I WAS HONESTLY impressed with the whole place and our newest penthouse which Chadleen, Deon, and I will be sharing for the rest of the nine months.  Nasa baba pa rin kami ng building habang manghang tinitingala ko iyon. The entire area did not seem like tall skyscrapers and expensive hotels that I had always seen in the mortal world. It seemed and felt more like I was a tiny human being standing in a line of books piled on the shelf with, of course, books as the buildings and the unfilled part in their row as the entrance or alleyway to the inside of that place. Iyong building ay parang makakapal na mga hardbound books na tinubuan lang ng mga bintana at pinto at tinitirhan ng iba’t ibang mga beast.“Insan, hindi kaya magka-stiff neck ka kakatingala sa mga ‘yan?” tukso sa akin ni Chadleen.I looked at her and smiled widely and toothily, like a child who had visited Charlie’s Chocolate Factory for the first time ever. I

MAY MGA ESTUDYANTE na sa loob ng classroom. Ang karamihan pa sa kanila ay napabaling sa amin pagpasok na pagpasok namin. Mabilis din naman silang nagbawi ng mga tingin nang kasunod naming pumasok si Professor Mythos Grimm.“Go find your seats. Our class is about to commence in a minute,” he told us.Nataranta naman kaming tatlo kaya agad kaming naghanap ng mga bakanteng upuan. We all took the seats adjacent to each other at the farthest. Pinapagitnaan ako nina Ross at Chadleen sa pwesto namin.“Bakit parang takot kayo? Ano bang mayro’n kay Professor Grimm?” bulong ko sa pinsan nang makatiyempo.Sinulyapan niya muna ang harap para kunwari ay nakikinig kaming dalawa sa pwesto namin kahit na pabulong kaming nag-uusap.“He was the legitimate son of the owner of the Hotel Grimm, Count Vladimir, and the princess of the Nodrams, Countess Amanda. He was a hybrid of a vampire and a Nodram, and he’s

ON MY SECOND try, I finally did the disappearance spell right, but it only did a little to make me feel right. Feeling loser ako pagkauwi namin ni Chadleen sa penthouse.“I hate it! This is so not fetch!” reklamo ko.Hinagis ko nga sa sofa iyong handbag ko pagkapasok na pagkapasok namin ng penthouse saka ako sunod na sumalampak doon at nagpahalukipkip ng mga braso sa dibdib ko dala nang nararamdaman kong inis sa nangyari kanina.Deon who was still wearing his apron immediately went out of the kitchen. May hawak-hawak pa siyang sandok. It seemed to appear that he was in the middle of his cooking but just got interrupted. Siya na naman ang nagluto… Nagpalinga-linga naman siya sa aming dalawa ni Chadleen, nagtataka.“Anong mayro’n?”Hindi ako nagsalita kaya nagpakawala nang malalim na buntong-hininga si Chadleen bago sumagot.“Dahil sa klase namin kanina.” Pagkasabi niya no&rsquo

IT WAS ALREADY the weekend. As promised kay Deon, I took him out. Una kaming pumunta siyempre sa may ospital ng papa ni Ross. He also met what he had promised. Pinadala niya talaga iyong mga pinangako niyang vitamins sa penthouse namin sa mga fae na nagtatrabaho sa Cavendish Suites.According to the ultrasound results, our baby was safe and healthy. Bumalik na lang daw kami after two weeks dahil magiging 18 weeks nang buntis si Deon, and by then, we can find out the sex of our baby.“Anong gusto mong kasarian ng baby natin?” Deon asked me as we strolled around the Lifestyle District of the Capital.Hindi ako nakasagot agad kasi hindi ako makapili kung anong gusto ko. Ang hirap kasi, e. Basta isa lang ang alam ko. Kahit babae pa siya o lalaki o anumang gusto niyang maging, mamahalin ko pa rin siya nang buong-buo.“Hindi ako makapili, e. Ang hirap… Basta love ko siya kahit ano pang gustuhin niyang maging. Ikaw ba?&r

AFTER OUR CLASS with Madame Latakia, I went to the comfort room to retouch. Nandoon pa rin iyong kaba ko sa tuwing pumapasok ako rito mag-isa dahil na rin sa fugly beast na ‘yon na na-encounter ko sa may state college noong nag-aaral pa kami ni Chadleen sa Sidero, but I can proudly say na I somewhat overcame that fear kasi kahit pumapalpak pa rin, at least, I already know how to magic now. I can somehow defend myself from him and others.When Lindsey and our other classmate, who called me tanga days prior to this day, barged inside the restroom, I did not mind them. I just continued putting on my favorite shade of lipstick, unbothered by their sickening presence.“Palpak na nga sa mga klase natin, may time pang magpaganda,” parinig no’ng isa, ni girl tanga, habang naghuhugas sila ng mga kamay nila sa tabi ko.Girl tanga tatawag ko sa kanya dahil bukod sa gigil pa rin ako sa kanya ay tinatamad ak