The Minxes Series Book One: Asking for the Moon

Chapter Ten

She woke up with a throbbing headache. She grasped her head while groaning painfuly. Mariin niyang ipinikit ang mga mata. Pagmulat niya'y bigla siyang napatigil. Doon pa lang rumehistro sa kanya ang kinaroroonan niya— a small room she's not familiar with... a bed that is definitely not hers kung ang pagbabasehan ay ang medyo matigas na kutson niyon.

Huminga siya ng malalim. Ilang segundo siyang tulala, pilit inaalala ang mga naganap kagabi.

Then all of a sudden, her mind was flooded with flashbacks of what hell she went through the night.

Connor pinning her on the bed... kissing her... touching her...

Mabilis siyang napabalikwas mula sa kama at tumayo sa isang sulok. She frantically scanned herself. She was expecting herself to calm down when she saw that she's still wearing her clothes last night but no, instead, she started dry heaving, suddenly it was so damn hard to breathe.

Marahas niyang isinuklay ang nanginginig na mga daliri sa kanyang buhok. Her eyes snapped on the door when she heard the knob rattling. Dumoble ang kaba niya.

Is it Connor?

Sa nanginginig na mga kamay ay inabot niya ang lampshade na nakapatong sa bed side table. She raised it above her head, ready to strike whoever comes in that door.

Pigil hiningang hinintay niyang tuluyang bumukas ang pinto. When it did and a man came in, she let out a blood curdling scream. She threw the lamp shade in his direction with all her might. The shattering of glass filled her ears. Akma siyang kukuha ulit ng maaaring ihambalos dito ng makarinig ng isang pamilyar na boses sa kanyang likuran.

"Sesha..."

Marahas siyang napaharap sa lalaki. His features looked familiar.

Breathing hard, she took him in. When his face resgistered in her muddled mind, she froze.

"X-Xavier..."

Marahan itong tumango. He didn't approach her or whatsoever. He just stood by the door, maintaining a safe distance between them.

"I'm sorry if I startled you. May narinig akong kumaluskos dito sa loob kaya..." He trailed off. Bumaba ang tingin nito sa hawak niyang makapal na libro. Sinundan naman niya ng tingin ang mga mata nito. Doon pumasok sa kanya kung ano ang hawak hawak. Marahan niyang ibinaba ang libro sa mesa. Kahit magkaganoon man, she still didn't let her guard down.

"Is this your house?" She couldn't help the animosity that laced her tone. She bet he could see how guarded she is with her stance.

"Yes... I brought you here from the club."

Pagkarinig ng salitang 'club' ay muli na namang bumangon ang kakaibang takot mula sa kaibuturan niya.

"You saw what happened." It was a statement rather than a question.

"Yes."

Her eyes turned cold, "Are you with him?"

Natigilan ito. Dumilim ang ekspresyon. "No." Mariin nitong sagot. "I was the one who helped you get away from him."

She slowly released a shaky breath. Then a thought crossed her mind— a possibility. She started becoming frantic in an instant. She swallowed the lump in her throat.

"D-did you tell anyone?" Hindi niya maitago ang kaba sa kanyang boses.

He was silent for a moment.

Dumoble ang kaba niya.

"Tell me!" Sigaw niya ng hindi na niya makayanan ang tensyon.

"No. I didn't tell anyone."

Tila nauupos na napaupo siya sa paanan ng kama. Marahas niyang pinasadahan ng nanginginig na mga daliri ang buhok. Her attention went to Xavier. He was standing there at the door, quietly staring at her while waiting for her next words.