A Deal is a Deal

Chapter Fifty Three - Two lines

Chapter 53

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“Are you sure you’re okay? May kailangan ka pa ba?” Nag-aalalang tanong sa kanya ni Greg. Lumubo ang kanyang puso ng makita ang sinserong pag-aalala sa mga mata nito. Nang malaman niyang nagkaroon siya ng masamang panaginip ay kaagad siya nitong niyakap. Ngayon ay ginawan siya nito ng mainit na gatas para naman daw kumalma ang kanyang katawan at kaisipan.

Umiling siya at nginitian ito. Well, as always, he looked handsome and edible in his office attire. Kahit noong unang nakita niya ito sa parking lot a century ago ay talagang bumilis kaagad ang pagtibok ng kanyang puso. Tonight was no difference. He really had the power to make her speechless and her mind go on a short circuit. He always had the power to make her heart beat faster just by his mere presence.

“Siguro’y darating na si Sheila mga ilang minuto nalang.” Pagbabasag nito ng katahimikan. Tumango siya at pinikit ang kanyang mga mata. She leaned on the sofa and let out a sigh. She was trying her very best to remember her dream. It wasn’t a dream, Gaby. It was a nightmare.

Ano bang matandaan niya? Well I remembered—Naputol ang kanyang pag-iisip ng biglang tumunog ang doorbell. Kaagad na tumayo si Greg mula sa kanyang tabi at pinagbuksan ng pintuan si Sheila. Mga ilang segundo lang ang lumipas at nakaupo na sa sofa harap niya ang kanyang pinsan dala-dala ang isang notebook. “What’s with the notebook?” Tanong niya dito. Nakita niyang umupo si Greg sa kanyang tabi at hinawakan ang kanyang kamay.

His warmth was a great contrast to her ice-cold hands. Siguro ay naramdaman nito ang panginginig niya kaya naman ay pinagsiklop nito ang kanyang maliit na kamay sa malaking kamay nito.

“Well, you said you wanted to talk about dreams and nightmares remember? So I brought some notes with me. Actually, this notebook is from my college days when I took up Psychology. Glad I could use some of what I learned in that subject.” Nginitian siya nito.

She needed answers. Kailangan niya ng sagot sa mga katanungan na nasa panaginip na iyon. The dream bothered her like never before. It was actually worse than the dream she had with her almost-rapist back when she was still in college.

Tinawagan niya kaagad si Sheila dahil alam niyang matutulungan siya nito. Sheila was a neurologist in the making anyway. She was of course dealing with the human brain.

Tumango siya. “Yes, pero Sheila iba eh? Parang totoo yung panaginip ko? I was crying when I woke up and it felt like the whole universe was caving in at me.” It felt like there was a big hole inside her. The feeling felt so real that she had to look at her chest if there really was a big whole in it.