Fangs of a Half-Blood

13 | The Girl Named Kiara

If only I foresee this to happen, hindi na ako pumasok ngayong araw. Today's a new day. Napapailing pa ako sa lakas na sigawan ng mga kaklase ko. Nagdiwang sila dahil wala kaming klase ngayon. But of course, our presence in the campus is mandatory despite of that.

Pero kaagad na nagsibagsakan naman ang mga balikat ng mga kaklase ko nang sabihin sa amin na kahit na walang klase, may attendance pa rin. Those who are presents will automatically receive a points. Ang mga plano nilang gumala ay bigla na lamang nawala nang parang bula.

"This past few days, napapansin ko talaga na ang daming bumabagabag sa isipan mo, Kai." Nabaling ang aking atensyon nang magsalita si Hecate habang naglalakad kaming tatlo sa hallway patungo sa library.

On the way there, kapansin-pansin ang mga estudyanteng naghahanda para sa paparating na acquaintance party sa lunes. As far as I can remember, acquaintance party is one of the most anticipated events by the students. It allows the upperclassmen to welcome new students in the college, a time to mingle and acquaint ourselves with one another.

May mga athletes na nagkakalat sa field. Preparing themselves for the sport competition. Each departments are preparing for the booths as well. Ang sabi, ang magiging theme ng acquaintance party namin ay cosplay.

Therefore, para na rin kaming um-attend ng cosplay media-con. No one knows how obsessed I am with every Marvel film. Out of all the superheroes in marvel I've seen in films, Wanda was my top favorite. Her powers are mind-blowing. In Avengers: Endgame, if Thanos hadn't ordered his right hand to rain fire on the battlefield, Wanda could've finished him alone.

Doctor Strange would be my next favorite. To be followed by Natasha Romanoff or also known as Black Widow. Despite having no superpower, she still excels with others.

Natigil ako sa pag-iisip tungkol sa marvel films nang biglang may bumangga sa akin. I was quick to maintain my balance when I almost lost it. Sino na naman 'to? I mean, the last person who bumped into me was affiliated with Lupus.

And drag me into the toilet room. He then confront me those words that I don't fully understand. He said, I will never understand because I don't have the knowledge of who truly am. Well, ang suntok na natamo ko mula kay Lupus ay kaagad namang nawala.

Hindi ko alam kung bakit kaagad ito gumaling. I mean, talagang nakatamo ako ng black eye sa suntok na 'yon. And I don't understand myself why I shielded Wolfie. The gut feeling I felt that day was all over the place. It only want one thing, to protect him.

Tinanggal ko lang naman 'yong kuwintas kagabi dahil nangangati ang leeg ko. At pagpatak ng umaga ay nabigla na lamang ako nang mawala ang black eye ko. Talagang fully healed siya.

Habang sunod-sunod na e-experience ko ang mga kakaibang pangyayari, napapaisip ako. Baka tama nga si Wolfie. Baka hindi ko talaga kilala ang sarili ko. It was as if the clouds hindered the truth from me. The nature won't agree with me if the world will know who I am.

It's absurd thinking like that. Why would I not know myself? Why would I think there's something big out there, waiting for me to finally escape from my shell?

There's nothing special in me. I am poor, but somehow managed to enrolled myself in a prestigious university. Dahil ito sa kunting ipon ko sa pagta-trabaho ng dalawang taon.

"I am sorry," hingi niya ng paumanhin.

Habang ako naman ay pinagpag ko muna ang suot kong slacks bago siya tapunan ng tingin. There I saw a woman wearing a taekwondo uniform. Kapansin-pansin pa ang black belt niya. She had a raven-black hair and a simple make-up.

Katamtaman naman ang taas ng kaniyang ilong. Kasing-puti ang balat niya kay Rory. I realized how white her teeth was when she awkwardly smiled. Kamot-kamot pa niya ang kaniyang ulo na tila hindi alam ang gagawin.