CHAPTER 38

"Precious!?" Hamna ejaculated in shock when he saw me.

"What are you doing here?" He said in a pinched voice.

Inalalayan niya akong makapasok sa kaniyang silid.

"Pasok ka."

Nilibot ko ang tingin ko. Books are scattered on the floor. I didn't know he was into books. Niligpit niya ang mga nagkalat na libro sa upuan. Inalok niya ako na maupo.

"Pasensya na. I was reading."

"I see." Pinulot ko ang isang libro.

"Dragons." That's interesting. Halos lahat ng mga libro rito ay tungkol sa mga dragon.

"Will, I was—you know. It's fun to read those flying and fire coming out of dragons." Paliwanag niya.

"That's cool." Binalik ko ang libro saka umupo sa binigay niyang upuan.

"Kumusta ka na pala? Pasensya na sa pagkukuloang ko." Tukoy niya sa nangyari kahapon. I feel he is having a hard time accepting that it wasn't his fault.

I was indeed poisoned yesterday, but that's not the reason why I acted like that yesterday. My baby is hungry and because of that he was able to wake up the inks in my body.

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