SOLD TO A HEARTLESS DEVIL ( PUBLISHED UNDER IMMAC )

STAHD 21

HACE

I was angry not on her but on Amanda. Pero dahil sa naabutan ko sila ni Alexander na nag-uusap na parang matagal ng magkakilala, something inside me awaken.

They talk like they've known each other for a long time. It feels like they are hiding something from me. Especially Draco, I've tried to dig what was he's hiding. But nothing, he is my best friend and he is good at hiding secrets. He won't be in his job now if not. Kaya nahihirapan akong makakuha ng inpormasyon sa kung anuman ang tinatago nila.

I look at the woman who is now lying in my bed, sleeping. Sleeping peacefully, but there's a trace of tears in her eyes. The eyes that sometimes if I look at it, I feel week. Itago ko man, pero kapag nakikita ko na ang mata niya biglang kumikirot ang ulo ko.
These past few days, kapag nakikita ko siya sumasakit ang ulo ko. Flashes of blurred memories in my head.

Images of people, happy people. Two persons who is always together and happy. It's always blurry that I can't see their faces. And it frustrate me, that my frustration always end up me being harsh to Nerissa. At pinalipat ko pa talaga siya sa kwarto ko.

We've been together for a while now, and still no Ronaldo. He's hiding like someone is backing him up. Or maybe there is, that's why he betrayed us. I still can't believe what he did. He's been a good informant, that he gave up his own job. His job being a policeman, I help him out when things go south in his end being a police officer.

Malaki ang utang na loob niya sa'kin, katulad ng malaki din ang utang na loob ko sa kanya. We've been friends for years, that's why I can't believe what he did.

Bumangon na ako at dumeretso sa banyo para maligo. Kahit nakainom ako kagabi, hindi ako lasing. I just mark her as mine, so unlike me. I can't believe I said that, but come to think of it. She is really mine, she was sold to me. At galit si Draco na tinutoo ko ang usapan namin ni Ronaldo sa anak niya.

I opened the shower and let the water flow on my face. Pumikit ako at tumingala, hindi ako pwedeng lumambot. Hindi ako papayag na hindi mabigyan ng hustisya ang pagkamatay ni Hillary . I promised to take revenge on her wake that night.

And I intend to keep it. Kaya wala akong pakialam kay Nerissa, whether she like it or not. She will stay here, until her step-father came out to where he is hiding now.

"H, we're done with the investigation. Pero ayaw talagang magsalita ng lalaki. Tikom ang bibig niya. I don't think having him beat up can let him open his mouth. What should we do?"
Draco said on the other line.

Tumawag ito para ipaalam ang huli naming investigasyon. At mukhang mahihirapan kami sa isang 'to ngayon. Masyadong mabigat ang kapit kaya ayaw magsalita. But being stubborn is not on my vocabulary.

" Let him, I' ll be there tomorrow."

"Bukas, bakit bukas pa? May iba ka pa bang pupuntahan?"

"Don't tell me nakalimutan mo?"

Tanong ko. Narinig ko itong natahimik at napabuntong hinga.

" Oh shit, may lakad ba tayo ngayon? Bakit hindi ko alam?"

"Fuck you, it's Alexander and Avyanna 's wedding!"

Sumigaw na ako at natawa lang ito.

"Oh, sorry dude. Nakalimutan ko talaga, and let me tell you again. You're not my type, and I just did it before I came to work."

He chuckled and I just hang up on him. I stared on my phone for a while. Napabuntong hinga ako at bumalik sa ginagawang pagbabasa sa mga report na pinadala ng secretary ko bago tumawag si Draco.