Phantom Nightray (Published Under PSICOM)

Chapter 16

Coraline kept on avoiding him since yesterday. Hindi niya alam kung ano'ng nangyayari sa babae, she just started being cold to him all of a sudden after they found out that she's pregnant with his child.

Kahit ano'ng gawin niyang paglambing sa babae, hindi pa rin siya nito pinapansin. Everytime he tries to approach her, she avoids him. Muli rin nitong nilagyan ng unan ang pagitan ng kama upang hindi niya ito malapitan.

Maybe it's just her hormones, iba kasi talaga ang babae kapag nabuntis at kapag ikaw ang napaglihian kaso, may kakaiba talaga kay Coraline. Halatang sinasadya talaga nitong iwasan siya.

He ran his fingers through his hair out of frustration and let out a deep breath. They shouldn't be like this lalo na't bukas na ang kasal nilang dalawa.

His eyes shifted to Coraline who's just reading the Bible in her hand again. Coraline's been reading the Bible since yesterday, hindi niya tuloy mapigilang maisip na siguro'y galit ito sa kanya because he stopped her from being a nun.

He's not much of a religious person but he respects the believers but seeing Coraline holding that Bible pisses him off. Baka bigla nalang kasing mag-iba ang isip nito after reading the Bible. Ang babaw ngunit natatakot siya na baka ituloy talaga nito ang pagmamadre nito kahit na ano'ng mangyari.

He sighed. He can't help but feel frustrated and scared by what's happening between them two right now. Kahapon lamang ay ang saya-saya niya tapos ngayon, biglaan nalang nagkaganito.

He sighed again and walked towards Coraline's position. Coraline didn't look at him kahit na halatang-halata na nasa harapan na siya nito.

"Coraline." He called her but she ignored him. She flipped the page of the Bible and continued on reading. Coraline's ignoring her as if he's a ghost.

"Coraline, let's talk—" his words were cut off when Coraline suddenly stood up and walked pass him but before she could even walk away from him, he already got a hold of her arm.

"Coraline, what's happening to you? Why are you ignoring me? Did I do something to make you angry?" Sunod-sunod niyang tanong dito. Coraline didn't answer at hindi rin talaga siya nito nilingon.

He bit his lip and clenched his jaw out of frustration. He's never felt this level of frustration ever in his entire life. Matatanggap niya pa kung sinisigawan siya nito, awayin siya nito because he ruined her dream to become a nun kaso hindi, Coraline's acting really cold and he hates it!

"Coraline—"

"Let me go."

"No. I won't let you go until you tell me what's happening to you." He said with finality in his voice. He thought that he was on the upper hand but he was wrong. Biglang napaatras ang kanyang dila nang lumingon si Coraline at tinignan siya diretso sa kanyang mga mata. She's looking at him—no, glaring at him with her eyes full of anger. Dahan-dahan siyang napabitaw sa braso nito.

"Why are you so mad at me Coraline? Is it because I hindered your dream to become a nun?" he asked her in a soft voice. Coraline looked away from him and entered their room. He even heard the door slamming.

He sighed again and clenched his jaw. Why is this happening now?

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As soon as Coraline entered the room, she fell on her knees. She bit her lower lip and a tear escaped from her eyes.

She was never this emotional before, she rarely cries over things. Maybe it's because of her hormones kaya masyado siyang emosyonal ngayon.

She bit her lower lip when she saw the Bible on her hand. She's been reading it since yesterday to distract herself. Ayaw niya kasing pansinin si Phantom.