Steel Skin: Pitch Black

32:00 The Mermaid Tails

THE MERMAID TAILS

Napahilot si Sister Stella ng kanyang magkabilang sentido matapos pagalitan ng paring ito.

She hissed at him, looking away in utter irritation.

"Kasalanan ko ba kung hindi mo masabayan yung ugali niya? Tss." irap niyang sabi dito.

He silently leaned the back of his head in his rocking chair and turned away from her.

"Just double the effort." walang emosyon nitong sabi.

"Nahirapan na nga akong kumbinsihin siya na sumama sa'yo sa ospital eh. Kumilos ka naman ng sa'yo." aniya dito.

He understands how and why he's so obsessed with her, but for goddamn sake he is not even putting equal effort to hers. Paano nila makukuha ang loob ng babaeng iyong kung hindi kumo-cooperate ng maayos ang lalaking ito?

"Isa pa, siya yung tipo ng babaeng mahirap paamuhin." habol niya dito.

Father Jimmy without looking at her smiled while staring from somewhere. As he reminisced her face, all he could see is beauty from her. She is a perfection.

"Kukunin ko ang loob niya anuman ang mangyari." komento nito sa sarili ng pabulong.

"Bakit hindi ka nalang kumuha ng ibang babae? Marami tayong nasa listahan father."

Father Jimmy at her with his face in annoyance and quicly hissed, shutting Stella with his eyes.

"She is a kind of possession I would want to have, Stella. She is a one in a million catch. Ayokong palampasin ito."

Matapos iyon ay muli siyang nag-iwas ng tingin.

"Kaya kailangan mong idoble ang sikap para makuha ang loob niya, Stella. Kailangan niyang mapalapit sa akin. Gumawa ka ng paraan."

Stella secretly gave him a look of protest, only if she could speak it out loud.

"Tatanggalin ko na ba ang ibang babae kapag nakuha mo na si Nathalia?"

"Siyempre hindi, hahahaha." natatawang sabi ni father Jimmy, as if Stella uttered a joke just now.

"I don't do that, Stella. Keep the girls in your list."

Tumango ito.

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"Answer me Lefabio, bakit mo ginawa iyon?"

Napakuyom ng parehong kamao ng napakahigpit si Lefabio habang nakatayo sa harap ni Sister Marie. The nun's large desk is what keeping their distance in between them.

Lara Lefabio grimaced with that look that would bite anytime by now.

Sister Marie pursed her lips as she defeatedly ducked her head while her fingers are entwined.

"Hindi kita pinapunta dito para tingnan ako ng ganyan. I am letting you explain." mahinahon nitong sabi at muling nag-angat ng tingin papunta sa mukha ni Lefabio na ganoon pa rin ang ibinabatong tingin sa kanya.

That look of hatred and despise.

Still, nagmatigas si Lara at hindi sumagot.

"Sa lahat ng ginawa mo, ikaw pa ang may ganang magalit. You put someone's life at risk, and you committed a category four offense from the handbook. Ngayon, hindi ka ba magsasalita?"

For the first time from what seemed like a century, Lefabio spoke. But her statement proved that you can utter statements without including volume in it.

"Bakit? Pano niyo nalamang ako ang may gawa non?"

Sukong napabuntong hininga at napaiwas ng tingin ang matandang madre, saka naibagsak ang bolpen na hawak niyang wala sa oras.