COPULA TRILOGY: Her Vengeance

Frame #6: Three Shadows Behind Me

[Chapter Six: Three Shadows Behind Me]

I feel so dizzy.

I can't move.

I don't know where I am.

I slowly opened my eyes and looked around. I'm being tied to the wooden chair that I'm sitting on. Instead of seeing a filthy dark room, I noticed that I'm inside the dorm. I look closely at every object around me.

I'm not inside my own dorm.

I could feel the presence of a person behind me, so I looked back, and I saw her. I saw Stain reading a book silently.

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin bago sinubukang makawala sa upuan. Natigilan ako nang mapansin kong maluwag ang pagkakatali sa katawan ko sa bangko. I quickly stood up and turned around to face Stain. I'm ready to attack her, but she quickly looked up to me.

My plan on attacking her unknowingly stopped.

I don't know myself anymore. I don't know why I'm not acting like the merciless woman that I used to be. Who only wants to break somebody's bones and gaze at their blood dripping down to the ground... Except that was me when I was still an agent.

"I guess that girl's impact on you was massive. Neither I was wondering where your strength went," Tanong niya bago binaba ang libro sa tabi niya.

I gritted my teeth. "Don't talk to me as if we're close, student."

Kumunot ang noo niya. "You really don't know me? "

Nag-isip ako.

Know her? I just know her as my pain-in-the-ass stalker roommate who has an annoying face.

"Right after we saved you from your fall. You're not even going to remember us? " dagdag niya.

At this moment, I only remember the headmistress helping me, and that's it. Hindi ko siya kilala.

But I tried again. Baka natamaan na ang utak ko para madaling makalimot ng mga tao.

Mukhang nagtitimpi nalang siya, pero nanatili pa rin ang kalmado niyang mukha. Lumipat ang tingin niya sa likuran ko nang may mapansin siyang paparating. I followed her look, and I saw a guy walking towards us.

"Life, I already told you to let her go," a man said with a serious tone.

Napaisip ako nang marinig ko ang tinawag sakanya ng lalaki.

Life. I've heard of that before.

Inalala ko kung saan ko 'yon narinig.

I remembered the time when I was trying to open my eyes while lying down on a bed. My eyes were blurry that time, so I couldn't see the two faces who were standing at each side of the bed.

Tiningnan ko ang nagngangalang Life.

Is she the same girl who was inside the room right after I regained my consciousness? Sila ba ang tinutukoy ni Headmistress na pinadala niya rito?

Muli kong tiningnan ang lalaki at nahuli ko itong nakatingin saakin. He's like examining my whole face.

"What happened to you, Dacheu? Headmistress sent you here so Miss Salvia will have a shield, and that's you," the guy said with a slightly worried face. I couldn't tell if he's really worried or just giving me a sarcastic expression.

Imbis na sumagot ay naguguluhang tiningnan ko sila pareho. "Cut your questions off and tell me, what's going on? "

Ilang segundo silang natahimik pero nagsalita rin naman ang babae sa likuran ko na nagngangalang Life. "The three of us were sent here after you left. It was a favor."