CHAPTER III

"gumising kana!"

"alfrik gising na?"

ginigising ako ni Keid, inuuyog-uyog niya ang braso ko "hmm?" tamad kong tugon
"gumising kana" sabi niya pinatayo niya ako "oras na ba?" tanong ko sa kanya habang
kinakamot likod ko "oo, oras na para matulog" dali dali siyang humiga at tumawa ako
na wala pa sa sarili biglang nabaliw, sinapak ko siya at humiga na ulit. gago yon
ah

5:00AM na ng umaga. agad na akong bumangon at naligo may mga sticky note bawat
sulok binasa ko yung malapit sa banyo

"yung color green na lalagyan sa CR sayo, yung blue ang akin"

siguro na puyat kakasulat nitong sticky note, pumasok na ako sa cr para maligo na
pagkatapos nun ay syempre na brush ng teeth pagkatapos non ay lumabas na ako sa
banyo. kita ko na hindi pa din gising si Keid, pumunta ako sa kwarto at inuyog-uyog
ang braso niya "Keid, umaga na!" hindi padin umiimik "Keid!!!" sigaw ko

naka isip ako kunin ko ang kumot na naka palupot sa kanya "ayaw mo magising ha"
banta ko at agad na kinuha ang kumot pero wala siyang saplot sa katawan "aba gago!"
sigaw ko "bat ka nakahubad! mahiya ka naman sa bisita mo!" dagdag ko pa agad siyang
nagising dahil nalamigan kitang kita ko iyon "hala makikita mo sa isa pang serpent"
biro niya at hinampas ko ang braso niya "nandoon sa drawer ang susuotin" pagiiba
niya sa usapan

agad na akong pumunta don kasi pag nagtagal pako ay magiging akward. "maligo kana"
sigaw ko sa kanya "oo" tugon niya. binuksan ko na ang drawer at may sticky note
ulit kulay green at blue

"syempre hindi ito sayo yung kulay blue, joke lang ito talaga yung sayo"

wow grabeng effort. kinuha ko na yung may green na sticky note at sinuot iyon.
pagkabihis ko ay nakatapos nadin maligo si Keid "nandon ang pagkain syempre"
itinuro niya nag refrigirator pumunta na ako don at kinuha ang may green sticky
note kasi yon ang akin

"hoy hindi ito pagkain mo! yung kulay blue!!"

aba gago talaga binalik ko na yung paper bag na may green na sticky note at kinuha
ang isang natira. isang pirasong manok at kanin na may isang baso ng gatas.
"hintayin mo ako! sabay na tayong kumain" sambit ni Keid edi tumango nalang ako
hinintay siyang magbihis "bilisan mo Keid" sambit ko

nagmadali na siyang magbihis at lumapit na sa akin "pasensya na medyo natagalan"

sabi niya hindi na umiimik at nagsimula ng mag pray. pagtapos non ay kumain na ako.
at syempre si Keid din ay kumakain na "ba't mo ako gising kagabi?" inis na tanong
ko "wala lang ang himbing mo matulog e" sagot niya "nagpuyat kaba kakasulat ng
sticky note?" tanong ko sa kanya "bakit? oo haha ayos lang" sagot niya at natapos
na kaming kumain at lumabas na ng kwarto niya

lumabas na kami ng dorm at pumasok sa Guild ng Serpent. lahat ay tahimik at

hinihintay ang paglabas ni Jabbah, sakto na pagkaupo namin ay lumabas na din si
Jabbah. "Serpents! nandito na naman tayo nagtipon-tipon para palaguin ang iyong mga
kaalaman" panimula niya "ang mga CLASS C sumunod kay Sir Phaet, sa CLASS B naman ay
kay Madam Zibal, at sa CLASS A ay kay Ma'am Tyl, at sa CLASS S sa akin." agad na
naglakad ang lahat sa kanikanilang CLASS, agad ko na kinulbit si Keid

"anong class ka?" tanong ko sa kanya "Class A ako" sabi niya "eh ako ano?" tanong
ko ngumiti siya sa akin tignan mo ang name tag dyan sa sinuot mo agad akong
lumingon sa name tag ko "Alfrik - CLASS C" pagbasa ko "ayon si Sir Phaet, ang
magtuturo sa CLASS C" sambit sa akin ni Keid "salamat Keid" tugon ko at nag madali
na akong maglakad papunta sa CLASS C "lahat kayo luminya kayo" sambit ni Sir Phaet

"sumunod sa akin" dagdag pa niya at sinundan namin siya, pumunta kami sa isang
lagusan pagpasok namin ay isang hardin na puno ng mga bulaklak "ang unang matutunan
niyo ay ang pagpapalaki ng mga bagay" turo niya pumunta sa sa isang bulaklak
"lomeka ku" sabi niya sa bulaklak, ito ay unti-unting lumaki at kaming lahat ay
namangha "hali kayo mga bata! subukan niyo" sabi ni Sir Phaet

lumapit ako sa isang bulaklak na itim "lomeka ku" at ang bulaklak ay unti unting
lumaki ako ay namangha at ang lahat din ngunit hindi ito tumitigil sa paglaki. "Sir
Phaet hindi po siya tumitigil sa paglaki" tugon ko sa kanya ngunit pati siya ay
nagulat hanggang sa ito ay biglang nagkabuhay "temugal ke" sabi niya sa itim na
bulaklak

at ito ay unti unting bumalik sa dati. at lumapit si Sir Phaet sa akin "iyon ang
Black Sampaguita, ang bulaklak na iyon ay hindi masyadong nakikita kamangha-mangha
na nakita mo iyon at napalaki mo pa. wala pa sa mga istudyante ko ang magpalaki ng
Black Sampaguita" pagpuri niya sa sa akin at lahat ay pumalakpak "dahil dyan bukas
na bukas sa CLASS B kana papasok" masayang tugon ni Sir Phaet. napalitan ng CLASS B
ang CLASS C ko sa nametag ko "tapos na klase, lahat sumunod sa akin" dagdag pa niya
at lahat kami ay sinundan siya

"ang galing mo" sabi sa akin ng isang babae at ngumiti lang ako "ako nga pala si
Zanaih" pagpapakilala niya sa akin "ako din si Naos" biglang singit ng isang lalaki
"h-hello" mahina kong tugon "tara pumunta tayo sa cafe libre ko kayo!" tugon ni
Naos. hinila niya ako at napilitang pumunta sa Cafe

nandito na kami sa Cafe at umiinom ng isang Milkshake, "alam mo ba isang lesson

nalang magiging class B na din ako?" sabi ni Zanaih, "akin dalawa pa" sabat ni
Naos, "pero ikaw isang lesson lang class b kana agad" dagdag pa niya at tumango
lang si Zanaih "alam mo ba kung ilang lesson ang dapat sa class c?" tanong ni Naos,
"hindi ko alam" sagot ko

"20, pero ikaw parang makakabisado mo agad ang chant kaya ayon class b kana agad"
paliwanag niya sa akin tumango lang ako at uminom ng milkshake nang bigla may
humawak sa braso ko "Alfrik, mukhang marami na tayong kaibigan ah" bungad sakin ni
Keid "tapos na ba klase niyo?" tanong ko tumango lang siya at kumindat "sige na
tinatawag na ako" agad na siyang lumisan at bumalik sa pag inom ng milkshake

"si Keid, kaibigan mo?" tanong ni Zanaih at tumugon lang ako "alam mo bang siya ang
pinaka magaling sa potion?" sabi niya sa akin at ako din hindi maka paniwala dahil
hindi naman halata sa mukha niya. "talaga?" pagtataka ko at tumango silang dalawa
"as in" sabi ko pa "hindi kaya nagjojoke?" dagdag ko pa

"tama na yan tapusin na natin to" sabi ni Naos "you mean buhay natin?" pabirong
sabi ko at tumawa silang lahat kahit na yon naman talaga ang gusto ko. nag desisyon
kami na pumunta nalang kani-kanilang dorm at magpahinga pa diretso na ako sa dorm
na biglang may narinig akong nag-aaway, dahan dahan akong lumapit kung saan ang
ingay, at sumilip kaunti

"nasa iyo na ba ang susi?" tanong ni Ma'am Tyl, siya ang incharge sa CLASS A at
kausap niya ang leader ng serpent si Jabbah "ito ba?" ipinakita niya ang isang
gintong malaking susi na may simbolo ng isang metal na hawakan at naka palupot ang
dalawang ahas. ang simbolo ng Ophiuchus. "oras na para pakawalan ang bagay na iyon"
sambit ni -- at tumango lang si Jabbah umalis na ako nang tahimik ng biglang
natapik ko ang isang halaman, syempre ito ay tumunog agad na akong oumunta sa
kwarto namin, swerte ako dahil walang nakakita.

pagpasok ko sa kwarto ay hinihabol ko ang hininga ko, sobrang napagod ako kakatakbo
"anong ginawa mo" bigla akong napatalon sa sinabi niya fuck nagulat talaga ako sa
sinabi niya "ano kaba!" lumapit ako sa kanya at hinampas siya "aray lagi mo nalang
ako sinasaktan" reklamo niya "teka bat parang may humahabol sayo?" dagdag niya,
pumunta ako sa refrigerator para kumuha ng tubig "wala lang gusto ko lang pawisan"
palusot ko at uminom ng tubig

"sasabihin mo" banta niya sa akin lumapit siya sa akin at may hawak-hawak na potion
"ito ang truth potion; sasabihin mo ang totoo kung anong itinanong ko" sabi pa niya
kaya naman huminga nalang ako ng malalim at sinabi sa kanya ang mga nangyari. halos
siya din ay hindi makapaniwala sa aking kinuwento "may alam ka ba tungkol doon?"
tanong ko humarap siya sakin na seryoso

"meron, pero kwentong pambata ito hindi ko talaga ako makapaniwala na ito ay totoo"
sabi niya sa akin "ikwento mo daw" utos ko joke syempre maayos na wika ko.

noong unang panahon may dalawang lalaki ang naglalakbay, sila ay magkapatid
si Judas at Lucuios hinahanap nila ang pintong kung saan ang hiling mo ay
matutupad. nag lakbay sila ng ilang taon para lang makita ang pinto na iyon.
hanggang sa nakita nila ang pinto sila ay tuwang-tuwa, naunang pumasok si Lucuios
at humiling maging mayaman at magkaroon ng swerte na buhay. Ibinigay ng mahiwagang
pinto ang ilang dosenang ginto sa tuktok nito ang isang malaking susi na
magpapadala ng swerte sayo. Ang isa naman ay humiling na gusto niyang maging
makapangyarihan sa lahat inutos ng mahiwagang pinto na pumasok siya at nagkaroon ng
isang malaking tore. pinayuhan si Lucuios na isarado ang pinto gamit ang kanyang
swerte na susi. mula noon hindi pa din nakakalabas si Judas

ENGLISH!!

"Wake up!"

"alfrik wake up?!"

Keid woke me up, he moved my arm "hmm?" lazy response "wake up" he said and asked
me to sit in bed "is it time?" I asked him with my eyes "yes, it's time to sleep"
he rushed to bed and he laughed that he hadn't been in a self-inflicted wound, I
slammed him and went to bed again.

5:00AM this morning. I immediately got up and bathed, there were sticky notes every
corner I read near the bathroom

"The container you use in the restroom is green. The blue container is mine"

maybe he slept last night with this sticky note, I went into the crony that then
brushed teeth then I went out of the bathroom. I saw that Keid hadn't woken up yet,
I went into the bedroom and raised his arm "Keid, morning!" I wouldn't be yelling
"Keid!!!" I shouted

I thought I'd get a blanket that clung to him "you don't want to wake up" and
immediately took the blanket but he didn't touch the body "woe gago!" I shouted
"you're naked! you're embarrassed by your guest!" I added he immediately woke up
because I'd coldened "obviously you'll see another serpent" joke and I beat his arm
"the drawer the dress to wear" as he slammed into the conversation
I've been going on for a while now that nails will be active. "bare kana" I shouted
at him "yes" he replied. I opened the drawer and had sticky note again colored in
green and blue

"of course it's not green! it's blue." PS its a prank

wow seriously. I took that with a green sticky note and wore it. when I was dressed
up Keid "the food of course" he taught me to refrigerate and took the green sticky
note because I was

"hey it's not your food! blue!!"

wogo I really went back to the paper bag with a green sticky note and took a left.
a piece of chicken and rice with a glass of milk. "Wait for me! "Let's eat
together" Keid edi nodded as I waited for him to dress up "speed Keid"

he hurried to dress up and came up to me "I'm sorry to have gone" she said no
longer crying and started a good start. I ended non I ate. and of course Keid also
was eating "do you wake me up last night?" I asked "don't you just sleep e" he
replied "did you wake up with a sticky note?" I asked him "why? yes, yes, it's
okay" he replied and we ended up eating and out of his bedroom

we walked out of the dorm and entered the Serpent Guild. everyone was quiet and
waiting for Jabbah's exit, the hurt that we sat down jabbah came out too.
"Serpents! here we gathered to grow your knowledge" he introduced "the CLASS C
follow sir Phaet, in CLASS B is ma'am Zibal, and in CLASS A was to Ma'am Tyl, and
in CLASS S to me."

"what class are you?" I asked him "Class A me" he said "eh I am?" he asked me to
smile at me looking at the name tag I immediately turned to my name tag "Alfrik -
CLASS C" I read "according to Sir Phaet, the instructor in CLASS C" keid told me
"thank you Keid" and I quickly walked into CLASS C "you're all going to be fine"

"follow me" he added and we followed him, we went into a tununn when we entered a
garden full of flowers "the first thing you could learn was raising things" he
taught to go to a flower "lomeka ku" he said in the flower, it gradually grew and
we were all amazed "come you kids! try" says Sir Phaet

I approached a flower black "lomeka ku" and the flower gradually grew I was amazed
and all but it didn't stop growing. "Sir Philip doesn't stop growing up" I replied
to him but he was also surprised until it suddenly became a "temugal ke" he said in
black flowers

and it gradually returned to the old one. and Sir Phaet came up to me "that's the
Black Sampaguita, that flower isn't so amazing that you've seen it and you've grown
up. none of my students were to raise The Black Sampaguita" he praised me and
everyone clapped "because there's open to CLASS B incoming" sir Philip's happy
response. class B replaced my class C with my name "finished class, all followed
me" he added and we all followed him

"you're great" a woman told me and I just smiled "I'm Zanaih" when she introduced
me "I'm Naos" suddenly a man shouted "h-hello" I quietly replied "let's go to my
café free you!" replied Naos. he pulled me over and forced me to go to the Cafe

we were in the Cafe and drank a Milkshake, "did you know a lesson I was going to be
class B?" " Zanaih said, "I've got two more" sat by Naos, "but you're just a class
b right away" he added and Zanaih nodded "do you know how many lessons should be in
class C?" asked Naos, "but you're just a class ban" he added and Zanaih nodded "do
you know how many lessons should be in class c?" asked Naos, "I don't know" I
replied

"20, but you feel like you can get the chant right away" he explained to me and
drank milkshakes when suddenly someone grabbed my arm "Alfrik, it looks like we've
got a lot of friends ah" as Keid says "are you done?" I asked him and said "go
ahead" and went back to drinking milkshakes.

"Keid, your friend?" asked Zanaih and I just replied "do you know he's the best in
the potion?" he told me and I also couldn't believe it because it wasn't obvious in
his face. "really?" I wondered and the two of them nodded "as in" I said "can't I
go?" " I added.

"It's right that we finish it" Naos said "are you mean we're alive?" jokingly and
they all laughed even though that's what I really wanted. we decided to go to their
respective dorms and rest straight into the dorm that all of a sudden I heard a
fight, slowly approached where the noise was, and peeked a little

"Do you have the key?" asked Ma'am Tyl, he was the inharge in CLASS A and he was
talking to the serpent's leader Jabbah "is this?" he showed a golden large key with
a metal touch and the two snakes. the symbol of Ophiuchus. "It's time to release
that thing" Ma'am Tyl said it and Jabbah just nodded when I suddenly taped a plant,
of course it rang me to go to our bedroom. lucky that no one saw me

when I entered the room I was chasing my breath, I was so tired I was running "what
did you do" suddenly jumping over what he said "what's so nervous!" I approached
him and beat him "you've always hurt me" he complained "do you feel like someone is
chasing you?" he added, I went to the refrigerator to get water "I just wanted to
sweat" and drink water.

"you say" he threatened me and held a potion "this is the truth; tell the truth
what I asked" he added that I took a deep breath and told him what had happened.
almost he also couldn't believe my story "do you know anything about that?" I asked
him to take him seriously

"there is, but it's a childhood story. I can't really believe it's true" he told me
"tell me" I said.

in the first time two men were traveling, they were brothers Judas and Lucuios
looking for the door at which your request would be fulfilled. they traveled for
years just to see that door. until they saw the door they were thrilled, Lucuios
came in and asked to be rich and have a lucky life. The mysterious door gave a few
dozen gold on top of it a large key that would send luck to you. The other asked
that he want to be powerful to all the mysterious doors that he entered and had a
large tower. counseled Lucuios to close the door with his lucky key. since then
Judas has never been out