KABANATA XII: Find her

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KABANATA XII: Find her

KABANATA XII: Find her

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"Jiro are you okay?"

I opened my eyes and saw Mark and Natasha near my face. I growled and sighed. "Find her." It was the only thing running on my mind.

"Ano? Who?" Mark questioned. "Find her." Tumayo ako at ginulo ang buhok ko. I looked around and it looks like I'm on my office. "You know what Jiro, I was worried about you." Natasha scoffed. "Binuhat pa kaya kita!" Pangrereklamo naman ni Mark.

"Well, thank you." I scoffed. "Ano bang nangyari sayo?" She asked. "Hindi ko alam, nahilo ako at sumakit din ang ulo ko."

"Pero your face and clothes are soaking wet!" I suddenly remembered that I was crying. "I washed my face." I lied and looked down.

"Are you hungry?" Natasha asked me as she sit beside me. I shook my head as a response. "Well, you should get some rest bastard. I was really worried as heck!"

"Tch I said thank you haven't I?" I'm not really in the mood. I just want to know the answers to my questions. I looked around and saw it was already dark. Ilang oras ba akong nawalan ng malay?

"Ikaw din Nat, magpahinga ka na. I'm sure hinahanap ka na ng dad mo."

"But---"

"I'm fine. You should rest too." I said and Natasha just nodded. "Okay. Don't scare me like that again." She went closer to my forehead. I know what she's going to do but I'm too tired to stop her. I felt her breath on my skin and I shivered, it was cold. But to my suprise, she stopped. She's hesitating.

"Go ahead." I whispered under my breath. I felt her cold lips onto my head. It was followed by a cold carress of her fingers.

"I should probably go now." Nag- buntong hininga siya at tuluyang umalis.  I lied on the couch and covered my face with my arm.

Nabi's image kept on running through my head. Mas lalong sumasakit ang ulo dahil dito. I wish she would just leave me alone. I wish I could just forget her completely. I wish she could just be out of my life. Pero alam kong hindi mangyayari 'yun. These nightmares and hallucinations won't stop unless I find her. That's my preffered solution.

"So who shall I find for you Mr. Villanueva?" I gazed upon at Mark with a confused look.

"You said 'find her'. Who are you pertaining to?"

I stood up and ruffled my hair. "Nabi."

"Nabi? Butterfly? Strange name." He chuckled. "I'm doing this because I know you're torned," I just looked down.

"But Salmara is here also, you need to take great care of her. If you need help, you should ask her too. I know she's there for you."

Tumungo na lamang ako. "Thank you."

"Parang adik ka na sa mga salitang yan ah!" Lumapit siya saaking at tinapik ang likod ko. "9 pm na. Sarado na ang company. Uuwi na ako." Sabi nito. Dito na lang ako matulog, I'm still dead tired.

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