Unexpected (COMPLETED)

Chapter 9: Red

ZACHARY/ARVIN

I have no choice to follow the lady.

Bakit ba ang tagal magising ni Snow?

Huminto kami sa isang VIP Room sa hotel at sumalubong samin ang matandang babaeng sa tingin ko ay nasa fifties. Kamukha nito si Snow

"Oh, what happened to Snow hijo?" she asked and motioned the couch I laid Snow there and put a pillow beneath her head. I sat beside her.

"She fell asleep in the car Madame" I said and she smiled

"Don't call me Madame hijo, Tita would be fine. I'm Alessandra, her mom. Nandito ako para sabihin sana sa kanya na tinakasan ako ng blind date niya. Haaaay. Are you her boyfriend hijo?" she said

I wasn't expecting that question from her

"No Tita, I saw her stranded in the waiting shed so I helped her all the way here"

"Salamat. Ang bait mo hijo, akala ko pa naman may boyfriend na ang anak ko" she sadly said and pouted

"She's beautiful Tita, sigurado naman marami siyang manliligaw" sagot ko

"Oh! Her 18th birthday would be held here this Saturday hijo. I hope you would come" she said while searching for something in her bag

She handed me a red invitation

You are invited to Snow Alena Quinn's 18th Birthday

Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Lux Hotel

"I'll be there Tita" I looked at my watch and its already 4pm at nagugutom na talaga ako

"Are you going hijo?" tanong niya

"Yes Tita" I said and turned my gaze to Snow, nilagay ko ang takas na buhok niya sa likod ng kanyang tenga

"Oh before you go, what's your name hijo?"

"Arvin. Arvin Rosel, I'll be going now Tita" I said and smiled at her. I got up. She nodded and smiled

"Thank you for helping Snow hijo. Have a safe drive"

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SERINA

Late akong dumating sa café at napagsabihan ng manager. I apologized. Wala namang ibang nangyari bukod sa pangungulit sakin ni Martha. Tinatanong niya kung an daw ba nangyari kagabi, bakit daw ako late at bakit puyat at may eyebags. But when I said that I was reading a book she was disappointed. She said "Akala ko may boyfriend ka at may something na nangyari sainyo" Nabatukan ko tuloy siya. Ang green-minded niya kasi.

I'm still a minor and I don't want to do that til I'm not married.

It's closing time, ako ang naka assign na magsara ng café, the manager said it was my punishment from being late. I turned the lights off. When I'm about to head out, I stopped when I saw someone staring from the outside of the café.

It's him!

The guy wearing a hood

I froze when his eyes met mine. Through the glass walls of the café. I can clearly see his eyes with a different color ...

Red

I saw him smirk.

He is standing at the middle of the street, behind him is the abandoned house of the Domarita's which Martha told me.

Naputol ang pagtitigan namin ng may mabilis na sasakyan ang padating papunta sa kanya.

Sh*t

I ran towards him swiftly

*beep beep*

I landed on the concrete road but I'm fast enough to save him by pushing him. My jaw hurts as I touched it. Tumama kasi ito sa sahig.

The car was gone and I looked at him sitting on the ground

"Are you okay?" I asked. He turned his gaze to me. Bakit ang sama niya makatingin?

"Stupid. You should ask that to yourself" sabi nito habang tumatayo at lumakad siya papunta sakin

"I'm not stupid mister. You should be thankful I saved you!" I shouted

He just smirked and lend a hand, I accepted it and got up but he pushed me lightly into the wall of the abandoned house and put both of his hands beside my head.

"A-nong ginagawa mo? Lumayo ka nga sakin" but he didn't respond

I pushed him but he grabbed my arms and he looked at me in the eyes. Those red eyes are giving me chills.

Sinubukan ko uling itulak siya pero nahirapan lang ako dahil mahigpit ang pagkakahawak niya sa braso ko

Napasinghap ako at mas lalong bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko ng ilapit niya ang mukha niya sa leeg ko.

Nakikiliti ako sa paghinga niya at the same time kinakabahan

Maya maya pa ay may naramdaman akong lumapat sa leeg ko, nanlalambot ang tuhod ko ng halikan niya ako sa leeg

"Your blood is making me crazy" bulong nito

Akmang ilalapat niya nanaman ang labi sa leeg ko pero nagsalita na ako

"S-stop please" sabi ko na nagmamakaawa. May tumakas na luha mula sa mata ko at nakita niya iyon. Pinunasan niya ito ng dumausdos pababa sa pisngi ko at panga ko. I flinched when he touched my jaw. He caressed it and I saw how his eyes changed to black

"Who are you? What are you?" lakas loob kong tanong

Hindi siya sumagot at naglakad na paalis. Napaupo ako

What the hell just happened

Tumayo na ako at bumalik sa café para tuluyan itong isara at kinuha ko na ang gamit ko

My phone beeped, its a text message from kuya

Fr: Kuya

Little sis, I can't come to fetch you. Mr. Harris isn't there at nasiraan ang sasakyan ko on the way. Ride a trike. Be safe, text me when you got home.

To: Kuya

Okay kuya, be safe too.

Nagmamadali akong maglakad at pumara ng tricycle pauwi

When I got home, I texted kuya that I'm already here.

Nasaan kaya si Mr. Harris.

Dumirtmetso ako sa kwarto ko at naligo. While in the bath tub I'm thinking of what happened back at the café.

Sinabunan ko maigi ang katawan ko lalo na ang leeg ko. Kinikilabutan ako sa mga nangyari.

Halos kalahating oras ang inubos ko sa paliligo.

Humarap ako sa salamin at hinawakan ang panga ko. Nagulat ako ng hindi na ito masakit. Kinapa kapa ko pa pero wala na talaga ang sakit.

Weird

Hindi na ako nakakain ng dinner at nakatulog na