Alzacar Academy

Chapter Six

Lurking

As what Lupitha suggested, we entered the library. It's getting late pero napagpasyahan namin kanina na kada gabi kaming pupunta sa library since our schedule in the mornings are hectics. May iilan paring mga estudyanteng nag-susuot kahit saan. Nang buksan namin ang malaking double door sa library na gawa sa golden mahogany ay bumungad ang maaliwalas na malaking kwarto. The chandelier light match the scorching fire of the goblet on both sides. This place is rather cozy by the radiant light. Pagsara namin sa pinto ay gumawa ito ng ingay.

Pinasadahan ko ang paligid. May iba pang estudyante ang nandito na sa tingin ko'y may ilan ring second at third year. Naglakad kami ni Lupitha sa mga shelves at hinanap ang mga history, articles at ang takbo ng akademiya. The shelves are made the wood of kona. Ang mga libro ay medyo luma na pero maayos pa ang itsura nito. Maybe because of the technology that's why books are now left behind. But it's still useful though.

Maganda ang pagkaka-engraved ng mga title sa libro. The silver and the bronze are outnumbered by gold. Nasisinagan ito ng chandelier kaya mas lalong nangingibabaw. Umakyat kami sa pangalawang palapag. Sa sobrang taas at dami ng libro ay kailangan pang gumawa ng ikalawang palapag na may railings upang hindi kami mahulog. Nakuha ko na ang kailangan ko pero ang kasama ko ay mukhang may hinahanap pang libro. This might take long.

To my suprise, there is also a girl in here, just a few meters away from us. She's also searching or collecting books. Nang napansin niya ang gawi namin ay ngumiti ito. I know her! I saw her in the cafeteria earlier! Siya 'yon. I'm sure of it.

"Hey," she approached.

Lupitha gaze her while frowning, still frustrated on the book she's looking. I gave her a small smile for respond.

"We met earlier, right?" she guess.

"Uh, yeah. We did." I casually said.

Everytime she talks, her dimples are showing. Nakalugay ang kanyang mahaba't maitim na buhok. Mas lalong kumunot ang mukha ni Lupitha nang tignan ako. She's probably wondering.

"I'm Aurora Anson by the way."

I nodded. "Aleera Nyssa. This is my friend here, Lupitha Mogundra." pakilala ko na rin sa kasama ko na ngumiti rin.

"Nice to meeting you two. I gotta get going."

She wave her hands while the other has three books on it. Tumango lang ako bilang ganti at binalik ang atensiyon sa mga libro.

"I've never met her before." Lupitha remarks.

When Lupitha found that book. We hand them to the librarian para malista ang pangalan namin. After that, we both proceed to our dorms. Nadatnan ko si Lunarex sa desk niya, nagsusulat. She's busy of something. She didn't even throw a glance at me when I entered the room. I heave a sigh. Since we have different schedule, I didn't investigate her or even meddle with her life. Sa posibilidad na isa siyang ispiya ay hindi ko nagawang manmanan ang bawat kilos niya. Lupitha didn't ask about it because I can tell that she's really occupied. Ni hindi na namin nabigyang oras ang tungkol dito. But she already concluded that our accusations are not valid.

I eyed her. She's wearing a black sweater and gray pants. Medyo talikod siya sa gawi ko kaya hindi niya napapansin na tinitignan ko siya. She doesn't look suspicious to me. She's more like a reserved person.

Bahagya kong sinapo ang aking noo at kinuha ang mga libro. I place them on the bed, thinking if what I'm going to read first. Siguro ang dapat ko munang tignan ay kung ano ang takbo ng academy. I'll deal with the history and past later when I'm done reading this one.