Beauty is your Curse

59th Curse

Then a familiar face propped from the window. Isang babae na pagkapasok sa loob ay tinignan kami ni Glimmer. Her face is always emotionless, but this time, it showed confusion.

To Kristine, she is staring at the girl she hates. And seeing double.

That's when Glimmer's expressions change. Softened. At ginawa nya ang isang bagay na hindi ko inaasahan.

"Oh my god. Ikaw ba yan? Kristine!!"

She runs towards Kristine and hugged her. Si Kristine naman ay di kumikilos. Ako ay nakatingin lang sa kanilang dalawa ng biglang magsalita si Glimmer. Mga salitang nagpatayo ng balahibo ko.

"It's me. Domina!"

[Kristine's POV]

The fire was estinguished. Pero the damage has been done.

However, I'm quite grateful of the water sprinkled around us. It somehow, washed Ceejay's blood of my hand. Not all of it. But most of it.

Physically of course. Metaphorically no. His death is in my hands. And I'm glad for it.

Napansin ko si Glimmer at si Allison na naguusap. Masyado silang malayo. Not enough para marinig ko ang pinaguusapan nila. Hindi ko rin mabasa ang mga labi nila. Alam ko lang, naguusap sila. And it is quite serious.

Nahanap na nga ba nila ang uninvited? Yun ba yon?

Glimmer looked at the opposite direction. Allison followed her line of sight. As if may tinuturo sya. I did too. They are looking towards a group of people. Psaricka, Alex, Alden.

I can't pinpoint kung kanino talaga sila nakatingin.

The next thing Glimmer did surprises me. Niyakap nya si Alli.

As if she is a normal person. As if she has a heart.

She isn't. She doesn't.

Mayroon silang pinaplanong hindi maganda.

Umalis na si Glimmer, and I intended to follow her. Para malaman kung ano ang balak nya.

"Kristine, wait—"

Boses yun ni Elmo. Isang elite na hindi ko pinapansin dito. Well, wala naman talaga akong kinakausap na elite. Para sa akin pareparehas lang sila. With their warm smile and friendly nature. What lies underneath is different.

Kagaya ni Ceejay. Makulit, maligalig, palangiti at lagi akong kinakausap. Who would have thought na isa syang necrophile?

If I have trust issues before?? After what I found out about Ceejay? Mas lalo ngayon.

Sa kabila ng mga ngiti ni Elmo, the night in shining armor, ano kaya ang nakukubli?

Hindi ko sya pinansin. Nagtuloy tuloy lang ako ng lakad.

"Five minutes lang. May sasabihin lang ako sayo—"

I don't have five minutes.

Dirediretso ako ng lakad when he said a word that made me stop.

Rather, a name.