Sinclaire Academy: Half Bloods

Chapter Fifty-four: The lesser of two evils

"Aiane open up! I know you're in there!" Mas lalong lumakas ang katok ni Enzo.

Athena breath hitched habang iniisip kung ano ang dapat niyang gawin.

There is no way out!

Magpapalagay na din siya ng napakalaking bintana dito para may matakasan siya sa mga ganitong sitwasyon.

"Gigibain ko 'to pag hindi mo binuksan!" Enzo threatened loudly.

Athena, believing he will really do it, opened the door in a stat ngunit nang makita niya ang mukha ni Enzo sinarado niya rin agad.

She heard him curse on the other side.

"Aiane come on," he said, a bit lower this time.

"Buksan mo na 'to please"

Please.

Are my ears deceiving me? Did he just say please?!

Eaten by the sudden guilt at awa na rin, binuksan na ni Athena ang pinto at hindi na ito sinarado nang makita niya ang mukha ni Enzo.

"You're not talking to me," Enzo pointed out the oh so obvious.

Umiwas ng tingin si Athena. "Wala naman kasi akong sasabihin sa'yo"

"Meron kaya"

She was shook a bit by his answer.

"That day when Ash punched me may sasabihin ka dapat sa'kin," he advanced on her hanggang sa ilang dipa nalang ang layo nila sa isa't isa. "We found out something life changing, Aiane. Why are you keeping me in the dark now?"

She knew what he's referring to is about finding out that there are more Half Bloods other than them. Maniniwala kaya ito kung sasabihin niya na ayaw lang niyang dumagdag sa problema nito that's why she's not telling him the rest of her recent discoveries?

And god ang dami na niyang nalaman hindi niya alam kung saan magsisimula!

Before she could formulate the right thoughts to say to him, natigilan silang dalawa when a whistling sound came.

Asher emerged, his up beat tune whistle did not stop as his eyes landed on them. He was holding some old looking parcels tied together by a thin rope.

"What's that?" Athena asked, eyeing the parcels.

"Flame's stuff," Asher gave her a lopsided smile. "You seen her anywhere?"

"She's in the library," Enzo answered his cousin in a clipped tone. Halatang nainis ito sa pag dating ni Ash.

Asher just nodded and brisk pass them but then looked back at Athena again, "Zeus has gone mad by the way"

"What?" She felt alarmed all of a sudden.

"Go outside and see for yourself"

Hindi na siya nag dalawang isip na lumabas. Enzo was following fast on her tail.

As soon as Athena stepped outside ang madilim na langit agad ang sumalubong sa kanya.

It's not raining.

Madilim lang ang langit like it's threatening to pour rain. Lightning struck as though it was light flickering in the sky followed by loud thunder.

"I need to find him," Athena said hurridly not even glancing at Enzo.

"Sasamahan kita"

"No," maagap niyang tutol dito. "I have to deal with him on my own"

Dahil ngayon palang may idea na siya kung ano ang dahilan ng kakaibang panahon na ito. At alam na rin niya kung saan niya hahanapin ang Kuya niya.