Toxic

VI

Namumugto pa ang mga mata niya ng sumakay sa kotse ni Pierce. Papasok na sila sa school ngayon.

After her argument with Pierce last afternoon ay hindi na sila nagpansinan pa. Buong hapon siyang nagkulong sa kwarto hanggang mag gabi. Bumaba lang siya ng tawagin siya nito para kumain ng gabi. Pagkatapos ay nag kulong na ulit.

No one hurt her like he did. Hindi siya napagbubuhatan ng kamay ng mga magulang niya, they treasure her so much kaya rin hindi siya sanay sa karahasan. Turo ng mga magulang niya sa kanya na huwag basta-basta manghusga, matutong magpatawad malaki man o maliit ang kasalanang nagawa sayo. Mariin din nitong turo sa kanya na walang mapapala kung gaganti ka sa mga taong nanakit sayo.

Dating lector sa simbahan ang ina niya at dating sakristan ang ama. They raise her well. Miski si Zack na matagal na niyang kaibigan ay hindi siya nagagawang saktan. He knows that she's very sensitive. No one tries to hurt her like Pierce did.

Her heart clench in pain and she wants to cry again but she stop it dahil papasok na sila. Sa sandaling nakahalubilo niya ito ay nakalimutan niya kung anong klaseng tao ito kaya naman umasa siya na pakikinggan siya nito.

She saw him glance at her pero mabilis lang iyon at ibinalik din ang tingin sa daan. Napapadiin ang hawak niya sa seatbelt sa tuwing sumasakit ang dibdib niya kapag sumasagi sa isip ang nangyari kahapon.

"Raine," his jaw clenched when she flinch at his touch ng tangkain siya nitong hawakan para alalayan pababa ng sasakyan. She shook her head in his reaction.

She saw him closed his eyes and bite his lips, he reach her face and make her face him. He gently caress her jaw as if taking the pain away of what he did to her kahapon.

She flinch as she felt him touch her bruise, sensitive ang balat niya at madali lang siyang nagkaka pasa. Gusto niya sana itong takpan pero hindi naman siya gumagamit ng concealer o ano.

Her eyes watered while looking at him. May suot na uli itong contact lens.

"Don't be stubborn if you don't want to be hurt, Raine." he said his voice sounds like his in pain. She slowly shakes her head, she moves away his hand from hers, and gets out of his car rejecting his help.

"I'll do everything to stop you, Pierce." she said in a small voice. He scratch his nape in annoyance.

"You don't know how important this is for me, Raine." he groaned at her stubbornness.  She bite her lips in frustration.

"You don't want to explain it to me, just tell me-" her words were cut off when he turn around and walks away from her.

"Let's not talk about this, you don't want to see what I am capable to do when you meddle in my business, kitten."

She sighed in frustration. If she can't change his mind then she better make  a move to stop him from killing Lucia.

She sit silently on her seat. Half day lang naman sila ngayon dahil ibibigay lang ang mga take home activities dahil mawawalan ulit sila ng pasok dahil nga sa nangyari noong tuesday, baka pabalikin na lang sila sa monday.

Mas dumami na ang SWAT ngayon kesa noong lunes. But that won't be effective lalo na kung ang mismong nag-hire sa mga ito ang kasabwat sa pag patay and the killer is just inside their room.

She saw him stare at Lucia, probably plotting her death. She shivers at her thought. She fix her black-framed glass and that's how she caught Kian staring at her.

She shifted uncomfortably when she saw him stand and walk papunta sa kanya. Umupo ito sa bakanteng upuan  ni Zack. Lumingon pa siya kung may nakaka kita ba sa kanila pero may kanya-kanya namang ginagawa ang mga kaklase niya.