Chapter Twenty-Six. Nina's POV I quickly walked to the main building and went straight to the lobby. I immediately saw Rita standing with a small leather briefcase in her hand, it looked like a statue because it didn't even move where it stood. When I looked around Rita was not the only one here, most of the maidservants and valets were both standing and waiting for their masters. When Rita saw me approaching, she immediately moved and met me. She greeted in a soft voice, "Welcome back, milady." I paused in front of her and was about to greet her back when I remembered that I'm not Nina Facelo, I'm currently Lady Marina. I have to do well on my acting, I can't afford to be viewed as problematic and suspicious. I just nodded at her and started walking, ignoring the prying eyes of some students and maidservants. Why? Is it surprising to see that I am calm and not fighting with my maid? I bet they were expecting me to run havoc after not having the grand price and was stolen by s
Chapter Twenty-Seven. Nina’s POV The sudden knock on the door almost made me jump in fright. Mabuti na lang ay agad kong napigilan ang sarili ko kundi, I would probably let out an ear piercing scream na samahan pa ng malulutong na mura. That would be very shameful and would crushed my precious noble status. Well, it's not like super ganda ng status ko pero, at least naman may konting pride rin bilang isang noble, for all the hard work and lesson na dinaanan ko. "Lady Marina, may dumating pong isang package para sayo." Rita announced behind the door. Agad akong naka-hinga ng maluwag dahil hindi narinig ni Rita ang pinag-usapan namin ni Droon or more likely me talking to myself. I sounded like a mental patient. Well, hindi na ako magtataka dahil sanay na ako sa ganoon. My parents always say na nababaliw na raw ako, everytime na naririnig nila akong mag-isang tumatawa o nakikitang ngumiti ng mag-isa. It’s inevitable, lalo na kapag nakaka-hook ang story. "Come in," I said. Pretend
Chapter Twenty-Eight.Nina's POV"I wish you a happy ending.""Huh?..."I was shocked when I heard Droon's confused voice as a reply. My body literally said screen shot because of so much surprise. I forgot that I'm not alone.Arghhh old habits die hard for them. I'm used to talking to myself and always being alone. To think someone would actually reply is terrifying!What is this?! horror movie?!If I was in earth, I might have passed out from shock and fear. If I didn't know Droon, I would probably think that there are really spirits here. I might conclude that this book is no rom-com, but a horror novel!"No, don't pay attention to what I said."“Un…” Droon replied, agreeing.After a few seconds of silence, I called out his name."There," I softly said.“Uh?…”"Can you read what's inside my mind?" I asked in deliberation.Droon paused for a second before replying, “No…. I can… only… read… what you want… me to read… but… instead… what… you see… is what I see… and… what… you hear…
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE Nina's POV I lift up my hand and bend down to reach the fancy decorated box. I grabbed it and placed it in my lap. I slowly pulled the hem of the red ribbon until it was unwrapped. I can't help but to grin widely. My hands are shaking from the excitement because this is my first time receiving a fancy decorated, magical gift. I think my courting to Death did receive a slight response. The box wasn't that big, it was a medium size box. I immediately pulled the top cover and when I saw what was inside I couldn't help but be surprised. My eyes went wide open that I think were the size of an owl. My hands were trembling, my pupils shook and my heart palpitated when I saw what's inside the box. I can't believe this! The item inside the box was also a small black box! What's a scam?! I think I got scammed. Thank you very much to everyone! I controlled my trembling hands from anger and took a deep breath. All the suspense was not good for my heart, the feeling i
Chapter Thirty. Nina's POV Wow. This is incredible. Never in my life have I seen something like that, it's like this when you activate a ready-made material spell. As far as I know, you just need to pour mana to activate a ready-made spell. We, elemental mages can't produce or make this spell. We can't do a long distance teleport or make things into something new. Only wizards can do that, they need material to perform magic or they call it medium. I'm not really familiar with it because there aren't many books about wizards, they said that the last magic empire were abolished for almost 500 years ago. At that time, they were called warlocks. I stared at my black bracelet, it was very beautiful. The designed and patter were bloomed black flowers with curvy vines. I wonder what it's function is. It would be the best if it could protect me from danger. A shield would be excellent. Sip. Huh? What was that? I think I just heard something, I suddenly looked around but I couldn'
Chapter Thirty-One. Nina's POV. Now that I know what I will do in my afternoon class, all I need to do is to write a letter and deliver this to the rightful person. But the big problem is that I'm not good at writing letters! Like hello! Writing letters is hard and complicated. Then I'm a 21st century girl! Writing letters is not trendy because there is a messenger. Sometimes even when I'm lazy to type, I shorten the words, if there's something crazy, it's really funny. But writing a letter makes me feel like I came from a different universe, I don't know or understand anything. There are rules and etiquette to remember and follow, correct spelling, beautiful penmanship, and correct salutation. I'm not good at writing, but when it comes to reading, of course, that's a different matter. And I have the worst handwriting ever! It's like a storm, chickens, and rats passed through. Janna and Mary always tease me because they don't understand what I write, I always write in cursive so
Chapter Thirty-Two. Nina's POV. The silence was so loud that I could hear my breathing. Rita and I just stood in our place as we watched Kaiden leave. We didn't move an inch because we were afraid of being caught. We looked at Kaiden until he was slow, it looks like he is going to the girl's dorm. Because that's the direction he's going. It makes me wonder why out of all other places they still fight here. But it also gives me an advantage because I don't know anything about Kaiden except his name. When we were sure there was no one around us, we left behind the big tree. We walk straight until we reach the cemented path. We continued to walk silently on the road. My mind is buzzing from what happened earlier, my chismosa radar did really detect that from meters away. It was an awkward walk, we were both silent. So that's why I faked a cough. "Ahem." I stopped walking and turned my head back towards Rita. I saw Rita's smiling face as if she hadn't heard anything before. She l
Chapter Thirty-Three Nina's POV. My head is empty and I think my brain burst for a moment. I felt a headache coming to me. This day is not even over yet, something like this happens again. But why!? isn't the dear prince busy? I mean he's the crown prince, he could hire more excellent tutors and teachers. It's not really required to study at the Academy! Argh! I think blood pressure rose due to stress. I can take the banquet and ball because it's just a one time moment but when he studied at the Academy it would be everyday hell. Not to mention he was rumored to be crazy, what could I do against the crown prince!? it's not like I'm Gina who can capture anyone's heart. Huh!? Wait!? why should I make it a problem, it's not me, right? Ugh... I almost forgot that I'm not the one in illuminating Darkness. How stupid of me to forget that. If the rumor is true, I would just stay away and mind my own business. I don't need to confront him. I took a deep breath of relief. "What's w