Sinking Deep (GL)

CHAPTER 12

"That word again! Please, stop using that excuse. You're my professor, and I wish you wouldn't care about me," I pleaded, trying to hold back my tears.

"Mercedez!?" she exclaimed in disbelief.

"You always give me hope, and I can't help but hope for something more because of your actions," I confessed, tears started to stream down my face because I can't contain it anymore.

"What am I doing?" she asked, frustration evident in her voice.

"This! All of this!" I cried out, pointing to our situation and the emotions that I couldn't contain.

Exasperated, she let out a sigh of disbelief, her hands tightly gripping the steering wheel, clearly angry. Resting her forehead against the steering wheel, "If you believe there's any meaning behind my actions towards you, then just get out of my car!" Her frustration still evident in her voice as she yelled at me.

Lumabas ako agad sa kotse niya, without further a do, I ran out of her car, sobbing, wiping my tears.

Babalik ako sa bar total hindi pa naman kami nakakalayo masyado kukunin ko ang kotse ko, uuwi ako, uuwi ako sa bahay.

Wala, hindi na ako aasa pa, wala akong pag-asa.

Bakit ba siya pumunta sa bar, and what is she doing there? bakit palagi niya nalang ako pinapakialaman when in fact she doesn't even like me.

Dapat pinabayaan niya nalang ako sa kung ano man ang gagawin sana ni Thalia sakin.

Still running in the dark highway, wala ng iba pang sasakyan na makikita, hilo pa rin akong naglakad takbo. I want to get my car as soon as possible.

As I ran, my body suddenly felt numb, weakening with each step. My legs struggled to carry me properly, and desperation set in as I tried to push forward.

Natumba ako, nawawalan na ako ng lakas.

Right, wala akong kinain kanina, wala akong gana. No breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Hindi ko pala inisip na kumain kanina because of my situation.

In my desperate state, I attempted to get up and continue walking, but my strength was waning.

Just then, a car pulled up, and there she was again, rushing towards me. "Jael! Jael!" she called out.

"Jael?"

I closed my eyes, my consciousness slipping away, but before I fully faded, I felt her lifting my body in her arms.

I regained consciousness in a spacious and comfortable room, with the air conditioning on, creating a chilly atmosphere.

Pinilit ko tumayo pero hindi gumagalaw ang katawan ko.

Despite wanting to get up, my body felt unresponsive and numb.

As I glanced at the ceiling, I came to the realization that I was not in my own house, this room was unfamiliar to me.

Umaga na pala.

Still, I tried to force my body to move, attempting to get up. Nakatayo ako, iniwan ko ang kama at tumingin tingin sa mga bagay na nasa loob ng kwarto.

The room was adorned with numerous expensive artworks displayed on the walls, while a unique color painted the room. I noticed several black and unfinished canvases tucked away in drawers. Among the various artwork, there was only one old picture on her table that caught my attention. It bore a resemblance to someone familiar.

I picked up the old picture, trying to figure out who it might be when the door suddenly opened. Hurriedly, Binalik ko agad ang picture kung saan ito nakalagay.