Mirror Mirror |Hybrid Series #4|

CHAPTER 6

Chapter 6: Mall

Napaiyak nalang ako habang naaalala ang mga nangyari. I feel violated. I promised my mother that I'll be pure until the night of my wedding day. But, promises were really bound to be broken.

I am curling up on the corner. Yakap-yakap ko ang aking mga binti habang nakapatong ang aking ulo. I only have the blanket covering my nakedness. That narcissist didn't even bother to give me clothes right after he used me. Wala akong pinagkaiba sa mga quicum na nasa Haeream. I mourn silently. But, this is were I failed, hindi ko na namalayan na humahagulgol na pala ako.

I'm no longer pure. No man will accept me now. Do Hybrids like me have to experience this?

I soon found myself in the dreamland, having those thoughts.

I feel someone caressing my face. It was so gentle that I remembered Roselle. Kamusta na kaya ang kapatid ko? Was she also having a hard time?

Ang lambot ng hinihigaan ko. Puzzled of what's happening, dahan-dahan kong binuksan ang aking mga mata, in which, I shouldn't have. Agad kong tinulak si Brixx with brute force at umatras out of reflex kaya nahulog ako sa kama, butt first.

Napadaing ako sa sakit. Agad akong tumayo at niyakap ang aking sarili. I sulked into the corner of the room, feeling all the possible fear that I could feel. "Don't t-touch me..." nauutal pa ako dahil sa takot.

Saka ko lang napansin na nakasuot na pala ako ng damit. It was just some plain white shirt and a checkered skirt. Patterns of blue, white and black squares make it look pretty.

Pero kahit ganun, I was still scared as hell. Baka may kung ano na naman siyang gawin sa akin.

"We're going out. Wala akong mga damit na kakasya sayo, kaya mamimili tayo. " mahinahon niyang sabi. He looks different now. Should I trust him?

"You can bring the cat if you like." Hindi pa rin ako gumalaw. Maybe, maybe he's just acting niceand kind.

"Kung hindi ka pa gagalaw diyan, pupugutan ko ng ulo yung ibon mo--"

"No! Don't! P-please...sasama na ako." halos ibulong ko nalang yung huling mga salita na sinabi ko.

"That was fast. Let's go. We still have a lot to catch up..."

"to do...servant."

"Teka! Sandali nga lang! Kanina pa tayo lakad nang lakad eh!" Pagmamaktol ko dito sa nakatalikod na Narciso.

"Should you talk that way to your Master?" he said in a matter-of-fact tone. Inirapan ko lang siya.

Five years ago, I was so scared of him. But, little by little, nakilala ko siya. He's a Narcissist, yes, never gonna deny that, but his exceptional skills in designing mirrors made the two of us, kinda like friends, but not quite. Friends don't do sex.

Marami nang nagbago. The traditional me from Haeream was already gone at mas pinili ko na lang tanggapin na hinding-hindi ako makakatakas sa lalaking ito. He is gloomy, occasionally, but he had provided us home. Hindi na kami palipat-lipat ng lokasyon because I'm always at his house. At kung makakalabas man ako, kagaya ngayon, kailangan ay kasama siya.

I looked at him and saw him frowning. Sigurado akong sasabihin na naman niyang paparusahan niya ako, in which, I don't know why, pero nagugustuhan ko na.

Kaya siguro maraming Hybrid sa Haeream ang piniling maging Quicum dahil sa protektado na sila, ay masasarapan pa sila. I giggled with that thought. Kasalanan talaga ito ni Brixx, nahahawa ako sa pagiging manyak niya.

Mas lalo tuloy nangunot ang noo niya nang makita niyang tumawa ako. Walang pasabing hinawakan ako sa aking pulsuhan at hinila papasok sa isang lingerie section. Alam ko na gagawin nito, bibili ito ng napakarevealing na lingerie at ipapasuot sa akin, tapos pupunitin lang kasi nga daw sagabal. Hindi ko din maintindihan ang isang to. Nagpalinga-linga ako sa paligid, tutal wala din naman akong masasabi sa mga pipiliin niya. May namataan akong pamilyar na lalaki.

Don't tell me it's him?

I went towards that man without thinking. Hindi ako nagkakamali, siya nga ito!

"Who the heck are you?" He emphasized every word.

"I'm Ate Roselle's sister. Aray! Bitawan mo nga ako!"

Tila natauhan pa ito sa ginawa nang binitiwan ako. He sighed. "Talk."

"Wew, I never knew sister's lover would be this cold. My name's Rosella. Ako ang nagpapadala ng mga rose buds at doves na iyon sa bahay mo. My sister contacts me in my dreams." Nakakatakot naman pala to.

"Halika, samahan mo ako sa kanya." Hahawakan sana niya ulit ang pulsuhan ko nang umiling ako at agad na inilayo ito.

"I can't if I want to. Like you, matagal ko na din siyang hinahanap." Nagtaka pa ito sa naging sagot ko.

"But, why?"

I raised my hand so that he would notice my mirror. "See, I'm bound to my mirror."

"Rosie!" Napalingon kami ng sabay ng may sumigaw. Oh shit! Si Brixx! I tried to hide my nervousness with a smile.

"That's my boy. Gotta go! Oh by the way, Nagpapasabi si Ate Roselle. 12 am, when the lunar eclipse's light hits the lamp post. See you when I see you!"

Agad akong tumakbo papunta sa direksyon ni Brixx, and those eyes seems to scream you're dead.

Paktay na nga talaga.