Pariah's Wrath

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Let It All Burn For You

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Jophiel

I took a deep breath of the cigarette in between my fingers. I closed my eyes as I felt the relaxing burn of the nicotine in my lungs. I held my breath for a second letting the burn linger a bit longer before exhaling. I uncrossed my legs and leaned forward the table to reach the glass of scotch that was half full but my sight remained locked on the video recording of the night Luciana tried to escape. 

Bumaling ako sa loob ng kwarto, my wife is still in bed fast asleep. Hindi 'din naman iyon nakakapagtaka dahil alas tres na ng madaling araw. I took a big gulp of my scotch and downed it in one shot. My body welcomed the heat that the alcohol brought, it calmed me down a bit because god knows how I can deal with all the things in my plate right now. 

I pressed the paused button. The screen froze on the part where my wife was clutching a phone tightly to her chest habang lumilinga-linga ito tila 'bang balisa na baka maabutan 'ko siya. Then I cursed when the cctv went offline once she got in the elevator. I pressed the rewind button and played the part where Luciana ran off our room, pausing it again to the part where she'll be last captured by the camera before it goes off line. 

Kanina 'pa ako paulit-ulit, kulang nalang ata mapudpod ang spacebar ng laptop 'ko but I couldn't help but to replay it. I wanted to see how Luciana look. I want to know if she was forced or it was against her will but who was I kidding?. The way she ran, the way her guard was up, and the way she looked determined to leave was what makes this heaviness in my chest stay. I was hoping that it was something that she didn't want to do, I was hoping that the time that we spent on the island was something far valuable than the life she left behind...but it was not. 

Gustohin 'ko man magalit, gustohin 'ko man mangsumbat but I couldn't because I understand her. Alam 'ko ang pakiramdam ng napipilitan but I just thought that after everything what was between us won't be something she's forced to live with. The way her lips will meet mine whenever we kiss, the soft embraces we share while in each other's arms, the passionate love making that burns deeper than how the world will burn with my wrath...akala 'ko sapat na 'yon para maging sapat ako sa bagong buhay na kikilalanin niya. 

My thoughts were cut off when my phone vibrated inside my pocket. I took it out immediately and read the caller ID.

 It was Lakan. 

I stub the butt of my cigarette in the ashtray before answering the call. 

"Good job, son. I couldn't be any prouder of you." Kaagad na bati niya when I pressed the green button. "That wife of yours has a fight still left inside her, too bad that you were quicker than both of the sisters." He proudly commended me, rinig 'ko sa boses niya ang kagalakan. Hindi 'ko man siya nakikita ngayon I know that Lakan's face was painted with an ugly smirk. "Situations might have altered your plans but the important thing is we have both of that bastard's daughter. Where did you hold the other sister?"