"Good morning your highnesses, I am Ms. Maria Imelda Jones, Elite Kingdom University's Historian."
Pakilala ng isang babaeng nakasuot ng eyeglasses. Base sa hitsura niya, mukhang hindi nalalayo ang edad nilang dalawa ni Head Mistress Prima. Pero mas mukhang maamo itong si Miss Jones kumpara kay Head Mistress na kamag-anak yata si Mason the masungit na butler.
"So for today, we will have separate classes ayon sa napagkasunduan ng administration at ng mga hari at reyna. Lady Ahkiera will have to learn the fundamental history of the school and the country first before she can proceed to the next part." Miss Jones gave everyone a very warm smile kahit ako lang ang nakikinig sa kanya.
"I will leave all of you, your highnesses, to Prince Jyle Phillipe's good hands while me and Lady Ahkiera will visit the library."
Mabilis akong sumunod kay Miss Jones nang maglakad na siya palabas ng lecture room. Nakita ko naman ang pagtayo ni Prince Jyle. Nakangiti ito katulad ni Princess Delancey habang parehas namang nakasimangot si Prince Blake at Princess Maire. Aga-aga ang sama agad ng mood nilang dalawa.
At unang araw na ng pasukan, kulang parin sila ng isa.
Bukod sa biglaang pagpapakita nito kahapon during the orientation, there's still no sign of the Westshire's Crown Prince.
Yesterday, I met all the mentors, instructors and even the people assigned to our special subjects.
Nagpakikilala silang lahat at nagbigay ng maikling salaysay tungkol sa mga asignaturang ituturo nila.
Nagpatuloy parin kasi ang orientation kahit umalis na ang prinsipe ng Flemington at Westshire.
We have four major subjects namely Foreign Languages (Monday), Music & Arts (Tuesday), Political Science (Wednesday) and Reading History (Thursday). At dahil Thursday ngayon, History ang pag-aaralan namin buong araw.
Ang special subjects naman ay every Friday. Iba-iba ito every week. Ngayong linggo ay Archery ang aaralin namin. Next week would probably be either Dancing, Creative Writing and Public Speaking, Horse back riding, Fencing or Royal Etiquette Class.
Saturday morning is for tea time habang ang hapon hanggang gabi ay para sa parties, balls and other important events in school. Rest day naman ang Sunday.
A palace guard opened the door for us. Miss Jones mumbled a greatful thank you bago hinawakan ang kamay ko. She pulled me inside the library, I was too startled that I almost screamed. Pero napalitan ang gulat ko ng pagkamangha when I saw how beautiful the place is.
Wow.
This is Dorothy's paradise.
Maraming libro kahit saan ka lumingon. Books are displayed from the floor up to the ceiling. Sobrang laki ng lugar. There's even a second floor and maybe a third and a fourth floor that can only be reached using an elevator. The floors are only divided by a screen that's made up of glass. Maraming lamesa ang nakakalat. There's a table for a group of people, may pangdalawahan at may single na mesa kung gusto mong mapag-isa.
I noticed Miss Jones walking towards me, may dala-dala siyang I.D. sling na mukhang binigay sa kanya nung lalaking librarian. Hindi ko man lang napansin na nawala pala siya sa tabi ko. She handed it to me nang makalapit. Visitor's pass pala ito. Naalala kong wala pa pala akong library card.
Kahit kasi mga maharlika ang magiging kaklase ko, hindi ako kasama sa mga privileges nila. Katulad ng mga nobles, I'll be wearing a special uniform na suot-suot ko ngayon. Katulad ito sa uniporme nila, iba lang yung kulay. Magsusuot din ako ng identification card. Magsisilbi itong access sa lahat ng room at facilities dito.
