Growing up in a well-known family, Celeste Aragon always lived in unending rules. And among all of the rules, there's one rule she should never violate: Never ever show her special ability to anyone. Her being illusionist should be a secret. But Cel...
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(CELESTE'S POINT OF VIEW)
THE dizzy sensation was still circling in me. I had my eyes shut due to the fast movements of my surroundings. Halos ilang segundo lang ang itinagal ng pakiramdam na 'yon dahil biglang tumahimik ang paligid. I slowly opened my eyes and was astounded when I saw nothing but darkness. A pitch black. Ni isang katiting na liwanag wala akong makita.
I felt myself sitting on a chair. Sa sobrang bilis ng pangyayari kanina, hindi ko alam kung paanong bigla akong nakaupo na. Nawala rin bigla 'yong dalawang gifted kanina. The woman with invisibility and the man who appeared in front of me. This wasn't an illusion, for sure. I teleported somewhere. At sa malamang, 'yong lalaking sumulpot sa harapan ko kanina ang may pakana.
I stayed still and silent, trying to feel my surroundings, when I heard a doorknob turning. It's as if someone's opening the door. Doon ko napagtantong baka nasa loob ako ng isang kwarto. Biglang bumukas ang isang pinto at sumalubong sa akin ang ilaw na nanggagaling sa labas. The moment the door opened, I saw a figure of a person standing right in the doorway. Tanging silhouette lang ang kita ko sa kaniya dahil nahaharangan niya 'yong ilaw na nanggagaling sa labas. Maya-maya'y may inabot siya sa may dingding at lumiwanag ang buong paligid. I was blinded by the lights for few seconds. Napapikit ako dahil doon.
I slowly opened my eyes. Napatitig ako sa lalaking nakatayo ngayon sa may pintuan. Napaawang ang labi ko at halos hindi maipinta ang mukha.
"What—"
"Chill. We're in my house." Danyl cut me off while showing his signature smile. Nakangiti na naman siya.
Nilibot ko saglit ang paningin ko sa paligid. The room wasn't that big, it wasn't that small either. It somehow looked like an old office. Surprisingly, there were no windows, although when I looked at his house earlier I saw a window. Pero ang sabi niya we're in his house. Baka nasa likurang part lang kami ng bahay niya. It's weird, though, that there were no windows in his so-called office. Kahit isa lang. Kahit maliit lang.
I stayed silent, my brows slightly furrowed, as I watched Danyl closed the door behind him. He walked towards the desk that was placed at the opposite side of the room and dragged the chair behind it. Nilagay niya 'yong upuan na 'yon sa tapat ko saka siya umupo. I didn't take my eyes off him.
"What are you doing? Kidnapping me? Ridiculous," I scoffed.
"Are your hands and feet tied? No, right? Did I lock the door? Still no, right? If I wanted to harm you, I would've tied you in that chair and put a tape to cover your mouth, but I didn't."
And who's in the right mind to just snatched someone and brought her in their house without consent, and call it not kidnapping or harming?
"So, your gifted friends snatched me just because I refused to go in your house?"
