𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐌 [Slow Updates]

𝑿𝑰𝑰. 𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕

TASTE OF HER VENOM
Chapter 12: Fall Short

(TW: Mentions of serious medical condition and gun!)

I jolted awake after I realized that I only had less than half an hour left to prepare for my first subject — Art Appreciation.

I felt like my heart would explode any minute from now.. para akong bibitayin sa kaba.

Upon knocking on the door, napatawag na lang ako sa lahat ng santo sa pag-asang makakapasok pa ako sa klase ni Professor Del Valle gayong labing-dalawang minuto na akong late sa kanya.

I heard the knob click at iniluwa nun si Miss Zera. My heart sank as I beheld disappointment in her eyes once our eyes collided.

"Professor, I'm sorry. Tinanghali ako ng—"

"Leave" she coldly commanded.

"Ma'am, please give me a chance. Promise ko sa'yo ipapasa ko 'to" I pleaded at pakiramdam ko natutuyuan na ako ng lalamunan sa kaba. I've spent two nights para lang magreview sa test niya pero hindi ko naman sinasadyang magpahuli sa klase ngayon.

She didn't reply as she stood still.

I could see the hesitation within her eyes yet her commitment to her job won.

Without difficulty, she slammed the door right in my face.

I blew a frustrated sigh before kicking the empty bottle on the hallway continuously.

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" I cursed out like I'm going nuts pero wala akong pakialam. This is not how my day suppose to start! I should be taking my exam by now at hindi gantong makikitang galit nanaman sa'kin si Professor Zera! Maghapon ko siyang hindi nakasama kahapon since nagfile siya ng one day leave tapos ngayong nandito siya ganto naman ang bubungad. I'm doing my best not to disappoint her but dang it!

Natigil na lang ako nang may isang kamay na walang kaabog-abog na humablot ng balikat ko. I almost lost my breath when I realized that it was the professor, drilling her eyes through my soul.

She angrily drew me in the alley that's secluded from the people before forcefully pushed me on the wall kaya ganon na lang ang takot ko dahil alam kong galit na talaga siya ngayon.

"Are you throwing your blasphemes to me, Constello?! Galit ka ba dahil hindi kita pinapasok sa klase ko?!" she yelled.

I didn't speak. I flared her anger up and shutting my mouth would be the best thing to do as of now.

She tried calming herself habang ako ay nakatulala lang sa kanya. As long as I wanted to touch her, my mind says don't. I might double up her heightened emotion at once.

Muli siyang tumingin sa'kin at hindi ko mawari kung galit pa ba siya o hindi na? I hope she's not dahil ayokong maging dahilan nanaman 'tong nangyari ngayong umaga para iwasan niya ako..

"Let me be honest with you, Constello. I do have this little hope in me that before this semester ends, I can wake the remaining good in you and turn you into this new Cazzidy Constello but the way I see it.. you're already stuck in this screwed-up life of yours. Akala ko mababali ko ang sungay mo but I guess I was wrong from the very beginning"

I was completely muted by that. Gusto kong magsalita at ipagtanggol yung sarili ko kagaya nang dati kong ginagawa yet I chose to stay silent.

"I don't think we could still continue the contract.. I don't need irresponsible assistant as you. If I can't prepare you for bigger responsibility then sa tingin ko wala ng dahilan pa para piliin ka" she said decisively.