THE DEVIL HAS A SECRET

NAKALIMUTAN NA NI MARGAUX kung gaano siya katagal nakatitig sa bakanteng parte ng kama. Nasanay na siyang magising mag-isa mula nang magkasakitan sila.

Ganoon pa man ay kakaiba ang umagang ito. The familiar scent of his shampoo and cologne was lingering in the air. Pumapalibot ito sa kanya at sumigid sa kanyang ilong na tila ba tinabihan siya ng binata kagabi.

'Imposible,' She shook her head as she slowly. She was extra careful when she stretched her legs and got ready to stand. Until...

"Ouch!" Bigla siyang napasigaw nang may maapakan sa sahig. Matalas 'yon, itim, at gawa sa makapal na salamin.

Curiously, she bent down and picked it up. "Paanong napunta 'to rito..." Then slowly her voice dissolved to thin air as realization ebbed her.

One second she was frozen, and the next, she was already rushing to the huge window in her room.

Histerikal siya nang ubos-lakas na itulak ang salaming nakaharang doon at nagmamadaling ilusot ang kalahati ng kanyang katawan sa bintana. Ni hindi niya na