THE LYING GAME (on-going)

CHAPTER FOUR | Tiny Cells

A monster does not recognize himself in a mirror – Mike Klepper

THE LYING GAME | XM AGENCY SERIES

CHAPTER FOUR |TINY CELLS

ELI

I called Meara and found out that River was already out of danger. Good thing Meara and Riel already talked about what happened to them. I wanted to visit her and her son but since Riel was already around, I didn't want to bother them anymore. Finally, they got the happy ending that they wanted to happen in their lives.

I thought my job was already over. Meara's case against her ex-husband was already done. She got the money that she deserved. After years of living with that monster, no amount of money could compensate the emotional and physical torture that Perry gave to her. Luckily, she chose to stood up and fight, and now, she was already free.

Unfortunately, Ghost gave me another job connected to Meara. He found who was the one who ran over River. Knowing Ghost who wanted to put his nose to other people's business, here I am waiting for the call of that fucking driver who almost killed River.

            And I was bored of waiting to get the call. Ghost said that the client should be the one to call me so they won't suspect that I am connected to someone. So, here I am, trying to kill time.

I took up a deep breath and pressed the passcode to this warehouse. I looked around and saw two men looking at me and nodded their heads. The door opened and I got in then I stopped walking. I looked around and smiled when I saw the tiny prisons that were built around this warehouse.

Prisons personally made for men that I defended in court.

I killed some but there were others who I liked to play with. Lalo na iyong mga matitindi talaga ang kaso. Ghost love to visit this place too. Especially when he was bored, he would come to visit this place ang play with those people inside these cells.

Tahimik ang buong paligid. Tahimik akong lumakad at dinaanan ko ang hilera ng mga kulungan na naroon na may mga taong nakakulong. Dumeretso ako sa pinakadulo at humila ako ng isang silya at naupo doon. I knew this cell was Ghost's favorite. Actually, this was Ghost's idea. This was his happy place to torture these monsters who did grave things to other people.

Hindi ako nagsalita at nakatingin lang sa lalaking nakahiga sa semento at namamaluktot. Kung makikita siguro ito ng mga kakilala ay siguradong hindi nila aakalain na ito ang lalaking ito. Walang ligo. Mabaho. Mahaba ang buhok. Sira-sira ang damit. Naghalo na ang dumi ng sahig at natuyong dugo sa damit nito. Siya din naman kasi ang may kasalanan. Sinabi na kasi na bawal pa siyang maggagalaw matapos ang operasyon niya, hindi siya nakinig. Sige siya sa pagwawala dito at pagsisigaw kaya ilang beses na dumudugo ang mga sugat niya. Well-fed naman siya dito. Lahat ng mga presong narito. Isa iyon sa utos ni Ghost. Huwag na huwag gugutumin ang mga preso. Para kung makikipaglaro man siya sa mga ito, gusto niyang may lakas ang mga ito. Ayaw daw niya ng mga lampa.

Nakita kong bahagyang gumalaw ang lalaki. Mahinang umungol. Halatang may iniinda pang sakit. Sabagay, hindi naman agad-agad makaka-recover sa ginawang operasyon sa kanya. Demonyo man ang lalaking ito, at least nagkaroon ng pakinabang ang mga parte ng katawan na nakuha sa kanya. Four people got their new lives because of him.

Gumalaw ang lalaki at tila hinang-hina na nag-angat ng mukha. Nakita ko ang eye patch na nakatakip sa kaliwang mata niya. Pilit siyang gumalaw at humihingal na umayos ng upo.

"I-I need a proper doctor," mahinang sabi niya. Nanginginig ang boses at parang maiiyak pa.

"The doctor is always checking on you and he said you are on your road to recovery. And I can see that." Umayos pa ako ng upo at dumekuwatro pa.