Agad nalang akong napatayo sa kina-uupoan ko ng bigla biglang dumating ang magulang ni Mia, kasabay si Philip. Mia's mother just ignored me as she went towards her daughter who was fast asleep, while Mia's father went to the other side of the bed.
Nang magtama ang paningin namin ni Philip, I saw how his jaw moved while glaring at me.
"We need some privacy if you'll excuse us." Mia's mother said flatly, which both Philip and I nodded before leaving the room.
As the door closed, Philip immediately caught my collar and pushed me on the wall.
"Hanggang kailan mo ipapahamak si Mia?" his voice were filled in anged, while darting his mad look on me.
"May nagmamahal bang kayang ipahamak ang taong mahal niya?" balik kung tanong sa kanya. Agad namang nagtagis ang bagang habang mahigpit ang paghawak niya sa kwelyo ko.
"Don't make a fool out of me."
That made me smirked in irritation, and glared at him. "To whom do you think I am fooling?"
"If something bad happened to her, I'll make sure you regret it." I chuckled fakely, before pushing him to the other side and grabbed his collar like what he did to me.
"How dare you to threatened me because of my woman?" giit kong sabi sa kanya.
"She's mine in the first place." as he said those words, I become livid, I immediately blowed my fist on his face.
"In your dreams, you son of a bitch." I uttered.
"SHE'S MINE!" He shouted, and aggressively wrapped his arms around my stomach and pushed me across the corridor.
Napa-igik naman ako sa sakit ng tumama ang likod ko sa semento, bago ko siya dinalohan muli ng suntok. Agad nagkumpolan ang mga tao sa banda namin, halos lahat nagulat ng makilala ang pagmumukha ni Philip.
Kaya napatigil naman si Philip at napatingin sa banda na kung saan nandoon ang mga pasyente na nanonood. Bakas sa mga mukha niya ang pagsisisi ng mapagtanto niya ang magiging kalabasan nito sa mga pasyente niya.
Our eyes instantly turned to the door of Mia's room which suddenly swung open and Mia come out barefooted with her left hand carried a hand bag. Without looking at Philip's direction, she instantly grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards the elevator.
I was indeed in cloudy confusion as I followed her silently. Her hand were trembling and cold, but like I always do, I keep my mouth shut until we enter the empty elevator.
She impatiently stare at the floor number, while I stare at her before narrowing my eyes on her feet. They were swollen and reddish, their were even small cuts which I don't even know where she get it.
Saktong bumukas ang elevator, kaya hindi na ako nakapagsalita. Patuloy niya akong hinila papunta sa Basement, pero tanging sa mga paa niya lang nakatuon ang buong atensyon ko.
Kaya tumigil ako, dahilan ng pagtigil niya. I took off my shoes, and pulled her closer to me before I slipped her foot in each pair of my shoes. They were indeed bigger than her feet, but it won't matter at all.
While doing that, my mind drifted on the first memory we had that started also with her feet.
"This reminds me of our first met." komento ko sa kanya habang naka tingin parin sa mga paa niya.
"Our 24 hours are still not over yet, right?" I directly shifted my gaze on her topaz gaze.
She was standing upright in front of me while I squated in front of her, with my right arm rested above my right leg. She checked her rose gold wrist watch.
