Stuck In Between (Published Under IMMAC PPH)

Chapter 30

Chapter 30

Unti-unti siyang lumapit sa akin, kaya mas diniinan ko ang tutok ng kutsilyo sa dibdib ko. I can feel the stinging sensation it brought me. Kitang kita ko rin kung paanong agad nawawala ang dugo ko matapos itong lumabas sa ginawa kong sugat. Mas lalo lamang akong napangisi nang makita kung gaano siya katakot habang pinapanood niya akong gawin iyon sa sarili ko.

In the end, I know that there will be this kind of moment, where I have to do something to save other people, and if it means that I have to lose and take my own life, then, I will gladly do.

Kahit na nanghihina at natatakot ako, there is this certain feeling inside me that tells me not to. That even though I resorted to this decision, it's outcome...will be worth it.

Nakita ko kung paano biglang nasira ang pinto at sa kabila noon ay natagpuan ng mata ko si Zion na may mga bakas ng dugo sa kaniyang katawan. I smiled sadly at him as I feel my body slowly losing it's consciousness due to the lack of blood. Maybe this is really it.

Hinayaan ko ang katawan kong bumagsak, at kahit na inaasahan ko, ay nagulat pa rin ako dahil naramdaman ko ang bisig ni Zion na nakapulupot sa akin, sinusuportahan ako. It made me happy because I know that he'll never be able to hurt me the same way his father did.

Kahit na nanghihina ay naririnig ko pa rin ang mga sigaw sa labas. I can hear them as their scream their agony, the joy.

Sinubukan kong imulat ang mata ko nang may narinig akong bumagsak sa sahig. There are only the three of us here, and I still feel safe within Zion's arms kaya doon pa lang ay alam ko na.

Naalimpungatan ako nang maramdaman ang bahagyang pag-alog ng katawan ko kasabay ng pagpaspas sa akin ng hangin. I can hear growls and running steps near me. With my leftover strength, I opened my eyes to look around me. I saw wolves, running ahead, slaying everyone who's in their path. Nakita ko rin doon ang likod ng lalaking kilalang kilala ko. He was commanding everyone as his pack kept the both of us safe.

Tiningnan ko ang may dala sa akin, tears slowly blur my sight as I try to reach for his face. His red eyes immediately met mine as our skins touched. He looked at me with sincerety, as I feel us slowing down, and me slowly being put on his lap. Mas idiniin niya ang hawak ko sa kaniya, as if it is what gives him the strength, as if it was his life.

"You came," sabi ko sa nanghihinang boses. Garalgal na ito at ramdam ko rin ang pagkatuyo ng mga labi ko habang tinitingnan siya.

I heard how the wolves stopped, probably because they sensed how we also stopped in our tracks.

"I will always come, for you, my love." He kissed the back of my trembling hand before I reminisce what had happened a few days--or hours ago.

Inalalayan ako ni Pyrrhus na umupo sa bench nang makalabas ako sa clinic. I can't help but just laugh at him and his sillyness. Ngayon ko lang nalaman na may ganito pala siyang side, and it's good that I was able to see it, hopefully, hindi pa ito ang huling pagkakataon.

Ngumiti siya nang makaupo ako ng maayos kaya ginantihan ko iyon.

"I'm just gonna go and buy some foods, again."

Napatawa naman ako nang sabihin niya ang salitang again. I certainly know the reason why he had to buy another set of food because of how the food he bought fell to the ground and was later eaten by birds.

Tumango ako sa kaniya at nag-umpisa na siyang lumayo sa akin. I watch as his silhouette slowly fades from my eyes, at kahit alam ko naman kung saan siya pupunta, I can't help but feel my heart getting squished to the point where it's already hard to breathe.