Flame Academy

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Sabado na ngayon at maaga akong nagising. Well honestly, hindi ko nga alam kung nakatulog ako. Hindi ko pa din kasi makalimutan lahat ng nalaman ko kahapon. At pati na din ang pag-uusap namin ni Main Titan.

I slowly shook my head while still lying on the bed. Should I address him with his name and not Main Titan? Hindi ko nalamayan at nasanay na pala akong Main Titan ang tawag sa kanya. Now that I also became a Main Titan, I'm starting to think if I should also call him Zach or stick with my first name of him. And I don't really know why it's a big deal to me.

Napailing-iling akong muli at napatingin sa orasan ng kwarto. It's already past eight in the morning and I'm the only one left in the room. Tutal wala namang gagawin ngayon, nanatili lang akong nakahilata sa kama habang nakikipagtitigan sa kisame. But the staring contest between me and the ceiling was cut off when I heard the door swung open.

Tumingin ako doon at pumasok si Bea. She immediately came near me.

"Bumangon ka na, Kate," she said but I only stared at her. Kumunot naman ang noo niya. "Kanina ka pa naman gising pero bakit ayaw mong bumangon?"

"Are we also required to wake up early in weekends?" tanong ko pero natawa naman siya bigla at umupo sa gilid ng kama.

"Hindi naman. Pero tutal kanina ka pa gising, bumangon ka na d'yan. Not unless may masakit sayo?"

I shook my head. "I'm okay."

"Then, bumangon ka na!" she vigorously said while smiling. But when I just stared at her and didn't follow what she said, kumunot ulit ang noo niya. "Ayaw mong bumangon?"

I smiled and shook my head. She grabbed my left arm and pulled me out of the bed. But my body didn't even budge. She tried pulling the comforter but I immediately tightened my grasp.

Naghilahan lang kami ng kumot habang nakatayo siya at nakahiga ako. In the end, binitawan ko na lang at mukhang wrong move iyon. Because Bea was exerting a strong force just to pull the comforter from me, she almost lost her balance when I let go of it.

"Kate!" naiinis niyang sigaw kaya pinigilan kong matawa. I know that she's not really mad and her reaction was so funny I cannot help but to laugh. "Ugh! Ang sama mo!"

Binato niya pabalik sa akin iyong kumot pero hindi ko pa din mapigilang matawa. Bumangon na ako at umupo sa kama bago niyakap ang kumot.

I looked at her and smiled widely. "Good morning, Bea."

"Heh!" She angrily pouted and stormed out of the room.

Pagkalabas na pagkalabas niya pa lang, mas lumakas ang tawa ko. I even hit the bed with my hands and rolled while remembering her expression a while ago. It was epic.

"Kate!"

Mabilis akong napabangon nang marinig ang naiinis na sigaw ni Bea sa labas ng kwarto. I stopped myself from laughing and just shook my head before entering the bathroom. What a funny start in the morning.

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Jillian cooked for our breakfast because Bea was so lazy to go to the dining hall. We ate the food while Jillian was telling me about the lessons I missed. Naiintindihan naman daw ng mga teachers ang nangyari at sinabing hindi ako mamadaliin sa pagpasa. I just mentally thanked God because of that.

After breakfast, I washed the dishes because it's my schedule. Ayaw pa nga ni Bea noong una dahil baka daw mapagod ako. Pero nang sinabi kong siya ang maghuhugas kapag hindi ako, um-oo na lang siya kaya natawa ako. She even glared at me, probably remembering what happened inside the room.