Nang Namulat Ang Kanyang Mata

Kabanata 345  “Ayos lang. Hindi na kita babanggitin kahit na mahanap niya ako. Huwag kang mag-alala!” sabi ni Eric. “Sige. Siguraduhing magtrabaho sa iyong rehabilitation therapy. Maghihintay ako sa iyong pagbabalik.” “Ibibigay ko ang lahat!”

Nang gabing iyon, nakatanggap si Eric ng hindi inaasahang bisita sa kanyang villa sa kabundukan.

Hindi niya inaasahan na mahahanap siya ni Elliot Foster nang ganoon kaaga.

Dumating si Elliot na may kasamang babae.

“Hello, Eric. I’m sorry for barking in you,” magalang na sabi ni Elliot. “Matagal na kitang hinanap. Natatakot ako na baka tumagal pa kung hindi dahil sa video na nai-post mo online kaninang umaga.”

Walang labis na emosyon sa mukha ni Eric.

Siya ay tumugon kay Elliot sa parehong paraan at sinabing, “Paano kita matutulungan, Mr. Foster?”

Sumulyap si Elliot kay Shea, saka sinabing, “May pusa diyan, Shea. Bakit hindi ka pumunta at tingnan?”

Lumayo si Shea para makita ang pusa kasama ang bodyguard.

Shea at ibinalik

kapansanan sa pag-iisip mula

Natigilan si Eric.

Elliot said in a hoarse voice as tears formed in his eyes. “You would understand what I mean

over a

the photo of a little girl

and bones and covered in bruises. It was a ghastly

could not bring himself to look further and put the photos

was always ashamed of her and abused her. It’s hard

affected by

asking my

anything as long

Hough after my accident,” Eric explained honestly.” The professor would probably have been the one to operate on

raised his eyebrows as he waited for Eric

professor’s sudden passing, his assistant,

a moment. In the end,

willing to reveal that