Steel Skin: Pitch Black (Explicit)

63:00 The Unknown List

It feels like something is missing from Valdemar Florentin that evening. It felt strange. All of a sudden, his night felt cold and silent. Kagat ang hinlalaki habang dungaw ang labas ng bintana ng kanyang sasakyan, hindi niya inasahan ang biglaang pagpatak ng ulan. He hissed and shook his head.

Among all the weathers he hates the most, iyon ay ang ulan. Nothing huge, he just doesn't like the moist and the noises it raindrops brings, especially at night. Most times, hassle lang ito lalo na kapag umaga at oras ng trabaho, and he's loaded with lunch meetings.

While he is jammed in traffic, and it seemed forever since the red light ignited, his phone from the dashboard rang. He received a message from his mom, kaya binuksan niya ito at binasa kung ano ito.

From: Mama

Daddy decides to take your fiance with you at the upcoming reunion, please come. Daddy and I misses you nak.

Agad siyang napapatay ng selpon agad at napakagat muli ng hinlalaki dahil sa nabasa niya. Alam ng mga itong hindi rin naman siya sasagot sa text, kaya hindi na siya nag-abalang sumagot dito. He is both frustrated and angry, but he also understands the situation. Ito ang kapalaran niya nang tanggapin niya ang posisyon bilang CEO ng kumpanya, at ganito ang naging mentalidad niya, bata pa lamang siya. So what is he fretting about?

The green light from the streetlight ignited, kaya pinaandar niya ulit ang sasakyan habang malalim ang iniisip. When another message popped up his notifications bar. Muli niyang binuksan ang telepono habang naggd-drive at binasa kung anong meron dito. T'was from his mom again.

From: Mama

Daddy will step down after the confirmatin of your engagement too. You'll replace him as the Chairman.

Bahagya siyang nagulat sa biglang inanunsyo ng kanyang ina sa kanya. His Dad made no discussion with him about that, kaya hindi siya sigurado kung kumpirmado ito. But it was his mom talking, so he was quite sure the news is true.

Sometimes he is confused. With regards to business matterrs, madali niyang nakukuha ang posisyon, kahit hindi niya hingiin at gustuhin. Now, his Dad is asking for his marriage in exchange for his position as the Chairman. It was a bit of a sacrifice, but it equates the condition, after all, hindi niya maikakaila iyon. Turning as the Chairman for such a young age is fortunate enough, not everyone experiences it.

He was about to speed up the car, but something caught his attention. Unti-unti niyang ibinagal ang sasakyan habang dungaw sa labas ng bintana ng sasakyan, looking at an almost naked woman, walking with her sneakers on the street, drenched in water, with only her undergarments on her. What a fucking sight.

He narrowed his eyes, hanggang nalampasan mismo ng kanyang sasakyan ang pigura ng babaeng iyon na naglalakad sa gilid ng daan. And just when he was able to see a clearer vision of her face, he stepped the brakes. Buti na lamang at nasa may gilid siya ng daan, kaya hindi niya na kinailangang pahirapan ang sarili para iparke sa gilid ang sasakyan.

What is Ales' girlfriend doing at a place like this???

Walang pagdadalawang isip na hinubad ni Valdemar ang trench coat na suot niya at saka lumabas ng sasakyan. Raindrops start soaking the fabric on his shoulders as he got out, kaya patakbo niyang tinungo ang kinaroroonan ng babae. He was not even fully close, yet Valdemar could hear her weeps and loud cries, habang nakayuko lamang ang mukha nito, akap ang mga braso, nilalamig at anumang oras ay mawawalan ng malay sa kakaiyak.

She sobbed so hard, that she couldn't chase her breath.

Walang pagsasalitang nilapitan ni Valdemar si Cesaro, pagkatapos ay isinuot sa mga balikat nito ang trench coat niyang suot. Gulat na napaangat ng tingin si Callie at akmang aatras sa takot, ngunit agad din nitong nakilala ang lalaki. Her bloodshot and puffy eyes kept releasing hot liquid.