chapter five;
deep waters
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KALLISTO Artem St. Auclain.
He wasn't really someone who was prominently shown in the novel. Halos iilang beses lang nabanggit ang pangalan na 'yon. Pero tandang-tanda ko pa rin sa mga panaginip ko ang hitsura niya at lalong-lalo na ang mga matang taglay niya.
He was taller than Azazel and his body was ripped but it wasn't as muscular as brutes. Unlike Azazel who was tanned, intimidating and beast-looking, this man was pale as snow, and he had that mysterious and entrancing air within him. Someone who wasn't easy to read, but also someone you wouldn't really notice in the crowd because of how placid and how concealing his aura was.
He was known for his eyes, because of how unusual it was in this world. It always gave off that enigmatic and inexplicable feeling whenever it'd gaze at you. They said that it was more dangerous looking than Azazel's crimson eyes.
Pero hindi lang kilala sa kulay ng mga mata si Kallisto. Kung hindi dahil sa tawag sa kanya ng ibang Kingdom at ng Elysia. With his image you'd think that the man was on par with Azazel, but no.
Kallisto Artem St. Auclain. The Weakest Abyss.
Pero bago ko isipin ang kumplikadong background nitong lalaking nakatingin sa akin. Mukhang kailangan ko munang sagipin 'yong sarili ko sa kahihiyan. I closed my eyes and bit my lower lip.
Sabi ko na ba talaga may radar ang mga tao rito ng kahihiyan ko, eh! Feeling ko uso na ang CCTV sa panahong 'to pagkatapos ta-timing-an nila ang pagpasok dito para makikita nila ng live 'yong kahihiyan ko!
Masaya 'yon? Masaya 'yon?!
Halos takpan ko na ang buong mukha ko sa kahihiyan.
"What the hell are you doing?" He couldn't help but voice out seeing me.
I pressed my lips together and rolled over to one side and to another. "Hehehe. I was cleaning, you know. You need to keep things clean." Damn! Gusto ko na lang kainin ng lupa!
Pero dahil nga minsan wala sa hulog 'yong lakas ng loob ko. Gumulong-gulong pa ulit ako para i-demonstrate sa kanya 'yong sinasabi ko. Papangatawanan na natin 'yong kahihiyan, tutal nandito na ako sa gantong sitwasyon.
"Are you kidding me?"
"Uh, hehe," I laughed awkwardly.
"I was joking. I was actually learning how to swim," I said with a straight face. Pakiramdam ko tuloy bigla akong na-immune sa lahat ng katangahan.
I also showed him how I practicing swimming. I did some butterfly strokes, and was planning to show some backstroke if he didn't speak in a really threatening voice.
"Stand up."
Syempre, awtomatiko akong napatayo mula sa pagkakahiga. Napatungo ako sa kanya at hindi siya magawang tingnan dahil sa mga ginawa ko.
Oh, my gosh! Pwede na siguro akong bigyan ng medal ng kahihiyan dahil sa napaka-memorable na first meeting namin ng lalaking 'to.
He walked to the sofa and sat down as he crossed his legs. I remained standing still. I didn't know what to do, I just wanted to disappear in an instant. What the heck was I thinking when I answered him earlier like that? And when I freaking made some obvious unbelievable excuses?!
"What are you doing there?" Matalim niya akong tiningnan kaya't napalunok ako.
"U-Uh? Standing?" inosenteng imik ko sa tanong niya.
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