Silver Gravity

13

I woke up feeling nauseous and sick. I managed to scan the room and we're still here. Napatingin ako sa orasan. It's almost 1 am.

Kahit masama ang pakiramdam ay bumangon ako sa kama at tumayo. I looked for my bag and when I found what I needed, I immediately swallowed it. A medicine. It's not just a simple medicine. Crane's am expert when it comes to medicines, poisons or cures at siya mismo ang gumawa nito. It's a cure for a poison kagaya ng nangyayari sa akin ngayon.

Yes, I was poisoned. It won't kill me but it would make me nauseous and dizzy for atleast 5 hours which is a pure torture.

I knew this was the plan of Lord Atilus when we were called for dinner. The others have no idea obviously. He's not done with his test for me.

Nagkataon pa na 4 am kami aalis. The poison took effect just now kaya ibig sabihin, he can see me suffering from it when we leave and I will fail him.

Curse that old man.

Pumunta ako sa malaking bintanang nakabukas sa kwarto ko. Umakyat ako at umupo doon. My feet touching nothing but the air and I can see the garden below me. The full moon is so bright. Tahimik ang buong paligid.

When was the last time I felt genuine joy? I chuckled with the thought. I don't even remember. I closed my eyes pero halos mapasigaw sa gulat ng biglang may tumakip ng bibig ko. I immediately attacked himback at nasipa sa loob ng kwarto.

"Woah. Relax" my eyebrows furrowed at tiningnang mabuti kung sino iyon.

The light from the moon revealed his face. "Ano bang trip mo?" Inis na tanong ko kay Zyscher. Yes, it's him. And he just jumped from the room beside mine through my window.

He stood up at pinagpagan ang sarili.

"Nice reflexes" he said. I rolled my eyes bago siya tinalikuran at bumalik sa malaking bintana.

"Umalis ka na" I demanded but he did not answer. Instead, he mimicked my movements and sat on the other side of where I am.

"Lord Atilus must've put something on your food. I'm just checking if you'll pass or not and it seems like you did" I scoffed and rolled my eyes onced again.

"I'm not a Queen for nothing" I said, crossing my arms.

Pareho kaming natahimik, just admiring the view of the skies.

"Alesiana. What if she's alive?" I asked out of nowhere. "She's dead" mariin na sagot niya. Natawa ako. He's still affected huh?

"But what if she's alive? Anong gagawin mo?" I asked. I'm pretty sure she's really dead. I just can't help but ask.

"I don't know" sagot niya. Oh.

"You don't know or you don't wanna think about it?" Nilingon ko siya. "Both" I let out a small laugh.

"Tomorrow, we're meeting Damien's Grandmother" he said. Tumango ako. "Then leave now" I told him.

Zyscher's hard headed. When I told him to leave, he didn't leave kaya napilitan akong hayaan siyang umupo doon whild I slept on my bed. Kampante naman ako na wala siyang gagawin. Subukan lang niya. If he does something wrong, I would not let go of him that easily.

When I woke up, wala na siya. I took a shower before changing. Hindi naman kami magbe-breakfast ngayon kaya dinala ko na ang backpack ko.