We entered Miss Veronica's office and I'm now sitting on the couch in front of her desk. Inaasikaso n'ya ngayon ang papers for my enrollment.
Her office is very pretty and elegant even though it's small. I roamed my eyes and examined her office.
It has a big chandelier on the ceiling. Golden brown and kulay ng pader and may mga designs ito. There are words scribbled on the wall, but it is written in different language kaya hindi ko maintindihan. May maliit na rose sa gilid ng table n'ya.
The one that caught my attention are the bookshelves. Sobrang daming mga libro dito. I didn't know mahilig pala magbasa si Miss Veronica. May tatlong couch dito and may center table na maliit at may maliit na vase doon na may halaman. Her table looks so neat and naka organized ang mga papers doon.
Her office looks normal just like sa office ni mommy sa bahay. I remembered her again.
My mom.
I sighed heavily and stared at nowhere reminiscing my last memory with her and I didn't notice my tears started to fall from my eyes.
I just snapped back in reality when Miss Veronica asked if I am okay and I just nodded in response.
Miss Veronica is now sitting on her swivel chair and I noticed she opened her drawer at may kinuhang susi doon. I stared at the key she's holding now and noticed it's beautiful features. Medyo malaki ang susi, kulay ginto ito at may nakaukit na apat na letra. I stared at it closely para mabasa ang nakasulat.
LUNA
Is that a name?
"Come here and follow me." Miss Veronica said as she walks towards the bookshelf not that far from where she's standing earlier and then she push a botton behind a book and suddenly the bookshelf moves by itself and it revealed a secret door. Ginamit n'ya ang susi na kinuha n'ya kanina at binuksan ang pintuan na 'yon.
I am so amazed of what I just saw. Napa wow nalang ako.
She claps her hands and the room suddenly lighten up. Naglakad s'ya papasok kaya sumunod nalang ako. The door suddenly close by itself nong nakapasok na kami kaya medyo natakot ako even though hindi naman madilim sa loob.
"Where are we going?" niyapos ko ang aking sarili dahil medyo malamig dito sa loob.
"You'll see." she smiled at me and gently touches my cheeks that made me stunned for a second.
Pumasok siya sa isang silid na walang pintuan kaya sinundan ko siya at nong nakapasok na kami ay may nakita akong malaking bolang kristal na nakalagay sa isang maliit na lamesa. Lumiliwanag ito na parang isang bituin.
"Halika at hawakan mo 'yan" I looked at her with full confusion on my face but she just answered me with a smile and nod so, I just did what she told me to do.
Dahan-dahan kong hinawakan ang bolang kristal ngunit bigla na lamang lumakas ang liwanag galing rito.
"Ang kristal na bola na ito ang magsasabi sa atin kung saang house ka mapapabilang at kung ano ang magiging abilidad mo." she said as she walks towards a small table. May malaking libro na nakalatag doon at kinuha n'ya iyon.
Hindi ko 'yon napansin kanina pag pasok ko.
"House? What does that mean?" I asked her with full of curiosity. She didn't answer my question earlier regarding about that.
"The school is divided to four houses. The first house is the Firestorm. The second one that comes after Firestorm is the Tellus. The third one is the Adair and the last one is the Ryepuff." wika n'ya habang may hinahanap sa mga pahina ng libro.
"Let's get started" she holds my hands tightly as she closed her eyes. May sinabi s'yang mga salita na iba ang lengguwahe kaya hindi ko maintindihan.
Nararamdaman ko nalang na biglang uminit ang bolang kristal at sinubukan kong alisin ang kamay ko pero hindi ko magawa para s'yang nakadikit na doon.
I feel like my hands are burning right now and I started to feel dizzy all of a sudden. Pumipikit na ang mga mata ko nang bigla sumabog ang bolang kristal at umilaw ng sobrang lakas kaya pumikit ako.
Hindi ako nakaramdam ng kahit na anong sakit gawa ng pagsabog ng bolang kristal. Napuno lang ng liwanag ang buong silid.
Nang imulat ko ang aking mga mata ay wala na ang bolang kristal pero may isang paru-paru na lumilipad kung nasaan ang bolang kristal kanina. Lumiliwanag ang munting paru-paru.
I look at Miss Veronica and I saw horror on her face. She was so shock like she didn't expect what just happened. Para s'yang nakakita ng multo at hindi s'ya mapakali habang nakatingin sa paru-paru.
The butterfly started flying higher at nagulat ako nang bigla itong may isinulat sa ere. The light coming from itself ay pumuporma ng mga letra and I tried to read it.
STORM
What does that mean? Napuno ng mga katanungan ang isip ko.