Petrove Series: Owning the Ice Cold Wolf

Chapter twenty two

Pagpasok ng bus, nandoon na lahat ang mga ka-klase namin at kaming dalawa na lang ni Stefano ang hinihintay.

Matiim na nakatingin sa amin ang teacher samantalang ramdam na ramdam ko naman ang masasamang tingin at irap sa akin ng mga ka-klase kong babae.

"Where have the two of you been? I said no wandering away from the group, didn't I?" Sermon ng aming guro.

Akma akong hihingi ng tawad ng unahan ako ni Stefano. Sa isang nakaka-awang mukha at boses, nagsalita ito.

"I'm very sorry maam... Naghanap kami ng mabibilhan ng tubig kanina dahil oras ng pag-inom ko ng gamot. Nagpasama lang ako kay Katana."

Pagkasabi nito niyon, agad lumambot ang ekspresyon ng guro at umugong ang bulung bulungan sa paligid.

"Is Stefano sick?"

"Oh my god! How serious is it?"

"Is he okay?"

"Poor baby Stefano..."

"I want to take care of him..."

Napapangiwi na lang ako sa loob loob ko ay.  Ang ugok na 'to talaga...

"Okay. If you need help, you call one of your teachers and friends, okay? You two may go to your seats now."

Tahimik akong nag-tungo sa aming upuan.

Pagkaupong pagkaupo ay agad kong inirapan si Stefano. He just grinned at me while putting one index finger against his lips, shushing me.

I rolled my eyes at him. Well at least that went well for me too.

Sunod naming pinuntahan ang dungeon na kinukwento sa akin ni Stefano. Pagkababang pagkababa ng bus, hindi ko maialis ang pakiramdam na tila ba may nakatingin sa akin. I had felt intense glares and stares from my classmates before but not like this. This one is different... the intensity I felt was nagging.

Iwinaksi ko na lamang sa sistema ko ang pakiramdam na iyon at sumunod sa mga ka-klase papasok ng dungeon.

I was about to enter the heavily panneled metal door, when my feet suddenly stopped moving. It's like there's this strong feeling inside me that makes me want to turn on my left and look.

Giving in to the urge, I looked on my left.

My eyes immediately stopped on a girl that is standing in the middle of the mini park. She looks my age and has eyes that are as black as the starless night sky. And those black eyes are staring at me dead in the eyes, trapping me. For a moment, I just couldn't look away.

My feet started walking towards the girl. Her eyes never leaving mine. I should be freaked out. But even that basic reaction is far from what I'm feeling right now.

I feel light and unafraid. And even when girl's lips quirked in an unnerving smirk, I still didn't stop walking.

I was already a few feet away from her when I felt warm hands on my arms, stopping me from moving. A palm covered my eyes until darkness filled my vission. Then I heard a subtle yet intimidating growl... a very familiar growl to be exact.

"Leave witch, before I snap your neck into two." A voice from behind me growled savagely.

Wala pang ilang segundo ng maramdaman ko ang biglang panghihina ng aking katawan. My legs began to wobble. I suddenly felt very weak.

Isang kamay ang agad na pumalibot sa aking bewang upang hindi ako tuluyang humandusay sa sahig. Sa nanginginig na mga kamay, inalis ko ang palad na tumatakip sa aking mga mata.