Team Alpha

Chapter 36

Hindi nalang ako nagtanong pa at pinabayaan na si Matthew. It's his personal life anyway. I can't interfere.

"Seth, lunch na." Tawag ko sa kanya para rin sabihin na paakyatin na niya 'yung tatlo dahil ang lalagkit nila sa tubig dagat. Tumango nalang siya at tinanguan na sina Baxter, Dino at Vernon. They got up and headed to their rooms. Pinabayaan ko na sila na kumain habang nandito lang ako sa sofa, nagbabasa ng libro.

I was flipping through the pages when someone knocked on our door. Tumingin agad ang team dito at tumayo naman ako para buksan 'yung pinto. One of the school's admins greeted me with a smile the moment I opened the door.

"Miss Xin?" Tumango lang ako sa sinabi niya at may tiningnan siya sa board na hawak niya at may binigay sa akin. "Letter from Zeus." Lumapit agad si Seth sa akin dahil sa sinabi 'yung babae. I immediately opened the letter and looked at what was written.

"A physical exam?" Tanong ni Seth at kunot-noong tiningnan 'yung school admin. Tumango lang ito sa kanya at pinapasok na siya ni Seth sa dorm tsaka pinaupo sa sofa. Matthew then gave her a glass of pineapple juice at tumingin silang lahat sa letter na hawak ko.

"Anong ibig sabihin nito?" Tanong ni Jayden na kabababa lang at nakabathrobe pa. Tinakpan agad ng school admin ang mukha niya gamit 'yung board na hawak niya. Tumaas lang ang kilay ni Jayden at dun ko nakitang namumula pala ang mukha nung school admin.

"Wear something appropriate!" Sigaw ni Joshua sa kanya at tinapunan siya ng damit. Napairap nalang si Jayden at umakyat muli para magbihis. Dahan-dahan namang binaba nung school admin ang board sa mukha niya at pinaypayan ang sarili niya.

Tumingin siya sa akin at ngumiti.

"Y-You're living in heaven." Nakangiti niyang sambit habang namumula pa ang pisngi. Napaubo nalang ako at hindi alam kung anong sasabihin sa sinabi niya.

"Okay, back to the letter. Bakit bigla nalang pinapasabak sa physical exam si Xinny?" Tanong ni Hoshi na nakatingin sa letter. Walter had to flip the letter because he was reading it downwards. Tumingin nalang kami sa school admin na nakatingin sa akin.

"Uhh.. children of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades are required to attend in physical exams no matter the capability of the creature." Diretsong sagot ng school admin habang nakatingin sa akin.

Napabuga lang ako ng hangin dahil sa nabasa ko. Huh, no matter the capability of the creature? So, even if you're blind, weak, dying or incapable of battle, you're still required to join the physical exams so long as you're a son or a daughter of one of the holy trinities. Much more for me, I'm the daughter of two.

"Ahh, gaya nung kay Seth?" Tanong ni Duke at dun ko lang din nalaman na habang isang buwan akong tulog, Seth already had his physical exam but they didn't explain to him about the children of the holy trinity thing. Alam niya lang na lalaban siya, pumasok na siya. Seth and his animalistic nature.

Why do the children of the holy trinity need to have this thing anyway? To prove that we're worthy of being their children? Ganun ba?

"When's the physical exam?" Tanong ni Jayden nung nakabihis na siya at umupo rin sa tabi ko.

"Tonight." Bahagyang napaawang ang bibig ko sa sinabi niya. Milo and Hoshi were already sending daggers by their stares. "Tonight? You're kidding, right?" Natatawang tanong ni Milo sa kanya pero umiling lang siya.

"She's capable of everything, right? She's Zeus and Hades' daughter after all. I'm sure it'll be as easy as pie passing the exam. Seth Morgan passed it effortlessly. What more for Miss Xin? Since she's rumoured to be the best of the best." Hindi ko alam kung anong sasabihin ko sa kanya. Nakatingin lang ako sa kanya at sa ngiting binibigay niya.