Better This Way

Two

I jerked up instantly. This is the news we have been waiting for all these while. We know about his political ambition and that's major reason why he's back in Thailand. It is time we strike!

"But Tom is so difficult to talk to now. He still wants him dead!..." Heng said

"No one is dying!! We only want his family destroyed not to kill him" I cut him off.

"Get him on the phone right away" I demanded and started walking to the living room.

Heng followed me. I took the phone from him as soon as Tom picked.

"It's me" I simply said.

"Hello Freen. Heng told you already right? It's happening tonight. Our sorrows will be over by tomorrow..." Tom said

"I don't wish for him to die...."

"But he deserves to die Freen! Evil people like him should be in the grave. I lost my dad because of him! I can't sleep because of him!...."

"I can't sleep as well!! I also lost my mum because of him!!!" I yelled and he got silent.

Maybe he has forgotten he's not the only one in pain. Heng is equally in pain because he also lost his aunt which was my mum. Nam, Kade, Saints and many others are also in pain.

"How do you call that a revenge if you're just gonna kill him? I don't want him to die a peaceful death, I want him to be tortured, to see everything he has ever worked for vanish in thin air" I said and clenched my fists.

"I want him to see his empire crumble just like I watched my home destroyed that very day" I said while tightening my fists.

"So Tom, if you do anything that will shorten his suffering, I will haunt you down, and I will strangle you to death myself!!" I said.

He was silent.

"Good boy. I want you to go back in there. Do your job as you're asked to and forget we ever had this conversation. Am I clear?" I continued.

Silence

"Am I clear?!!" I thundered

"Fine" he said reluctantly and ended the call.

I let out a sigh and fell on the sofa. I have a terrible headache for all these. Heng walked to me and sat beside me. He held my hand and massaged them to calm me down. He is the only one that knows what I pass through everyday.

"By the way, happy birthday in advance" I said smiling.

"I thought you already forgot that" he said.

I can never forget that. I hugged him tightly and he rubs my back. Heng will be 32 by tomorrow while I am 30 years old. I clocked 30 two months ago. I am glad I have him by myself. We always have the routine of visiting my dad in prison on our birthdays. He is serving his life sentence... why? Well that would be a story for another day.

"We will go see uncle tomorrow for his blessings" he said and I smiled.

"Yes we will." I quickly responded.

Heng and I live together in the same house. We respect each other's boundaries as individuals and do things together as cousins. He is handsome, tall and intelligent, his charisma attracts both men and women but one thing is for sure, just like me, he lacks the heart to love. We are both walking red flags. We have three common friends, Saints, Nam and Kade.

None of us has a permanent job, we only manipulate our ways into anywhere we needed information or something valuable for our revenge. We have been gathering information and waiting for the perfect time to execute our plans. And Mr. Armstrong being in town this crucial period means a lot.