"Winelcome na kita. Wala kang karapatan na kausapin ako. YOU ARE NOT QUALIFIED!" Tanging ang mga mata niyang walang ekspresyon lamang ang lalong nakakapanggigil sa awra ng taong ito.
Ano ba siya sa tingin niya? Qualified siyang sampalin ako? Sira pala ulo nito, eh!
I was about to respond, but a man with eyeglasses came out of nowhere and pressed his finger on my lips. My eyes enlarged at the quick touch of the new guy on the black face mask I was wearing.
"Pres says you're not qualified. Don't make a fuss if you don't want to get hurt. Pres, let's go, we're late for class." He faked a smile and held the arm of the person he called Pres.
The curious students gradually left, leaving me all alone in front of the entrance of the university. I immediately received various impressions of the so-called great university. The vulgarity of the students here has frightened freshmen like me, now they say they are decent. Funny.
I walked to the first room in front of the entrance, a golden door kept catching my attention. I slowly turned the crystal doorknob which made a noise in the quiet room. My eyes widened at the radish-skinned woman who didn't seem to be exposed to the sun, she smiled to greet me as her hands were in front of the marble table. I walked complacently straight to the red elegant chair in front of the marble table and gave a fake smile at the woman in front of me.
"Hera Collins, I already saw your documents. Your uncle is Sebastian Collins, right? He recommended you. It is a pleasure to meet a Collins at our university. Your uncle is great." I received a rather complimenting response from a woman who seemed to be 25 years old.
*ahem*
She was about to continue but a man enters the room, interrupting her.
"Miss Wei, did you see the new student? She's stupid," I heard a familiar man's voice say.
"Uh yeah. She's actually here. Can you be more sensible, Blake?" nahihiyang wika ng tinatawag na Wei.
STUPID?
I could no longer contain the brewing anger inside me after hearing such an insult coming from a stranger. Out of anger, I grabbed the red chair and threw it across the room which resulted in the breakage of a marble vase.
"Hey! What did you say?" tiim-bagang sabi ko rito.
"Ulitin mo," I gave him a deadly look, hoping that he would at least feel fear.
Palapit ako ng palapit sa kanya-
"I forgave you once. Don't push your luck, Mister." I walked towards him.
Bigla ko na lang naramdaman na may isang bagay ang nakaharang sa sahig na siyang dahilan ng pagkabagsak ko.
Uh... teka...
Hindi ako bumagsak? Pagtingin ko sa harap ko, bigla na lang umurong ang dila ko.
Te-teka, bakit hawak niya ako?
I was unable to grasp what truly occurred, however, all I knew was that my body was resting while his hand was behind me so I didn't tumble to the floor...
Because of our current position, I could see his sharp nose and his beautiful eyelashes. Her lips are still red and then his smell is like a drug ... addictive-
"The aroma..." I said, maybe because I was carried away by our position, but my eyes enlarged when I snapped back to reality.
I bet this guy got the gist of what I was about to say. And just like me, he was not saying a word that only resulted into an awkward silence. Even those people around us were quiet and I could feel their eyes glued on me... on us.
Now that I am seeing this guy up close, my feelings somehow aroused. I could not explain what I am feeling right now, but why do I feel like we knew each other? Why do I suddenly have this feeling of missing him?
"Alam ko, stupid." It's foolish to think that he felt glorious to call me that.
Briefly, after he called me stupid, this man threw me on the ground without even a warning, so I did not prepare for my fall.
"I'm the aromatic one!" I stood up, but suddenly I fell again.
"Aish!" I constrained myself to stand up again then I felt a sudden pang of pain on my foot.
I picked up the envelope from Miss Wei's office, glaring at Blake. I left the room without breaking eye contact with the pompous Blake.
"Ganito ba ka-weird ang mga tao rito?" I murmured.
HOUSE 908
I open the envelope and find my house.
"House 908," I whispered to myself as I stood adverse a wide house. It's black and I can also feel the black magic occupying the area. Weird.
Here I am in front of the house, a large black door opened before me. A large and modern kind of door seemed to scan my body.
I pulled out the key and let it float above the palm of my hand. This gives authorization that you can enter a magical place. It is not so easy to get into such a sacred university, because the students who cultivate it are not ordinary people.
"Nice." Four letters and a single word portray this spot. I went straight inside the house-perfect, rich, cold, and the fragrant smell was the main thing I took note of. The interior of the house was likewise dark as though a vampire was living in here just to hide from even a single ray of the sun. But then again, it is perfect and great for me since I'm accustomed to living in obscurity.
Nilibot ko ang buong sala, isang pamilyar na amoy ang umiikot sa buong sala. Ang amoy ng lalaking iyon?
Inilabas ko na ang purifier na dala ko at isinaksak .
"Much better." I sighed as my eyes wandered around the place.
Walang litrato, walang frame, walang disenyo at tanging itim lang ang lahat ng bagay na makikita rito. Pero lalo akong nasiyahan sa ambience at ganda ng bahay na ito nang may nakita akong isang refrigerator na hugis puso. Puso? Kailan pa naging maganda ang pagkakaroon ng puso sa loob ng isang eleganteng itim na tahanan tsaka kulay itim din.
"Hello."
Napabalikwas ako ng biglang nagsalita ang refrigerator sa harap ko!
"Hello, what's the menu?" Dala ng kyuryosidad,pinindot ko ang itim na button sa gitna ng ref na siyang nagliwanag at naglabas ng isang mahika.
"Here is the list on the menu," the refrigerator said.
"How did you get into my house?" I seemed to have heard that annoying guy's voice again. I just had my back face the door while still looking in front of the glowing refrigerator that's giving light to this black house. I didn't utter a single word which somehow added more heat to the brewing tension. I chose to ignore him since talking to a weak creature like him would just be useless and a waste of energy.
Dahan-dahan akong humarap, walang emosyong tumingin sa mga mata niyang naniningkit. Inilagay ko ang dalawang kamay ko sa bulsa ng aking suot at unti-unting lumapit sa harap nito. Wala sa aming dalawa ang naglakas-loob na magsalita at basagin ang tensyong nagaganap.
Lumapit ako sa harap ng lalaking nakatayo sa gitna ng itim na pinto na siyang nagpagalaw sa mga bagay sa loob ng tahanan. Sunod-sunod na nagbasagan ang mga glass dulot ng malakas at malamig na tensyon sa pagitan naming dalawa.
"Behave." Lakas-loob kong tinapik ang kaliwang balikat nito. Bakas sa mukha niya ang pagkagulat sa bastos na ugali na meron ako pero tumalikod ako upang pumasok sa isang walang laman na kwarto. Rinig at umaalingawngaw ang lakas at lamig ng mga yapak ko. Kulay pulang pintuan ang bumungad sa harap ko na pinapalamutian ito ng mga nagniningningang mga magic stones.