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Chapter 12

"MR. LIMMM!!!"

And the history repeats itself. Ganitong ganito din kung paano ko pinukaw ang atensyon niya nung una kaming nagkakilala. I pulled all my might and screamed his name. "MR LIM PLEASE!!!" sinubukan ko pang mas lumapit sa kanila kaso pinigilan ako nung guard. Alam kong maraming tao na ang nakatingin samin ngayon. "Mr. Lim please. Save my child"

Napatigil siya sa paglalakad at naglakad papalapit sakin. He was staring at me like there is not tomorrow. Nasa harapan ko siya. I am sure he could here my own heartbeat dahil sa sobrang lapit ko sa kanya. Halos ilang pulgada lang ang layo namin sa isa't isa. He leaned over me "Tell me, why should I?" Bulong niya sakin "That child.... Is a product of your sins, against me. Now tell me, why should I?"

Parang pinupunit ang puso ko dahil sa mga sinasabi niya. Kung alam niya lang anak niya ang pinagsasabihan ng ganyan. Kinuha ko muli ang lahat ng aking kapal ng mukha upang titigan siya muli sa mata. "Please... Mr. Lim, wag mong idamay ang bata. He is my everything..."

"I wonder what will happened to you if you lose your everything.."

That sentence is a sentence of revenge. Maaring gusto niyang maghiganti sakin sa lahat ng kasalanang ginawa ko sa kanya. "Please Mr. Lim, I beg you...save him. I will do anything you wanted. Kahit ano!"

Desperada na talaga ako. Kung itong gagawin ko at ginagawa ko ang magiging paraan para mailigtas ko ang anak ko ay gagawin ko. If it means losing my dignity and having a revenge against me "Well said, I like it." Tumayo siya ng ayos "You said you will do anything right?. Now kneel"

Isn't that too much to give? Nevertheless I will do it. I calmed myself and slowly kneeled in front of him. Nakakahiya na ako sa harap ng maraming tao, lahat sila nakatingin salin at pinaguusapan ako. I bursted out crying and said 'Please Mr. Lim, save my child"

Ramdam ko na ngumisi siya. It seems like he like what he is watching right now. He move his one foot forward against my knees and said "That's not enough Miss. Kiss my shoe"

Nagulat ako sa sinabi niya at napatunghay na. When I looked at him, hindi na siya yung Michael na minahal ko dati. Isa nang demonyo ang kaharap ko ngayon. Sobrang bilis ng puso ko. I can't believe I'm doing this.

Ayaw kong halikan amg sapatos niya but my body is moving by itself. I touched his shoe and slowly leaned over it. Parang sa papalapit na papalapit na paghalik ko sa kanyang sapatos ay mas nawawalan na ako ng pagmamahal sa aking sarili. I want to prevent myself from doing this pero di ko magawa. The thought that Eros, having a hard time in this hospital already kills me, I cannot manage to see that actually happening again.

"LOUISE STOP!" Napatigil ako sa aking dapat na paghalik sa kanyang sapatos nang biglang may sumigaw ng pangalan ko.

"Bailey...."

Hinawakan niya ako sa magkabilamg braso at itinayo mula sa pagkakaluhod. "Mr. Lim, is this too much? Parang napakalaki ng kasalanan niya sa iyo para gawin nito ito sa kanya ahh"

"Who are you?" Bumaling sakin si Michael "What? Is he your boyfriend? Friend? Lover? Husband? Customer? What?! Why is he so moved to save you here?!"

Iling lang ako ng iling. "Hindi ka na nakontento sa isa." Madiing sabi niya sakin. "You still wanted for more"

"Mr. Lim tama na!!! All she asked is to help her child. Hindi naman siya ang makikinabang sa mga pinaggagawa niya eh!" Muling sigaw ni Bailey kay Michael.

"Can't you see Doctor? I want her to suffer, I want her child dead!" Sigaw niya

Para akong natulig sa narinig ko. He wanted his child dead. He wanted me to suffer. Mas lalong dumami ang bulungan ng mga tao sa likod ko. "I want her dead as well. You don't know anything! She is a slut who wants nothing but money!"