Devil's Den
Puting kisame.
Iyon ang unang bumungad kay Freya nang imulat niya ang kanyang mga mata.
She feels so weak that even moving her fingers feels like it's taking all her life energy.
Damn, body pain!
Dahan-dahan siyang huminga nang malalim. Kapagkuwa'y dahan-dahang inikot niya ang paningin sa paligid.
She's alone in the room. And she can see the IV drip on her right attached to her hand and other hospital equipment.
Am I in a hospital? Tanong niya sa sarili. But the room says otherwise.
The grand chandeliers hanging in the ceiling...the famous painting of Gustav Klimt's Poppy Field hanging on the wall in front of her...the luxurious king size bed she's lying on...it's very different for a hospital room.
Is she in a hospital VIP room? But she thinks she's not. It's too big and the room shouts for its own character.
Ipinikit niya muli ang mga mata. Her brain is in a mess. Where is she? Why is she in that room? Why does she feel so weak and her body is aching all over?
Memories flashed in her mind. Ah, shoot! Unfortunately, she was stabbed right in her stomach. And that's all she can remembered.
Hindi niya alam kung nasaan siya o paano siya napunta sa lugar na iyon. Everything to her is a big question mark.
Then she remembered. She was with V!
Nakagat niya ang pang-ibabang labi. She tried to save the devil and that's what she got.
Is he the one who brought her to that place?
WAIT.
It feels like a de ja vu.
Dahan-dahan niyang ibinaba ang tingin sa kanyang katawan.
Damn! She's in different clothes now. And she's so sure that another person just learned her true identity!
You, stupid, lunatic, Freya!
She cursed herself. What's the point of hiding kung hindi lumilipas ang isang araw na may isang taong makakatuklas sa katauhan niya?
Goodness gracious! She and her stupidity!
The door opened on his right. Her eyes were welcomed by V's cold look.
Oh, shit! When will he stop being handsome? Freya mentally slapped her head. And when will I stop checking on him everytime I see him?!
V's just wearing a red plain sweat shirt and black jogging pants. He seems like he just got out from taking a shower as her bluish hair is still dripping.
Napalunok siya. How come he's getting more charming everytime she sees him?
Lihim niyang ipinilig ang kanyang ulo.
No, Freya! Stop whatever you're doing! He's a devil and you're very aware of that! Aniya sa sarili.
"You're awake," V said coldly as he entered the room. He sits on the sofa on her right and reached the magazine on top of the center table and flipped it.
"Where am I?" She asked. Her voice is so low that it almost came out as a whisper.
Fortunately, V heard her and answered back.
"My house," matipid nitong sagot at ibinaling na muli ang tingin sa binabasang magazine.
Okay. Confirmed. She's really not in the hospital. However, she's in the devil's den for pete's sake!
BINABASA MO ANG
Luthier Academy
Teen Fiction"He's death personified. Yet, he's my one and only safe haven." --- This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, l...
