"You all did a great job as a team! We watched you all along and we saw how you guys saved your groupmate. In just nine hours of your first training ay nakita namin na nagkasundo agad kayo."hindi ko na mabilang kung ilang beses na kaming pinuri ng headmasters. Naipaliwanag rin sa akin na ang twenty four hours sa loob ng simulator ay three hours lang sa labas.
"I think you're all hungry now..please proceed to the dining hall and enjoy your meal then we'll give you two hours to rest..after that we'll be waiting for you in the office."seryosong sambit ni Headmaster Sherica.
Habang naglalakad kami sa pasilyo ay hindi ko maiwasang mapansin ang mga estudyanteng titingin sakin pagkatapos ay kila Zinc.
Why wouldn't they look at me? I'm with the nobles while i'm just a norm.
"They look so powerful!"
"Ang lakas ng dating nila."
"Nakakatakot ang aura nila ngayon,sobrang seryoso."
"Look at Zinc's arm..I bet it's wounded."
"Unang araw nga pala ng training nila."
"Look! Only Layla doesn't have bruises."
It's because i'm healing!
"Oo nga no? Lahat sila meron kahit kaunti maliban dun sa Layla!"
"She's awesome!"
"Huwag ka nang maingay Wendy baka marinig nila tayo."
"Nakakatawang isipin na..matagal bago nila ma-realize na kanina pa natin silang naririnig."pagbasag ni Venus sa namumuong katahimikan sa aming lima.
"Didn't you like to hear praises?"sarkastikong tanong ni Raiden na nakapagpatigil sa kaniya.
"I don't think it was me..who they're praising is."nag-aalangang paliwanag ni Venus.
"Ofcourse! It's obviously Layla."nakangising sabi naman ni Ryan at nilingon ako. I just gave him a sly smile in return.
Pagkarating namin sa Dining Hall ay kapansin-pansin ang kumikinang na pulang table cloth sa isang round table na may limang kulay gintong upuan. Meron na ring naghahayin ng mga pagkain rito kaya paniguradong ito ay para sa amin. Nagsilapitan na kami sa table at umupo sa gustong pwesto. Pinaggi-gitnaan ako ni Raiden at Ryan,sa tabi ni Raiden ay si Venus na katabi naman si Zinc.
Walang masiyadong students sa Dining Hall dahil alas tres na ng hapon. Siguro ay nasa trainings or classes ang mga ito o di kaya ay nagpapahinga sa kanilang dormitoryo.
I can hear the deafening silence all over the dining hall. Sometimes I can hear our utensils everytime it touches our brittle plate.
This one's awkward.
I almost sighed in relief when we all finished our food. Atlast! Kanina ko pang hinihintay na matapos at makaalis sa sitwasyon namin kanina. Sobrang bigat ng atmosphere don at kulang na lang ay hindi ko na ubusin ang pagkain ko.
"You'll be used to it Layla..we're really that quiet when we're eating. Adrielle forbid us to talk whenever we're eating when she was still here."paliwanag ni Ryan.
"Adrielle?"nagtatakang tanong ko sa kaniya.
"Mmm..it's not my story to tell."he smiled then I bid my goodbye before stepping out of the elevator.
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