Plotted to Love You

Epilogue

Rojo Estefan de Cervantes

"While I deal with the lady, we need to break one of Escobar's legs. We need him moving slow, time to make him an easy target. You ready for it?"

I don't kill unless needed. Killing was Ice's job but this one I won't pass.

"What are you talking about? That's what I'm meant to do, Ice. You know that." I faced the glass-wall to look at the city lights of Manila from the sky-bar of my hotel.

"How about the girl?" He tossed the picture to Cloud.

"I'll make sure she's not there. It's not a view she would want to see." Sagot ko.

"Maybe if she sees you, she'll like the view? Ooh..Damn, nice tits you got there girl."

Hearing those words from Cloud, I felt my chest burning a little bit. Lumapit ako at hinablot ko mula sa kanya ang picture.

"After I kill her father? I doubt that."

Nag-kibit balikat si Cloud.

"What a waste. She could've been mine." Sabi niya at lumapit na rin sa bilyaran kung nasan si Ice.

"Shut up. We all know you'll end up alone with your casino chips brother. Gotta start accepting that fact."

"Watch your damn mouth man! Baka mag-dilang anghel ka pa eh. Chips don't have pussy man, that ain't gonna work for me."

Pareho kaming umiling ni Ice.

Tinungga ko ang hawak na baso ng whiskey. I bit my lip and glanced at the two of them. When I saw them busy, my eyes went back to the photo.

My thumb blocking out Anthonius' face. I just want to have a good look at his daughter. It's been years since I last saw her. She was just a little girl back then but now...what can I say? Looking fine and sexy is an understatement. She's way more than that.

It's a picture of them on a yacht. She's with her mom and the old fucker. They're all wearing white. And she's wearing a see-through dress making me see her perfect figure underneath.

I swallowed hard.

"I'm gonna call him right now. Set the date for his end."

Tumawa sila Ice.

"Good luck brother."

"Shoot him in the face for me."

Isang tango bilang paalam sa dalawa. I don't know if I'll be able to do this without them. Dalawa lang sila pero parang kinumpleto na nila ang pamilyang kailangan ko. Ang pamilyang sinira ni Anthonius Valejo.

The man laughing in front of me right now.

I let him enjoyed it. It was his last moments after all. I kept calm. But when he had the guts to mention my mom, I couldn't give him anymore time. Not one hour. Not one minute. Not even a second. I had to kill him, steal his remaining hours just like what he did to my father.

I shot him point-blank inside his own territory. With a smirk.

Pero ang akala kong panalo na ay hindi pa rin pala madaling makukuha. Not when I went inside her room and knowing that she's hiding. She saw everything, gadamn it.

Now I only got two choices.

Either make her shut up forever or just warn her.

I saw another picture of her on top of her drawer. I'm guessing she was just six years old in that picture. After looking at it, I was able to make a decision. I chose the second one.

She's just a little girl after all, maybe after this she'll fly out of the country.

And I can feel her fear.