Chapter 63: Dream

Kani-kanina lang, nagmakaawa ako kay Julia na huwag sabihin kay Dark ang mga ibinunyag ko. Tapos ngayon, nalaman ni Dark. Nalaman ni Dark dahil kinausap niya si Selton and Selton told him everything.

I caressed my forehead and I slowly faced Dark.

"Why didn't you fucking tell me this, Zaya?!" Sigaw niya.

"I-I don't want you to know 'cause I know you will burst! And look at you now, you did!" Sigaw ko rin pabalik.

Sinabunutan niya ang kanyang buhok. Kaya nga hindi ko sinabi sa kanya ang tungkol dito dahil alam kong magagalit siya! Pero ano pa ang magagawa ko eh alam niya na!

"What did he exactly tell you?" I calmly asked him.

"Everything! He said he loves you. And he told me about you staying in his fucking dorm! Nung nalaman mong ako ang presidente, nagpakalasing ka at ayaw mong umuwi sa dorm niyo ni Julia. So instead, he took you to his dorm! Fuck it!He stood up and he walked back and forth. He then stopped and faced me again. "Sinabi niya sa'kin na ipinagtapat niya ang nararamdaman niya sa ina niya at sinabi niya rin sa akin ang naging reaksyon nito!"

I saw his veins on his neck, showing. He's so angry. Did Selton also tell him about what Madame can sense about me? If he did, then fuck!

|Dark's Point Of View|

Just fuck all of this. Why did she hide this from me?! Dahil ba magagalit ako? Yes I damn will, of course! At dahil ngayon ko lang nalaman, mas nag-iinit ako sa galit! Kung hindi ko pala pinilit na magsalita si Selton, hindi talaga sasabihin ni Zaya sa akin 'to? Shit!

Flashback

Hinintay ko munang makapasok na ng tuluyan si Zaya sa first period class niya bago umalis na rin. I'm just looking out for her. I want her safe. Lalo na dahil sa nangyari sa pagitan nila ni Selton.

Fuck, the thoughts of what happened keeps coming back to me. Mabuti lang at nakita ko sila dahil kung hindi, baka ano pa ang gagawin ni Selton kay Zaya! And good thing Zaya used her power. Alam kong nagtaka si Selton kung bakit nito nagawang itulak siya ng pagkalakas-lakas. And he might sense that she got the power and he might tell his crazy mother about this! But fuck, it's a good thing Zaya used her power to push him!

Recalling the thought earlier that Selton kissed Zaya forcefully, makes my blood boil and I want to kill the son of a bitch! Kung hindi ako pinigilan ni Zaya sa pagsuntok kay Selton ng paulit-ulit, baka napatay ko na talaga siya! This is the first time ever that I can't control my fucking anger! But thank God that Zaya stopped me. Her touch on my arm calmed me. Her shout made me stop.

The sky darkened. I already expected it but I don't freaking care as of the moment.

I am now finding the bastard. Where the fuck could he be? I want to know everything! Why did he kiss her like that? I know he has an ill attention in the first place!

It took me more than thirty minutes to find him. He was inside the greenhouse and I didn't expect him to be here.

"Why the fuck did you kiss her?!" Agad kong sigaw sa kanya.

Marami siyang pasa dahil sa pagkakabugbog ko sa kanya at namumula pa ang pisngi niya dahil siguro sa sampal ni Julia.

He looked at me with tired eyes. "Why are you here? You've done enough!"

I scoffed. "Enough? That will never be enough for what you did to Zaya! Why did you fucking do that?!"

"I confessed to her,"

Sa sinabi niyang iyon, para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig. Wait... what the actual fuck? He confessed to her about what? Shit!

"Confessed what, you bastard?!"

"I confessed my feelings... I love her, Dark."

And that hit it. Kinwelyuhan ko na. "Fuck you! You don't love her! It's just a challenge for you! You are challenged with her because she's not like the other girls who will give themselves to you willingly!"

Hindi naman siya lumaban sa akin. He just lets me. Heck, I want him to fight me! I let him go and eyed him with pure rage.

"I love her, Dark... No matter what I do, no matter how hard I try to stop these feelings of mine, I couldn't. It's not a challenge to me. I'm telling the truth here. I love her."

I grasped my hair. I want to kill him right now but I keep on putting Zaya inside my mind.

Come on Dark, you've controlled your anger since then!

"Tell me everything... What else are you hiding from me?"

"I have nothing to hide—"

"Don't you fucking tell me that! Don't you dare lie to me, you asshole! Tuwing magkasama kayo, anong ginagawa niyo? Tell me everything I have to know or I'll surely kill you and I'm not joking!" I will kill him for sure.

"Fine... I'm gonna tell you but after I do, make sure to leave. I don't want to see your face. You've done enough—"

"Just tell me!" Sigaw ko pa. I know my veins are already showing.

He took a deep breath before telling me everything.

Kumuyom ang kamay ko ng aksidente pa siyang nadulas at nasabi niya sa'kin ang pagpunta ni Zaya sa dorm niya. Yes he is telling me everything but I think he didn't want me to know about Zaya going to his dorm! Napasabunot siya sa kanyang buhok.

Agad ko naman siyang kinwelyuhan muli dahil sa narinig. "What the actual fuck, Selton? She what?!"

"She slept in my dorm!"

I'm trying so hard to calm myself. I don't want to burst. "Tell me every detail of what happened in your dorm."

And it's fucking dangerous for her! Madame might sense something about her! Damn it!

"Wait, are you crazy, Dark? You're really that jealous? Nothing happened between us if that's what you're—"

"Damn it, Selton, just fucking tell me what happened! Nandoon diba ang nanay mo? Ano ang pinagsasabi niya kay Zaya?!"

It took him moments before speaking. "Nothing! My mother did nothing!"

I can really sense something... He's hiding something! I need to know what it is! "Selton, just fucking tell me what happened in your dorm!"

He sighed in defeat. He then told me that his mother told him to find someone else to like because she can sense something with Zaya... Na baka daw siya na ang matagal niya ng hinahanap. The one who has the rarest power.

Fuck, I should've been more strict with Zaya! I know she has her own life and she has the right to it but what she did was dangerous! At ngayon, may nararamdaman na si Madame Selina tungkol sa kanya!

I came back to reality when Selton spoke again. "And something unsual happened..."

"What happened?"

"Nevermind of it... It doesn't concern Zaya."

"Just fucking tell me! You're really getting on my nerves!"

"Fine! But after this, you should leave me alone!" I nodded impatiently. "It's nothing about Zaya, really... Nakakapagtataka lang kasi yung chandelier namin nahulog. It was built safely. Sobrang higpit nung pagkakalagay."

I froze because of what he said. Yes, the chandeliers here are well-built. Pero paanong—Zaya. It's because of her. Zaya might be angry over something and she can't control herself again. Shit, I better go talk to her about this.

Present

Walang pasubali akong umalis at agad na nagtungo muna sa dorm ko para kumuha ng bote ng alak. Alam kong wala pa sina Julia at Zaya sa dorm nila sa oras na ito sapagkat may klase pa sila. While waiting for them, I want to calm myself a little bit by drinking some beer.

After getting a bottle of beer, I immediately went to Julia and Zaya's dorm. I fucking need to talk to her! How dare she not inform me about this kind of matter? Madame was there and now, she probably is figuring out why the chandelier fell to the ground!

May susi ako sa dorm nila at ng makapasok ako, padabog kong isinara ang pintuan at umupo ako sa couch at binuksan ang beer at nilagok iyon.

I will not let this day pass without talking to Zaya about this. About her, being in Selton's dorm. She needs to realize that what he did was dangerous.

After half an hour of waiting, they finally arrived. When the two entered the dorm, shock was evident on their faces.

"K-Kuya, what's the problem?" Tanong ni Julia. Sigurado akong nahalata niya ang galit ko.

"Julia, leave me and Zaya alone first." Seryoso kong sabi.

"O-Okay," Sagot naman ni Julia at umakyat sa pangalawang palapag ng dorm.

"W-What is it, Dark?" Nauutal niyang tanong.

"Selton told me everything. As in everything..."

Napayuko naman siya.

"He told me about his confession, Zaya. And also, he told me that you slept in his dorm! He told me about his confession to you and also everything that happened in his fucking dorm!" Kumuyom ang aking kamao.

Napapikit siya ng marinig ang pagkabasag ng bote ng alak. I threw it on the wall behind her. She was trembling. I don't know why I did that. Maybe because of too much anger and frustration? But even though that's what I feel at the moment, I will never hurt her physically.

"Aren't you using your brain, Zaya?! Nandoon si Madame! Napaka-delikado ng ginawa mo!"

"Dark, I was drunk, okay? I wasn't in my right mind that time—"

"Bakit ka naman kasi uminom at hindi mo naman pala kaya ang sarili mo?!"

She sighed. No response.

I spoke again, "What happened to the chandelier, may kinalaman ka ba don?"

She can't even look me directly in the eyes!

"Answer me, damn it!"

"Oo! I was the one responsible for it! Madame requested to talk to his son alone and I eavesdropped! I heard Madame talking about me! She said a lot of hurtful words about me! Hindi ko kinaya, Dark!"

"What did I tell you about this, huh? You should control your anger!"

"I'm still working on it! It's not easy for me!"

I sighed. Ginulo ko ang aking buhok. "She's probably figuring it out. Figuring why the chandelier fell even though it was well-built... Look Zaya, if you think I'm doing this for my own sake, I'm not. I'm doing this for you."

"I know you're doing this for me... Thank you." She said in a gentle voice this time.

Agad ko naman siyang nilapitan at niyakap. She hugged me back. Her body feels so good with mine. I love embracing her.

"You should be careful from now on, okay? And please control your anger."

"Yes, I will. I'm so sorry..." Sabi niya at niyakap pa ako ng mahigpit.

| Zaya's Point Of View |

Nang sumapit na ang gabi ay kumain na kami ng hapunan. It's past six in the evening. Si Dark ay nagluto ng kare-kare.

We're okay now. I actually feel guilt inside me. I should've controlled my damn anger! Pero kasi, hindi madali para sa'kin. Nakakaramdam ako ng guilt dahil palagi ko na lang ginagalit si Dark. He's always angry because of me. Stress na nga siguro siya dahil sa mga nangyayari. And it's all because of me...

But I will do my best to not do anything that will make him angry.

*****

It's already ten in the evening. I am already laying down on my bed. Kanina pa nakaalis si Dark.

Nag-iisip ako kung ano ang pwedeng gawin. I want to make up to him. He had been stressed because of me. I actually don't know what to do. Paano kasi kung hindi niya magustuhan? I want to do something memorable for the both of us and I want to make him happy.

I'll figure something out tomorrow. I should sleep for now, tutal ay inaantok na rin ako.

I closed my eyes and after moments, I drifted to sleep.

I opened my eyes and I can feel that someone is with me. Tinignan ko ang kama ni Julia at wala siya don.

I was about to move my arms when I can't move them. Agad kong tinignan at nagulat ako ng nakitang nakatali ang aking mga braso pati ang aking mga paa.

May lalake akong kasama at siya'y nakatalikod. Matindi ang kaba sa dibdib ko dahil sa nakita. And his hair is white and I assume he's an old man! What the fuck?!

"Sino ka? Bakit ka nandito?!"

Humarap siya sa'kin at laking gulat ko ng makita kung sino siya.
It's Prof Leonsio! Fucking shit, why is he here?!

"P-Prof anong ginagawa m-mo rito? Ikaw ba ang may gawa sa'kin nito?!" Ang pagkakatali ko ang tinutukoy ko.

He smirked at me. And it gave me shivers. Nakakakilabot sobra!

"Answer me! What are you gonna do to me?!" Hindi pa rin siya sumagot. He just looked at me with that creepy smirk. "Answer me!"

Still no response from him.

I tried to use my power. I don't have a choice but to use it to be free from the ropes my arms and legs are tied to.

Pero parang namanhid ang katawan ko. Wait... what's happening? Why can't I use my power?

"No, no... No! What's happening?! Help me please!" I shouted as loud as I could. Ang sakit ng lalamunan ko dahil sa pagsigaw.

"No one will save you, Zaya. Literally no one..." The professor said, still smirking.

"What did I even do to you?!"

"Well, I'm here because I need your blood."

Nagimbal ako sa sinabi niya. "No, no, no way!"

"You can't do anything... You have no choice." Agad siyang lumapit sa akin at may punyal siyang dala.

Fuck, no!

"Why do you need my blood, huh?!" Sigaw ko na naman at pilit akong pumipiglas.

"For my stamp, of course. I'm sure you know about it."

Nagulantang ako sa sinabi niya.
Hindi na ako nakapagsalita muli dahil agad niyang hinawakan ng pagkahigpit-higpit ang isa kong braso at itinutok ang punyal 'don.

Napasigaw ako.

I woke up and immediately sat down on my bed. Tears came out from eyes. Was it all a dream?

"Zaya, are you okay?!" Agad naman akong napatingin kay Julia. Nang makalapit siya sa'kin ay agad niya akong niyakap.

I hugged her back. Niyakap ko siya ng pagkahigpit-higpit. I am catching my breath because of my dream.

"Hey, it was just a dream, okay? Shh, calm down..." Pag-alo niya sa akin.

"I-It felt so r-real..." Nauutal kong sabi at kumawala para tignan ang mga braso ko.

There's nothing on my arms. No cuts or anything. It was really a dream. Yet, it felt so real. And why would I have that kind of dream? I didn't bother about the stamp that Prof Leonsio used. I thought that the ink he used is blood based on the color and the smell but I didn't bother to find out about it anymore because I thought I'm just going crazy and it's just my illusion.

But why did I have that dream? That's just so... weird.

And now I'm determined to find out what really is the ink used in that stamp. Kakaiba kasi para sa'kin. It really looks like blood and the smell makes me vomit.

And what if my dream was actually the key to finding out the truth?

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