Magnus Academy: The Cursed Blood

Chapter Six

Changes Upon Returning

Their scent in this room is still around, it's weird, but it's nostalgic how I keep remembering them. Bukas ang bintana, pero halos walang liwanag ang pumapasok. Malinis din ang kwarto dahil sa ilang araw din akong hindi pumupunta dito. How could I? It's kind of unfair staying in this room without them around, but I guess that was just an excuse on how much I want them here.

Walang tunog akong naririnig dito which is unusual, but I'm getting used to it. Only the sound of my footsteps rang across the room as well as my yawns. These days, my stamina has improved a lot, kaya hindi narin ako medyo napapagod—ah no, that's a lie, I still get tired like all the time pero hindi na ganoon kalala.

Pumunta ako sa kitchen at binuksan ang cabinet, doon sa ibabaw ay nakita ko ang maraming maliliit na jars ni Keila na may mga label na jasmine at vanilla teas. She really loves them for some reason, nag umpisa lang ang pagkahulig niya dito nung unang veses niyang pumunta sa bahay. We usually serve these teas for guests, although we barely drink then ourseleves. Kaya marami din ang binigay ko sa kaniya.

It's kind of a waste how she left them here behind. If she was going to leave, sana dinala niya nalang ang mga ito, dahil wala namang iinom dito sa kanila. Who knows baka bigla nalang siyang bumalik dito at pagkagising ko sa umaga wala na sila. I sighed.

I grabbed one small jar of vanilla tea at nilagay ang isang kutsara nito sa isang teacup then poured a hot water in it, as well as cream. Keila dislikes having cream in her vanilla, but I prefer than just having a simple vanilla tea. I yawned before drinking a whole cup of it, it was hot against my tongue, but it was indeed relaxing.

Pumasok ang malamig na hangin ng umaga sa bintana, the sound of turning pages was heard, kaya napunta ang direksyon ko dito. May isang libro sa ibabaw ng desk table ni Andrea sa tabi ng higaan niya. There were three beds, at sa gitna talaga siya, she said she liked it that way. I even remember the time we both argued for that same position, but I gave it up knowing how stubborn she is.

Lumapit ako dito at nakita ang maliit na picture frame, it bears a photo of the three of us the night after we finished the reports kung bakit nasira ang dorm room namin nung unang beses palang naming nagkita-kita, it was a must for students sharing a room to take a picture, ewan ko ba sa school rules.

We never did smile on this photo, we still hated each other then. Pero hindi ko alam na tinatago papa ito ni Andrea hanggang ngayon. We were sure naive back then, bata pa kaming mag-isip, we thought th world was easy, akala namin magiging maayos din ang lahat kung may kaonting problema man.

Really, the two of them...they're just too unfair. Leaving me behind here, at siguro sa aming tatlo ako lang ang may pakealam sa relasyon at pagkakaibigan namin. Maybe I was the only one thinking we were close friends after all, even though I regard them as my only friends, the way they left just like that hurt me...no, I felt betrayed by that certain fact.

Andrea wanted to be stronger, alam ko ito una palang, kahit hindi niya man sinabi sa akin, hindi niya man inamin sa akin ang mga iniisip niya, I've always knew she was havung a hard time, I've always knew she was tired of people around her, which led her to seek for higher power, which lef ger to join Exodus. I was too observant, kaya alam ko ang mga bagay na ito.

I was partly blaming myself, I saw this was coming, I kind of knew from the very beginning of this possibility, but I ignored it. I'm not ignorant, ayaw ko lang talagang gumawa ng mga nakakapagod na bagay, stuffs like comforting her. I just didn't want to break that certain like between the three of us, where no one asks about each other's past or secrets, or something like that.