Blood Sucker [Completed, Editing/Revising]

Blood 37 - unedited

"I think she's not fine."

Sinundan ni Sam ng tingin si Adrienne na tahimik na umalis sa Student Council room. Binalik niya ang tingin sa librong binabasa. She sighed. She lied, she's not actually reading. How can she if she's damn worried about Elisse? Alam niyang mas nahihirapan si Adrienne. Pero nahihirapan din siya. After all, they're both in love with the same woman.

"Sam? Ano nang mangyayari?"

Ngumiti lang siya at hinawakan ang kamay ni Rin ng mahigpit. Si Len naman ay nakasandal lang kay Asha. Mas mabuti kung hindi siya magbibigay ng false hope. Because even she, herself...she didn't know what's going to happen. Not now. They can't move right now lalo na't nasa kritikal na sitwasyon ang lahat.

Walang kasiguraduhan ang seguridad ng campus, maging sa bawat division. Hindi nakarating ang leader ng North dahil kahit ito ay abala na rin sa pagmo-monitor ng nasasakupan, pero nagpadala ito ng ilang mga bampira bilang tulong.

Kung alam niya lang na mangyayari 'to, sana ay ni saglit ay hindi siya umalis sa tabi ni Elisse. Partly, may kasalanan din siya. Napailing si Sam at nagpakawala ng malalim na hininga. Nagi-guilty tuloy siya dahil nagawa niyang saktan si Adrienne kahapon. She's filled with so much fear, she's so worried that she had to put the blame on her, which was irrational. Sam felt stupid.

"Relax."

"Hm?" She looked at Diamond who's still fond of staring at the window's view. "We should not stress ourselves. But be prepared if something occur. War has no time for weakness."

"Pero si Elisse..." Asha murmured.

"Asha, we'll do everything. Let's just trust her, after all," Diamond smiled at her wife. "She's the chosen one."

She knew Elisse was the chosen one. But why she was feeling uneasy?

She closed the thick book she's holding and slowly put it down. No. They can make it through. Elisse can protect herself. Besides, she won't let anything bad happens to her. She will die for her. Napangiti siya sa isip-isip. This was foolish. Kahit sa ganoong sitwasyon ay nangangarap pa rin siyang makuha si Elisse. Kung siya kaya ang magliligtas sa dalaga, will there be a chance that she will start to notice her? And like her...beyond the line of their friendship?

Impossible.

"Magpapahangin lang ako." Paalam niya bago tumayo at lumabas ng room.

Dinala siya ng mga paa sa isang kwarto. Hindi na siya nag-abalang kumatok at basta na lang pumasok. Nakita niya itong nakahiga at nakatulala lang sa puting kisame. Malayo ang tingin nito at mukhang walang kagana-gana, ni hindi man lang siya nito nilingon. She walked forward and stopped when she reached the edge of her bed. Still, she remained unmoved. Motionless.

"Adrienne."

Hindi ito nagpakita ng senyales na narinig siya ng dalaga. Parang wala itong nakikita.

"Adrienne."

"I missed her," the girl whispered. Bigla siyang nanlamig. Nakapangingilabot ang tono ng boses nito. Napakalungkot. Sa sobrang lungkot ay para bang tumatagos ito sa buto niya.

She felt small. She felt like the love she have for Elisse has always been so small compared as to how Adrienne loved the woman.

Matagal-tagal niya na ring kasama si Adrienne. Marami na silang pinagdaanan. She knew her as a cold-hearted woman who's favorite hobby was to ignore everyone. She's that woman who favored solitude than spending time with them, the woman who only speaks when needed. Ngayon niya lang ito nakitang nagkaganoon, kaya medyo naninibago siya. Ganito pala...ganito pala magmahal ang isang Adrienne Frost.