I've Been Executed

Chapter 44

Zajei's POV

"Sav."

Walang emosyon at seryosong tiningnan n'ya muna ako bago lumapit sa akin at sinuri ang nagdudugong sugat ko.

It's bleeding nonstop.

"What---"

"I'll explain later. You need an immediate medication, luv." Ilang butil ng pawis ang tumulo sa noo n'ya bago hinawakan ang bewang ko at naglakad pabalik sa pinanggalingan ko kanina pero imbis na dumiretso sa sasakyan ni Reagan ay sa sasakyan ko kami nagtungo.

I silently checked her out, testing if there's any possibility that it was her.

Pero maayos ang paglalakad n'ya. Wala rin s'yang kahit na anong galos o bali pero sobrang pawisan siya at gaya ng kaharap ko kanina, nakaitim din siya.

"It's not me." She whispered while getting the car key at my pocket.

Tamad na binalingan n'ya ako ng tingin hanggang sa matamang lumunok siya.

I averted my gazes and open my car door's pero hindi pa ako nakakahakbang ay mabilis na napalingon ako sa kung saan ko iniwanan si Tyrant.

"They're already in the hospital." I heard her utter.

I clenched my jaw and without any word, I went inside my car and wait for her to get in, too. I can't drive in this state kaya hinayaan ko na lamang siya.

"Why are you here?" Mababa ang tonong asik ko habang abala siya sa pagmamamaneho. "You're supposed to be at your house---"

"And so you are. Bakit lumabas ka?"

I closed my eyes tightly. "Don't throw the same question I gave to you, Saviel." Seryosong ani ko at malamig na nilingon siya.

She swallowed hard and even her grip at the steering wheel tightened.

"Reagan fetch me in my house."

Not enough.

Imbis na magsalita pa ay tumahimik na lamang ako at hinintay na makarating kami sa hospital dahil medyo nahihilo na rin ako. The wound is too deep to handle. It's making me dizzy to be honest.

"Kapag may nangyaring masama sa kapatid ko...." I mumbled between my breaths and heaved a small smile. "Patayin n'yo nalang din ako."

"Zajei,"

"He was shot while hugging me, trying to protect me from those bullets that was supposed to be mine. Kakaumpisa palang namin, S-sav," a tear fell down to my eyes but my smile remains. "Kakaayos lang ng relasyon ko sa kapatid ko tapos ganito na agad? How many people will I still see after being happy? Because everytime I'm feeling that bullshits, may nawawala. May nangyayaring hindi maganda---may namamatay."

I swallowed hard and breathe deeply kasabay nang paghugot ko sa kutsilyo na nakatarak sa tagiliran ko. I devilishly crack a smirk and look at her side, witnessing how she glance at me through the corner of her eyes.

Walang pakialam na hinayaan ko lamang ang pag-agos ng aking dugo sa tagiliran at nakangising hinaplos ang mismong blade ng kutsilyo habang nakatitig sakan'ya.

"So, tell me, after my parents left me and being the first one to witness my grandparents and your mother lifeless bodies inside their office in New York, looking so abusive more than a nightmare would be, y'all think that you can still hurt me?" I chuckled humorlessly.

"You're the only one I want to have as my torture until death but I never thought that this hurts more than what dying could be." I added.

Wala pa ring imik na itinigil niya ang sasakyan at dali-daling lumabas at tumawag for emergency.