Wonderland Magical Academy: Escaping Darkness

Chapter 31: Their Connection

CLAUSS

Thursday night. I sighed. I'm here at the rooftop with a telescope on one of my hands. I'm checking the surroundings. I know, I'm not enough for this task. This was actually a pain. We're communicating through Claudette's power. I could all hear their voices inside my head.

Nakauwi na ang mga estudyante. Less trouble for us. May kanya-kanya kaming lugar na binabantayan. We're not leaving our post. Hindi namin alam kung kailan susugod ang mga kalaban. Nagbabantay si Akira sa harapan ng academy habang nasa isang puno. Si Selene naman ay nagbabantay sa stadium ng field. Sina Cyril, Frances at Xander naman ay nakakalat lang kung saan-saan. Magkasama naman sina Bryan at Claudette.

Pinauwi namin si Felicity dahil mapapahamak lang siya. Her magic power was sealed. She can't probably use it. And she doesn't know anything about it. Si Troy naman, nagmamatyag sa entrance ng kagubatan. Masyadong tahimik ang gabi. Tanging ang banayad na simoy ng hangin at ingay ng mga kuliglig ang naririnig namin. It will be bad if we don't get enough rest. Bukas na ang araw na hinihintay namin. May mga kahina-hinalang pangyayari kaninang umaga kaya hindi namin magawang magpahinga.

Inilibot ko ang paningin sa buong paligid gamit ang telescope na hawak ko. Naalerto ako sa isang presensiya na biglang sumulpot mula sa likod ko. Hinarap ko siya. Kumunot ang noo ko nang makilala na si Cyrus ang taong 'yon. Still, his motives were not clear to me. And I'm really curious how he got here that fast. What was his power?

"What do you want?" seryosong tanong ko sa kanya. Hindi ko alam kung kaaway ba siya o kakampi pero magaan ang loob ko sa kanya. May pagkakahawig pa kami. May ideya na pumapasok sa utak ko pero hindi ko pa natatanong at nakukumpirma sa kanya. I don't have the courage to ask him. I'm afraid of my hunch but at the same time it overwhelms my heart with happiness. But I don't want to jump into conclusion. Cyrus sit on the railings.

"You look tired. I will lend you a hand. I will guard the place for all of you. You can all sleep. Tiyak na hindi pa susugod ngayong gabi si Jeanne. She's probably sound asleep right now. She will not waste her energy tonight. She's saving the real fight for tomorrow," he answered smiling. Wala akong nakikitang bahid ng pagkabahala sa mukha niya. May alam siya sa nangyayari kahit hindi siya nakikialam sa 'min. 

But I can't trust someone so easily. I looked at him doubtfully. I must be cautious.

"How can I be sure that you're not an enemy? I'm not sure if I can trust even you. I don't know who you really are," kunot-noong sabi ko sa kanya.

He smiled widely. "Of course, you know who I am. You already have an idea but you're just afraid to accept it. You're not dumb as Mom, Dad," he frowned suddenly. Napaawang ang labi ko. My heart was pounding so fast. I can't get a hold of my emotions. "Marami na akong naibigay na clues sa kanya pero hindi pa rin niya nakukuha kung sino ako. She's really slow. Now, I'm really wondering why you fell for her. But I love her the way she is, like you always do," he added.

Nanghihinang umupo ako sa sahig. Napasandal ako sa railings. Katapat ko lang siya. Nakatingin lang ako sa kanya. I knew he's sincere with what he had said. Hindi ko malaman ang sasabihin ko. Siguro hindi ko na kailangang magtaka na nakikita ko siya ngayon. We're not ordinary, anyway.

"You're really my son? Paano ka nakarating sa panahon namin? Why did you come here?" sunud-sunod na tanong ko sa kanya. Halo-halong emosyon ang nararamdaman ko ngayon. Masaya ako dahil nakilala ko siya agad. Hindi rin ako makapaniwala sa nangyayari. Pero natatakot din ako at kinakabahan pa rin para sa mga mangyayari bukas. I know this wasn't the time to celebrate and be happy. I'll save the celebration for later. I have to focus on the coming fight.

"Some genius freak made me a defective time machine! Mabuti na lang bago sumabog 'yon, nakarating ako rito," naiiling na sabi niya. Sumabog? Bigla kong naalala ang pagsabog noong nakita namin ang red moon. Siguro 'yon ang tinutukoy niya. It was the same time when Jeanne challenged me. "Si Jeanne ang pakay ko. I have to bring her back with me in the future. I also need to stop her but I have limited power to do that in this time. That's why I'm counting on you. If you failed then there will be no future ahead for you and Mom," he seriously said.