THE ADVENTURE OF AUGUST BACK TO EARTH

81. Reversal of Fate

August's POV

Isang lingo din akong nagpahinga. The first three days was hell. Ang sakit umihi at maglakad. Palagi lang akong nakahiga dahil natatakot akong maimpeksyon. Hirap pa akong maligo dahil masakit siya kung hahawakan.

Araw-araw kong sinisisi si Cayden at ang bakulaw naman ay todo alaga sa akin, bumabawi daw siya dahil siya daw may kasalanan. Tinatanggap nito lahat ng sama ng loob ko sa kanya dahil sa nangyari sa akin. Ang awkward pa tuwing chinecheck ako ng doctor dahil may kakaibang ngiti ito! Jusko, nakakahiya! Nakakahiya yung nagkasakit ka dahil dun!

Hindi ako lumalabas ng kuwarto dahil sa kahihiyan. Ni hindi ako tumatanggap ng bisita. Kailangan ko munang kalimutan ang nangyari pero peste, paano ko makakalimutan yun kung ganoon ang impact sa akin? Forever na yun nakatatak sa utak ko.

Buti na lang ngayon at hindi na siya masakit. Hindi na rin namamaga. I'm healed. I should avoid being alone with Cayden in a room. Dahil sigurado ako, since nasimulan na namin ito, masusundan at masusundan talaga ito kung hindi ako magiging maingat.

This will be my first walk outside after I was bed ridden. Nakasuot lang ako ng tattered jeans and a gray turtle neck sleeveless shirt.

I've gone outside. Wala si Cayden ngayon dahil may gagawin daw siya. I looked around and nothing is change with the Academy, aside from the gold flag. I remember, it was changed with black since I got back from Earth. Did they changed it back again with gold? Pero hindi ko na yun binigyan pansin pa.

"Miss white! You've been absent for more than a week! Do you have any plans on going to my class?" Napahinto na lang ako sa paglalakad ng biglang sinigawan ako ng isang lalaki.

Agad na napalingon rito and I saw how furious is Sir Gusion. Nanlaki naman ang mga mata ko dahil nagulat ako sa itsura nito.

"S-sir?" I totally forgot na klase ko pa pala until now. I totally forgot it.

"Don't just stand there! Go to my class! Now!" Para itong demonyo na sinisigawan ako.

Kinabahan ako na napatango at mabilis akong naglakad. What the fuck is wrong with him? I am not even wearing my uniform. I look so informal and do I really need to go in his class? As far as I remember, I no longer have any abilities. I am now a normal being in Pandora.

Pumasok na lang ako sa classroom at lahat naman ng mga kaklase ko ay tiningnan ako na parang nagulat pa ang mga ito. Kung nagulat sila, paano na lang kaya ako? I was heck surprise by the sudden appearance of sir Gusion.

Umupo na lang ako but I am not seeing Tonet. I should ask the headmaster for me to be transferred. This curriculum no longer suits me.

"Open Page 586 and read the 10th sentence." Kahit nabadtrip si sir ay nagawa pa rin nito ang magturo sa amin. He's talking about history again na hindi ko naman pinagtuunan ng pansin.

Natapos din ang pangalawa namin subject at ang susunod na ay ang Dark Arts. We tackled about how to avoid getting hypnotized. There is no topic about demons or such things. Hindi na ako nagtanong.

Dumating naman ang lunch break and I just took a sandwich. Wala akong ganang kumain. I don't understand but wala akong ganang kumain.

Pumunta ako sa field kung saan may nakita din akong nga iilan estudyante na naglalakad at ang iba ang tumatakbo. Pero napahinto na lang ako sa paglalakad ng biglang huminto na naman ang paligid.

This scene is familiar. Is that man going out? Kaya agad akong napalingon sa magkabilang dako pero wala akong nakita. But instead, a very familiar kid appeared before me.

"Hello there!" Bati nito sa akin.

"You punk!" Gulat kong turan kay Harithus. I gritted my teeth when I remembered him saying that I failed the test. "You told me that I failed the test, were you just tripping on me?"

Umiling ito. "You really did not. And all of this is just part of your desire. Your desire to make him alive again. This is just a dream." Sagot pa nito sa akin.

Napataas naman ang kilay ko. I won't believe this kid. I am so much awake at alam ko ang lahat ng yon ay hindi panaginip.

"Don't you dare! Akala mo maloloko mo ulit akong bata ka?" Asik ko rito. I don't care if I look childish. Nakakagigil naman kasi talaga itong si Harithus.

Tumawa naman ito. "I really can't believe you took my joke seriously. You look pathetic."

"And who's fault is that? You made me believed na hindi ko natapos ang pagsubok ko at hindi ko pa talaga alam kung ano ba ang pagsubok na yun. Tapos pagtatawanan mo ako? Are you nuts?" Iritadong sagot ko rito. I am wondering kung nagkaroon kaya ako ng kapatid na singkulit nito ay baka mamatay ako sa kunsumisyon.

"Totoo naman yun. Dahil in the first place, wala naman talagang pagsubok. I just made that up because you look stupid and easy to manipulate at tama ako. You fell easily on my trap." Tatawa-tawang sagot pa nito at kulang na lang humaba na ang ilong nito sa sobrang proud na nararamdaman niya.

Like heck? This kid is making me feel worst. "What do you even mean? Anong walang pagsubok?"

"You wish to change the past di ba? You wanted to save Cayden? Kaya ang ginawa ko, I put you at the tine where you can stop the evil itself. By killing Alucard, the core will not be stolen, no demons and Cayden won't be killed. Simple as that. You are just so stupid to realize it." Paliwanag pa nito na may kasabay pang insulto.

"Have anyone told you that you have a stingy personality?" I looked at him incredulously. I wonder if he had friends.

"I don't need to be nice since I don't associate with people." Mayabang na sagot pa nito sa akin.

He doesn't associate with people? Eh anong tawag niya sa akin? This kid is really.

"Then what do you call in this visitation if you don't associate with people?" Taas kilay na sagot ko rito.

"Because you are a dem—you're overly stupid and that's not normal." Sagot nito sa akin na ikinainit ng ulo ko pero naisip ko rin na wala akong mapapala kung palatulan ko pa ang batang ito. "I heard you meet your fa—I mean you met Clandestine."

The name rings a bell. I remember he's the man that talked to me before I was send to Harithus dimension. The beautiful man.

"So ano naman ngayon kung nakita ko siya? Don't tell me isa kang fan?" Taas kilay na tanong ko rito. If he's making fun of me then I will make fun of him.

"Of course! I am his fan! Hindi mo siya kilala? He's a God! The God of Darkness! Pero ano ba ang aasahan ko sayo? Of course yoh are stupid enough, to not be able to recognized him."

"Hoy Harithus nakakailang stupid ka na sakin! But did you just said he's a god?! Like a freaking god?" Gulat na tanong ko rito.

"Tss. Sa tingin mo binibiro kita? Magbasa ka kaya ng history ng creation at ang family tree ng mga gods ng malaman mo? Tss, I should not be wasting my time here—I gotta go!" Sagot nito sabay sibat.

Nanatili naman akong nakatayo at ngayon ay ang nakahintong mga galaw sa buong paligid ay bumalik na sa normal. Pero ako naman yata ngayon ang na freeze ni Harithus. Does it mean, I already met an actual god? Holyshit.

To be continued...