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"Explain," Than emotionlessly said.
Nanginginig na napatingin ako kay Sofie na tila kalmado lang sa tabi ko.
After what happened last night nang nahuli kami ni Jack, he quickly informed Than about it. Walang ekspresyong tinignan naman kami ni Than before telling Jack to call Ridan kasi mag-uusap kami sa umaga.
And here we are now. It's already morning.
"What were you thinking, Sofie?" galit na usal ni Ridan.
He's also here, sitting in the couch at the living room and because of this sudden meeting, pinabantayan muna namin ni Senpai si Arri. Medyo nadelay din ang training ko sa kanila na whole day sana.
"Wala namang kasalanan si Sofie," I said in a small voice.
I should have known na ganito ang magiging reaksyon nila dahil hindi namin sila sinabihan sa nalaman namin ni Sofie. The worst is, nakita ni Jack si Sofie na sugatan.
"Hindi kita kinakausap, Theia," mariing sabi ni Ridan and scowled kaya napatahimik nalang ako.
Than was standing in front of us samantalang nasa gilid niya naman si Jack na seryosong nakatingin sa amin. They're not pleased with what we did.
But who would even be?
"This is my fault po. I didn't tell Tea to inform you po," mahinahong paliwanag ni Sofie.
"You know what? Hindi ko alam kung matalino ka ba o bobo, e! You know how deadly our weapons are!" galit na bulyaw ni Ridan kaya napayuko kami ni Sofie.
"I'm sorry po," mahinang sabi ni Sofie.
"You are not reckless, Sofie! Ano bang pumasok sa isip mo?!"
"Sorry talaga sa inyo," naluluha kong sabi. This is my first time getting confronted with anger by these people.
But I just don't want them to know about the danger I could bring to our comrade, to Than.
Napailing nalang ako. Ang pasaway ko talaga.
Ridan sighed and looked away. "Are you okay?"
Sofie nodded and sighed.
Even I didn't expect what she did last night. Paano nalang kung hindi tumalab ang barrier ko? Baka mapahamak siya.
Mas naluha naman ako. They were mad at us kasi ayaw nilang may isang mapahamak sa amin. I can completely understand that kaya naman nakakaguilty din 'yung ginawa naming pagtatago nito.
Lalong-lalo na kay Arri na walang alam sa mga nangyayari ngayon.
"Theia." Napaangat ako ng tingin when Than called my attention.
This time, his face was still devoid of any emotions but it's already calm.
"Explain what you saw, what happened...everything. 'Wag kang magtira ng detalye."
And I did. Starting from how I saw Than hurting from the light that my barrier produced down to our adventures in the Library Tower.
"Kaya pala pumunta kayo doon," Ridan muttered.
"Alam mo? And you let them?" It was Than this time.
Seryoso naman kaming tinignan ni Ridan. "I thought they were just sneaking out like all of us do."
Tumatakas din naman pala silang lahat. Walang malinis dito!
Kidding aside, alam kong nagkamali kami ni Sofie but she is not to blame. Dapat talaga ako kasi dinamay ko siya sa mga problema ko sa buhay.
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The Olympian Throne
Fantasy[ Imitheos Tale #1 ] A thousand years has already passed since the Great Olympian Tragedy where the major gods suddenly vanished to keep things in tranquil. In the present time, Theia, a lively coffee enthusiast is abruptly caught in a murder case w...
