CIELLE
"Kuya, those creatures could've killed us. Pero pumayag kang may maganap na underwater stuff." Sabi ko kay Kuya.
"No one died, right? Besides, I made sure that someone will interfere if things got too life threatening."
I don't know what life threatening is in my brother's dictionary. But I do hope he wasn't talking about when a student is one breath away from death.
Hinawakan naman ako ni Kuya sa balikat at pinihit sa kung saang direksyon. At hindi na ako nakapagpigil na umirap dahil hindi naman ako makakatayo kung may malalang injury ako. Kung meron man at maliit, baka halos igapos na ako nung Healers dahil sa takot sa kan'ya.
Nagpaalam naman na si Kuya na babalik sa pagbabantay. Hinihintay na lang kasi na makarating sa Forbidden Island yung ibang estudyante. Kitang-kita ko rin yung curiosity ng ibang estudyante dahil pasimple silang lumalapit sa gubat.
Bumalik na lang ako kung saan nakatayo sila Aila at nakitang may benda na yung kamay n'ya.
"Does it hurt?" Tanong ko kasi natamaan daw s'ya ng fire ball ni Ace kanina.
"Not anymore. Wala namang degree yung burn, thankfully." Sagot ni Aila.
"I guess it's a good thing that I pushed you into the ocean." Sabi ni Jett at sinipa s'ya ni Aila sa binti. "Aray! Ang sadista mo!"
"Good thing ka r'yan?!" Reklamo ni Aila. "Ang sakit kaya sa ilong at lalamunan na mapasukan ng tubig alat! Muntik pa ako madali ng kung anong nilalang doon!"
Tiningnan ko na lang sila nang simulan na nila panggigilan si Ace. Panay reklamo sila na kung hindi lang daw pwede at hindi sila mabait, baka daw pinaglalamayan na si Ace. And I silently agree.
I'm not homicidal but I momentarily became one when we were in the waters. Paano, kung anu-anong pinagsasabi.
Uupo na sana ako nang kilabutan ako. At kusang gumalaw yung katawan ko.
A tall wall of water appeared by the edge of the forest which took all the Evans Hotel and Resort personnel and professors by surprise. As quick as I could, I ran the distance where I am towards the edge of the forest. But before I could reach the place, I saw my brother standing with his arms cross and a serious expression.
The serious expression which I only see when he's in a meeting or meeting someone who he's talking to for pure business. And two students were seated on the sand, one of them being Ace Domingo and an unknown girl.
"Ace Domingo," my brother's threatening voice called, "how stupid are you to break the rules even after being warned?"
"Man, why are you so stingy?" Ace groaned. "We're just waiting for the slow pokes. Give the man some time to taste some girl here!"
"Not on my watch and not in my territory, Domingo." Kuya Luke said, with no hint of emotion. "You better thank my sister put that wall up in time."
"Sister?" Ace asked with his head tilted to one side then he turned around where he saw me. "Oh! The beautiful girl in the dorm club! Hi Miss Evans!"
I squinted my eyes at him because I had the sudden urge to punch his face. But he stared at me for a while and for some reason, he discreetly moved away from the girl beside him.
"I shouldn't have put that wall up." I hissed and my brother was looking at me with questioning eyes.
"Are you suggesting to let people die inside that forest?" Kuya Luke asked me.
"Not exactly..." I trailed "...but the warnings should be enough. It'll be on them if they lose their life."
"Just keep that wall up. Inunahan mo na ako, panindigan mo 'yan." Sabi ni Kuya.
BINABASA MO ANG
The Hourglass
FantasyA giant hourglass stands in the middle of the Hudson University. Word has it that its sand has been falling down for hundreds of years and no one knows when it'll stop and what will happen when it does. But as people notices how little sand left it...
