Pariah's Wrath

Chapter Ten: Whirlwind

Luciana gasped hard, breathing fresh air in her lungs after a strong pair of hands pulled her out of the bottom of the bathtub. She wasn't really running out of air but she needed to act like she did. She had to be believable to test whether he cares for her or not. If he indeed cared for her, then she just had to exploit the shit out of it para makauwi na siya. She'll never be a prisoner of this man's hatred for her father.

Hindi siya pinalaki ni senator Delos Santos na mahina at nangangailangan ng knight and shining armor para makaligtas. No. Her father raised a goddamn queen, at kahit na lubos lubos ang atraksyon na kanyang nararamdaman kay Gabriel, Luciana wouldn't think with her pussy. Tama na naging marupok siya ng ilang ulit dito. Tapos na ang mga gabing halos matunaw ang buong pagkatao niya sa mga malalagkit na hawak ni Gabriel.

She had indulge herself. Now, it's time to get her head in the game.

"Are you fucking crazy!" she heard Gabriel yell directly at her face while he roughly shook her by the shoulders. Napangiwi siya ng konti sa lakas ng pagkakasigaw nito, her eardrums seemed like they've vibrated. "Nagpapakamatay ka ba Luciana!" He angrily continued. "Fucking answer me?!" huling untag nito sakanya. His voice full of worry and anxiousness.

She looked at his face at kitang kita doon ang samu't saring mga emosyon. He looked so angry, worried at kunot na kunot ang nuo nito. She internally smiled with what she saw.

Check fucking mate.

"I-I'm sorry" She made her voice cracked as sob rose to her lips. "Gabriel I want...I want to go home." Tiningnan niya ang binata na puno ng pagsusumao. "Please...Let me go home." her tears poured from her eyes. She's very thankful dahil sa ilang taon na niyang nagpeperform sa entablado ay hasang hasa na siyang magproject ng damdamin sa kanyang manunuod. Lalo na't ballet ang larangang kanyang pinasukan, her face and body needed to reflect the emotion that she's dancing to compensate for the lack of words in ballet.

Gabriel's hand left her shoulder and he grabbed her face, squeezing it lightly. "I thought you said you were mine now. Akala ko ba ibinibigay mo na ang sarili mo sa akin." he said as anger radiates from his whole demeanor. "Your what? backing the fuck out? Akala ko ba sabi mo gagawin mo ang lahat ng gusto ko" mariing untag nito. "I want you to stay." Mariing ani nito. "Sorry princess but you're never going home!." He said it while his teeth were gritted together na para bang nagpipigil itong sumigaw.

Halos manginig sa galit si Luciana sa mga narinig niyang salita but she calmed herself at patuloy na umaktong kawawa. "P-pero I never had the assurance na tumupad ka sa usapan." She sobbed. She held the wrist of the hand that Gabriel's using to hold her cheeks. She looked pleadingly at him. "I-I don't know kung talaga bang sapat na akong kabayaran para sa kung ano man nagawa ni daddy." her tears spilled continuously, some teardrops even touched the his hand.

"Bigyan mo lang ako ng assurance na di mo talaga sasaktan si dad, and you're free to do whatever you want." ani niya her eyes reflecting sadness and pain na totoo naman niyang nararamdaman. Kaya't siguro hindi mahirap na kumawala ang kanyang mga luha at magmukang nasasaktan dahil sa puso niya ay durog na durog sa sakit dahil alam niyang ang taong nasa harap niya ay determinadong sirain ang kanyang ama. "Give me anything...any news, articles o kahit ano...basta maging malinaw lang sa akin na buhay si dad at di mo na siya sasaktan. parang awa mo na..." She sobbed and clutch his wrist tighter.

She looked up to Gabriel at tiim itong nakatingin sakanya. Umiigting ang mga bagang nito and he was looking at her sternly. "...and you thought drowning yourself would do all those?" mapakla nitong sabat sakanya.

"Dahil mas mabuti pang mamatay ako kesa gamitin mo ako para saktan si daddy. Mas gusto kong mamatay kesa patuloy na makonsensya ako dahil isang hawak mo lang sa akin para akong uling nanasisilaban!." Tuloy tuloy niyang sabi. She needed to make him feel that she's confuse, na pwede siyang mauto ni Gabriel to side him instead of her father. She needed to make him feel needed.