Pretty but Deadly

Chapter 21: Hands Off

"Where are we?" Tanong ko ng itinigil nito ang sasakyan sa harap ng isang mataas na gusali. A condominium, perhaps.

Hindi ito sumagot at basta na lang binukas ang katabing pinto at lumabas. Napamura na lang ako ng mahigit ang kaliwang kamay kong nakakonekta sa kamay nito. Damn it.

"Oh, I forgot." Wika nito at hinawakan ang kamay ko para umalalay. I went off the car through stepping on the driver's seat and smacked his hand away when I'm out. But he held it tight. I glared at him. Here we go again.

"Hands off, Jerk." I told him with a threat.

"Yeah, right." Nang-aasar nitong wika at hinila ako papasok ng gusali. Diretso lang ito kung maglakad na pawang pagmamay-ari ang lugar. Ni hindi nga 'to tumigil sa receiving area or even on those security guards. He is really a jerk. But what confused me is that all staffs inside the hall stopped from whatever they're doing. Pero ano bang pakialam ko sa kanila. Maski nga ang lalaking 'to ay walang pake at tuloy-tuloy lang itong pumasok sa elevator. He pushed a button and from what I saw we're going to the top floor.

I dug my nails on his palm hard to remove it. And he did. I was about to rejoice, but then it didn't last. He intertwined it instead. Inis ko itong tinignan and he just returned it with a smug look.

"Can you just let go of my hand? We're already shackled for fuck's sake!" I shrieked. As if I can run away in this situation, right?

"It is just a hold, Kitten. Don't make it a big deal." Sagot nito.

"I am not." Giit ko. Oh, damn. We're talking nonsense again. Simple lang naman ang hindi paghawak sa kamay, bakit di niya pa magawa?

"There is no problem here, then."

"Let. Go." I tried detaching my hand away from his grip but he won't even budge.

"Just admit it." Napatigil ako sa ginagawa ko at takang napatingin sa kanya. Anong sinasabi ng demonyong 'to?

"Admit what?"

Hinarap niya ako at, "Admit that you're getting nervous..." He pulled me closer to him. "...whenever we are this close." He said. And it so happened that I notice that we're on a closed space. I suddenly felt being claustrophobic. To my reactions, I pushed him away with my free hand. I have created a small space between us and I felt...relieved? "See?" Saad nito. And a sound flickered, indicating that we have reached our destination. Lumabas kami at di ko na nagawang depensahan ang sarili ko sa sinabi nito.

Nervous? Am I really feeling nervous whenever he's around?——No. No, I'm not. I'm not feeling worried nor afraid. Ni hindi ko na matandaan kung kailan ako huling natakot at kinabahan. And I don't really fear anyone.

I stop on my track when I saw him opened a door. Pumasok ito, at syempre maisasama ako. Pero agad ko itong pinigilan. I pulled my hand, pulling him back, too.