Dance The Pain Away

Chapitre Huit

Accused

"Harm, my hands... It's missing." I said.

I heard our friends send the students away to go back to their work until we were the only ones left with ma'am Elara and her monkey.

I waved the hanging sleeves in the air to show her that my hand was missing.

"Where's my hands?"

She looked at me in disbelief while Khaios and the others are laughing their ass off. I saw how the professor and her monkey looked so shocked because of what I said before averting my gaze back to my friends who's still laughing crazily.

"Why are they laughing?" I asked while frowning.

She sighed. "Give it to me."

She grabbed the left sleeve and rustled it up to my wrist before fixing the right one.

"There," she said before showing it to me.

She softly smiled and pat my head. "I found it."

I walked closely to her and buried my face in her shoulder, Harm felt so warm and comfortable. Her warmth suddenly made me feel so sleepy and vulnerable.  

"Thank you." I softly mumbled, just enough for her to hear.

"Let's go, you should sleep." Pag-aaya niya sa'kin.

"We have work to do." Nakangusong sabi ko bago muling umayos ng tayo nang maalala ang lahat ng mga kailangan pa naming gawin ngayong araw.

"We'll take care of it, Khaios will look after you while you're sleeping." Sabi niya bago tinapik ang balikat ko.

"Oo nga, I'll take care of yo–"

"No way!" Halos lahat kami ay nagulat nang biglang magsalita si Professor Russo.

"What do you mean, ma'am?" Naguguluhang tanong ni Harmony.

"I'll take care of her, it's just eight in the morning so I don't have work to do." May pinalidad na sabi niya. Mukhang may kasamang galit at sama ng loob pa ang paraan ng pagkakasabi niya habang nakatingin ng mariin kay Khaios.

Nakakapanibago, anong na kain ng propesorang ito?

"She's messy, ma'am. She's like a kid when she's sick, there's also a high possibility that she will throw a tantrums." Malumanay na sabi ni Harm.

Saglit silang natahimik habang abala lang ako sa palipat-lipat na pag tingin sa kanila na parang batang nag aantay ng pinal na desisyon kung kanino siya sasama. Nakita ko ang saglit na pagdaan ng pag-aalinlangan sa mata ni Professor Russo, ngunit agad akong umiwas ng tingin bago niya pa man makitang nakatingin ako sa kaniya.

"It's fine, I'll take care of her. You don't have to worry, ma'am." Biglang singit ni Khaios.

Nasa gitna lang nila akong tatlo na parang isang bata na nakatingin pa rin sa kanila habang pinagtatalunan nila kung saan ako mapupunta. Bakit ba kasi nila pinagtatalunan ang bagay na ito? Kaya ko namang mag-isa eh.