THE PROFESSOR'S MANIPULATION

CHAPTER 28

I blink multiple times to confirm. Totoo nga. He's right next to me... Cline.

Napasinghap ako at tumingin sa paligid ko. There's no one here. Na sa ibang sulok sila. Kahit si Johann ay napapalibotan na rin ng maraming kausap.

Lumunok ako ng ilang beses.

"C-Cline..." Pigil ang hiningang banggit ko sa pangalan niya. Ngayon lang ito humarap sa 'kin magmula kanina.

"Mandy..." bulong nito habang nakangisi.

Kinilabotan ako sa lalim at lamig ng boses niya. Nanindigan ang balahibo ko sa batok at dinayo ako ng kaba.

Ang nakangisi niyang mukha ay nagpaalala sa 'kin ng mga nakita ko ilang araw lang ang nakakalipas.

If he's really here, then, totoong siya ang nakita ko sa New Orleans, at hindi 'yon pagmamalikmata.

Damn him!

"It's nice to see you again... My runaway wife." he said making me shiver.

Why is he here?

Is he here to get revenge on me?

Ito na ba ang kinakatakotan ko? It's finally coming and it's already happening.

"A-Anong ginagawa m-mo dito?" Utal-utal kong tanong. My nervousness took all over my body. I can't talk properly because all I think is what he might do to me.

He watch me intently while I tried not to look at him, especially in his eye's. I look away.

"What am I doing here?" He asked back and move his body facing mine.

He took a step forward to come near me but I alertedly move away para hindi siya makalapit.

"H-Hwag kang l-lalapit sa 'kin!" Pasigaw pero mahinang banta ko dito.

But he didn't listen and instead push me somewhere that no one can't see us. Nanlaki ang mata ko sa ginawa niya.

"H-Hwag ka sabing lumapit!" Sigaw ko rito at napatigil. Na sa labas na pala kami. I don't know how it happened. How come we reached here?

Nangilid ang luha ko sa takot. Tumingin ako sa kaniya na habol-habol ang hininga ko. I can't stand watching him this close to me.

Panigurado'y may gagawin siyang masama sa akin. He just need time and timing to do his plan.

"If you're here to get revenge of me, I won't let you hurt me." I tried to talk firmly kahit halos may magbara na sa lalamunan ko.

"Revenge? Hmm... Why? Are you guilty of what happened?" He said. Napapikit ako at tumulo ang mga luha ko.

After 3 years of not seeing him, here he comes in front of me, doing his revenge for his baby he lost because of me.

Lumapit siya sa 'kin pero hindi na ako gumalaw. I cover my eye's with my palm and cry harder.

Bumabalik sa 'kin ang alaala ng gabing 'yon. Kung paano kung aksidenteng nahila ang kamay ni Sonya dahilan para mahulog siya.

It was an accident but the blame puts in me because off course, I was the one who grab her arms. Humikbi ako.

"It was an accident. I didn't intentionally did that." umiiyak kong paliwanag. Patuloy pa rin ako sa paghabol ng hininga ko.

I am struggling to breathe. I am losing air to breathe because of frustration.

Napasigaw ako ng hawakan niya ako. I feel like his going to push me too. Like what happened to Sonya. That what supposed to happen on me that night.

"Don't touch me! Please... Don't push me!"