Dusk Till Dawn: Forever (Book 3)

Chapter 10

A/N: Oh to na ang tamad nyong author. Hahaha! Peace guys! Ang tagal ko ding hindi nag UD. Oh sya ito na. Sana'y inyong magustuhan.

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(Althea)

May nararamdaman ako.

Masakit.

Mahapdi.

Minulat ko ang aking mga mata. Sinag ng araw ang nakikita at usok. Binaba ko ang aking paningin sa aking katawan.

Anak ng!

"Aaaaahhhhh!!! I'M BURNING!" I screamed. Wala na palang bisa ang kwintas na ito.

I hurriedly took off the necklace and closed the window kasama na pati ang kurtina.

My left arm, and my left cheek, may lapnos. Anong gagawin ko? Paano ako makakalabas? The sun is up.

Narinig ko ang mga yabag nina Batchi at Wila patungo sa kwarto.

"Bakit?" Batchi asked. Then her eyes widen once she saw my burned cheeks and arm. Tumingin sila sa akin 'What happened?'

"U-Uh, I-I misplaced my necklace.." sagot ko. 

My first day of pretending.

"Ano? Nawawala?" nag sisimulang mataranta na tanong ni Wila.

I nodded and hid the old necklace. Batchi stared at me.

"Bakit nawawala? Di ba suot mo lang kagabi?" sabi naman ni Batchi. 

She's playing along now.

"No, I took it off. Wala namang araw kapag gabi kaya tinanggal ko. I don't know know where I hid it or place it." I lied.

Pinaningkitan ako ng mata ni Batchi. I know she can read my mind right now. But, hopefully she won't tell to anyone, I remember everything.

"Naku! Paano yan? Hindi ka makakalabas? Hindi ka makakapasok ng trabaho. Tirik na tirik ang araw. Baka lalong masunog ang balat mo" sabi ni Wila. Hindi sumagot si Batchi. Nanatili syang tahimik at nakatingin lamang sa akin.

"I,I have a meeting with Mr. David. It is important" I stated.  Tumingin sila sa isa't isa. Wila creases her brows, "Si David? David Limjoco?"

I nodded. Actually, after remembering all, I want to face David and kill him. Or maybe torture him. He done a lot. Now, he is taking advantage of Jade's memory loss.

"Anong meeting na naman yan Althea?" naiinis nyang tanong while crossing her arms.

"It's my business Wila" I answered her.

"Ako na bahala sa office.. Sasabihin ko na lang na may sakit ka" sagot ni Batchi. Tinapunan nya ako ng masamang tingin. I know I have to explain everything to Batchi. She would understand.

"Thank you" I responded. Wila just roll her eyes and left us. "Hayaan mo nalang si Wila, menopause na" Batchi joked.

Tumawa ako. "I read your thoughts" she stated. I nodded. Nag titigan kami. Wag nya na lamang sabihin kahit kanino.

Nag tango sya, twice, as if she understood what she read from my mind.

"Alis na muna ako" paalam nya. Tinapik nya ang braso ko. Tumango na lang ako.

"Get ready. Ikaw na makipag usap kay David" she stated bago tuluyan umalis. Nag punta ako ng banyo to take a bath and also to check my burned skin.

Hindi naman ganon kalala. Pero ang pangit pa din tingnan. It looks like na lumalabas ang ugat ko sa pisngi. Hindi ko alam kung gagaling ito mamaya. May meeting pa kami ni David.