That Nerd Is A Vampire (New Version)

19.

Lucy, please, stop!

I continue smelling her sweet scent from her neck. My sharp fangs' nearly touching her when I heard her sobbing. Her chest and shoulders slightly shaking.

"Please, don't, please..."

Natauhan ako at dali-daling inilayo ang mukha ko mula sa kaniya. Dahan-dahan akong umupo sa gilid niya habang hinahayaan ang sarili kong pangil na bumalik sa anyo. My heartbeat's calming down but the guilt inside me didn't fade.

"Angelique, sorry. Sorry nawala ako sa sarili ko—"

"What are you?" she asked with a cracked voice. Hindi siya kumikilos at nanatiling nakahiga sa semento, afraid that I might attack her again when she'll make a single move.

She's seen it all. She saw how I transformed into a monster. Muntik ko pa siyang makagat kung 'di ko lang napansin ang ginagawa ko, kung 'di lang ako natauhan.

"I'm..." I heaved a deep sigh and looked down to my dusty skirt. "I'm a vampire, Angelique."

Her body twitched from the words that came out from my mouth. Hindi ko kayang tingnan siya kaya nanatili ang paningin ko sa 'king palda.

"A vampire? That's impossible. There's no such thing as—" hindi niya natuloy ang sasabihin niya nang muli ko siyang tingnan.

Tumayo ako, offered my hand to her which she accepted and helped her get up. Pinagpagan niya ang kaniyang sarili at kinuha ang bag niya sa sahig, I also grabbed mine.

"I—" she stuttered and shivered from my gaze and looked away. "Maraming salamat. Mauna na ako."

Sinundan ko siya ng tingin na umalis sa harapan ko. Habang lumiliit ang kaniyang pigura sa paningin ko, doon ako nagsimulang maglakad ulit.

I scared the hell out of her. I almost bit her neck and sip her blood. Hindi ako makapaniwala na nangyari 'yon sa 'kin kanina lang.

* * *

I was walking inside a mansion. Unlike those colorful and bright palaces that I've seen in the movie or children's book, this one's dark and creepy. There are gargoyles every corner of the hallways and torches on the walls.

My footsteps echoed as I reached at the middle of the hallway. At the far end I saw a black throne and above it was the big letter L with torches on the side. The whole place is illuminated with torches.

Biglang bumilis ang lahat. Nakita ko nalang ang sarili ko na nakatayo sa tatlong pigurang hindi ko masyadong makita ang mga itsura. The man in front of me is tall. Malaki ang pangangatawan at suot ang gray tuxedo. Ang babaeng nasa kanan naman niya na nakasukbit ang braso sa lalaki ay may suot na night gown, her face is blur but I can sense she's smirking at me. Ang isa namang babae na nasa kanan ko ay hindi ko rin masyadong makita ang mukha; she's as tall as me.

"Maligayang pagdating sa iyong tahanan, aking tagapagmana..."

Tagapagmana... 

His voice echoed inside my ears. 

Tagapagmana...

Umikot ang sikmura ko nang unti-unting umikot ang mga pigura sa harapan ko. 

Tagapagmana...

Ngayon ay nasa harap na ako ng isang bilangguan na marumi at masangsang na amoy. I think I'm inside a dungeon but I don't know why I'm here. Napapansin ko rin ang ibang bilangguan ay may mga buto ng tao. 

"Tulungan mo 'ko! Nakuha niya ako, alam niya na nalaman ko ang tungkol sa 'yo. Please, help me..."

May isa pang kumalampag sa kabilang bilangguan at pareho silang humihingi ng tulong. I couldn't see them because their figure's black and the dungeon is dark. Pero pamilyar ang mga boses na humihingi ng tulong.

Before I could even remember those voices, muling nagbago ang paligid at kaharap ko ngayon si Tyler na nakaupo sa isang sofa, hawak ang dulo ng wineglass at dahil transparent ito, I saw the red liquid inside it. He played with the glass and the red liquid wiggled.

"Malapit na, Ty. Talaga bang handa ka na?" it wasn't my voice. I'm inside someone's body. It wasn't just somebody but a familiar woman.

Kaboses ni Reign ang lumabas mula sa bibig ko.

Tumango si Tyler. He looked up in Reign's eyes and I saw him staring and without blinking, he said, "Clear up your mind, Reign. There's someone inside you, listening."

He knows I'm inside and when Reign blinked her eyes, pakiramdam ko sinipa ako mula sa loob niya at napabalikwas ako sa kama ko. I look around and saw that my bed sheet's crumpled and my other pillow fell from my bed.

Tumutulo rin ang pawis sa noo ko at ngayon ko lang napansin na basang-basa na pala ang higaan ko dahil sa pawis.

That was the worse nightmare I had. Worse than my dream about the two women on a cliff.

Bumangon ako mula sa 'king higaan at pumasok sa banyo. I wasn't really going to use the toilet but only to wash my face. Nang matapos akong maghilamos, pinatong ko ang mga kamay ko sa sink and look up at my own reflection.

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