The Divorce

Chapter 89: Overstimulation

The woman yelped.

Her brain froze the instant she saw thick, red blood gushing from the man’s head, slicking his hair and staining the ground below.

Tulalang napatitig ang babae kay Samantha.

She's only trying her luck.

Naghahanap lang siya ng tamang pagkakataon. Sa loob ng kanyang maliit na hand bag ay hawak na ng babae ang sariling scalpel na balak niya sanang gamitin sa holdaper na ginawang pananggalang ang asawa niyang groggy pa rin dahil sa gamot na itinurok dito sa ospital.

But she's not expecting that anyone would come to help her, let alone that the helper would also be a woman in a hoodie and face mask!

The woman has the same height and body structures as her. She was holding a big rock and didn’t even blink when she whacked the guy on the head. He fell to the ground and fainted just like that!

Matagal na hindi nakahuma ang babae. Hindi nito inaasahan ang mabilis na pangyayaring bigla na lang bumulaga sa harapan nito. But no one can blame her. Hindi niya napansin na may dala-dala palang bato ang saviour nila!

"Ughh..."

"Oh no! Yue!"

Kaagad na natauhan ang babae at nagkukumahog na lumapit ito sa lalaking napahandusay na lang sa makipot na daan.

"It's okay. It's okay. We're safe. We're now safe," tila ba nang-aalo ng bata na anas ng babae. 

Maingat na inalalayan nitong tumayo ang lalaki at nang tumama ang mukha nito sa liwanag na nagmumula sa poste, saka lang nakita ni Samantha ang mukha nito.

Samantha’s brown eyes constricted to narrow slits, her breath catching in her throat as a jolt of shock shot through her.

The man standing just a few feet away—had the same sharp cheekbones, the same curve of the jaw, even the way his brow furrowed when he frowned looked exactly like hers. It was uncanny, like staring at a distorted mirror image. And then there was this woman in the face mask, she's also wearing a hoodie that pulled low to shadow most of her face. But the way she held herself, the faint glint of something warm in her visible eyes, sent a strange tingle of recognition through Samantha’s bones. She knew this woman!

She’d definitely seen her somewhere before. But where? Is it on TV?

In the neighborhood?

Or somewhere she’d almost forgotten?

Kaagad na napansin ng babae ang kakaibang pagkakatinig ni Samantha sa kanyang kasama. Natatarantang ibinaba nito ang hoodie ng lalaki. Pero nagdadalawang isip ito na muling isuot sa lalaki ang face mask dahil nahihirapan na itong huminga.

"I'm leaving. If you want to go out of this place, you have to follow that path," kalmado na si Samantha nang ituro ang daan kung saan nakaharap ang malaking electronic billboard.

What's so surprising about his face?

Eh ano kung magkamukha silang dalawa?

May mga tao naman talaga na kahit hindi magkaano-ano ay magkamukha. Hindi lang niya inaasahan na halos 80-90 percent ang pagkakahawig nilang dalawa.

Para hindi na madagdagan pa ang excitement na nararamdaman ng dalawa, mas minabuti ni Samantha ang tumalikod. Kailangan na niyang umuwi dahil baka hindi na mapalagay ang sarili niyang asawa.

Nakakailang hakbang na siya nang bigla may humila sa suot niyang jacket.

"M-miss, s-sorry sa inasal ko,"

Walang emosyon ang mukha na tinitigan ni Samantha ang babae. Sa kanyang kaloob-looban ay hindi niya mapigilan ang pagtataka. Pakiramdam niya talaga ay nakita na niya ang mga mata ng babaeng 'to. Pero saan?