Keys 1: The Villain Hero

Chapter 9: In Pain

Chapter 9: In Pain

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I wake in a dim lighted room. I survey my eyes to check where room am I. And I guess I'm in my room in The Mansion. The last thing I remember is that I'm being shot.

Kinapa ko ang sugat ko sa tagiliran, may benda na. Mukhang matagal-tagal akong nawalan ng malay at ni hindi ko naramdaman ang paggamot nila sa'kin. Ngayon ko lang din napansin na wala pala akong damit pangtaas.

Sinubukan kung tumayo kahit kumirot ang sugat. Kailangan kong alamin ang kalagayan ni Neme. Kinuha ko ang phone sa bag na nakapatong sa study table. Bumalik ako sa kama at humiga, sa tingin ko kasi hindi ko pa kayang tumayo ng matagal.

It's already 7pm, maybe she's free at this hour. Whatever it is I need to check if she's alright. I dialed her number and waiting for an answer.

The heck! She seems like didn't answering an unknown caller. How can I check her? Instead in calling her again I called Zander. To ask if to whom he gave the task to secretly guard Nemesis.

Tinawagan ko agad ang taong sinabi niya.

"How is she?" agad na bungad ko ng sagutin na ang kabilang linya.

"She's fine, Aries. Sa ngayon wala pa kaming nakitang umaaligid sa paligid ng bahay nila." He reported.

"That's good to hear." I sigh in relief. "Wag niyo siyang hiwalayan ng tingin, okay? Make her safe." Bilin ko.

"Acknowledge," pinutol ko na ang linya pagkatapos.

Sakto namang bumukas ang pinto at pumasok sina Shandra at Novie. May kasama silang isang kasambahay na may dalang tray ng pagkain. Nakaramdam agad ako ng gutom. Hindi nga pala ako nakatapos kumain kaninang tanghali. Umayos ako ng upo at sumandal sa headboard ng kama.

"How are you feeling?" Shandra ask worriedly.

"I guess I can't say I'm fine. I can feel the pain slowly rising." I wince a little.

"You're unconscious for 2-3 hours." Novie's look bothered. "And it's the first time that happen, Aries."

She's right, we didn't normally lose consciousness by just a fvcking shot. I look at Shandra and she's having this confused expression. But she said nothing.

Inayos niya ang mga pagkain sa isang maliit na mesa na parang tray lang din. Saka niya ito inilapag sa harapan ko. They motion me to eat.

"Hindi kaya magselos si Chase n'yan? You seems so hands on in taking care of me." I said, then grinned before I started to eat.

"I think he's fine, Shan. Nagagawa na kasi niyang magbiro at dinamay pa si Chase. If you know, he really want to say that maybe it's someone named Nemesis will be the one taking care of him, instead us?" Novie raise her brows alternately and smirk.

Damn! Wala akong maisagot sa sinabi niya na hindi ako magmu-mukhang defensive.

"Cat got your tongue, Aries?" She taunted.

"Enough of that. His silence means you're stating the obvious, Nov. And I bet you understand what he feels. Besides your both in a fvck up situations, right?" Shan mischievously smiled to us.

We silently shared a glance by what Shandra said. And I shook my head in amusement. I think we can't really keep anything pass with Shandra's observation. Besides she has the means to know everything she wants to know. Without minding that she invade someone's privacy.

Pinakuha na ni Novie ang pinagkainan ko. Ilang saglit pa silang natili dun bago nagpasyang hayaan akong magpahinga.

"Take a rest. We're just around." Shandra said after they help me settle in my bed.