Kabanata 18:
Now that I know
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Clarity
" Baby... "
Napalingon ako sa pintuan ng opisina ko ng bumukas iyon. Tumambad sa akin ang masayang mukha ni Kier habang may dalang bungkos ng bulaklak.
Itong lalaking ito, immortal? How come? Kung tititigan ang mukha niya ay para siyang anghel na bumaba sa langit, pero anong nangyari?
Inilapag niya ang bulaklak sa table ko at kinuha niya ang swivel chair malapit sa akin. Nakatingin siya sa akin habang nakatingin naman ako sa PC ng computer.
Nakakailang ang mga titig niya sa totoo lang.
" Hey, what's wrong? Why are you ignoring me? "
Nilingon ko si Kier pero binalik ko rin kaagad ang tingin ko sa PC. Hindi ko siya kayang titigan lalo na't alam kong hindi ko siya kauri. He's not a human.
" Clarity, look at me. Do we have a problem? "
" Do we have a problem, Kier? "
Binalik ko ang tanong sa kanya. Isa lang ang problema ko. Yun ay ang pagsisinungaling niya sa akin! Hindi ko kayang makipag-usap sa kanya dahil natatakot ako. Natatakot ako sa kanya.
" Do we? "
harap ng computer. Hangga't maaari gusto ko nang makaalis sa
ako nang pigilan niya ako gamit ang kamay
me Kier... Please.
siya. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang pumapasok sa isip niya.
Ethan, let me
W-why? Did I do
Just let me go!
what's your problem?"
doon. Hindi ko
have problems... I'm just s-scared..."
of what?"
ay ayaw kong sabihin na natatakot ako sa kanya. Paano nalang kapag
Kier...
niyang binitawan ang kamay ko. Titigan ko lang ang mga mata niya nawawala na ang takot ko. What did you do to me,
akin. Did I do something wrong? Kung meron man, i'm
to ask you. One
" Go on."
may dapat ba akong
bumabalot sa aming dalawa ng mga sandaling iyon. Nakikiramdam kung sino
What do you want to know, Clarity? "
malaman, Kier. Just be honest with me please? Katulad ba
ang kamay niya. Tinitigan ko siya sa mga mata niya pero hindi niya makuhang titigan ako pabalik, " L-look at me please. Tell me, you're not a wolf right? You don't kill people, do you? You're very kind Kier, saksi ang mga tao noon kung paano mo ako tinulungan sa lahat ng bagay. Please...
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