Dark Intramurals: Chronicles of the Magic Wielders (On-Going)

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE

FEATURED CHARACTER

NAME: Tyrone Gallahad J. Swanson
NICKNAME: Tyrone
MAGIC TYPE: Clavis (Space) Magic
ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius (December 07)

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OLIVER'S FLASHBACK

​"I want to study in the Philippines."

​Ito ang napagpasyahan ko the moment that I woke up. Not that I expected to be alive after what I did.

Lampas pitong araw akong walang malay at nasa bingit ng kamatayan. Then by some miracle, I actually managed to survive. My parents were obviously lacking sleep and in tears when I saw them, but their eyes glowed as they came to hug me. Hindi sila nagtanong ng kahit ano at hindi rin naman ako nagsalita pa. Until now, and that sentence were my first words after I escaped death.

​"But why, Liam?" nagtatakang tanong ng Papa ko.

​On normal occasions, I could've shrugged my shoulders, but since I'm lying on the hospital bed, I can simply let out a heavy sigh. "Well, London's been a bit too much to handle. I want to reinvent myself, to be a better person, and have a fresh start at life. So yeah... that's why the Philippines."

​"Are you sure about this, Liam?" tila naluluhang paniniguro ni Mama.

​I nodded, but my eyes evaded her gaze. The last thing I'd like to see is the hurt in my parents' eyes because I am leaving them, but this is the only way that I know for me to continue living. Hindi ko kayang makita siya araw-araw at magpanggap na okay lang ako. Araw-araw ko lang maalala kung gaano kasakit ang ginawa niyang panloloko. That'll be as good as suicide.

​Nanatili pa ako ng tatlong araw sa ospital bago ako pinayagan ng doktor na ma-discharge na. I wasted no time after I went out. I started packing my things pagkauwi ko sa bahay. It's really a good thing that my parents did not inform anyone, including Tyrone, about everything that happened. Sinabi na lang ng mga ito na nagbabakasyon ako sa Australia sa tahanan ng kapatid ni Mama.

​The following day ay flight ko na papuntang Manila, Philippines. My parents already secured a condo unit for me to stay. Admittedly, wala akong kaalam-alam sa paraan ng pamumuhay sa Pilipinas, but I'll surely have a hang of it sooner or later. My parents said that they wanted to go as well, but both of them are key officers in their respective jobs, which is our primary source of income, so they can't.

​"Are you sure about this, Liam?" teary-eyed na tanong ni Mama bago ako pumasok sa boarding area.

​I sighed to fake an annoyed look, pero ang totoo ay malapit na rin akong mapaiyak sa lungkot. "Mama... we've already talked about this around a hundred of times. My decision is final."

​"Can't blame us, sweetie. You're our only son. You're everything that we have," hayag naman ni Papa.

​"Dad, it'll only be just around seven or eight years. I'll just finish my degree there, then I'll be back here in London to be with you two. I heard that college programs in the Philippines are much cheaper compared here in the U.K., so I think this is a good move," may halong biro kong tugon.

​"We'll miss you a lot, my dear Liam," umiiyak nang wika ni Mommy.

​Niyakap ko na lang ang aking ina, then sumali na rin si Daddy. We stayed that way for some time, bago ko napagpasyahang kumalas na. I walked towards the boarding area without taking a look back, kasi ayaw kong magbago pa ang desisyon ko as I see my parents crying.