Sapphire Academy: the lost demon slayer

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

I woke up feeling drained. My eyes are sore and my throat hurts because of its dryness. There are signs of tears on my temple.

I looked at my calendar, "Graduation na pala ngayon," I whispered.

Tiningnan ko ang oras and it says 8:30 am. Malapit na akong malate. Graduation starts at 9 am and I'm not even ready yet. Nanatili akong nakahiga.

"Kung hindi na lang kaya ako pupunta?" What's the point of going there? Wala din namang magsusuot sa akin ng medalya. My parents are not here. They died when I was 7 years old. Napunta ako sa isang pamilya. I had my foster parents, but something happened. Wala akong problema sa pera. May abogado ang parents ko na siyang humahawak sa mga papeles ng negosyo, ari-arian na iniwan ng mga magulang ko sa akin. I also have my trust fund. I have to wait for my 18th birthday para maibigay na sa akin ang right ko sa mga iniwang negosyo at ari-arian ng parents ko. I am the owner of them, but I'm not in the legal age to rule it.

I trust my family's lawyer. I knew him since I was 5 years old and he's a trustworthy man. Wala akong ibang kamag-anak kaya walang ibang makakahawak sa mga ari-arian namin. For now, he's my guardian.

I requested to live alone in our house. Every month, may maglilinis sa bahay na ipapadala niya at maggo-grocery kapag busy ako. Kapag may kailangan ako ay sa kaniya kaagad ako humihingi ng tulong.

He has his own family. His family is good. They treat me nicely and they treat me as a family. Nong may nangyari sa foster parents ko, they decided to be my foster parents but I refused. Sobra na ang nagawa nila. When my parents died, they were the ones who took care of me. My lawyer's wife became my second mom and their children became my playmates. So I decided to live alone. Ayaw ko nang makaabala sa kanila. They've done enough for me.

I was in the middle of thinking when my phone rang. Wala sana akong planong sagutin ito kaya hinahayaan ko lang siyang mag ring ngunit hindi ito tumigil. I took my phone and looked at it.

Tito Eric calling.....

Nagdadalawang isip ako kung sasagutin ko ba. I sighed and answered the call.

"H-hello?" I closed my eyes when I heard my voice. Namamaos ako.

"Aria, nasaan ka na? Kanina ka pa namin hinahanap dito sa School mo, malapit nang magsimula ang graduation mo."

I bit my lips.

"T-tito, I'm still at home..." Walang nagsalita pagkatapos. Hindi ko alam kung pano sasabihin sa kaniya ang sitwasyon. I don't want them to know that I am still here at my house because I woke up late because of crying. After a minute of silence, he finally talked.

"Is everything okay?" My chest tightened and my eyes moistened. Tumango ako kahit alam ko namang 'di niya ako makikita. I want to say I am not okay pero nakakahiya naman. Pinilit kong 'wag maiyak.

"I-I'm fine, Tito. Mali-late po ako kasi may kunting p-problema po..." my voice cracked. "b-but don't worry, I'll be there. I can't be absent on my graduation day," I tried to make my voice sound happy, but I just can't. My tears started to fell. Damn, why did my voice cracked.

"Okay, we'll be waiting for you."

"Thank you, Tito," I ended the call and ended up sobbing. Napipilitan akong tumayo at naligo. I cried the whole time I was taking a shower. I didn't bother to put my essentials. Kahit wala sa mood, naglagay ako ng make up sa mukha. Para na rin matakpan ang pamamaga ng mata ko. Hindi rin ako kumain. Nagmamadali akong pumunta sa school. I hailed a taxi para mas mapabilis.