Chapter 35: Chapter 35

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"Silic! Silic! Silic!"

I gasped as I woke up, as I felt them shaking my body. Suddenly, I hugged the person sitting on the side of the bed because I was dreaming. My dream was to see Don Guillermo and he is laughing at me. He almost killed my father in front of me. That’s why I sweat, gasp and wake up nervous.

Is that a dream? And I was hoping that was just a dream. Hoping that Don Guillermo wouldn't hurt my father.

"Maybe you had a bad dream Silic. It's a good thing and I thought of coming here to your room." I heard Wim say. "And so does Wrum. We're worried about you," he said.

I quickly opened my eyes. I lost my grip on Wim. I thought I hugged Wim but I didn't. Wrum was the one I hugged while Wim just stood on the side.

"Sorry." Suddenly, when I realized, I removed myself from hugging him. Damn, why didn't I realized that I was hugging him? Okay, I have already done it. I was just hoping he can forget about it as soon as possible.

"What Silic? Are you okay?" Wim asked me again. "Do you want water?"

"Don't bother me, Wim. I'm okay." I told him. "And I just had a dream," I told him again and he just nodded at me.

Now, I remember that we went to a pier for The Ballerina Foundation De Cebu. And now, I remembered what happened last night. It wasn’t just a dream that I saw Don Guillermo, still, remember what he did to me and remembered what he told me. Nothing could have happened to my father. Is it possible that my father is Don Guillermo's hostage?

No, it can't be.

"Don Guillermo can't kill my father. He can't." I almost cried when I told them and I just saw their reaction to what I said. They didn’t seem to expect to hear it from me.

"What do you mean Silic?" Wim asked me. "Your father is safe. He's not in Don Guillermo's hands. You don't have to worry about your father anymore. It's just a dream Silic."

I shook my head. "No. It's not just a dream." I even told them.

Wrum just turned his gaze to Wim. "Come out first Wim. I'll take care of her first," said Wrum to Wim and Wim just nodded at what he said. He even slightly bowed to him and he also looked at me and immediately went out the door.

I sighed. "I know, you know it Wrum. It wasn't just a dream. I saw him. Even though my head hurts because that night, I'm not mistaken in what I saw, Wrum." I explained to him. "Tell me, is my father Don Guillermo's hostage? He warned me. He didn't do anything bad to me but he did something bad to my father. He even told me not to cry when my father dies."

"It's not true." coldly, Wrum said to me. He even looked at the wall clock of the room. "It's still 3 o'clock in the morning. Go back to sleep," he told me and it would have been appropriate for him to get up from his seat, but I grabbed his arm and prevented him from getting up from his seat.

"Tell me Wrum. Tell me the truth Wrum." I cried when I told him. He just averted his gaze from me and sighed. "I think nothing bad would happen to my father if I agreed to be your slave? I think you would take care of my father and not hurt him when you became a slave? I think—"

"Stop it." he groaned and I stopped because of what he told me. "Just stop thinking about it," he said to me.

I swallowed. "How can I stop thinking? I can't bear to hear or see him hurt." I told him and I started to cry. "I don't want my father to die," I added. I could no longer control myself and I cried in front of him. Don't care if I may look ugly in front of him for I cannot stop these heavy emotions I had been feeling.

"Damn it. Can you stop crying?"

I ignored what he said and I just continued crying. Shooking my head, I cannot stop crying right now.

"Damn it." I heard him again, cursing. "Who said your father would die?" he asked me and I just didn’t answer him.

"Shot. Why are you still crying? Damn it." he said and for a while, I felt himself a little closer to me and realize that I was in his chest. He hugged me and I didn't expect that. I can smell his manly scent again— his strong perfume used from his clothes.

"Stop crying now. While you're still in my hands, nothing bad will happen to your father," he said to me. "And I'll make sure of that," he added. It was as if the nervousness I was feeling now had disappeared because of his hug. Why do I feel this every time our bodies come together? Does it mean that I'm falling for him?

He barely even faced me with him. The Wrum I see right now is different. Not a heartless Wrum that I have used to see. A concerned Wrum I see right now. He even made the tears flow down my face.

"Stop crying. I don't want to see you crying," he said as he wiped the tears from my face. "I want to see you happy with me. Don't worry about your father. He's safe, so you are." he said to me as he stared into my eyes. I wanted to speak but I couldn't.

"Wrum." I would have wanted to tell him a lot but that was all that came out of my mouth. There seems to be electricity in my body and I don't know if he feels the same way this time.

He even parted my hair. For a few more moments, I just felt that he slowly brought his lips closer to mine and felt that he kissed me. I can feel his soft lips. As he continued to kiss me, he slowly laid me down on my bed.

I should hate him doing this to me, but no. It was as if I also wanted him to kiss me a second time.