Flickered By Innocence (Crossing The Line Series 4) ✅

F.B.I-29

"N-Nico, b-bitawan mo 'ko! P-please, d-dont do this to me. I'm... b-begging y-you." My eyes started to water while I was trying to release myself from his tight grip.

He licked his lower lip and temptedly looked at mine. "I'm not going to do something you wouldn't love, my sweetheart."

Akmang ilalapit ni Nico ang kanyang mukha sa akin pero hindi iyon natuloy matapos siyang tumilapon palayo dahil sa malakas na suntok. Hindi ko nagawang makita ang kalagayan ni Nico nung takpan ng nagligtas sa akin ang aking mga mata gamit ang kanyang balabal.

"My little pony, I'm... sorry if I always come late." That's voice of Gellian.

My tears fell more now that I knew he was here. I couldn't see anything because of his scarf covering my sight, but I could hear bunches of curses and fist punches. I felt anxious and tired, but I couldn't utter a word. After a few minutes, the hallway becomes silent. My heart throbbed upon seeing Gellian with his bruised face, while Nico was now passed out on the ground when I removed the scarf over my eyes.

Mabilis akong lumapit sa kanya at hinawakan ang kanyang sugatang mukha. "I-I'm s-sorry, Gellian. T-this is all my fault. W-what should... I do? You're hurt because of me. We should go to a doctor to get you treated."

Gellian held my hands that were touching his face. "Ikaw yung biktima dito pero ako pa rin yung inaalala mo? Tsaka hindi ako papayag na hindi makulong ang gago na 'yan!" He pointed at Nico, who looked pityful while lying on the ground.

"D-don't make him go to jail. I can't bear to see people lose their loved ones because it's hurting me too, Gellian." pagmamakaawa ko.

Hindi kaya ng puso ko na iwan na lamang ang tulog na si Nico sa hallway kaya binuhat pa namin siya ni Gellian papasok sa kanyang unit. Muli kong tinakpan ang mukha ni Gellian gamit ang scarf bago kami bumaba sa ground floor.

"Darky, I missed you." I hugged Gellian's car when I saw it in the parking lot. It looks new again without the scratches from the last incident.

 

"Zein, stop hugging my car." His arms were crossed over his chest as I turned my head towards him.

Nakabusangot ang aking mukha nung tinigil ko ang pagyakap sa kanyang sasakyan. "Bakit? Hindi ko naman gagasgasan, ah?"

"Nagseselos ako," he scoffed. "I can't believe that there will come a time when I will be jealous of my own car."

I pouted. "H-huh? Oh, I'm sorry. Do you want me to... give you a hug too?"

"How about you treat my face instead, just like how you treated it before?" Gellian suggested, now grinning.

He made me sit in the passenger seat of his car. Akala ko'y lalabas siya para sumakay sa driver seat kaya nagulat ako nang umupo siya sa tabi ko at mabilis na sinara ang pinto. Ngayon ko lang lubusang nakita ang kanyang kalagayan matapos niyang tanggalin ang scarf na nakatakip sa kanyang mukha. Mayroon siyang mga sugat sa pisngi at maging sa kanyang ibabang labi. Nadudurog ang puso ko kapag nakikita ko siyang nasasaktan.

"Shhh... don't cry. I'm not hurt that much." He wiped my tears and looked intensely at my eyes.

 

"But it looks painful, Gellian. How can I make you feel better?" I blatantly asked.

 

His dimples showed when he smiled. "The pain will go away if you just do exactly what you did before."

 

Diretso akong nakatingin sa kanyang mga mata habang pilit inaalala ang nakaraan. Sa sobrang dami naming pinagsamahan ay imposibleng maalala ko pa ang gusto niyang iparating. Taimtim siyang naghihintay ng aking sasabihin kaya binigyan ko siya nang pilit na ngiti.

"I'm sorry, Gellian. I can't recall—"

I paused when he suddenly held my nape. "I'll make you remember, little pony." Then he pulled me close to his face and gave me a deep kiss.

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