A Hundred Billion Worth

Kabanata 47

Kabanata 47

Fuego

I was stunned by his confident answer. Can't think of anything much more than that. The thought of him as the heartless and merciless person I've ever met enraged me but the other thought of him as him made the burning outrage inside me vanish.

So this is... Him?

No. Hindi dapat ako nagpapadala sa emosyon ko. I need to work with my brain and not with my heart.

Nanlilisik ang mga matang tumitig ako sa kanya, bumalik ang galit at puot sa kaloob-looban ko.

I haven't forgotten about the inhumanely things he did to me.

Hindi na mawawala sa isip ko ang lahat ng 'yon. Every details of what happened to us in the hospital was permanently engraved on my mind like the scars on his back and the tattoo on the back part of his arm. Not erasable.

Salvamé

Nawala ang lahat sa isip ko nang dahil sa pagbubuntis ko. Was it his real intension? To divert my attention and forget about what I aim to do?

Nakalimutan ko lahat. Lahat ng gusto kong malaman tungkol sa kanya at lahat ng konektado sa kanya. He wanted me to stay away from it but he's keeping me here? Kung ayaw niyang makapasok ako sa mundo niya ay bakit ayaw niya akong umalis dito?

It's impossible to find an information about him. He is an esoteric person.

Maybe he thinks that the only way to make me stay and keep me in the dark is to get me pregnant.

Well? His plan backed out.

Ang pinoproblema ko na naman ngayon ay baka nabuntis na naman ako ng gago.

I gritted my teeth when he lifted the bottle of strong alcoholic liquor up in an attempt to have a drink again.

Without hesitating, I snatched the bottle from his hand. Nakanganga siyang napatingin sa akin nang dahil sa biglang ginawa ko.

'Pag ako nagwala ulit, madedepress 'tong si Lordcan.

"Ihampas ko kaya 'to sa ulo mo? Para naman tumino ka!"

Ngumuso lang siya na parang isang batang pinapagalitan ng nanay. Walang pinagbago ang mga mata niya, mapupungay at parang inaantok na.

Bumaba ang tingin ko sa katawan niya. Walang suot na pangitaas na damit at itim na shorts lang ang suot.

My eyebrows raised when I saw some fresh cuts, scrapes and bruises showing on his broad chest. He's all sweat, parang naliligo ng sariling pawis.

Ngayon ko lang napansin. Saan siya galing?

"Ano 'yan?" turo ko sa iilang pasa at sugat sa dibdib niya, bakas sa boses ko ang kamalditahan.

Inosenteng yumuko siya upang makita kung ano ang tinutukoy ko. His strong chin touched the top part of his bare chest nang dahil sa pagyuko niya.

"T-These?" tinuro niya rin ito na parang hindi siya sigurado. He hiccuped dahilan kung bakit umangat ang kaniyang dibdib at bumalik din pababa.

"'Di, 'yong kisame," I mumbled sarcastically and rolled my eyes at him. Completely annoyed. "Anong nangyari sa'yo?"

Mukhang hindi yata gumagana ang utak ni Lordcan kapag lasing siya.

"Oh fuck," tila ngayon lang luminaw ang kaniyang paningin at napamura nang tuluyan niyang nakita kung ano ang tinutukoy ko.

I gripped the bottle tightly because of the sudden change of expression on his face. He clenched his fist like he was ready to punch someone.

'Di niya ba namalayan na may sugat na siya?