Royal Synergy: Curse of the Queen

Curse Eighteen: Mental Pain

THERE'S a typhoon. That concludes the vast wind and the non-stop rain falling from the sky. Kahit gabi na'y patuloy ang pagragasa ng ulan, kulog at kidlat. There's no any announcement yet if there would be any suspension of classes tomorrow because up until now, the crime happened this later afternoon has been the most in-heat gossips surrounding the whole University.

Ito raw ang pangalawang beses na may pinatay na mga estudyante na dapat ay hindi pa nangyayari dahil halos hindi pa nakakahalati ng semestre at wala pa ang final exam.

From the policy itself of the University, "No one shall deem declared as a corpse unless it was the University declared the student as non-existent. Those who would commit this simple reminder would be perished in accordance of how vast the cruelty happened."

They declared this as I serious crime and it was now being investigated by the Investigativo Club.

Napabuntung-hininga ako nang muli kong i-check kung may matinding lagnat pa ba si Alastair na kasalukuyang natutulog sa kama nito. Mabuti naman at bumaba na ang lagnat nito. Mula kasi nang mabigyan ito ng panlunas sa natamong lason ay umatake na ang side-effects nito na lalagnatin ito sa buong magdamag.

I checked the time on the wall clock hanging across his bed.

It's five forty-five in the morning. When I realized that I was awake for twenty four hours already, I yawned deeply.

Napagdesisyunan kong iwan ko na ang binata dahil mukhang okay na naman ito nang maalala ko ang natamo kong mga sugat at pasa.

I rolled my eyes mentally when I remembered how Anabelle treated my whole body as a punching bag when she found out what happened to his childhood friend. Yuck!

Hindi ako nanlaban kasi ng araw na iyon at hinayaan ko lamang siyang bugbugin ako. Somehow, it was my fault why Alastair is in this condition. I know for a fact that the arrow was meant to pierced my shoulder but the man decided to protect me. He saved me and it causes my brain not to function really well a while ago.

Kung hindi siguro pinigilan nina Oliver, Aarav at Dasha ang dalagita ay malamang, kasama na ang katawan ko sa morge kasama ng tatlong babaeng natagpuang patay sa Coffee Tea Shop na pinuntahan ko kanina.

I slowly get the medicine kit from the side table of Alastair's bed and started putting ointments on my wounds. Hindi ko in-expect na may kasamang kalmot pala ang bugbog ni Anabelle kanina kung kaya't ang hahaba pala ng mga sugat ko sa braso at leeg.

Nanigas ang buo kong sistema nang maramdaman ko ang paghawak ni Alastair sa baywang ko habang nasa kalagitnaan ako ng paglalagay ng betadine.

"Are y-you okay?" Alastair asked with his hoarse voice. Halatang galing sa sakit pero jusko naman, bakit ang hot pa rin pakinggan? Stahp!

I closed my Lenses and tried to look on his side before I answered him. "Yes." I replied. "How 'bout you? Are you feeling fine?"

"Can you check it?"

Pinigilan ko ang pag-arko ng nguso ko dahil ewan ko ba, makakantsansing na naman kasi ako. Kota na ako kanina pero dahil sa kanya na nanggaling na I-check ko, ako pa ba ang tatanggi? Of course not!

I leaned over him and touched his forehead again. I remained my poker face while doing it kahit sa loob loob ko'y kaka-check mo lang niyan, Asia! Para-paraan kang bruha ka!

Dahil nandito na uli ang privilege, susulitin ko na. Chineck kong sunod ang leeg nito kung mainit pa ba ito. Hmmm, okay na siya. Then I touched his shoulders, arms, and hands. Ang sharap!

"Are you on a touching-spree, Bella Cieco?" mabilis akong natigil sa ginagawa kong kamanyakan nang makahalata ang bruto.

Ano ba iyan, panira ng moment!