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Chapter 12: The Restricted Chamber
"Who are you?"
"Ara Belacour," I replied in a matter-of-fact tone.
She grunted and picked herself up, pero hindi nakatakas sa paningin ko ang pangangatog ng kanyang tuhod.
Such a coward.
"I'm not stupid." She successfully managed to stand straight. "Sino ka?"
Napairap ako at pinagkrus ang braso. "Are you deaf?"
Demi slammed her stone goblet on the floor. Nilamon ng ingay nang pagbagsak nito ang kabuuan ng cafeteria, but what took me was how the floor where the goblet was slammed formed a slight crack. Gano'n ba kalakas ang kapangyarihan niya para masira pati ang sahig ng building na ito?
The students weren't even surprised as much I am. They're probably used to seeing this woman pisses her ass off. How does throwing objects help one's anger, anyway?
"Who's behind the Ara Belacour everyone is talking about?" she uttered. Her gaze sharpened. There was something in there that I could
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