Renegade

Chapter 48

HECTOR'S

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Malakas ang sunod-sunod na kalampag ko sa pintuang nasa harapan ko. Wala akong ibang nararamdaman ngayon kung hindi matinding galit at pagkasura.

“What?!”

My hands balled into fists when Trinity finally opened the door of her apartment. She smirked immediately the moment our gazes met each other. Ni wala siyang kakaba-kaba sa kabila ng matalim na tinging ibinabato ko sa kaniya.

“Aw,” she said in a sarcastic tone, crossing both of her arms over her chest, “galit na galit ka yata, Hector.”

“You know exactly the reason behind my wrath, bitch.” She didn't even deserve to be called by her name.

Unti-unting nawala ang ngisi niya bago sinuklay ang buhok niya. “Well, flash news. You fucked this bitch a lot of times.” She rolled her eyes at me. “You only want to fuck me until you meet that four feet teenager. Right? Ano ulit ang pangalan niya? Clarisse?”

Tuluyang nagdilim ang paningin ko. “Don’t fucking call her name.”

“Oh sorry. Naalala ko na. You are calling her Drake.” Tumalim din ang tingin niya sa akin. “You call her My Drake. You call her yours,” sumbat niya sa akin bago napailing.

“How can you talk about her without feeling any remorse after what you did?”

I never thought Trinity would go this far.

This worse.

“Are you here now because you can't fuck your Drake anymore? Bakit? Kasi viral na siya—”

My palm landed on her face before she could even finish her sentence. Tuluyang nawala ang natitirang awa at simpatya ko sa kaniya. The Trinity I helped was far from being this kind of bitch.

“Umasa ako sa maliit na posibilidad na hindi ikaw ang nasa likod ng pagpapakalat ng putanginang video na iyon.” Marahas ko siyang itinulak papasok ng unit niya bago pumasok na rin at pabalibag na isinara ang pinto sa likod ko. When Trinity tried to come at me, I pushed her again, hard enough for her to fell on the floor.

She groaned in pain as she clasped her swollen cheek. She shoot me daggers with her eyes. “What the fuck, Hector!”

“What the fuck, Trinity!” singhal ko sa kaniya bago ibinato ang unang bagay na naabot ng kamay ko. Nagtataas baba ang dibdib ko dahil sa mabilis na hininga. The anger inside me is eating my remaining humanity. “Alam mo ba ang ginawa mo?! You ruined someone’s precious life! YOU RUINED HER!”

“AND YOU RUINED ME!” Mabilis na tumayo si Trinity at kinuha ang vase na nasa gilid niya. “You ruined me, Hector! I have the right to ruin her too! Para masira ka rin!” Saka niya ibinato sa akin ang vase na iyon.

I tried to dodge the vase but I was still hit on my legs by the shattered glasses. Pero hindi ko ininda ang bubog na tumagos sa balat ko. Nanatili ang galit na tingin ko kay Trinity.

“Paano mo ako nasira sa ginawa mo? My life is not Clarisse's life! Kung gusto mo rin akong sirain, you could've aimed your arrow at me just like what you did now!” My hand found the back pocket of my pants. “She’s just twenty years old, Trinity. She had so much beautiful things ahead of her and yet... You fucked everything up.”

Trinity started shaking and her tears escaped her eyes. Nakakuyom ang mga kamao niya. “N-No. I ruined you,” she cried, “Because you love her. K-Kaya ginawa ko iyon. Dapat masaktan siya para masira kita.”

Natulos ako sa kinatatayuan ko dahil sa sinabi niya. My fingers wrapped around the handle of the cold metal handle of the thing in my back pocket as I stared at Trinity.