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Chapter 17: Zero O'Clock

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Zero O'Clock

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AS SOON as Royce had stormed out of the room, Amber whirls around with an eyebrow raised specifically at me habang pinupunas ko ang mga luhang tila hindi pa rin tumitigil.

This woman seriously has an attitude.

"What are you all slacking about?" Mataray niyang sabi. "KEEP TRAINING!" She ordered before leaving the room as well to reason with Royce.

Napailing naman si Rome na nakikinig lang sa gilid. Mahina itong tumatawa with his arm folded. "Ahh, emotions." He chuckled before walking towards the door of the chamber.

"Don't listen to her." Sabi niya sa amin before walking away. "You can all get some rest today. Deserve niyo 'yan."

At tuluyan na rin itong lumabas ng training room.

"Oh thank Luna for Mentor Royce. Let's get you to our room now," Haisley told me at tinulungan nila akong makatayo, my chest heaving heavily na para bang hirap akong makahinga.

I nodded, my knees trembling as we all slowly exited the chamber as well; the eyes of goddess Luna's statue seemed to be following our move as we stepped out of the room.

It is what it is.

Sometimes in a person's life, one tends to experience the dark crevices on certain days more than the brightest moments. Ito yung mga araw na tila ba nakakapagod ang lahat — our bodies similar to melting candles that slowly burns out.

We are still mortals. Kahit na biniyayaan ang mga Ethearians ng mahika ay hindi maipagkakailang tao pa rin kami na napapagod at nasasaktan. Today was one of those low days.

The sands beneath my feet curled into my toes as I walked amidst the edge of the shore. Hours had already passed since the rage of Mentor Royce, at heto ako ngayon sa may dalampasigan para makapag-isip-isip.

Madison specifically instructed me not to leave the room but as soon as she and Haisley dozed off for a nap, agad akong lumabas ng kwarto para magpahangin.

Being close to the sea felt more personal to me then being enclosed within the walls of the castle, kung saan hindi naman ako nararapat.

Masarap ang kumpas ng hangin sa aking balat habang naglalakad, my hair flowing against the wind.

Hindi ako sigurado kung bakit lagi kong hinahanap-hanap ang karagatan. Malayo naman ang dagat mula sa Drift Town, at ngayon lang talaga ako nakalapit sa tubig.

Agad akong napalapit sa basang bahagi ng buhangin, where the ocean meets the land. "Maybe it has something to do with my past." I told myself, at saka inilabas mula sa ilalim ng aking damit ang kwintas ko.

Madalas hindi ko ito nilalabas because I felt as if it was something that should be only kept to me.

A tear slipped from my cheek at naramdaman ko ang malamig na agos ng tubig sa paanan ko. Bigla ko nanamang naalala ang sinabi ni Royce.

"I never realized he saw me as that." Bulong ko sa sarili habang tinititigan ang pendant mula sa kwintas ko. The moon glinted as the rays from the sunset fell down on it.

Malapit nanamang mag-gabi.

Agad akong umupo sa basang buhangin at hinayaan ko nanaman ang sarili ko na umiyak. Kailangan ko lang ilabas lahat ng sama ng loob hanggang sa maramdaman kong kaya ko na ulit lumaban.