WITH EYES TO THINK (Completed)

CHAPTER 45: BACK TO HIS THING

CHAPTER 45

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TWO KNIVES stuck in the chest. His blood has dried up around him. His eyes were wide open looking straight up to the sky. His legs were broken and weirdly position in 'L' form. That was the scene before the police investigators could finish examining the area and covered the lifeless body of an Indian collector with tarpaulin.

Kage Cortes keenly observed everything before he started feeling a painful pinch striking to the side of his head.

"Ugh!" It was an abrupt and almost unbearable pain kaya naman mabilis siyang nanghina at natumba.

Napapikit siya dahil dito and wrinkles appeared on his face as he squeezes it. Buti nalang at nasa gilid siya kung saan may dingding kaya nakasandal siya dito. Kage hastily used his both hands to push his head trying to hold the pain. But the more he think of the pain, the more it gets painful.

"Ughh!" He groaned again with a low voice and he continued crumpling to the side.

Even though there are a lot of people around him, no one noticed him hurting and bearing a pain for his life to the side. They were all busy trying to look at the dead body.

Sa isang iglap, punong-puno na ng pawis ang buong mukha ni Kage. Unconciously, tears are coming out from the socket of his eyes. He could feel how those veins on his face becomes bulky and visible as he still trying to endure the pain.

"Hey, are you okay?" Until such time, someone has finally noticed him. Lou Yin grabbed Kage by the shoulder and faced him. "Kage, hey what is happening?" he asked worriedly when he saw his situation.

Not just those visible veins, sweats, and tears, but also he saw his face and lips getting pale.

"You're scaring me, bro, what is happening to you?" Lou Yin repeated habang unti-unti nang natatakot sa kalagayan ng kaibigan. He tried his best to roam around his body to check what is wrong. But he found nothing that might causing Kage to act like that.

While Kage's palm still sticking on his head, it goes down to his nose where he discovered something. He then pinched his nostrils and breathes through his mouth. And that slightly washes away the pain. And that's the time Kage chase his breath where his veins started to shrink and his face is getting pinker.

"Hey, anong nangyari sa 'yo?" For the third time, Lou Yin frighteningly asked.

Hindi kaagad nakasagot si Kage, bagkus ay nanatili lamang siya doon na nakaupo habang pinupunasan ang mga pawis gamit ang kabilang kamay. "Hindi ko alam... May panyo ka ba diyan?"

Agad na dinukot ni Lou Yin ang panyo sa kaniyang bulsa. He was about to wipe Kage's face himself when the latter took it from him. Madali naman itong itinakip ni Kage sa kaniyang ilong to serve as mask. Lou Yin was expecting that the handkerchief was for those sweats on his face, but turns out Kage use it to cover his nose.

Kage realizes that whatever happened to him, it was related to the smell of the surroundings. He figured that out when his hand unintentionally covered his nose. But, it is blurry to him what specifically made him that.

"Don't worry about me, ayos lang ako."

"Sino ba namang hindi mag-aalala sa lagay mo kanina. Para ka na kayang mamamatay. Yung ugat mo parang puputok. Tapos ang pawis pawis mo pa. Ano bang nangyari?" Lou Yin blurted out habang tinutulungang tumayo si Kage. Hindi naman ito pinansin ng huli dahil ang buong atensyon niya at nakatutok sa tinakpan na taong walang buhay.

As soon as Kage stood up, he just forgot himself and looked forward.

"I said huwag kang mag-alala sa akin. That... that should be your priority to worry about," then Kage pointed the dead body covered by white tarpaulin. With that, Lou Yin looked at where Kage was pointing. Then his body suddenly petrified when his eyes saw what was waiting for him. "They're accusing your dad for doing that."