The water is way too deep for her,
A place she can't escape, not even stir.
If not only for the drive for revenge,
She will not resurface again.
The forest is an endless maze for him,
A place he knows he must not miss.
He will hunt for as long as it...
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Chapter Twenty-Four
KILLIAN
Hindi ko hinabol si Ilya. Didn't even call her name when the gate closed behind her as she ran away. Instead, I gave her the space she needed.
But I'm not gonna lie, for a moment, I really wanted to stop her from pulling away, because my curiosity and questions have reached a breaking point...and it broke her. I watched her disappear into the night, her silhouette growing smaller and smaller, until I couldn't see her form anymore.
I combed my hand through my hair in frustration, at isinara ko yung pinto. Frustrated at my questions, and frustrated at her for being dodgy—oo dodgy, dahil alam kong may iniiwan siyang impormasyon na hindi sinasabi sa akin. I have also detected a lie from her lips as well.
A lie that soon I shall uncover.
But what I am most frustrated about is this feeling inside of me. Kakaiba ito sa unang pagtatagpo naming dalawa. I admit, when I saw her in the gala night, I have this sudden fixation to her. I became obsessed with unraveling her as soon as I saw how dark her paintings were.
Mas dumagdag iyon nang mas nakilala ko pa siya. Her enigmatic aura, the way her eyes held sadness, it all drew me in like a moth to a flame. I had never experienced such a powerful attraction before, and it consumed my thoughts day and night.
I also admit na hindi maganda itong obsession na nararamdaman ko sa kanya, kailangan niya ng space. Obsession is bad, and fuck it if I feel this way.
With Vincent being a friend of Gino and Darren, is not helping her revenge situation. Him being the lead investigator to their gory murders adds complexity on how she would conduct her kills, lalo na't nandoon raw siya sa pagka-rape at pagkamatay ng kanyang kaibigan.
Tapos gusto ko siyang tulungan, pero ayaw naman niya—yun ang hindi ko maintindihan. I acknowledge her pain and anger towards those men, but what I don't understand is how she is still willing to do it, even if Vincent is dangerous.
Ilya is not an expert killer. Alam ko, dahil noong nakaraan ko lang siya nakilala. I have never even heard about her before. Alam ko ito dahil may iilan akong kilala na mga serial killer dito sa bansa na tahimik lang, at iba-iba ang kanilang paraan ng pag-patay. Ilya's methods are fresh and amateur if you ask me, and clearly, she only do this for revenge and not for the thrill of it. At kung ipagpapatuloy niya ito, hindi kalaunan ay mahuhuli siya.
That's what I worry the most—ang hindi siya makita muli, or worst—that she may end up dead.
Bumalik ako sa loob ng aking control room at napaupo. Inilabas ko yung mga live CCTV feed sa aking screen, at tinutukan yung parte kung saan makikita ang bahay nina Ilya. Nakita ko sa camera na pumasok siya ng gate, hanggang sa mawala siya sa loob ng kanilang bahay.
