"Sigurado akong magugustuhan mo sa kabilang mundo. Almost everyone is friendly and warm, you need that!"
And why would I need that?
"Aren't you supposed to be teaching today?" tanong ko. He frowned when I didn't respond to what he said. Kakadating ko lang dito sa academy galing palasyo.
Everyday, I need to meet my guards who are in-charged of patrolling 24/7 to hear some updates about Mesqueta's surroundings. Meron ding mga nakabantay sa mga borders dahil doon malalaman kung may outsider o bisita.
"Kumusta naman ang mga estudyante?" tanong ko kay Ali na nakahiga sa vintage couch sa gitna.
"So far, so good. Wala namang pasaway. Wala pa." sagot niya. Malalaman naman ng mga may posisyon sa paaralang ito kung may lumalabag sa unang unang patakaran dito, ang paggamit ng kapangyarihan nang hindi oras. Ang seal na nakadikit sa mga balat nila ay kusang magpaparusa sa kanila sa oras na gawin nila iyon.
"They wouldn't want to test the seal."
Friday. Magic Session of College Students. Ang iba ay kasalukuyang nagkaklase habang ang iba ay papunta na sa training hall. Hindi pwedeng magsabay sabay ng schedule ang lahat ng blocks dahil hindi pa nila gamay ang kanilang mga kapangyarihan. It would only cause disaster.
Nagtungo ako sa garden ng academy para mag-alaga ng mga halaman. Lumaki akong mahilig sa mga halaman kaya hindi pwedeng walang ganito rito. Kahit ang buong Mesqueta ay punong puno ng mga halaman at magagandang bulaklak sa bawat kalsada. Isang bagay na namana ko sa yumaong reyna.
Gamit ang kapangyarihan ko ay naglabas ng tubig ang mga kamay ko para madiligan ko lahat ng mumunting halamang nandito. Lahat sila ay nakangiti, lahat ay punong puno ng buhay.
"So, her Majesty loves planting." hindi na ako nagulat nang may magsalita sa likuran ko dahil bawat yabag ng paa niya ay nararamdaman ko na kanina pa.
I turned around to face him. "Mr. Mozart."
"At your service, your Majesty." he grinned as he held my hand and kissed it. I remained civil, kahit pa pinakikiramdaman ko ang bawat galaw niya.
"You're supposed to be in your classroom or training room right now, Mr. Mozart." I said, still smiling.
"Beautiful." he uttered. I was confused for a second but when I turned to see what he was looking at, it was a red rose.
"That flower looks innocently beautiful—but when you take a closer look, you'll see that its stem is full of thorns." sambit niya nang titig na titig sa mga mata ko.
"Who would've thought it was a deceiver? But the funny thing is that, everyone still loves it despite the danger it causes." he said meaningfully.
Right. And I'm not stupid to not get what you are trying to say.
"Are you afraid of the rose, Mr. Mozart?"
"No, not at all, Your Highness. I like it, to be honest. I honestly want to test its thorns. I wanna taste its poison." he smiled, more like a smirk. I smiled bigger.
"Roses are made delicate. It's people's choice whether to handle it with care or to cut its thorns for them to avoid whatever it may cause. It will only harm you if you will let it harm you." and I would never be exactly like a rose. It may be a deceiver but it's weak. It's very easy to extract its thorns.
"Right. I agree with you, your Highness." he never took off that annoying smile on his face. I just nodded and continued what I was doing earlier.
"Go to your respective room, Mr. Mozart." I said as I watered the plants in front.
ESTÁS LEYENDO
Live, Alena (Luctus Academy)
FantasíaAlena Clementine, the youngest queen of Mesqueta, witnessed how her parents died. Justice. That was what she craved. But how would she find one when she's too pure and innocent? Too kind and weak? And so, she changed. From being weak to being wicked...
