MYSTERIUM CLAVA (VOLUME 1) - PUBLISHED UNDER TBC PRINTERY

CHAPTER 19

WAIT?Mr. Seigmundo is our club adviser?! I can't believe this. Maya mayahe stood from his chair and walked gentle towards me. Napansin ko rinang ilang pasa at sugat mula sa kanyang pisngi ganun na din angpaika-ika niyang lakad. Sh*t! Those wounds. Did those come from hisclash against Ms. Minakata.

After recalling itay napayuko na lang ako. I felt like this was all my fault. If itweren't because of me ay hindi niya matatamo ang mga galos niya. Iwant to cry, I want to punch myself, I want to hurt myself. D*mn it!

Then, I felt a handtouch my chin. It was Mr. Seigmundo lift my chin until I was lookingat his. I can feel something strange while staring at his blue eyes.

"Never lookdown on something especially if you know to yourself that you haven'tdone something wrong." Mr. Seigmundo said while smiling at me.

"B-but, you gothurt because of m-"

"No, don'tblame yourself because it wasn't your fault in the first place. Shechose to be a rebel against the academy then she faced theconsequence of her actions."

"Alwaysremember that even how much they try to reign, Justice will alwaysprevail." Justice will always prevail. Right, it will. "WaitWhat are you doing here anyway?

"I got bored soI asked my dad to bring me here." Napatawa na lang ako sa sagotko. Napa-face palm na lamang si Craige, while Toby rolled his eyesand went on reading. Napatawa na lang si Nzib and Ryn while sittingon the couch.

"You couldnever live without any adventure anymore, don't you?"Nakahalukipkip na sabi ni Mr. Seigmundo. Napa-bungisngis na lang ako.Then, Mr. Seigmundo's expression changed from being calm into havinga cold expression within him.

"Craige, Toby,Ryn, Nzib, Tetsuya and Dave. We are now all involved into this waragainst the Celestial Mafia. Hindi biro ang tatahakin nating labansapagkat 'di hamak na mas lamang sila sa mga tauhan, armas at lalona sa combat skills."

"Hindi porketkulang tayo sa mga tao ay susuko na tayo. Giving up was never writteninto our vocabulary book. And I want you to always keep in mind thatwe will not back down against all odds no matter what until justiceprevails."

This is the firsttime that I felt this from Mr. Seigmundo. Ilang beses na rin kamingnagkasama sa càfe pero I never felt this kind of presence from him.Sino ba talaga siya?

Thisfeeling. This is like more of a stronger force than Craige, Toby,Lucius and Legion combined. Nakakatakot or maybe, I am just overreacting.

Then, Craige and Mr.Seigmundo went discussing things at 'eto ako at walang maintindihansa mga pinagsasabi nila. I sighed. Ang sakit niyo sa bangs!

Nang natapos na silasa discussion ay inaya ako ni Tetsuya para kumain sa cafeteria. Ijust told him to order for me since hindi naman ako pwedeng pumiladahil na rin sa injury ko sa aking binti. So, I just sat on our tableand waited for him.

While waiting forTetsuya ay tumingin tingin lang ako sa paligid and tried to deducedthings from one table to the other.

This is so boring! Iwant something big, something exciting kaso my injury won't let me.While observing ay nakaramdam ako nang kakaiba. Its like somebody isdarting me with glares. Sh*t! I feel so uneasy with this.

"Hey! What'swrong?!" Nagulat ako sa biglang paglapag ni Tetsuya nang tray salamesa.

"D*mn! Don'tscare me like that!" Napa-bulyaw ako bigla. Napakunot siya biglanang noo out of confusion.

"Why will yoube scared? Ano naman ang dapat mong katakutan?"

"It-Itsnothing. Let's just eat." I forced a smile on my face. Sino kaya'yon? Hmm. . . Bahala na nga.