Hide And Seek With Mr. Devil

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Ezyele Romeo De Niro.

The day Novaliege left me in that room where the first time I held her, I met a woman named Emerald. She’s a classic and fabulous woman. Fierce and smart but she’s not Novaliege so I am really not that interested. That night, paglabas na paglabas ni Novaliege ay pumasok ang isang grupo ng mga babae para magbigay ng buhay sa aming lahat.

“Hi there.”, bati ng isang babaeng berde ang mata. Napatitig naman ako roon pero mas nararamdaman ko pa rin ang init ng katawan ni Novaliege kaya mas naroon ang isip ko.

I smiled at her but didn’t entertain. I gestured my hand for her to sit somewhere and she looked disappointed. I don’t really care.

“What about this drug?”, I asked coldly. Wala akong interes na iparamdam sa kanilang they could cross the line.

Hindi naman sumagot ang iba dahil mas natuwa sa mga babaeng kakarating lang pero mukang alam nila ang pasensya ko kaya naman mabilis rin silang natauhan.

“We found some interesting drug in the market place. Kakaiba ‘yon kumpara sa mga gamot na sumikat. I tried it once and it’s beyond heaven.”, paliwanag ng isang lalaking sa pagkakaalam ko ay malaki ang ambag sa industriya ng agrikultura. Hindi ko s’ya kilala but I know he’s a public servant.

‘What a piece of shit..’

“Mhmm!”, pag-ayon ng isa pa at itinigil ang pag-inom. “Ininom ko rin at grabe, nakailang rounds ako sa isang gabi.”, masaya n’yang sambit na ikinatawa nilang lahat.

“Are they the children your exploiting?”, I asked and grab some wine. Nabago naman agad ang simoy ng hangin at nawala ang saya ng lahat. “What a bullshit..”, komento ko at ibinato ang baso.

“KKKYAAHHH!”, lahat kami ay naalerto nang biglang yumanig ang buong yate. May pagsabog na naganap at hindi ko na kailangan tanungin kung sino ang nagpasimula no’n.

Nagsilabasan ang karamihang mga negosyante sa takot na baka lumulubog na ang yate. Nananatili naman akong nakaupo at napangisi sa hindi ko alam na dahilan. Ininom ko ng deretso ang alak bago mabagal na lumabas at inisip ang huling lugar na pupuntahan n’ya.

I was never wrong. I found her at the deck, waiting for me for a goodbye.

“Having fun?”, I genuinely asked. Nakatalikod s’ya sa’kin at parang may sariling mundong nakatingin sa paligid. She’s like an art, staring somewhere unaware that she’s more breathtaking than any other scenes.

Dahan-dahan s’yang tumingin sa direksyon ko. She looks smiling and I know even with that mask, she’s beautiful. I just wanted to know if she’s truly happy.

“I am having fun. Thanks for inviting me, by the way.”, sambit n’ya na para bang walang mga armas na nakatutok sa kanya. I really like how calm she is, how she could handle me.

Alam ko ang posisyon naming dalawa. She hates me and I hate her. My plans are in mess and everything is in chaos but how can I resist someone like her? I have everything but then when I met her, she introduced me to a brand new nothing.

“Is this how you thank me?”, I asked, smiling. Trying to read her gaze, asking for so much attention.

“No, I’ll give you my thanks someday. For now, goodbye.”, she said before jumping in the water.

Hindi na ako nagtagal sa deck at bumalik na sa loob para kontrolin ang nagkakagulong mga tao. Some already asked for help and others are just freaking out. I asked my men to take measures and then leave them the work. My job is not saving people, I am supposed to be the villain.