Sapphire Academy: the lost demon slayer

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Aria's POV

Hirap na hirap na akong buhatin itong si Ella. I was the one who carried her and Tin's clinging unto me for her to keep her balance.

When I saw Ella using magic earlier, hindi ko mapigilang hindi magkaroon ng mga tanong sa isipan. Had she been keeping that from us? Bakit kailangan niya pang magpapanggap na wala rin siyang kapangyarihan kung gayon ay meron naman pala? But I chose to not ask. I understand. She has her own decisions. She has her own privacy. She has the right to keep it. But why chose to show it to us when she was keeping it with her for a long time?

"Ayon na ang silid ng headmistress," nanghihinang sabi ni Tin. Kumatok ako ng tatlong beses at walang sumagot. Wala ito? But Aeron said we should go here. Maybe she's outside, fighting?

Kumatok ulit ako. But there was really no response. Maybe we should just go and go to our room. Baka may halimaw naman na pumarito at kung ano pa ang mangyari. I'm the only one who's not injured and how am I supposed to protect them? I don't have a magic. I can't protect them at the same time.

"Maybe we should just go—" napaigtad ako ng may sumigaw. More like a growl. And there, there's a monster behind us.

"Oh-oh..."

Yes, Tin. Oh-oh, we're doomed.

Napatingin ulit ako sa pintuan at sa halimaw. We're cornered! God... Hindi ko na alam kung anong gagawin ko. Nakasalalay sa akin ang buhay ng dalawang tao. I need to find a way to get out of here! Pero paano?

Damn!

It's getting closer!

Natataranta na rin si Tin. "A-Aria, papalapit na ang ha-halimaw sa atin!"

I know that! I wanted to say something but then stopped when I heard a click. What's that? My eyes widened.

"AAAAAH!" Napasabay ako sa pagtili ni Tin. Shit! I heard a loud thud and I felt my butt hurts. Mabigat ang katawang nakadagan sa akin. Ella's whole body is on me, and she's really heavy. Nakayakap naman bahagya sa akin si Tin na nakadagdag ng kabigatan sa akin. Ghad, they're heavy. Ano bang pinagkakain ng mga ito?

"W-Where are we?" Tin's voice was low and it almost came out as a whisper. Umiling ako, "I don't know either."

Inilibot ko ang tingin. This room looks familiar. Where did I saw this room?

"Isn't this the headmistress' room?"

Natigilan ako sa sinabi ni Tin. Right, it's the headmistress' office. Pero bakit kami napunta dito? Hindi ba nakasarado ito? Who pulled us inside?

"Yeah..."

"Pero sino ang humila sa atin? Imposible na tayo ang kusang pumasok kasi lock 'to kanina!"

Umiling ako, "Hindi ko rin alam."

"Baka may halimaw din dito? And we're just really trapped here at pinapalabas lang na ligtas tayo galing sa mga halimaw sa labas where in fact, the monster is inside."

Napakunot ang noo ko sa sinabi ni Tin. Where did she get those thoughts? Ang lawak rin non. Did she really think na may halimaw dito sa loob?

"I don't think so. Maybe it was the headmistress."

"Pero wala namang tao dito," may halong kalituhang sinabi ni Tin. Tama naman ito. Walang tao pero nabuksan parin ang pinto on time sa paglalapa sana ng halimaw sa amin.