"Are you ready for tomorrow?" napatingin ako kay Adriel na naupo sa tabi ko habang nagmumuni-muni ako dito sa parthenon
Dito ako kanina nagppractice ng gravity ko kasi relaxing at mas nakakatulong sa focus ko
Kinilig ako ng kaunti kasi nandito rin siya ngayon, baka destiny na 'to. Natawa ako sa sarili kong iniisip at binalewala ang kabaliwan na yun
"Hindi ko sure ata. Pero dapat siguro ewan" magulo kong sagot sa kanya
He nodded like he understood what I just said even though I think it doesn't make sense "It's normal to be nervous" he said and gave me that smile again
I bit my lip and looked away. Pafall talaga 'tong si Adriel sa ngiti niyang yan.
Pero hindi, dapat magfocus ako para sa duel bukas. Umiling-iling ako at sinampal ang sarili ko
He gasped at what I did and held my wrist probably to stop me from doing it again "Bakit mo sinampal sarili mo?" gulat at nag-aalala niyang tanong
He looked genuinely concern which made me laugh "Wala ginigising ko lang sarili ko" sagot ko sa kanya at winagayway pa ang kamay ko para ipakitang wala lang yun
Kumunot ang noo niya at halatang naguguluhan sa akin pero hindi na nagtanong pa tungkol dun
"Hindi ka pa ba babalik sa tower?" he asked me after awhile
"Hmm, hindi pa siguro, mauna ka na. Dito muna ako saglit" nagtanong pa siya kung sigurado ba ako bago ko siya napapayag na mauna na
I heaved out a sigh after he was gone and looked at the sky. I held my hand out and smiled when I saw a leaf falling, I moved my fingers and played with it using the gravity.
Nagtagal pa ako ng saglit doon bago nagdesisyon na bumalik na sa tower para magready for dinner.
The next day, I was standing in front of my full length mirror when Chailyn knocked on my door
"You ready?" she asked habang nakasilip doon
Iniikot ko ang buhok ko at itinaas para gawing bun bago inilagay doon ang chopstick ko then I smiled at her "Ready"
"Are you excited?" she asked me as we were walking down the stairs. The whole team is waiting on the receiving area doing different things.
Si Yohann, Devan at Branch ay nagpplank, si Adriel ay kausap si Dream, si Exie at Caden ay syempre naglalandian, at yung iba hindi ko alam kung anong ginagawa nila actually
"Medyo excited din" sagot ko kay Chailyn.
The Alpha stood up when he saw us "Just in time" sabi niya bago nauna nang naglakad palabas
Nagkatinginan kami ni Chailyn at natawa nalang "Pa-cool talaga yun siya minsan" sabi niya bago inangkla sa akin ang braso niya at hinila ako palabas at papunta sa colosseum
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"Who's your opponent?" bulong sa akin ni Devan after naming magdrawlots para sa magiging kalaban namin sa duel
It's the day of the duel and I'm honestly nervous. I spent all my time yesterday trying to somehow control even a little bit of my ability and although I managed to do it most of the times, the downside is that I get easily tired. Parang kinukuha lahat ng life force ko kapag ginagawa ko siya.
So I decided to fight in the duel today using combat. Kaya hindi ko pa rin tinitignan kung sino ang makakalaban ko kasi nagdadasal pa ako na sana it's someone whom I can fight in close parameter.
BINABASA MO ANG
Amaranthine Academy
خيال (فانتازيا)Aria Heather Rodriguez is a witty, sarcastic and over-confident girl whose all ever wanted is to go study at her dream school- Amaranthine Academy. A mysterious school that no one seems to know nothing about except that it is one of the most prestig...
