She's breathing hard while listening, almost to the point of dizziness. It felt like her heart was pumping too much blood and she's feeling lightheaded because of exhaustion. Pagkakataon niya na 'to para mabawi ang lakas at makapagpahinga kahit ilang segundo lang.

"Deflecting involves sidestepping the attacker's momentum and then pulling or shoving him off balance into a fixed object. Redirection is similar and involves turning the attacker towards an object or another member of the group and yanking or shoving a person in a certain object."

Matapos no'n ay muli itong sumugod pero kaagad itong nawala sa paningin niya. Namalayan niya na lang ang sarili na namimilipit sa sakit dahil sa ginawa nito. She was annoyed with herself, she can't even do anything!

I told you to relax.

I can't! How can I relax when I'm aching in pain?

Elisse spit the blood from her mouth and decided to ignore the sore feeling from her now busted lips.

"Next ─ control your environment."

She ran away from her while thinking of a good counterattack. Elisse changed her pace and ran towards the opponent. The teacher aimed at her again but she managed to shield herself.

She quickly held her opponent's arm and twisted it. The teacher turned around to reverse the attack but Elisse quickly tripped her foot and the opponent went out of balance and that's her cue to make another move. Tinuhod ni Elisse ang sikmura ng guro at kaagad na tumalon paatras.

She did it somehow. Napahinga siya ng malalim at pinigilan ang sarili na mag-react o magpakita ng emosyon. Ang totoo ay masakit ang kamao niya at parang bibigay na yata ang sariling mga binti. Hindi siya sanay mapagod ng sobra.

The sun rays were already hurting her skin like a burning feeling once bathed in heat longer than intended. It was a little sore to her when she's clad in sweat and her lungs were burning from breathing too fast. They've been at it for only a few minutes but Elisse felt like she's been in hell for hours.

Nang lingunin niya si Ma'am Jennifer ay parang hindi man lang ito napagod. Alam niya sa sarili na nagagamit na niya ang bilis at ang lakas pero hindi pa iyon maayos. Parang biglang nawawala at lumalabas lang kapag nasa crucial moment siya.

"Prioritize and alternate your attack." Her eyes widened when her opponent vanished in her sight.

"What ─ o...ouch!" Daing niya dahil nasa likuran na niya na parehas ang dalawang kamay na hawak-hawak ng guro. Pinilit niyang makawala pero lalo itong humihigpit. She frowned in pain. Ang sakit!

Naramdaman niya ang hininga nito sa tainga niya. "Prioritize your target and lastly..." Mas hinigpitan nito ang pagkakahawak. She screamed in pain. "Protect your loved ones."

Parang huminto ang lahat sa kanya dahil sa narinig. Pansamantalang naging manhid ang katawan niya nang may mapagtanto siya. That's it. That's something she lost in the middle of acceptance.

She's stupid.

She wanted to protect them but she's not ready to die. Dahil sa takot ay nalimutan na niya kung bakit niya gustong protektahan ang mga kaibigan. She was so pressured to be the chosen one that she nearly forgot that protecting them was not just her obligation. It was her will to protect them, because...because she loved them.

Her obligations have blinded her and so she was filled with tremendous fear. She's so selfish. Bakit ba siya nagpadala sa takot?

She wanted to protect her mother and her friends the most, more than anything else. Napalingon siya sa mga kaibigan at una niyang nakita si Adrienne. She was also looking at Elisse and somehow, something stirred inside her. Sunod niyang pinagmasdan sina Sam, ang kambal, si Diamond, at Asha.

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