Magnus Academy: The Cursed Blood

Chapter Fifty-Six

One Month Gap

Napabalikwas ako ng bangon nang maalala ko ang mga nangyari. A dream? Everything around me was white. There was a tray full of fruits beside my bed, at nakaandar pa ang ilaw sa ceiling. The breeze went inside, swaying the curtains away. May pumapasok ding mga dahon dahil sa hangin. Ang tahimik.

A bandage is rolled surrounding my head na umabot din sa kaliwa kong mata. My right arm is already healed up, ganoon din ang paa ko but somehow I can't move them as much as before. It wasn't a dream at all. Why do I feel like something has changed? My hair was clipped to the side kaya pala parang may nagbago, dahil narin sa nakapalibot na bandage.

I lifted my feet off the the bed and onto the cold floor. As expected, my left leg was falling behind when I tried to stand up. Pinataas ko din ang kanan kong kamay but I immediately shut it downward. It hurts like hell kung pinapataas ko.

I faced the mirror and held unto the wall para hindi ako matumba. I gulped. My heart started pounding again. My long white gown made it look like I'm wearing a formal dress, pero hindi ito ang rason kung bakit ako kinakabahan. Dahan-dahan kong kinuha ang bandage sa ulo ko gamit ang kaliwa kong kamay, since I can't lift the other one.

Nang matangal na ito, the bandage slowly fell to the ground, it didn't make much of a sound, pero nagulat ako at napahawak sa kaliwa kong mata. It used to have the colour of the skies, it represents the waters, I used to see the waves whenever I look at it. But now, I could see nothing at all. My sights at my left eye remains blurry. Wala ako halos makita dito. The colour of the pupil changed, naging kulay silver, or is it white?

I could hear footsteps closing in. Tinakpan ko ulit ang kaliwa kong mata ng bandage wrapping it around my head again. Just as then, the door opened, revealing Vlein Black. She seemed surprise for a moment but she regained herself after few moments.

"I'm relieved to see you awake." I thought she's going to say; you're awake, which was obvious.

"Where is she?" Derecho kong tanong. I don't want to idle around the moment I woke up. At alam kong alam niya kung sino ang ibig kong sabihin.

"Why? Going to take revenge? She nearly killed you, so it's understandable." Galit ako. Of course I am, sino ba naman ang hindi? Hindi ako isang santo kung saan walang pakiramdam. I'm angry but...it doesn't mean I'm going to take revenge. I'm the kind of person who just see things through. Pero hindi ibig sabihin nito na pinapatawad ko ka siya sa ginawa niya. There's no way I will. But if given a chance, I'd like to beat Andrea.

"I'm just asking." I walked back to my bed slowly and sat. While she only stood there, leaning against the wall. I wonder ilang araw na ba akong tulog. And I'm hungry.

"Sa kabilang parte siya ng facility. She just woke up a week ago at hanggang ngayon hindi parin siya pinpayagang lumabas until she's...better." She blinked.

I noticed her thinking before actually saying it, the term 'better'. But anyway, akala ko sa hospital ako but I'm glad they brought me in the facility rather than the hospital. There's too many people there. Pero ngayong naalala ko na ang lahat, what exactly happened after I passed out?

"Is she stable? Ano ba talaga ang nangyari?"

"For someone who just woke up, you sure ask a lot of questions. Bakit 'di mo tignan para sa sarili mo?" She stood up and let out a sly smile. "I'm just here to check your condition, not to answer all of your questions. Pero kung maayos na ang kalagayan mo, mas mabuting kumain ka muna. I'll have Thane deliver your lunch." Then she went out of the room na wala ng sinabi. I sighed. I'm too anxious to just sit around and wait.