‘Wake up, Sleeping Beauty’
XIA
“She’ll be awake any second now.”
“And you’ll be dead any time now.”
My body was flinching because I felt something was injected into my body. Sandaling nanginig ang katawan ko. I kept my eyes shut. Feeling my body. Breathing. My heart is beating.
“Tsk! She won’t kill me. I know that.”
“Huh! You think so? Tingnan lang natin.”
Naiingayan ako sa paligid ko. My head was heavy and I don’t know why. Kaya dahan-dahan kong ibunuka ang mga mata ko at nag-adjust sa lightings ng paligid.
“Bro, she’s awake. Get ready to die.” Narinig ko ang boses ni Xie. Kaya dahan-dahan akong lumingon sa direksiyon nila. Dun ko nakitang magkatabi silang nakatayo ni Ion habang nakatingin sa akin. I saw Ion gulped.
Pinikit ko ulit ang mga mata ko at hinawakan a
