One Damn Shot of a Lifetime [COMPLETED]

Chapter 42: Eyes on You

I was like a zombie walking to the cafeteria. Naririnig ko ma nag sasalita si Caius pero wala akong naiintindihan sa mga sinasabi niya. Lutang ang isip ko, para akong isang adik na kaka-hithit lang.

"Hello? Are you even listening?"

Napalingon ako sa tumapik sa balikat ko.

"Huh? What?"

"Sabi ko there will be a science fair at the gymnasium later and we need to watch." he said in a cheerful tone. One thing that I noticed about Caius is napaka playful at energetic niya.

"Oh yeah, I saw it on the posters yesterday." habang ako naman parang patay na walang kaemo-emosyon mag salita.

Tumungo kami sa table na kinaroroonan nila Zarina at ang laki agad ng mga ngisi nila.

"What?" I asked because of those stupid looks on their faces.

"Are you guys dating?" nang aasar na tanong ni Jennie na kinalaki ng mata ko.

"No!" sabay pa namin ni Caius na sabi. Then I saw Caius's face turned bright red.

"Ohh Caius got a crush!" pang-aasar ni Zayden dahilan para batuhin siya ni Caius ng water bottle.

"Damn you!" Caius exclaimed at nag habulan silang dalawa. Jeez are they in grade four or something?

"Masanay kana, ganyan talaga sila mag asaran." sabi ni Zarina.

What big guys but acts like babies. Naalala ko tuloy si Zane. He was the one that used to tease me about everything.

"Sama ka sa science fair mamaya Cath ha?" nakangising sabi ni Jennie.

"Yeah sure." sabi ko at ngumiti din ako sa kanya. Hirap naman pala pumilit ng ngiti, ayaw ko talaga sumama kaso mapilit 'tong mga 'to eh.

So ayon na nga dumating ang hinihintay nilang science fair. Para akong tanga dito na sunod ng sunod lang sa kanila habang nag mamasid sila sa mga projects at experiments na naka display. In the corner of my eye I saw Brandon and I noticed he passed something secretly to another student. It happened so quickly that a normal person won't notice, but I'm not a normal person. Sanay ako mag masid sa paligid, ikaw ba naman sundan ng mga gusto pumatay sayo tignan natin kung hindi ka ba mag mamasid sa paligid mo lagi. Pag lingon ko pabalik si kanila nakita ko si Giovanni looking at me, pero n'ung nakita niya na nahalata ko siya ay umiwas din siya agad ng tingin.

We moved to another station and again nakita ko si Brandon. Nakatayo lang siya sa isang sulok na tila nag mamasid. His body was chill but his eyes was clearly alert na tila may hinaganap siya. Ano na naman kaya ang binabalak ng gago na 'to? At ano yung ipinasa niya kanina? Drugs? Weapon? Tsk. We were about to move to the next station when someone grabbed me and dragged me inside the boys wash room.

My instinct kicked in at siniko ko ang sikmura nung himla sa'kin susuntukin ko sana pero mabilis niya nahawakan ang dalawang kamay ko and pinned me against the cold wall. His one hand was holding both of my arms and the other one was on my neck. He wasn't chocking me but I bet he will if I do another stunt.

"What the fuck Giovanni?!" I exclaimed.

"Who are you?" he asked and looked straight into my eyes.

"What the hell are you talking about?!"

"I know you're not an ordinary person. Who are you?!" diniinan pa niya ang pagkakahawak niya sa leeg ko. Agad ko hinawi ang kamay niya at nabitawan niya ako, mabilis akong naka punta sa likod niya at sinipa ko ang paa niya dahilan para mapaluhod siya at agad ko hinawakan ang dalawa niyang kamay. Now I'm the one that's pinning him against the wall.

"I'm everything that may surprise you." bulong ko sa tainga niya and he frowned.

Suddenly he did something para mabitawan ko siya, he tried to grab me again pero naka iwas ako, I punched him in the guts at napa ubo siya sa sakit. His expression changed and charged towards me, isang sampal ang natamo ko mula sa kanya pero mabilis akong naka ganti ng suntok sa mukha niya. Jesus Christ we're trying to break each others faces in the damn washroom! Umabot ito sa point na hingal na hingal na kaming dalawa.

"I knew you weren't an ordinary person." hinihingal niyang sabi at sumandal sa pader.

"Why the hell are we fighting anyway?" tanong ko at tumabi sa kanya.

"I don't even fucking know. You started it!"

"Excuse me?! You were the one who dragged me in here and tried to fucking choke me!"

"Kung sinagot mo lang sana kaagad ang tanong ko edi sana hindi na umabot sa basagan ng mukha." sabi pa niya. Tangina hindi talaga nag papatalo ang kumag na 'to.

"Ano ba kasing pinag sasabi mo dyan ha?" I asked at tumingin sa kanya na naka taas ang kilay.

"Ever since you came here I already had a suspicion especially in that time that you threw the great Brandon on the cafeteria floor. Your movements, your mindset, your alertness, and now your physical abilities. Kanina lang I saw you noticed what Brandon and his goons were doing at hindi basta basta namamalayan 'yon ng normal na tao lang. Right then and there I confirmed." Paliwanag niya. He noticed all that? At kaya pala nahuli ko siya naka tingin sa'kin kanina kasi pinagmamasdan niya ang mga kilos ko. He was like reading me in every move I make. What a weirdo.

"Now tell me. Who are you?" seryoso niyang tanong.

"I'm Catherine Alexandria Hendrix." buong boses ko ma sagot. Bigla siyang tumayo ng maayos at humarap sa'kin.

"I thought so. You are the Regime Woman. The woman that Davil El Familia is trying to hunt down." he said and at the instant he mentioned those words my whole body shivered.

Regime Woman...

Dauntless Regime...

"How the hell did you know that?" I asked with wide eyes.

"Now why did you come here? Ikaw lang ang magdadala ng gulo dito." He said disregarding what I just asked him. Hindi ko mapigilan ang mga emosyon na bumabalik sa'kin kaya tumakbo ako palabas ng shower room. Bago paman ako maka alis ay hinawakan niya ang braso ko ng mahigpit.

"You're on my watch Catherine Hendrix." sabi pa niya at matalim akong tinignan, ginantihan ko din siya nang masamang tingin.

"Bitawan mo siya Ramirez."

I heard someone said at lumingon kaming dalawa ni Giovanni sa nag salita. Agad naman ako binitawan ni Giovanni nang makita namin si Caius na papalapit sa'min. Tinalikuran kami ni Giovanni at nag akmang mag lakad palayo pero bago siya umalis ay nag salita siya.

"Don't trust that girl too much. She's nothing but trouble." wika niya na naka talikod lang sa'min at tsaka tuluyan ng naglakad paalis.
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That Giovanni Ramirez. He... Why the hell does he knows all those things?!