Chapter 29
Nisha's POV
I could feel my hands growing sweaty despite the cold temperature in Lucian's car.
I can do this.
He could help me. He's smart at kapag nagawa nya ito for sure mapapanatag ang loob ko.
It's okay if Lucian would kill me as long as di madamay ang reputasyon ni Hans rito.
But aren't I selfish na parang pinapasok ko nanaman sya sa gulong to?
Maybe.. But I'm just thinking about him. I could do something that could anger Lucian and it would lead to Hans's downfall. It would be all my fault.
I shook my head as I shifted uncomfortably in my seat, feeling the rough texture of the paper tucked inside my bra.
“You okay?” Lucian asked, his large hand draping over my thigh. I gritted my teeth and carefully tried to take his hand off but he gripped my skin tightly in warning making me stop.
“O-Oo naman. Just hoping na meron pa sila nung stock na yun.” I said.
He smiled and continued driving, his hand finally leaving my thigh. I hate him. I hope he dies.
Twenty minutes later, we finally saw the small familiar establishment.
Lucian parked his car, then after we both got out, he held my hand and entered the cafe.
We immediately went to the counter and I pretended to scan the arrays of sweets there.
“Aw, I guess walang stock.” I said then pointed at a random cupcake.
“I'll take two of those tsaka chocolate milk shake.” I said then turned to Lucian.
“You?”
“The same.” he replied.
“Um pwedeng dito na lang natin kainin? I'm starving.” I said and to my surprise he nodded.
As soon a we got our seat, my eyes quickly roamed around the cafe, desperately trying to find Finn.
I took a bite at the cupcake na inorder ko and I grimaced upon tasting the white frosting that is way too sweet for my liking and it has blueberry jam inside which made me more reluctant to take another bite. Great, a combination of things that I do not like.
I put the cupcake down and my eyes darted towards the entrance and back to the counter.
Bakit kung kailan kailangan ko sya dun sya nawawala?
What to do? What to do? This is my only chance.
“Are you sure you're okay?” Lucian asked at tumango ako.
“Oo. Um you can have these, di ko bet yung lasa.” I said and he shrugged and took the blueberry cupcakes from me and ate the one na kinagat ko na.
Suddenly, my eyes caught glimpse of a familiar face.
I 'accidentally' poured some of the shake to my clothes when I saw Misa went to the girl's bathroom making Lucian gaze up at me while scrolling through his phone.
“Erm, sorry. I'm just going to clean this up.” I said and stood up.
“I think we should go home so you could change.” he said and I tried my best not to look as if I'm panicking.
I nodded.
“Sure, hugas lang ako ng kamay sa banyo, ang lagkit eh.” Not even bothering to hear his reply, I quickly went to the bathroom, ignoring some of the stares that I received.
As soon as I went inside, I saw Misa washing her hands.
I quickly grabbed the folded piece of paper inside my bra and gave it to her.
“Misa please pakibigay to kay Hans.” I said in a low voice. Looking outside to make sure hindi ako sinundan ni Lucian.
She seems surprised na napatalon sya ng konti while her right hand went to her chest.
“Ni-Nisha? A-Ano?”
Inabot ko sakanya yung papel and she reluctantly took it.
“Please, ibigay mo kay Hans to. Wag mong bubuksan at wag mong sasabihin kahit kanino.” I said pleadingly.
She stared at the paper,
“But why? Anong laman nito? Baka tungkol sa drugs to ah--”
I rolled my eyes,
“Do I look like someone na nagda-drugs?”
“Um yes?” she said staring at my face.
Tumingin ako sa salamin and yep, I look like someone na nagda-drugs. I looked horrible. I became thinner, my hair is messy, there are big, dark circles under my eyes, my lips and skin are so pale and there is a bruise on my cheeks.
My gaze went back to Misa and she held her hands up defensively,
“I mean, kahit mukhang isang linggo ka ng di natutulog, maganda ka pa rin naman.”
Mambobola pa eh.
“Look, yung nasa papel hindi yan drugs or something na makakasira ng buhay natin okay? Basta ibigay mo lang kay Hans, it's just something personal about us.”
Her eyes twinkled,
“Like a love letter?”
“Erm.. Yes.” I said para tumigil na sya.
She stopped,
“But aren't you in a relationship with the famous vlogger? Are you cheating on him?”
Ganito ba talaga kadaldal to?
“Look, it's my farewell to him, because we can't be together due to..things.” I said not really knowing what to say.
She looked at me with an awed expression as her hand went to her chest.
“Forbidden love?”
“Uh yeah something like that. Please, pakibigay na lang. Wag na wag mong babasahin kasi personal, please. Kapag binasa mo yan talagang sasabihin ko kay Finn na crush mo sya.” I said, washing my hands and then drying them with my pants.
Almost immediately, her face became scarlet and she nodded frantically, pocketing the paper.
I went to leave the restroom.
“Kapag may nakaalam kasi about the message inside that paper, baka agad isumbong kay Lucian.”
She gave me a thumbs up,
“Okay, ako bahala.”
“Thank you.” I said and was about to leave nang bigla syang nagsalita.
“You know, mas bagay kayo ni Hans. Nakikita ko sa mga mata nyo na mahal nyo ang isa't isa yet hindi kayo pwede.. I hope na sana ma-fix lahat between the two of you at matanggap ni Lucian na si Hans talaga ang nasa puso mo.”
Napakamot na lang ako ng ulo. Pinagsasabi nito?
“Erm.. Yeah sure. Thanks.” I said and lumabas na sa restroom.
I went back to the table where Lucian was still looking at his phone and eating the blueberry cupcakes.
“Bakit ang tagal mo?” he asked.
“Tumae ako.” I said nonchalantly and he didn't reply making me look at him.
He stopped eating and there was a look on his face as if he's trying not to gag.
Ang arte.
He forced a smile on his face.
“Uh, can we just eat this at home?” he said and went to the counter para manghingi ng pambalot.
As soon as we got home, he sat on the black single sofa at ako naman pumunta sa kusina to fill the pet bowls of my dogs. I watched them happily eat as I stroked their heads.
Then, I stood up again to do something entertaining.
I passed by Lucian, still sitting on his throne with his phone.
Dumaan ako sa likod and I caught glimpse of my face on the screen.
But it was different. I look younger and mas dugyot ako sa picture na yun.
Is that my ID picture when I was in 1st year high school? My mind went back to the time kung saan may nagpadala sakin. Yung mga papel, my cards.
My eyes widened, although I've already suspect that Lucian is the one behind those, somehow naguguluhan pa rin ako.
Ano bang purpose kung bakit nya pinadala ang mga yun?
I need to confront him. Now.
Controlling my anger I went to sit on the larger couch, just a few feet away from him. His gaze still on his phone.
“Ikaw nagpadala nung mga report cards ko dati diba?” I said as calmly as possible.
“So what if I am?” he said, not even looking at me.
My anger started to rise and my hands balled into fist.
“Bakit? At pano mo nalaman?”
He sighed, putting his phone down.
“Simple. I want to break you.”
“W-What?”
“Nisha, what you experienced in the past made you the woman that you are today. Of course you moved on but the trauma was still there. The humiliation, the pain.. Everything.” he said, a smile on his face.
“But why?”
“I guess I just like seeing you helpless.” he admitted.
“I've always been a little sadistic, and seeing the girl I love, vulnerable, weak..” he giggled.
“It turns me on.”
“You're sick.”
“And what are you gonna do about it?” he taunted,
“You don't have a choice to begin with, my dear.” he said with his annoying grin.
I glared at him with so much hatred but I couldn't utter a single word.
He gaze at me with amusement dancing in his eyes,
“The things that I love about you, you're too bendable, too weak, too timid.” his grin widened.
“Too spineless to fight me.”
He stood up from his black single sofa or as I like to call it 'his throne' and went to me who was sitting at the larger sofa.
He tilted my head with one his long nails forcing me to look up at him.
I hate to admit it but he's right. I feared him and I know he could sense it.
“No matter what you do, you won't find a way out.. You will never find a way out. Sakin ka lang, Nisha Virgil Romano. Naiintindihan mo?”.
I whimpered when his large slender hand cupped my cheeks and squeezed it digging his long nails slightly in my skin as tears pricked my eyes,
A smirk tugged his red lips,
“Akin ka lang.”