CHAPTER SIXTEEN:
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HIS BLANK gaze pointed directly at my direction. There was no warmth or recognition in his stare, only a hollow emptiness that made my skin prickle.
His voice came again, still devoid of emotion, the question hanging in the still air.
"Who are you?"
Kumunot ang noo ko sa tanong niya. This boy presence... his lifeless eyes, and the oppressive stillness of the room made me difficult to think clearly. The h*ll!
“Who are you?” tanong niya ulit, his voice louder, sharper, echoing off the walls of this dark room. "What are you?!"
Naramdaman ko ang biglaang pagtibok ng puso ko. The air in the room seemed to thicken, and replaced with a suffocating tension. Ang mukha ng lalaking ito that once blank and emotionless, now twisted in frustration.
“You shouldn’t be
