O L Y M P I A S (Home of the gods)

Nineteen

After we are dismissed in class ay pinapatawag agad kaming tatlo sa office.Nilapitan ako nina Mori and Angel.

"Zoelle let's go!" Masayang sabi niya.She's really excited with this 'mission' thing and I saw Angel smiled as well.

"Sige una na kayo.Tell Ms. Helen that I'll be there in a minute." I don't know why but I want to spare a minute alone.

"Sure ka?" Angel asked, mukhang nag-aalala siya but then she shrugged it off.

"Yup." I smiled to reassure them.Nagkaroon ng saglit na katahimikan tsaka sila tuluyang lumabas.

"Sunod ka ha!" Sigaw pa ni Mori bago sila makalayo.Umupo muna ako habang mabagal na inaayos yung gamit ko.

"Follow me." Nagulat ako ng may biglang humila sa akin.Mabilis ko naman itong nabawi and I looked at the man who grabbed my wrist.Napaatras ako sa gulat.

"W-why...w-what do you want?!" I looked straight into his vicious red eyes.Para akong itinapon sa impyerno, nasunog ata ako.

"You."

Napaawang yung bibig ko sa sinabi niya.Hindi na niya ako hinintay magsalita at lumabas na agad siya ng room.Ilang segundo pa bago mag-sink in sa utak ko na gusto niya pala ako kausapin kaya agad akong sumunod.

"H-hoy!Saan mo ba balak tayong mag-usap?" Tumatakbo na ako para makahabol sa kanya.Ang bilis niya maglakad!

"Hoy Ty———ARAY!" Napaupo ako gawa ng bigla niyang pagtigil sa paglalakad.Tumama ako sa likod niya!

Bwisit na to!

"Doltish." Pinagtaasan ko siya ng kilay.What did he just say?Doltish?

It means STUPID!

"E-eh di WOW!" Di na niya ako pinansin pero hindi na rin siya naglakad.So I guess dito kami sa———woah.

What the frick is this?!This is like a mini garden with one tree and then the rest are just plants.But the tree itself is so enchanted!

"This is Aine's tree." I was about to touch the plants ng pinigilan niya ako.

"What?" Sinamaan niya ako ng tingin kaya napatungo na lang ako.

Sama ng ugali nito!Kala mo naman...

"Kala ko ano?" This time ako naman ang tumingin sa kanya ng masama.Yeah, right he can read minds.Nakalimutan ko.

"Wala!" Sigaw ko sa pagmumukha niya.

"It will die if you touch anything from that.Including you." Napatigil ako nung sinabi niya yon.

"Eh?!Bakit ako mamamatay din?!" Tinignan niya yung puno na para bang kinakausap niya through his mind.

"Poison." Nabuo naman yung thoughts sa isip ko.

Kaya pala.It is not made to be touched for it is poisonous.Why is it called Aine's tree though?Is this her first plant or they just named it after her?

"Right.But this is not called Aine's tree because it is her first plant or just nothing.This is actually made by her with her own blood." Nakatingin pa rin ako sa puno.That is why the roots are kind of different from any of the trees outside Eupraxia Academy.The leaves are still green like the other ones.

That's amazing!Then what is the purpose of the tree?To just be seen by people and to be killed when they touch it?

"Stupid.It can bring a person back to life."

But you said that when anyone touch anything from it, including the plants, they will be poisoned.

"Yeah but there's a person whom I am referring to." Napataas naman yung kilay ko pero nakatingin pa din ako sa puno.Parang na-hypnotized ako na ayaw ko ng ialis yung tingin dito.

"Who?" But I decided to look away from the tree and look at Tyrone.

"Someone unknown.The chosen one." Napaawang yung bibig ko.Hindi dahil sa nalaman ko, it is because...

TYRONE IS NOT TALKING!HE'S TALKING TO ME THROUGH HIS MIND!

I CAN READ HIS MIND!!!