Dancing With Fire

Kabanata 18

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Kabanata 18

With my shaking hands, I reached for the elevator button.

My tears won't stop falling, tila lumulutang ako sa hangin habang umiiyak at walang mapuntahan.

I was out of my reverie. I feel so confused and lost, mahigpit ang hawak sa phone habang diretso ang lakad palabas.

"Ma'am, ayos lang kayo?" Tanong ng isang attendant pero patuloy na nahuhulog ang luha sa aking pisngi.

No...I might be just dreaming. This isn't possible. Nagsisinungaling lang ang kausap ko!

Buhay ang tatay ko!

I tried lifting my shaking hands to get a taxi pero nilalagpasan lang ako nito. My mouth parted, my breathing labored as I catch my breath.

"K-Kuya!" I desperately called a cab but it went passed me.

I saw people getting cabs at the other side of the road. Wala sa sariling tumawid ako, I saw the blinding lights from the fast cars but I never thought of it, tanging ang gusto lang ay ang makakuha ng sasakyan.

My eyes swelled from the tears falling, nanlalabo na ang paningin pero isang malakas na busina ang nagpatigil sa akin.

I shifted my gaze and saw a car approaching, tuloy-tuloy ang pagbusina sa akin.

Gusto ko mang tumakbo ay nawala ako sa sarili, I was stunned in the middle of the road. Just staring at the approaching car when I felt someone pulled me.

Nakita ko kung paano lumagpas sa akin ang sasakyan at ang mariing pagpikit ko nang tumama ako kung saan.

"S-Sera..." A soft voice and a hug on my back and that's when I felt myself breaking down.

Nanginig ang kamay ko, malakas na napahagulgol at mas humigpit ang yakap nito sa akin.

"Sshh, baby..." He hushed. I cried harder, pushing him away but he keep on pulling me to his body.

"B-Bitawan mo ako!" I screamed, my voice shaking.

"N-No..." He shook his head.

I lifted my gaze and saw his bloodshot and scared eyes, sa kabila ng mga luha ay pilit ko s'yang tinutulak palayo.

"H'wag mo akong hawakan! B-Bitawan mo ako!" I exclaimed.

"I won't." He said desperately, pilit akong niyayakap.

I cried more, pinagpapalo ang kanyang dibdib. pero pilit n'ya iyong iniinda at pilit akong pinapakalma.

"A-Are you alright? N-Nasaktan ka ba?" He tried cupping my cheek bit I pushed his hand away.

"B-Bitawan mo ako! Kailangan kong puntahan ang tatay ko!" I screamed desperately.

I saw his eyes shifted from an emotion, nabalot ng kung anong lungkot ang mga mata n'ya at mariing pumikit.

"Y-You have to calm down, Sera. Pupuntahan natin s'ya--"

"Bitawan mo ako!" I cried. "W-Wala naman kayong pakialan, diba?! Dapat masaya ka pa nga!"

"No!" He shook his head. "No, baby, please..."

Nanghina ako nang hawakan n'ya ang pisngi ko at pinakatitigan ako.