Kill Or Be Killed

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Celestina's POV

Minutes have passed after sitting at the patio with the woman I wanted to talk to but none of us started a conversation. I can see in her expression that she has something she wants to say to me but she just does not know where and how to start. And I know that this conversation will only start when I start talking. So to get her attention and to tell her that I am now ready to speak, I clear my throat. And it was a successful move because she is now looking at me. And I can see in her expression that she waiting for something I am going to say.

"Can I ask you a question?" I asked her and I tried to smile. She did not return the smile but she nods politely. She cannot fake her nervous feeling right now. "I really did not expect what happened a while ago. Do you..." I can't continue what am I supposed to say because she might think I am weird. But I cannot see anything in her eyes. She is as if knew what I the hell I am talking about. Nevertheless, she remains quiet and waiting me to continue. "Do you notice something...unusual?"

I seriously do not have any idea on how I should elaborate my thoughts with her. But she is patiently trying to understand me. But after my question, a moment of silence envelops us. And I do not know how would I continue. Or the question is, can I still continue? I do not want to look so stupid with her just because I could not explain my thoughts.

"Can I ask you a question, Miss Celestina?" she asks me and I literally gulp just because of the anxiety I am feeling right now. She have not thrown the question yet, but here I am already, trying to be calm and not to shiver.

"Yea, sure," I answered and I mentally heave a sigh of relief and I want to congratulate myself for successfully speaking straight and no trace of stuttering and shaking. She looks at me intently and she is just too formal. This makes me more uncomfortable being in front of her. She could at least smile.

Well, I can say that she is really a nice person. And I think that whatever she is going to say will surely be that serious because of this kind of reaction in her face.

"Miss Celestina, I just want to ask..." My breath hitched as I wait him continue her words. And here I am, all that I can do is to wait patiently because I could not force her to speak quickly because I can sense in her face that she is also having a hard on how to throw questions in me. She is just being careful. "Are you a...werewolf?"

Her question makes my lips quite parted because of the confusion in me. I cannot help but thinking if where did she get that question? I want to believe that she is just kidding, but I can see that she is really that serious. And I do not know what to think.

"What?" Is all I could say. I know she has a reason why she

"Are you some kind of a werewolf? she asks again and I laugh a little. Actually, I wanted to laugh loud bit I refuse to do it because I know to myself that this is not the right thing to do that.

"What are you saying? How can you even ask that? What are your basis?" I asked her and she stares at me like she trying to read me if I am telling the truth of not.

Now what? She is actually thinking that I am a werewolf? And she is goddamn serious about it.

"Please do not be mad at me, Miss Celestina," she begs but I am not even that mad. I was just trying to ask her. And I sure as hell that I am not mad. But she is looking at me like she was so sure that I am mad.

"No, of course, I am not," I said but the worry in her eyes did not even lessen. She became even more worried as she continues looking at me. "Answer me, how can you ask that question?"

"I was asking that question because I saw your eyes transforming into color yellow—the eye color of a werewolf," she says and I could not help but to stare at her be worried with the serious expression in her eyes. She is also confused because I know that she knows that I am human and King Zen probably told them about that fact. I laugh a little but I know that a nervous in my tone was very evident.

"That is impossible. I am human—a mortal. How can my eyes be yellow? You are probably hallucinating," I said and she did not hesitate to nod several times like she totally agreeing to me.

"Yes, Miss Celestina. That is actually what I am thinking. That I was actually hallucinating that time. I will not deny the fact that I was having a heavy eyes and starving when I faced you," she laughs and I smile. But I know that she is still believing in what she saw.

"That was really impossible. I think it is a bad idea to talk to you because you just gave me another thing to think," I tried to joke and we both laugh. Bit what I have said is true. She just gave me thing to wonder of and now I do not know if it will be able to remove it from my thoughts.

"Please do not think of it that much. That was just a question and I do not even know what I saw," she says and I just nodded even though I know to myself that it will be marked in my mind.

Especially with the fact that I felt a warm feeling in my eyes in that very moment