Binitawan niya si Teyl kahit galit na galit siya't gusto pa niyang saktan ang asawa.
She coughed and gasped for air.
Umalis siya sa pagkaibabaw dito't bumaba ng kama para makalayo sa babae.
Having an idea about the secret life she had, he knew she'll fight against him as much as she can.
"Kailan pa?" tanong niya sa babae. "Kailan ka pa naging parte ng Chronos Union?"
Tumuwid ng upo ang asawa't tinitigan siya. Then, she laughed.
All of a sudden, she seemed to become someone far from the Teyl he used to know.
"And do you think you'll get things out of me just like that? Dream on, Kley..."
Dumukwang siya't marahas na hinawakan sa baba ang babae. "Do you know who's after you? Alam mo ba kung sino ang naghahanap sa 'yo? Ang Presidente! So, if you don't want to make things harder for you, better tell me everything now!"
She pulled her head back. Humalakhak ulit ang asawa. "That card won't work on me, Klio. I've been through worse. And even if you kill me, like what you probably did to your ex-wives, I won't tell you anything..."
He slapped her as hard as he can. "So, afterall, everything's just for a show. Na hindi talaga totoong naniniwala ka sa 'kin. Na naniniwala kang wala akong kinalaman sa pagkawala at pagkamatay nila. All this time, pinapaikot mo lang ako!" sigaw niya.
He felt a sudden surge of anger.
Sinalubong ni Teyl ang mga mata niya. "Bakit, ako, hindi mo ba ako pinaikot? 'Di ba gagamitin mo lang din ako?"
"Use you for what?"
"So, you could have a normal life," sagot nito. "So you could appear normal. Do people in the military even know you're a Psychopath?"
Napatuwid siya ng tayo dahil sa narinig.
Teyl smirked. "Do you really think I won't know something about it? That I won't know about your secret? Well, welcome to the reality of our lives, Klio. Alam kong pareho tayong mamamatay-tao. Ang pinagkaiba lang natin, masasamang tao lang ang pinapatumba ko. Ikaw?"
Napatiim-bagang siya. "Hindi kita iningatan ng ilang taon para lang gawin 'yan sa buhay mo!"
"Iningatan mo lang ako para patayin!"
He slapped her again. "Don't you dare accuse me of such thing!"
He don't know where she got that and the idea the he killed his wives.
He did things clean. Wala siyang naiwang ebidensiya o kung anumang magsasangkot sa kanya sa mga iyon.
"It's not an accusation. Dahil alam nating pareho kung ano ang totoo. Now, if you won't tell me something about what you did to your wives, why would I own things you said you knew about my own secret?"
Pinigilan niya ang sariling masaktan ulit ang asawa.
That is, if their marriage is still on effect until that moment.
Bumalik siya sa silyang nasa tabi ng pinto.
Hinubad na niya ang upper ng suot na uniporme't sinampay sa likod ng upuan.
"Galing ako sa Presidente. And in case you don't know, her daughter squealed you."
"Huli ka na sa balita, Klio," she answered coldly. "Bumagsak ang Union dahil sa kanya. At h'wag mong masyadong sambahin ang bago mong boss. Hindi siya Diyos at kasimbait ng inaakala mo."
Pinag-krus niya mga braso't sumandal sa upuan. "At least, between you two, kung may paniniwalaan man ako, alam kong ang Presidente 'yon."
Teyl exaggeratingly laughed. "Your call. Matanda ka na. Nasa sa 'yo kung sino ang paniniwalaan mo."
Dumausdos ito at humiga patalikod sa kanya.
Pinagmasdan niya ang babae.
How fast things happened. The normal and happy family he dreamt of having now turned into something very different.
BINABASA MO ANG
CUS #5: Into You
Misteri / ThrillerThe downfall of the Chronos Union led Phinex to fall under the hands of Detective Lauder of the Luxirr Investigation Bureau. To save her ass, she bit the deal to use her skills in Psychopath hunting to catch one of the Bureau's persons of interest...
