Chapter 4 - Unmasking the Fall

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Chapter 4 – Unmasking the Fall

Life is unmasking owns mystery. Finding answers to never ending questions. Falling ones is not a crime. Unless you fall twice and never learn from the first fall. It's a crime to yourself and a lesson to someone else. Facing the obstacles may be hard but it's harder to think and never tried to apply the thoughts. - Madame LHM.

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"I-Ikaw?" nanginginig ang boses ko at natatarantang napaatras, tumigil lamang ako nang naramdaman kong wala na akong maatrasan dahil nasa dulo na pala ako ng silid na ito.

"What do you want from me?" I tried asking, trying to sound strong despite of my current situation. My long dark hair is almost covering my face, it's a chance for me to avoid his mysterious gaze.

My instinct was right. He's the masked guy from the other night, still wearing the same black outfit just like those vampire movies that I had watched. Kung shooting sa pelikula lang sana ito ay tuloyan ko nang isisigaw ang salitang "Cut!!" para matigil na itong kahibangang nangyayari sa buhay ko. Ramdam kong nakatingin pa rin siya saakin at tila pinagmamasdan lang ako.

The guy did not answer my question. He's still standing there and quiet. Ano bang balak ng taong to? Nasaan na ba ang ibang tao sa lugar na to?

Narinig kong muli ang yabag ng kanyang mga paa na papalapit saakin. Tuloyan na akong humarap sakanya at nakiusap.

"Stop right there!! Don't you dare come near me hanggang hindi mo pa sinasagot ang tanong ko." Nagmamatigas na sabi ko. Pero wala itong epekto. Lumalapit pa rin siya saakin na tila hindi niya narinig ang mga sinabi ko.

"You asked me, what do I want...?" now the guy is talking. He had this very manly voice. My heart suddenly pound so loud and it felt a familiar ache, pero tiniis ko ang sakit na nararamdaman ko, tila napako ako sa mga mata niyang nakatingin saakin at di makagalaw sa kinatatayuan ko.

He's face is already an inch away from me and I can feel his very cold aura. It feels like I'm inside the freezer. He suddenly put his hand to the wall behind me while his arm is at the right side of my head. He leaned closer to me. My heart is racing than its normal beats and something inside me is going insane. I can't seem to understand what's happening to me anymore.

 I can't seem to understand what's happening to me anymore

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"....I want my enchantress back." He whispered slowly through my ears and it made me felt a small shivers at the back of my neck. What?... Enchantress? I want to ask, but I remain stoned with this situation.

"Freeze!!!" isang malakas na sigaw ang gumising saakin sa katotohanan. Nalipat ang atensyon ko kay detective. Nakasandig siya sa may pintoan. May hawak itong baril na nakatutok sa mesteryosong lalaking nasa harap ko ngayon. Sugatan ang kaliwang bahagi ng kanyang ulo na tila nanghihina at nahihirapang tumayo.

Ano ba kasi ang nangyari sa labas? May kinalaman ba ang lalaking ito sa lahat?

Lumayo sa akin ang mesteryosong lalaki at humarap kay detective. Hindi ko alam anong balak niyang gawin at kung ano ang nangyayari. Kaya nanatili akong nakatayo at pinagmamsdan ang dalawang lalaking tila nagsusukatan ng tapang.

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