Lahat ng Kabanata ng Sultry Scheme : Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

Artia's POV "Where are you going?"Nagulat ako nang marinig ang boses ni kIngsley sa aking likuran. I was about to get in my car. Balak kong puntahan si Rom sa police station. I asked Ma, kung pwede ay ipagpabukas niya ang pagaasikaso sa posibling pagsasampa niya ng kaso kay Rom. I haven't decided yet kung kakasuhan ko ba siya o hindi. Masama ang ginawa niya sa akin, lalo pa kung natuloy ang balak niyang paggahasa sa akin. But still, may pinagsamahan kami. And I'm still holding on to the good times we spent together. At may isa pa akong dahilan kung bakit hindi ako maka-oo na kasuhan siya at tuluyan ipakulong.I turned around to face him. It's already evening, hinintay ko talagang maggabi dahil alam kong busy na ngayon si mama. Tatakas lang ako para puntahan si Rom. Gusto ko siyang makausap. Gusto ko ng paliwanag sa ginawa niya. "Pupunta ka sa kaniya, hindi ba?"Hindi na ako magsisinungaling. Tumango ako bilang sagot.

Artia's POV Weeks passed by slow. Sa unang linggo ay sina mama at conrad ang nagaasikaso sa kaso, but the next week i was called in the hearing. I was aksed hwat really happened that niight. AYoko sanang balikan, but it was needed to prove that Rom really drugged me for sexual intercourse. And I was surprised, because at the first day of the hearing, he immediately confessed his crime.Naging madali lang apaagtakbo ng kaso dahil umamin siya at may mga ebidensiya. He was filed with infliction of bodily harm and attempted rape. I experienced anxiety, I felt alone and unsafe. Nagdesisyon ako na kaysa magmukmok ako sa bahay ay babalik na lang ako sa trabaho. Para ng sa ganoon ay hindi ko na masyado maisip ang nangyari. Malilibang ako dahil ang trabaho ang kakailanganin kong pagtuonan ng pansin. may iba ankong iisipin hindi iyong mdalas kong naaalalaang nangyari. I longed for Dads presence. If he was by my side, maybe I'd recover quickly. I w

Third P POV "Sila ang nauna." parang batang sambit ni Artia kay Kingsley kahit wala pa itong sinasabi sa kaniya. Nagigting ang panga niya at nanlilisik ang matang bumaling sa mga babaeng kaawy kanina ni Artia. Like a brother who found his sister getting bullied by a bunch of warfreaks. He stood there holding Artia to prevent her from fighting back. All the visitors in the party are watching them. "What happened here?" asked the guy from Canada. Unhappy with the situation that occured. Nasira ang party niya dahil sa away na ito. "Ang babaeng 'yan! Nakita namin nilalandi ang boyfriend ko." "Bitch! I don't even know who your boyfriend is!" Artia retorted. Matalim siyang tinignan ni kkIngsley at sinenyasan na huwag muna sumagot.  "She said she doesn't know who your boyfriend is. WHy don't you tell us the name of your boyfriend so we could ask him and confirm if she did flirted with

"Why do you keep telling me to behave?! You and Ma. Behave naman ako, ah?!""Yeah! Behave." he said sarcastic and pressed the cooton on my wounds strongly, making me feel a pain from that. I winced along with a groan. i gave him a glare. SInadyang diinin ang sugat ko. "Behave naman talaga ako! Hindi naman ako mapapaaway kung walang mangaaway sa akin. Hindi naman ako masasaktan kung walang mananakit sa akin. Hindi naman ako mapapahamak kung walang taong gustong gawan ako ng masama." As I utter those words, memories flood in my mind and vivid images of people visit my mind. Mga alaalang ayaw kong balikan, at mga taong ayoko ng maalala pa.THat made him silent, I think I got too emotional. I cleared my throat. Tapos na pala siya sa pag-aapply ng betadine sa sugat ko. Matapos isara ang takip ng betadine ay ibilak niya iyon sa loob ng supot at ipanasok din doon ang iba pang gamit gaya ng bulak at alcohol. "Galit ka ba? Sa ginawa ko kanina?"

  ARTIAS POV  "You were already asleep when we arrived." He said looking intently at me. I blinked and looked away. I saw Iulian looking at us and standing in the door.  Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin at sinigawan. "You scared me!" He chukled. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. At hindi ko alam na gising ka pala at pupunta sa kusina." "Why were you holding a knife anyway? At bakit nakahoodie kapa?!" inakala ko tuloy na magnanakaw siya. Plus naka all black pa siya. Hindi naman malamig sa loob na bahay, sa kwarto lang talaga ni Kinglsey at hindi naman din maliawnag dito sa loob kaya bakit nakasuot pa sa ulo niya ang hoodie.  "I was gonna cook, at may hihiwain kaya may hawak akong kutsilyo. Its cold inside KIngsleys room, why I'm wearing a hoodie. Hindi ko na tinanggal because I know no one will be there and everyone is asleep."  I nod my head once and faced Kingsley. Sumulyap ako sandali sa m