"Hey..." Caleb said as soon as I walked inside his office. Nakaupo siya sa swivel chair at may suot na glasses. He's really handsome wearing it and he looks a lot serious which suits his expression.
I smiled. "Is now a good time or are you busy?"
"It's fine. You can come in and sit down," sabi niya kaya naman naglakad ako palapit sa kaniya at sobrang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko. Kapag kaming dalawa lang talaga ay hindi ko alam kung bakit para bang hindi matigil yung puso ko sa pagtibok nang napakabilis. It's like I'm running but I'm not.
He walked towards one of the shelves behind him and took a book. "This is the book that I was talking about earlier. Here," inabot niya 'yon sa akin at mabigat 'yon.
The First Great War of Vermont
It's a little bit dusty, and I could smell the old odor coming from it, indicating that this haven't been opened for a long time. "Thanks. I should go."
"Why are you curious about my magic, Stella?" I was taken aback by his question. "Is there something worth knowing about it?"
Hindi ko inaasahan na itatanong niya 'yon, but I knew it would be suspicious for me to suddenly ask about the history and about his clan. "I'm just a fan of history and your clan. That's it."
Tinitigan niya lang ako at mayamaya pa ay tumango siya. "Ibalik mo na lang 'yan kung kailan mo gusto. Just a reminder that everything on that book is a lie."
Natahimik ako saglit at hindi makapaniwala. "What do you mean?"
"My clan didn't save Vermont from the dark magic users." Why is he telling me all of
this? Is this even real? Paano na lang kung kunin ko ito bilang bagong impormasyon at ipakalat sa iba. "I know you're wondering why I'm telling you this since this is a secret of my clan. But there's nothing to hide about it."
"Why?"
"Because no one can beat my Dad. Even if you are a traitor, you can't stand against him."
Parang sasabog 'yong ulo ko habang nakaupo ako sa higaan sa kuwarto namin ni Kaia. What Caleb told me, blew my mind so hard. I didn't even know how I leave his office. Does he know about me? Did he find out that I was the dark magic user who infiltrated this School? No, that can't be. I'm too careful for him to know.
Sinubukan kong basahin 'yong nakasulat sa libro, pero walang pumapasok sa utak ko. Ever since Caleb told me that everything on this book is a lie, I couldn't bring myself to read it even though it would help me a lot.
"Someone, stop them!" Both Kaia and I, stared with each other when we heard a loud scream. Sabay kaming sumilip sa bintana, kung saan tanaw namin ang quadrangle ng School at pareho kaming natigilan sa nangyayari.
Tumakbo kami pababa ng dorm at dumiretso sa quadrangle. Almost every student were there, watching the fight. They were circling around but no one dared to stop them.
"Tabi!" Tinulak ni Kaia 'yong mga nakaharang at ganoon din 'yong ginawa ko. When we saw Julian and Caleb, knocking each other off, agad kaming tumakbo ni Kaia para awatin sila.
"Fuck you, Caleb!" sigaw ni Julian. Galit na galit sila sa isa't isa at pareho silang duguan.
Caleb smirked and wiped the blood on his lip. He stopped fighting as soon as Kaia held him. Inawat ko naman si Julian na galit na galit pa rin kay Caleb.
"Julian, stop! What is wrong with you?!" inis kong tanong kay Julian na pumipiglas pa rin. I don't even know the reason why, but I know that they are really angry with each other.
"What happened here?" tanong ni Kaia sa Kuya niya.
"Ask him, he started punching me and I just defended myself," sabi ni Caleb kaya agad kong sinamaan ng tingin si Julian.
"Shut the fuck up–" I cut Julian off.
"Stop, please!" Natahimik siya dahil sa sigaw ko at tumingin siya sa akin. His lips were bleeding as well and he has a dark circle under his right eye. "Julian, tumigil ka na."
"Don't worry, Julian. I wouldn't steal anything from you, because it would come my way no matter what you do," sabi ni Caleb nang nakangisi at naglakad na paalis kasama si Kaia.
Hindi ko maintindihan 'yong sinabi ni Caleb pero paglingon ko kay Julian ay nakatingin pa rin siya sa akin.
"What was that, Julian?" I asked him, confused about all of this. Other students started walking away from us, hanggang sa naiwan na lang kaming dalawa roon.
"This is about you, Stella." I was shocked when he said that and he looked at me with a serious expression. "Caleb likes you. And fuck, I can't do anything about it, because I know he's right. He wouldn't steal anything from me, because you feel the same way as him."
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