tea."

"Ahaha! Dito sa'tin, mayroon."

Tumitig nalang tuloy ako sa kaniya with no reaction at all then I look at this tea. I have no intention of eating this.

"Naiinom 'yan, Virgo, hahahaha! Hindi mo 'yan mangunguya tulad ng iniisip mo, kaya inumin mo na, hihi!"

Agad akong napatingin sa harap ko at medyo nabigla nang makitang may dalawang babaeng nilalang na lumulutang sa harap ko! Did that one just read my mind?

Who is this green human fish invading my mental privacy?

Mermaids? Floating?

"Aaah!" Napataas balikat ako sa bigla nang mag-react siya na parang nagulat sa'kin at napaatras. Hanggang sa mukhang maiiyak na siya. "Virgo... That's mean!"

Huh?

So she could really read my mind?

"Waah! Tinawag ako ni Virgo na human fish! Sabi niya who is this green human fish invading my mental privacy? Ooh! Grabe!"

And she swims in the air away from me.

"AHAHAHAHA!" Agad naman humagalpak ng tawa yung nagpakilalang si Leo. Nagpipigil naman ng tawa yung lalaking green ang buhok pati yung blonde guy, tinatago pa nila ang mga mukha nila. Even the purple mermaid is trying not to laugh, and then she follows her twin. I don't know how to react so I keep staring at my slime tea that keeps jiggling.

Their looks are so weird but I don't feel scared, they just look weird to me. I know their looks symbolizes their personality and ability. The mermaids are obvious, they're literally swimming in the air, and Leo doesn't have human ears.

And I remember what happened, wala ako sa sarili ko no'n, I also remember that.

That really surprised me...but why it doesn't bother me? As a human I must think that all of this is NOT normal, it must not be real. Those already crossed my mind, pero ang lahat ng 'yon ay parang wala lang sa'kin, parang ang weird lang.

I feel like...those gold strings have always been inside me, I even manage to create a rope para tumakas sana. It feels weird in the body but I was just like, 'okay this works, that's nice.'