Steel Skin: Pitch Black (Explicit)

88:00 The Last Kiss

One month passed like a blur, and everything has changed since.

Sister Marie comes clean after being in and out of the authorities' supervision after being questioned for letting go a criminal. It was expected that Nathalia is pointed out as the murderer as everyone in the convent is being questioned for it. Besides, apart from Stella, who is now dead, Nathalia is the only one missing. The old nun stayed shut and played blind all along, declaring she never met Nathalia the night of the murder, that when she arrived at the scene, Nathalia was already gone.

Anna played along. Anna stayed. The night that Jourdan went to the barge, nagpalit sila ng damit upang hindi mahalata ng checkpoint sa port na tumakas siya. She wore the bloodstained habit of Romano, and excused that she tried to help carry Stella's body, causing her habit to stain. Days during the investigation period was also busy and tough for her.

One of the nuns revealed that she saw Bernadeth and Stella secretively the night during Bernadeth's suicide. Upon hearing her explain the entire conversation in verbatim, Anna almost beat the nun up for keeping everything all this time. Does she have to wait for everything to get this fucked before revealing the truth?

Bernadeth was framed, and Stella pushed the chair. Anna especially is infuriated when Bernadeth asks Stella, "do I really have to die? I don't want to die."

Anna did not feel any remorse when Jourdan kills Stella in the first place. And upon knowing the truth, mas nadagdagan lang ang muhi niya sa madre kahit patay na ito.

And Anna feels crucified the way these nuns appear so grieved and melancholic over Stella's death, and Nathalia's disappearance. She could only roll her eyes, and forget one second that these people have each of their own sanctity. Naiinis lamang siya dahil umaakto ang mga ito na parang ang lapit ng loob nila kay Nath, at kung paano kasama ang loob nila, dahil anila pa'y masama ang pumatay.

When in fact none of these nuns mentioned Callie, and the grievances the priest caused her.

Anna also came for a visitation at Lefabio's new school. She always knew she had some deeper knowledge about this whole situation at may mas malalim siyang ugnayan sa dalawa.

Napabuntong-hininga si Lefabio nang makitang papalapit sa kanya si Sister Anna, habang siya ay nakasuot ng uniform at hawak ang walis ting-ting. Upon knowing the entire mess with Anastasia of Sirmium Academy, Lefabio gives her a knowing look.

"Nakalabas na ako sa gulo niyo, huwag niyo na akong ipasok ulit." iling niyang sabi nang tuluyan itong makalapit.

"Tapos na ang gulo, Lara. Wala ka nang kailangang ikatakot."

Napatingin ulit si Lara sa kanya. "Pa'no na si Sister Nath?" and Anna can trace the lingering concern between those words.

Umiling lang ang madre. "Gone. She's not gonna come back again."

Napatango lang si Lefabio. Ngayon niya lang din napansin ang dentures nito sa ngipin.

Lefabio does not like Nathalia for a fact, but hearing farewell between those lines twitched some kind of grief inside her gut. It felt sour and bad kind of butterflies inside.

"Eh ano'ng kailangan mo sa'kin?" taas ang kilay nitong tanong.

Anna purses her lips. "Did you do that to Callie on purpose?" she asks, and upon hearing the question, Lara stares at her, pursing her lips too.

"Ba't ngayon niyo lang nahulaan?" partly, she thinks Anna and Nathalia should take the blame for this, because they were not smart enough. The frustration in her voice is audible. "Oo may pagkasutil ako, at may ibang parte ng relasyon namin ni Callie na totoong naging masama ako sa kanya, pero binalaan ko siya ng ilang beses, Sister. Gusto ko siya'ng umalis bago maging huli ang lahat."