After the class, I straight forward to the office of Lady Brume. I had been waiting for almost half an hour in the outside of her office. I can’t go inside yet because I heard that the superior witches have an important to discuss. My legs are tiring of standing up. I saw a small stones, and I played with them. I floated then in the air with the use of my magic powers. I let them moving around as if I am playing a juggle.
Almost all the girls of the Atenowa are looking back at me, others don’t care about it. But Lilith, one of my rival she too affected in everything that I am doing since the day I came here.
She took a glance at me and raised her eyebrows with skeptical looks, wondering why I am standing in the office of Lady Brume. I just smiled and continue playing of the small stones that I floated in the air using my magic. It’s just like practicing my magic power.
After a while the door opens and one of the Lady Brume's assistants came out and gestured me to come inside. I immediately entered Lady Brume’s office with a shiver in my chest. I don’t know why, but; I have a strange feeling that something might happen. To my surprise, I saw Mia seat besides with the superior witches. I was even more worried because my necklace shone, which made me nervous.
“Please be seated Thana”. Lady Brume ordered me. I seat in the empty chair that is place in the middle of the room as if I was meant to sit here to prosecute me.
“What is it all about? “I asked them.
“Where were you last night? “
I was devastated by Lady Brune’s question, and I averted my gaze from Mia. I don’t want her to get in trouble because of me. After all, it is my idea.
“Last night? I stayed in my room and practicing my magic. “
“Oh! Practicing? “Said by one with white hair and with blue eyes. I stared at him and I wondered if he was one of the superior witches. He was almost of my age.
“Yes. “ I answered him with annoyance in my voice.
He just chuckled and glance to Mia that make me feel more irritated with him.
“Tell me Thana, where are you last night? Lady Brume asks me again.
I lowered my gaze and play with my fingers, nervousness run into my body. I don’t want to lie, but I don't want to admit that I left Atenowa and went to the place of people. I don’t want Mia to be ruined because of what I have did.
“I told you. I was in my room last night. “
“Huh! Playing magic tricks and trying to remove the magic that protects the entire Atenowa of just because of your selfishness? “ Said by one with a white hair and with blue eyes.
Who is he? I asked to myself. Why he knows about what I did last night? Removing the barrier that protects the Atenowa. What is the matter of this guy? She remembered Lucas because of him arrogant, boastful and doesn’t care about the feelings of anyone. Because I got annoyed, I got up from my seat and faced him.
“You know nothing of what you are saying. “
“And you don’t even know what are you doing, Miss Thana. You are putting Atenowa in danger. “
I got silent of what he said and my conscience gripped me because of what I had done.
“Am I right? “
“You have no right to judge me. “My voice was almost shaking as if I wanted to cry and shout loudly.
“So, you admit you go out of Atenowa last night and cleared the barrier? “
“Enough Willow. “Lady Brume scolded him.
“Willow? “I whisper his name and trying to remember where did I heard his name. His name is familiar to me. My grandmother used to tell me about his back then, when I started learning my magic power.
Willow belongs to the family of wizards. He is the strongest in their clan. Abher his grandfather, was with my grandmother when they were young when they were studying magic in Atenowa. He is the last clan of wizards in the west. At the young age, he already belongs to the superior witches.
“Say that I am wrong, Miss Thana. “
Willow stared at me as if he was reading my mind.
I averted my eyes from him and glance at Mia asking for her help that maybe she could do something about this young man.
“Thana. “Lady Brume called me.
Lady Brume stands to her seat and approached me.
“I guess I forgot to tell you that the most important rules inside the Atenowa. You are not allowed to go outside until you fulfilled and learned on how to use your magic."
I averted her eyes and lowered my gaze. There are no words slip on my lips. How can I run away from the messed that I have done? Aunt Salina was not here to help me and Mia was too quiet at the corner and it is better. I don’t want her to get involved with this.
“Yes, I admit it. I went outside of Atenowa to visit my family and its true I open the barrier that protects Atenowa from the enemies.”
Everyone was surprised by what I have said. Their eyes widened and I can see that they can’t believe that I can open the barrier that protects the Atenowa from the evils, from the demons of the night.
“But…. I still protecting the Atenowa. I made a magic spell to let me pass through the barrier.” I explain to them.
Lady Brume breathed deeply and the superior witches have a strange looks at me. Willow stood up and swayed his hands to the air his moves is too fast I didn’t realize that I was thrown into the corner of this room. Willow used his magic to me. I slowly get up and shrugged my shoulder and checked my arms if there’s an injury, luckily there is none.
He sways his hands again. But before he makes another move, I was able to fly, and I avoided his magic trick. But Willow doesn’t stop. He sways his hands and lets his magic out from his palm that makes me bothered that might have something will happen to me. I need to do something before he does harm to me.
I landed to face him, but before I make a move, Willow gives me another trick of his magic, a reason to get me out of balance. My elbow hits on the wall. I felt hurt, and I had difficulty to gets up again. Because of my anger, I clenched my fists and gave him a tight- slipped smile. Unexpectedly, my palms suddenly glowed.
I gave have him a smirked. I let my palms glow. I don’t know how it was happening? And why I was able to make it? It’s suddenly appears. I just want to show this sparrow that I am not just losing to someone like him, and I don’t care if he is one of the superior witches. I am done to a person like him.