Beyond Mortals : Guardians [ON HOLD]

Chapter 22

CHAPTER 22

Ashley's P.O.V.

Pagkatapos naming makuha ang mga itlog ay sinurrender namin ito kay Headmaster. Hindi rin namin matukoy kung anong element ang wala sa anim.

At tatlong araw na rin ang nakaraan pero hindi pa bumabalik si Ereese. Nag-aalala na ang mga kasama ko, especially Trevor who keep on asking why is she not coming back.

Napa-iling ako. May kaunti rin akong kabang nararamdaman. What if she didn't make it? Tatlong araw na. Kung hindi siya tinanggap ng Netherworld, meaning, she's already out of this world. Looking for another to accept her.

Thinking of that, leaving us, makes me want to cry. Pero wala akong magagawa. Kailangan ni Ereese ng mundong tatanggap sa kanya, ng mundong poprotektahan niya. I know that she's distancing herself to us. At alam ko din ang dahilan non. Para hindi siya mapalapit saamin at hindi rin siya mahirapang umalis sakaling hindi man siya tanggapin ng mundong ito.

But whatever the result is, we need to accept it. Minsan sa buhay natin, hindi lahat ng kasama natin ay panghabang-buhay. Kailangan lang natin ng pagtanggap sa lahat ng mga mangyayari.

Napatingin ako sa pinto ng may kumatok doon.

Lahat ng Elites ay nandito ngayon sa sala ng dorm. Nagpatawag ng meeting ang Headmaster dito sa dorm. Kasama niya si ate. Yes, Ailee is already awake.

Tumayo si Serene at binuksan ang pinto.

Headmaster entered together with my sister.

My sister scan all of us. Looks like she's looking for someone. And I'm right when she talked.

"Where's Ereese?" Tanong niya.

Umiling ako. "S-still not here.."

She gasped. I know what she was thinking. Pareho lang kami ng iniisip. Na baka wala na dito si Ereese.

"H-how.. how many days?" Umupo ito sa bakanteng upuan habang si Headmaster ay umupo sa pang-isahang sofa.

"Three. She's been out for three." Sagot ko.

"Val.." I heard her murmured.

Magtatanong na sana ako ng magsalita si Headmaster.

"Everyone, Ms. Ailee Winterghoun here will have something to tell you." Ani ni Headmaster.

"I can't tell it if Ereese isn't here." Saad ni Ate kay HM.

HM sighed. "Hindi natin alam kung nasaan si Ms. Clarkson. She's been out for three days already. Hindi natin alam kung nandito pa siya o kung wala na."

"What?! You mean that, you don't know where Ereese is?!" Galit na tanong ni Trevor. Hindi alintana na si Headmaster ang kausap niya. "You're the Headmaster yet you don't know where is your student!"

"Trevor! Calm fucking down!" Sita ni Kyler sa kakambal.

"Please, everyone, calm down." Pagpapakalma ni ate. "I'll start even Ereese is not here."

Natahimik naman ang lahat.

"It all started when I was sent to mortal world to protect Ereese." She started. "She was being chased by demons. Pero sa pagbabantay ko sa kanya, lahat ng demons na gustong kumuha sa kanya, they all ended up, ashes. Lahat ng mga yon ay pinatay niya. The population of the demons decrease because of her. She became a threat to all demons. And that started the alliance of the black magicians and the demons. To bring her down. Yes. They want her dead. But when her brother sent her here, my duty ended there. Pero yun ang akala ko. When I entered the portal together with a mortal friend, Mikka, we were ambushed. They thought that I am Ereese. Natunugan nila ang pag-alis niya sa mortal world. And in exchange of her, ako ang kinuha nila. Nakagat si Mikka ng isang demon, alam naman nating kapag nakagat ka ng demon, magiging kauri ka nila.