Downfall Misery Part I | Downfall Trilogy I

Chapter 22

Chapter Twenty-Two
Chain

It's infuriating that I let him kiss me. I don't understand how so much could change in just a matter of time. Just a moment ago, I was so scared of him, and I wanted to kill him, but now I let him kiss me.

I'm too shocked to even react to what he just did. What the fuck just happened? You had been kissed before, Elaisha and that's just nothing. It's. Just. Nothing.

I took a shower and brushed my teeth. Sinisiguro ko na wala siyang maiiwan na laway o kahit bahid ng kung anuman sa labi ko. I gargled with mouthwash, then I spit it out and did it all over again even though the mouthwash was a bit spicy, and it started to hurt the tiny bite cut on my lower lip.

"Ang sakit." Parang batang palahaw ko habang nakatitig sa sugatan kong pulsuhan at bisig.

Ngayon ko lang tuluyang naramdaman ang sakit sa ginawa kong iyon. And I didn't know that I could do such impulsive and crazy things. Naaawa ako sa sarili ko. Sa mahinang katawan at makinis kong balat. May peklat na nga ako sa palad dahil sa pinalabas ni Mister Valdigierro na sunog noon tapos ngayon ay ito naman.

Tila kandilang nauupos na umupo ako sa sahig, sa gilid ng kama lang habang minamasahe ang braso. Nagbabakasakaling maibsan ang pagkirot niyon pero may umagos lang na dugo mula sa mas malalim na hiwa. Napamura na lang ako.

The door hung open, and I saw Stein looking around as if he were searching for me. Tulad ko ay basa din ang kanyang buhok at nakapagpalit na rin siya. I didn't turn on the lights, just the lampshade beside me that made his presence give an imperceptible dark aura around him, making him appear menacing in every way.

Lumapit siya sa'kin kaya napasiksik ako sa pagitan ng bedside table at kama. He only stare at me for a second before he sigh. May inilapag siya sa tabi ko, medical kit iyon pagkatapos ay hinablot niya ang kamay ko.

"A-Anong gagawin mo? Bitiwan mo ako." Singhal ko sa kanya, pilit hinihila ang kamay.

He didn't even bat an eye, he had this unemotional and stolidly calm disposition. He gripped my wrist so tightly that I thought my bone may break at any moment.

Napaigik na ako at nagsimulang manubig ang mga mata. "Ano ba! Nasasaktan ako."

"Your wounds need to be treated." Walang emosyon niyang sambit.

"I don't need your help. Hindi kita kailangan o kahit sinuman sa inyo at ayaw ko ng magkaroon ng utang na loob kahit isa man sa inyo kaya bitawan mo na ako."

Nagkibit-balikat siya, mukhang hindi apektado sa mga sinabi ko. "Do you think I want to help you? I'm a Doctor, and this is my duty, so shut your mouth up and let me just do my job."

"You're a Doctor?" I'm really shocked. "I bet you're like your boss too. A Doctor who heals and a man who kills? The duality. What a great combination."

He didn't budge a bit as he started treating my wounds. "You're the first woman who challenged him. For someone who doesn't have anything, you're really brave to go against him. He may not hurt girls like you but he's not impatient and forgiving. So you're lucky that you're still alive."

Lucky? Lucky my ass.

Kung hindi lang talaga matalas ang utak ko ay baka napatay na niya ako ng gabing iyon. Pero dahil sa pesteng katalinuhan na iyon kaya ako nandito sa sitwasyong ito.

Narinig ko ang paghugot niya ng malalim na buntong-hininga. "You have the guts to challenge The Boss and yet how can you faced him if you're this weak."

"Alam ko naman iyan kaya bakit kailangan mo pang ipagduldulan ang masakit na katotohanan na iyan sa mukha ko? This our first time to meet yet you already judge me. Hindi mo man lamang ba aalamin kung bakit kami napunta sa ganoong sitwasyon?"