#IASS27
Damien
What's he doing here?
"Get inside asshole!" Nakita ko ang pagtulak ng estudyante na sa tingin ko ay third year student din. Padabog niyang sinara ang pintuan pagkatapos itulak si Damien.
Lumayo ako ng kaunti dahil ilang metro lang ang layo niya sa'kin. Nakatitig lang ako sa kaniya pero rinig ko ang malakas na tibok ng puso ko. I was starting to get nervous by his mere presence.
Ngumisi siya at inangat ang tingin sa'kin. He put his hands inside his pocket and leaned on the wall. "It's nice to see you here, Dominique."
A long silence envelop us bago siya magsalita ulit. "Do you like Dominique? or you prefer a first name basis?" he smirked.
Something about the way he looks at me sent shivers down my spine. I swallowed hard before answering. "Just Dominique."
"As expected," he walked towards the teacher's desk and casually sat on the chair. "So, what's your violation?" he asked and leaned on the backrest of the chair.
"L-l-littering." I tried my best to speak normally but I can't help but to stutter.
He nodded and placed his hands on desk habang ako ay nakatayo lang ilang metro ang layo sa kaniya. "Why don't you sit with me Dominique. You know, I would like to have a normal conversation with you. Don't you think?"
Kinagat ko ang labi ko at umiling. "No, I'm good."
His faced turned sad avoided my stare. "I mean, it's just the two of us here. I just want to have a friend." he sighed
Get your shit together Dominique. This might be the only chance you get to talk to him about your case. Kailangan mong ikumpira kung may kinalaman ba talaga siya sa pagkamatay ng pamilya mo. And to prove Chris' innoncence.
Huminga ako ng malalim at unti-unting lumapit sa kaniya. Umupo ako sa armchair katapat niya. Nakita ko naman ang pagsilay ng ngiti sa labi niya. His aura changed in a matter of seconds.
"Great! So we have, I guess 15 more minutes until our time's up," he said cheerfully. "Matagal na kitang gustong kausapin kaso nahihiya ako." he massaged the back of his neck at umiwas ng tingin.
I was surprised when he said that. "Oh! I- uh-hm." umiwas din ako ng tingin and played with my fingers.
"Matagal na kitang gustong maging kaibigan. Nakikita kita sa hallway, sa classroom, sa canteen. Naalala mo noong kinausap kita sa locker. It was our first conversation!" he cheerfully clapped
Kumunot ang noo ko sa sinabi niya. I don't remember that we actually talked.
"Oh! I guess you don't remember but I'm Daniel that time." he casually said.
Tumaas ang balahibo ko sa sinabi niya. Is he having? Oh my God. Don't tell me--
"Uhh sorry, am I annoying? Well, I get that a lot. Sometimes I'm being tok friendly that's why some people find me weird." he awkwardly said.
"So the one I'm talking to right now is?" I asked and bit the inside of my cheek.
He nodded. "Yep, I'm Daniel. Nice to see you again Dom!" he smiled widely.
Looking at him right now is far to the person who's capable of killing my family. I don't know but he's not the one I'm looking for.
"Can I," I coughed. "Can I talk to Damien please?" I whisphered
I saw how his faced changed and the smile on his lips dissappeared. "My apologies but Damien is not available as of the moment." he confidently said.
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