Bataille De La Magia (Auregon Trilogy Book 2) - UNDER REVISION

Chapter 40: The Festival (Revised)

Shiro

I woke up, my head feeling drowsy as the blinding light swarm my eyes. I sat down and looked through the window beside me. Umaga na at lumipas na ang buong magdamag. Hindi lang 'yon, wala na rin kami sa medical wing kung nasaan kami kanina. From the familiarity of the room, nasa hotel na muli kami. I'm surprise na hindi nagiba ang building dahil sa lahat ng kaguluhang nangyari.

Inilingon ko ang ulo ko sa kabilang side. Natutulog si Angela sa kama niya. Halos buong katawan niya ay nababalutan ng tela dahil sa mga tinamo niyang paso at sugat sa katawan. Nikki was out of the room, probably somewhere around the premises. I stared down at my hands, feeling the heat of it. Gumawa ako ng maliit na apoy sa aking kamay at pinagmasdan ito. My flames are back to normal. Hindi na ito kulay lila gaya noong nakipaglaban ako. It was back to its orange-red color.

Mukhang natutulog din si Shira dahil hindi siya sumasagot sa mga tawag ko sa kaniya. Must've been exhaustion.

The door clicked at iniluwa nito si papa. Kinilabutan ako bigla dahil nakalimutan kong kumilos kami ng hindi pinapaalam sa kaniya. It's either lecture ang abot ko o concerned lecture niya. Neither is fun.

"Gising ka na pala." Wika niya nang tuluyang makapasok.

Guilt ran through me at wala akong nagawa kundi ang mapayuko at humingi ng tawad, "I'm sorry I act rashly."

Papa approached me, sitting on the edge of the bed. He held my hand and smiled bitterly. "I'm just glad my daughter is okay."

"Hindi kayo galit?"

"I am pero hindi ko na paiiralin 'yon. As long as you and Yuki are safe." He answered. "But, you'll still have a punishment when we get home."

I smiled gave papa a hug. Niyakap niya rin ako at tumagal iyon ng ilang mintuo. I broke off from him, remembering my friends. "Pa, asan po ang mga kaibigan ko?" tanong ko.

He answered na nasa kwarto raw sila, while the others are somewhere roaming around. Nang tanungin ko naman ang lagay ni Reiki ay hindi ako agad sinagot ni papa. Tiningnan niya ako at pinanliitan ng mata. I gulped as he stared at me intimidatingly.

The memory of what happened during the fight in the old castle crossed my mind and I wished na sana walang sinabi si Yuki tungkol do'n. He was super shocked at the time so I do hope na itinikom niya ang bibig niya.

In the end, papa answered my question and when I asked if I could visit him, he said no. Nakahinga naman ako ng maluwag nang sabihin niya na nasa maayos itong kondisyon. I pouted but then remembered something I hadn't told papa or any of my friends.

The thing between me and Reiki. I should definitely mention in any time now. Surely, my friends have already had their suspicions. Which is why I have to tell them sooner than later. And, malalagot ako kay papa at Yuki kapag hindi pa ako nagsalita.

Bumukas muli ang pinto at iniluwa nu'n ang apat na tao. Hya, Mai and Reiki entered the room, along with Nikki who has a tray of food in her hands.

"Shiro, you're awake." Maligayang wika ni Hya at nilapitan ako.

"Good morning?" Mai greeted.

"Good timing! Time for you to eat." Nikki said and placed the tray of food in the table next to me. Mukhang complete recovery na silang tatlo, maliban kay Reiki na may benda pa ang ulo. Make sense since hindi naman nakipaglaban 'yung tatlo.

He just stared at me from his spot, far from me. I looked at him confused and squinted my eyes. His eyes gestured, pointing towards papa's direction. I followed his gaze and it landed to papa. He was staring at Reiki with both murderous and wary eyes. I jerked because of papa's childish attitude.