Classica: Under Eternal Mirage

UEM 07: The Examination

UEM 07: The Examination

"Castania, Minah. 19. Camellia. Applicant. Healer."Bahagya akong umismid nang basahin at kumpirmahin ang ilang detalye sa registration form ko. The staff kept on looking at me and to the paper she was holding.

"This is now your second attempt," she pointed out before clipping my registration form along with the other forms.

I didn't speak and let the two other personnel check my body and other belongings. The other one was using some light magic in scanning me and my things.

Nang matapos na ang mga kailangan kong gawin sa entry point ng destinasyon ko ay agad akong naglakad papasok kasabay ang ilan pang aplikanteng katulad ko.

Just by the looks of it, mukhang kabadong-kabado sila. And they looked younger than me. Probably two to three years younger than me.

I couldn't help but remember myself from them on my first attempt. I was so nervous back then. And excited. I was confident that I'll pass, and I couldn't wait to be an official student at Pansy University.

And those dreams were easily crushed just because I was cheated. And I still couldn't get over it.

It ruined me. That wound will forever remain fresh, bleeding.

But here I am. Applying once again. Ridiculing my weak ass 16-year-old self.

I couldn't help but sigh when I noticed the stares that people were giving me. Or us, should I say.

Nangingibabaw ang kulay ng baro naming mga aplikante. We are all wearing white robes that the university gave us. Only the color of the linings is different. Naka depende ito sa kategoryang sasalihan namin. The sealing applicants have light pink linings on their white robes, offense applicants are brown, defense is violet, blue for the core applicants, and green for the healers, like mine.

All the students we encounter and pass by wearing their respective uniforms. Green robes for the student-healers, a pink robe for the student-sealers, brown for the student-attackers, violet for the student-protectors, and blue for the core or student-controllers. On the left chest part of the robes is the university logo or seal – the Pansy flower but in gold, black, and silver color.

I'll definitely pass the examination, both practical and written. Just wait and I'll wear their uniforms, too.

Hindi ko mapigilang mapangisi sa naiisip. Hindi ko malaman kung tama bang magyabang ako kahit hindi pa ako nakakapag-exam. Ni wala sa bokabularyo ko ang pagbagsak muli.

I still feel bitter about what happened years ago. But I had doubts the other day. But now... all I can feel is the urge to do whatever I want and show them what I have got.

I took my time walking down the cemented entrance pathway. It was surrounded by green grounds and intricate plant boxes. There was also a big fountain at the center of the school ground. Beside it was the statue of Wisheria, one of the six goddesses of catfriends – the goddess of wishes. She is hailed by all the races, probably because according to the legends, she was able to unite all the races of witches.

Well, it was just a legend. Look at us now. Halos magkakagalit na ang bawat tribo. At kung tama ang sinabi ni Letizia, may digmaang nagaganap sa totoong mundo ngayon. Who knows... The other races are probably our enemies.

Sa likod ng estatwa at fountain ay ang isang napakalaking gusali na kulay puti. Kung tama ang pagkakaalala ko, it's the instructors' faculty building and dormitories.

Kahit saan dumapo ang mga mata ko ay mahahalata kung gaano karangya ang paaralang ito. Everything seems so elegant. Every detail was exquisite, and the students perfectly radiates the aura that the school gives off.