CEE CLOSED her eyes for five seconds and opened it again. Rake's figure was still sitting behind the desk. Hindi pala siya namamalikmata lang.
She wanted to scratch the smirk off his face but she stopped herself from doing so. Hindi siya nananakit ng porcupine, mabait siya.
"B-bakit ka nandito?" hindi niya napigilang tanong sa lalaki.
His arms were crossed across his chest. Prenteng-prente itong nakaupo.
"I'm the head of the Disciplinary Committee," he simply said, as if those simple words were enough to answer the questions running inside her head.
"B-but you're a gangster!" she exclaimed while pointing a finger at him.
"Ah, that's where you are wrong, peasant. That image is just a front." Iwinasiwas nito ang palad. "That's not the reason why I called you here."
The smirk on his li
