enigmatic

chapter fifteen ;; family things are weird

After mother and I shopped, umuwi na kami. We bought tons of things for tomorrow! Ang dami, seryoso. Plus, my skin feels soooo better! Umakyat na ako sa kwarto ko, using the devil stairs, at pumasok na. I plop all my things in the bed, since of course; ayoko masira make-up things ko.

"Angelee, darling? Mag-ayos ka! Dadating kapatid ng tatay mo." Mother said through the door.

So.. may tita ako? Neat! makikilala ko na sila. I grab a formal white gown and flat shoes. I let my hair down and inayos ko ang demonyo kong bangs na ikinareregret ko dahil sa galit.

Kaya, pag-galit, 'wag mag disesyon agad, ha? 'Wag tulad ko na nag-bangs.

After dressing up, inayos ko ang kalat sa kama and I placed them in their new place where they belong. Napabigtong ako ng hininga at napasambit, "Sa wakas, tapos na 'ko!"

Kinuha ko ang cellphone ko at binuksan ito. Well, since may bisita, uuwi din si Phan? Nice. Kitang kita ko ang notifications nilang lahat, but who said mag-rereply ako? Magpapakamulto muna ako.

I scroll through my feed, as obvious as it is, bored ako. Wala ba naman akong magawa? I throw my phone gently in the bed at kinuha ko ulit sling bag ko. I poke around the bag para hanapin 'yung notebook ko, you know? The notebook kung saan may spells? My hands then brush along the edges of something and my finger hurts. Ang sakit. I grab the thing and it looks like na-paper cut lang ako. It was the notebook.

I open it and turn its page on the light chapter. The information were;

Scientifically, if you look into it, you can change other's perception of reality since you do control the light, and without it, you can't see it. Therefore, light and dark are the greatest yet most troublesome elements to play with.

My reading time was cut short due to a bell and a loud shout that said, "Angelee! Baba na! May guests tayo ngayon!" Mother said.

That's odd. Usually mga maids magsasabi but maybe because may guests nga at baka importante sila?

I clean myself up and I walk down the very long s t a i r s  that I loathe, a lot. Nahulaan mo na ba? I mentioned it a lot of times naman na.

Pag-baba ko dumiretso ang mga paa ko sa dining room, god ang laki ng table namin. Mas malaki pa sa kama ko. And that's saying something.

I saw two strangers talking to my father. Halatang worn out na mga damit nila, mukhang galing sa laban. "Oh, Angelee. Nandito ka na sa baba." Mother softly said with a smile.

"Eto, oh Ariesa. Ito si Angelee; 'yung bagong dating." Father said while pointing to me.

The girl smiled, "Hi there, niece. My name is Ariesa Miller— this is my husband," the girl said and paused to slap her husband in the back, who was close to sleeping, "Storm Miller."

Uncle Storm was shot awake, almost falling over. "Putxngina naman Ariesa!" Uncle Storm shouted to his beloved wife. "So.. Sorry kung inglishera 'tong asawa ko, ganyan talaga 'yang impaktang 'yan. Mag-tatagalog 'din 'yan." the man said, visibly annoyed sa asawa niya.

Honestly.. ang weird. Kamukha ko silang dalawa? Weird talaga.

"Hampasin kita gusto mo?!" sigaw ni Tita Ariesa habang ready na suntukin si Storm. "Hampasin mo, sige, mararamdaman mo 'din 'yon, tanga." uncle said.

Marrige, it's a weird thing sa Belserion. You two are literally connected— feeling wise. As their vows claims; that in pain or in happiness, they are connected. Kaya if you feel pain, your partner does too.

"Anyways," Mother said, trying to calm these two down. "Kain na tayo."

Everyone sat on a chair, while they talked. Nag-dadaldalan sila, reminiscing about their old lives when they were kids.

Ang nalaman ko so far ay warriors sila? S-class warriors dahil sa status ni Tita Ariesa as the empress of Celestial Midnight as well as sa skills nila. Tita Ariesa had the power to summon any weapon in hand, but in light form. Parehas sila ng magic ni Father and stuff. Si Uncle Storm naman, kaya niya i-turn off ang kahit anong sense ng kalaban, or i-turn off ang sarili niyang senses.

As I remember, Mother has dark magic, but she can only use decay, and not the other perks. So per generation, may pagbabago sa classification ng elemental magic?

I didn't listen further, until something interesting caught my ears.

"Remember? When we used to fight for the throne, Rigel?" Ariesa laughed, and the others joined as well.

Father laughed nervously, and said, "Oo naman, ate." Halatang kinakabahan siya dahil sa topic. Am I supposed to hear this?

Tita's left eye glowed gold and smiled with a chilling grin, "You didn't fight fair and square, though. If you did, we'd be in the opposite place, right.. Rigel?" she said with a scary tone.

For some reason, hindi na ako makadinig. Tito's powers, huh? Nice. I can still see and makeout stuff from their lips.

They seem to laugh it off but tita is really taking it seriously. It's scaring me, lalo na magkamukha kami.

And baam! Nakakarinig na ulit ako. Mother said, "akyat ka na Ariesa, bukas na coronation mo."

I followed her and ran up to the s t a i r s that I absolutely hate.

Namimiss ko na mga kaibigan ko. Hmph.