Botsa! Batsa! Katsa!
Bigas nga wala pa akong pambili and now this?
Tumayo ako sabay takbo sa direksyon nung lalaki kanina habang hinahanap ko sa bag yung cover nung camera. That lens will cost me more than my monthly budget kung di ko yun mabawi, I can't afford na masira din tong body. And I mean it in every literal way possible.
Nanggigilait ako sa galit. And I really feel so powerful habang sinusundan ko siya.
Snicker.
"The hell? Tatawa ka pa?!" bulong ko.
Dinalian ko yung takbo ko habang silently wishing The Flash will lend me his superpowers.
Lumiko siya papasok sa eskinita. Out of instinct, sinundan ko pa rin siya.
Makipot. Madilim. But thankfully, hindi tambakan ng basura yung nilikuan niya. On contrary, malinis siya masyado para sa eskinita. But who cares about cleanliness at this moment?
Nakikita ko na yung dulo ng daan kung saan lumabas yung lalaki. Binilisan ko pa yung takbo ko saka hinabaan yung mga hakbang. Yung pinakamahaba na kayang ihaba ng not so long legs na nakakabit sa katawan ko. Konti pa.
Liwanag!
Yun yung sumalubong sakin matapos ko baybayin yung daan kanina.
Hingal na hingal akong tumigil sa gitna ng isa pang park habang iniikot ko yung tingin ko sa paligid. Mas makapal ang tao sa area na to. At di rin nakakatulong yung makakapal na kahoy para mahanap yung sinusundan ko.
May bench.
Tumayo ako dun para mas malawak yung masakop ng paningin ko.
Lingon sa kaliwa. Kanan. Likod. Harap. Done for almost eight times.
"Damn it! It's not helping!" naiirita at nakakunot noong bulong ko sa hangin habang unti unting umupo sa kinatatayuan ko.
Tiningnan ko yung hawak kong bag. Yung kinalalagyan ni Nikki. I mean, yung other part ni Nikki.
You'll just have to look for a good angle, Ami.
"I know", tugon ko sa alaalang saglit na bumisita sakin sabay buntong hininga.
Hinigpitan ko yung hawak sa bag. Determined to find that culprit, I straightened my back and declared. "No. I won't lose again."
Tumayo ako at sinabi sa hangin with conviction, "I don't know who you are..." Huminga ako ng malalim at nilakasan ang loob, "I don't know who you are but if you don't let Nikki go, I will find you and I will kill you".
When in a bad place, Liam Neeson can always save you.
Okay. On second thought, too much na ang pagpatay. Plus, I discourage violence. So I rephrased my statement. "I will find you and..."
Naputol yung linya ko ng biglang may brasong pumulupot sa baywang ko at hinila ako hanggang sa maramdaman ko yung katawan kong tumama sa pader.
Teka. Nasa gitna ako ng park. San manggagaling ang pader?
"Found you."
I looked up and everything just happened so fast I wonder what in this cruel, sarcastic, evil world is really happening?
First thought. Mint. It really smells mint and I always love mint since childhood.
Second. Brown eyes. Or more like amber. Bright glowing embers before it got hooded by a piece of flesh with these really long and dark eyelashes.
Lastly. Is the world playing jokes on me or is this man really attacking my lips?
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