TBITLG 2:The Lost Gangster Brat

Chapter 19

"You won't be able to move forward if you don't make peace with your fears."

-Dark Naoko

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Naoko P.O.V

"Duchenne muscle dystrophy is a kind of disease whereas the muscle weakens..."

I stare in front of me as the professor keeps discussing our lesson while writing something on the board. I keep copying naman sa notebook ko yung mga sinusulat niya sa board.

I glance at Mirco's direction only to find him fiddling in his phone at hindi nakikinig sa teacher. Frans is not listening as well at kung ano-ano ang pinaggagawa niya sa upuan niya.

I shake my head side to side and clicked my tongue in disbelief. These guys are hopeless. Ibinalik ko ulit ang atensyon ko sa professor para makinig sa lesson niya.

Nang mapuno na ang page na sinusulatan ko, I tried to flip it para magsulat naman sa susunod na page. I quietly hissed when I felt a sharp pain in my finger. It seems like I cut my finger on the paper. Blood starts to trickle down from the small wound.

Darn it.

I clicked my tongue in annoyance. Kukuha na sana ako ng panyo to press on my wound when I suddenly feel dizzy. I grimace at napahawak ako sa ulo ko with my uninjured hand. Mukhang napansin ito ng professor namin because he called out to me.

"Ms. Cheon, is there something wrong?" Tanong ng professor namin mula sa harapan. All the attentions were on me right now.

"Yes. May I go to the school clinic?" I asked him.

"Of course. Do you want somebody to accompany you?" He asked me.

"Sir, ako----" magpipresente sana si Mirco but I denied his help.

"I'm fine by myself sir." Sabi ko sa professor.

Nang maramdaman niya that there's no room for argument anymore, hinayaan na lang niya akong pumunta mag-isa sa clinic.

As I was on my way to the clinic, may naaninag akong isang figure hindi kalayuan sa pwesto ko. There's no one around the hallway but me at yung taong nasa kasalubong ko, a few feet away from me.

When I took a clear look sa mukha niya, I notice that it was an old woman wearing some nice clothes. Despite her age, the woman is still beautiful, and emits an elegant and classy aura. Then, napadako naman ang mata ko sa suot-suot niya necklace na naka-engrave sa pendant ang name na "Carmina".

"Why does she seems familiar?" Bulong ko sa sarili ko.

Just then, she turn around to face me and gave me a gentle smile. A gentle yet sad smile. She is looking at me with a soft expression on her face kahit mukhang stern yung face niya.

I don't know why but I feel a painful tug in my heart. Like I was supposed to know this person in front of me. Like I was supposed to know how important this person is to me but I can't remember?

Why can't I remember?

I don't understand. I don't understand why my chest feels heavy all of a sudden, and tears are now falling from my eyes.

Naramdaman ko na lang that something cold touched my cheek. Before I knew it the older woman is now standing in front of me. She cupped my cheek in her hand while looking at me lovingly and... is that sadness I see in her eyes?

"Don't cry Hime." She said softly.

'Hime? Who's Hime?' I thought to myself. Everything is so confusing that its making my head hurts, and I feel dizzy.