No One Like You

CHAPTER 15

Mika Ella Fuenmtebella's P.O.V.

"What happened at the elevator?Bakit ka nahimatay?"tanong ko nang matapos ko na siya pakainin. Tumingin ito sa akin at bumuntong-hininga.

"I have a phobia since I was young."he said in a serious tone that made me shock. 'May phobia siya?Anong klaseng phobia?'

"What kind of phobia?"

"Nyctophobia. Fear of the dark."he said and I was stunned. 'Nyctophobia?Takot sa dilim?'

"Kailan iyan nangyari?"

"Since I was young, actually. I was new at my school and I don't know how to speak Tagalog that time."he said and bitterly laugh."They bullied me and sometimes at the afternoon, they trapped me at a closet of brooms. They do it everyday."Napatakip ako sa aking bibig ng dahil sa sinabi niya. What the f*ck!Nakaka-experience na pala siya na ma-bully. Is this why hee is cold?

"Well, the good thing is, they didn't lock it, so I can leave, but I trapped myself a little bit longer so that I won't come across at them while going home."He chuckled, sarcastically.

"Hindi mo sinabi kaila Mrs. Timberlake?"tanong ko at ngumiti ito ng mapait.

"They were at Korea at that time and I was living with my grandparents."Magtanong sana ako pero sinagot niya ito bigla."And no, I didn't tell them. You won't believe this, but I was shy and a bit distant."Kumunot ang noo ko nang dahil sinabi niya, halatang hindi ako naniniwala sa sinabi niya. 'I mean come on, the guy infront of me is the coldest guy that I have ever met and merciless. And now, he's telling me that he's shy when he young!I mean, who would believe that?'

"But when I was trapped at the 15th time at that closet and they totally locked it. I panicked and banged the door begging for someone to save me. Suddenly, someone opened it and found me lying and shaking. And the next morning, my parents found out about me in the closet and getting bullied everyday and they immediately came to Philippines to send me back at Korea."

"Sino ang lumigtas sayo?"I asked, curious.

He shrugged."I don't know. All I remember is that it was a girl."

"Paano mo nalaman na may phobia ka na sa dilim?"tanong ko at mahina itong tumawa.

"Ang daming tanong."sabi niya at umiling at tinignan ko siya ng masama.

"Edi huwag mong sagutin!"inis kong sabi.

"Okay, okay."he chuckled."Pag-uwi ko don sa Korea ay noong unang gabi na matutulog ako sa kwarto ay hindi ko kayang matulog na hindi bukas ang ilaw. I woke up in midnight and it was so dark that I started screaming. I was hallucinating and remembering all those who bullied me. Mabilis ako pinuntahan ng magulang ko at pinatahan, at naisipan na din ng magulang ko na hindi ioff ang ilaw sa loob ng kwarto ko. And as the weeks go by, it started getting worse and I fainted. They brought me at the hospital and immediately consult me at the psychiatrist. They found out that I had Nyctophobia, fear of the dark. I had to consult at the psychiatrist, every week hoping that my phobia will get cured, but it didn't."

"Pero may improvement naman diba?"I asked, sounding hopeful.

"Well, yes. I can sleep at my room even if its dark. But in places were its no space and dark that you can't even see anything, I faint. "he said and I was about to ask, but decided not to."I know that you have another question. Ilabas mo na iyan."sabi niya at nag-iwas ng tingin.

"A-anong nakita mo don sa elevator?Nakita mo ba iyong mga bata na nangbu-bully sayo?"

"Yes and No. They're a bit blurry and black."