La Guardiana

CHAPTER 11

ARZANA

"Inip na ako. Matagal pa ba kayo?" I complained. The class orientation will start at 8am but the fuck, we're still at home and it's already 7:50. Dios mío!

"Wait lang, Arzana. Hindi marunong mag-tie ng necktie si Hanabi," Katana said. Mayaka was doing the same thing to Zodiac.

I kept on gyrating the car keys on my fingers while I'm consoling something on my laptop. The last message we received affright the hell out of me until now. Sino kaya yun?

"Karna, let's go," Hanabi uttered. We just followed her as I scrutinized the whole room to check if passcodes and locks are already activated.

We went off the basement and I felt uneasy all of a sudden. Is something bad gonna happen today? I just shook my head and opened the car's door.

We're all inside and I was about to put the IPad on the holder when Mayaka spoke. "You know what? The day we digested the words and meanings dispatched by the untraceable sender, I feel scarify all the time. Like today, I feel like there's something bad that will happen. I trust my feelings so much. I just can't ignore it," she said. Oh, I thought it was just me.

I started driving. Someone heaved a sigh. "Well, I know that we're all thinking about it. But we need to set it aside, agents. Please focus to the mission. When we already find them, then let's think of that again. Someone wanted to befuddle and disturb our minds. We'll descry it as we go on with the mission," Hanabi said. We just nodded.

I can see the university to where we are.. we are near. I just smiled.

Where the five students might be in this pool of thousands of students?

The list.. I need to get it, asap.

"Hala, bakit ang bilis? Nandito na nga tayo," Mayaka said. I just smirked for she can speak the language fluently.

I beeped and the guard opened the gate. I maneuvered the car as I looked for parking. Good thing, I saw a space.

I quickly unbuckled my seatbelt and opened the door. Shit, this is it. I hope this school will help me improve with my designs and all.

I looked at my friends and smiled at them. "Hey, let's see each other later. Buena suerte, Karna!"  I said as I waved my hand to them. I sighed as I watched the four of them walked to where their departments are. It's so hard to practice scatteration when it comes to studying. I used to be with them and what I can do right now is that rem​i​nisce the years we spent in homeschooling.

I decided to walk and find my own department. Well, I'm not even familiar with the school itself 'cause this is my first time being here. We were enrolled online that's why.

I kept on scrutinizing the whole place and I am quite amazed with the edifices installed within the vicinity. Seems like the owner of the university really took so much time, effort and dispensed a lot of money just for them to build all of these.

A smile crept on my lips when I saw the College of Engineering and Architecture, a 4 storey building.

Oh my God, this is it!

I heaved a sigh and started to walk again. I am quite nervous for this is my first time being at school, going to study and do my plates. I am hoping to improve my hand and mind with this.

I am looking on every top corner of the door to see my section but I can't find it. BSCE here looks like they are the most populated course in CEA? Okay, Imma gonna call it CEA for its abbreviation.

I was about to look for my room again when someone approached me. "Hey, are looking for your room section?" A girl asked. I just nodded.

I noticed that we have the same lace, Architecture was engraved on it. "What section, then?" She asked.

"3AR-1," I answered.

Her eyes widened so as her mouth formed into O. So, what's with the reaction?

"OMG! We are classmates! By the way, I am Stacey and you are?" She asked me.

I am quite hesitant to answer her but I just did it anyway. "Arzana," I said. She nodded and started to walk. I just followed her.

"Late kana, Arzana," she laughed.

My eyes widened and threw my hands over my mouth. "Oh my God! Really?"

She nodded. "I just excused myself for I am not feeling well. Then yeah, I saw you. Maybe, you are the transferee that Miss Enzano was talking about," I just nodded again.

She entered a room and I don't know if I'm going to enter also. I'm quite shy because you know, I am already late for class.

"Hey, Arzana! What are you doing there? Pumasok kana," Stacey uttered. I shook my head as a response.

I was about to leave when someone called me. "Miss, are you the transferee?" A sweet voice of a lady invaded my eardrums. I looked at her and nodded.

"Oh, you can enter the class. It's understood why students were late on the first day. And given that you are a transferee, I think you're searching for your room section," she smiled. I just smiled back and nodded.

I sighed and entered the room. I took a gander at my classmates and I can say that they're about 40 to 50, estimated.

I looked at my professor and handed her my schedule. She signed it and handed it back to me.

"Miss, you can sit beside Miss Hanata, there," she said as she pointed where Stacey is. The girl clapped in joy and I just rolled my eyes and laughed.

I put my bag on my chair and I was about to sit when our professor spoke.

"Miss, can you please introduce yourself in front of the class?" She said. I just nodded and smiled.

I ambled to the forepart and sighed. Do I really need to do this?

"Hola. I am Arzana Kazastan A. Carvelo. 21 years old. And yeah, I'm living here in Manila," I smiled at them.

"Hala, may maganda ulit tayong classmate!"

"To-tropahin o jojowain?"

"Hala, pass kung manual lang kaya.. to-tropahin!"

"Jojowain kapag marunong ng mag-CAD!"

"Tanginang standards yan, nakakahiya kayo!"

I am suppressing my laugh for they are all arguing and debating. And I clearly understood what they're all talking about. I just shook my head with that.

"Arzana, bakit ka pala nagtransfer dito? Need mo bang magtransfer talaga or pinilit ka ng parents mo?" Stacey said as I sat on my chair.

I smiled. "I need to study here for I need to improve. I mean, I want to experience a new kind of learning to our craft, Architecture. I want to develop it that's why I'm here." I said, being careful with my words.

I studied her thoroughly. Well, I can't disclose things that are quite private. Not because I don't trust her, but I am just again... Obviating the possibilities. It's just between two things: either to play safe or things might dawdle, backfire and play with you.

So yeah, I chose the first one.

To play safe.