Chased by El Lewis Vesper Esquivel

Chapter 42

The way his eyes changed in an instant made me step back a little bit. He didn't expect to see me this way...so it means he doesn't really have an idea about my pregnancy. Humigpit ang kapit ko kay Joaquin at hindi ko maiwasang makaramdam ng takot.

He clenched his jaw and stood up abruptly. Kaagad akong nagatago sa likod ni Joaquin sa gulat. The atmosphere suddenly changed.

"Joaquin..." I uttered his name helplessly.

El looks so murderous. Kailan man ay hindi ko nakitaan ng ganitong galit ang kanyang mga mata. He was fuming mad as he looked at me and Joaquin repeatedly.

Joaquin cleared his throat. Ramdam ko rin ang tensiyon sa katawan niya.

"We are here to talk---"

"Fucking get out!"

Napapikit ako ng marinig ko ang dagundong ng boses niya. Mas humigpit ang kapit ko sa likod ni Joaquin.

Joaquin stepped back a little bit. "No. We are here to talk about the case."

"I said, fucking get out!"

My insides trembled with the way he shouted. I heard chairs moving and the next thing I knew, ay palabas na ang abogado niya, pero tuluyang napaawang ang labi ko ng huminto siya sa tapat ko.

"Lewis made you pregnant, huh?" He asked, then smirked.

Nanlaki ang mata ko sa tanong niya. How does he know? Napatingin muli ako kay El pero kaagad ring nagbaba ng tingin ng masalubong ko ang nagbabaga niyang mga tingin.

"Shut the fuck up Grayson." He shouted again furiously.

His lawyer smiled more then opened the door. Mas lalo akong nanginig sa takot. Ramdam ko rin ang pagiging uneasy ni Joaquin.

What did I expect? I expected that he wouldn't react at all, but this is completely different. To see him this furios was never in my imagination.

"Joaquin u-umalis na tayo." Nanginginig at naluluha kong bulong mula sa likod niya.

He looked back at me and clenched his jaw hard. We both didn't expect this, akala nga namin abogado lang nila ng makakausap namin ngayon. I looked at him begging and then he grabbed my hand and started walking through the door.

Pero wala pang ilang segundo ang nakalipas ng mahablot naman ang isang kamay ko.

I looked back and my jaw dropped when I saw El, still looking so murderous as he looked at my belly and then Joaquin hands on mine. Umangat ang tingin niya sa akin at kaagad akong napaiwas ng tingin.

"Get off El! Aalis na kami ni Nikah." Joaquin stood on his ground.

My body was weak and I felt like all my energy was suddenly gone as he gripped my other hand.

El didn't move but looked at Joaquin mockingly with his jaw clenching hard. I swear, I never saw him this way.

Joaquin moved and grabbed El's hand on mine and harshly removed it from holding me.

And with that, El quickly aimed a punch which landed on Joaquin's face. Napasapo ako ng bibig, my mind went blank and the next thing I knew, nagpalitan na sila ng suntok. Oh God! What should I do?!

The punches were so hard I could hear every hit of it.

Dali-dali akong lumabas ng kwarto habang hawak hawak ang tiyan ko.

"Help! Someone help!" I shouted, shaking.

My whole body is trembling and I am afraid that something might happen to my baby again.