Nevermore

Chapter 5: Kill

"This game is rigged!" Napairap ako sa hangin sa reklamong narinig kay Domeric

"Whatever floats your boat, Dom." I muttered before throwing the game console at him ngunit nailagan nya iyon kaagad. Kanina pa kami naglalaro ng kung ano-ano sa Xbox pero palagi syang talo kaya sya nagkakaganyan

"I want a rematch."

"Ayoko."

"Sige na." He jabbed a finger in my ribs making me squeal

"Please!" Napaatras ako ng napaatras sa couch hanggang sa malaglag ako ng tuluyan

"Oww!" napasapo ako sa balakang ko dahil tumama ito sa sahig

"Wag mo kasing pilitin ang ayaw." Eros said as he casually sat on the newly vacated space on the couch. I ignored him and launched myself at Dom to strangle his neck

"Eros! She's killing mee! Help!" Dom screamed for help pero ni hindi sya pinansin ni Eros dahil busy ito sa pag kalikot ng cellphone ko...teka!

"How dare you!" Iniwan ko si Dom sa sahig para hablutin ang cellphone ko kay Eros pero tumayo ito at tumalon sa ibabaw ng couch para mailayo iyon sa akin. Patuloy syang nag scroll sa mga laman noon bago humagalpak ng tawa. This is a major invasion of privacy!

"Ibigay mo sakin yan Eros!" I said in vain as I tried to snatch it away but he's taller and to goad me further he proceeded on reading the contents of my inbox

"I miss you so much, please babe let's talk....I'll make it up to you..." He recited Jackson's messages for all the world to hear...

"I'll explain everything Achila, just please give me a chance..."

"What I did was a mistake..." Eros continued reading the words that haunt me every waking moment at para bang isang nag yeyelong kamay ang unti unting bumalot sa puso ko

"Ibalik mo na sa kanya yan Eros."   Dom said from behind me ng mapansin nito ang pagdilim ng mukha ko

"Achila...God, I'm sorry." Eros immediately stopped reading yet another message when he caught on the situation. Sinubukan nyang iabot muli ang cellphone sa akin pero hindi ko iyon kinuha.

In the space of seconds ay bumalik sa akin ang sobrang daming emosyon...pain, betrayal, anger...masyado iyong nakakalunod. Jackson Daza had been my boyfriend for two years at mag tatagal pa sana ang relasyon namin kung hindi ko pa nalaman na hindi pala ako nag iisa sa buhay nya...I hate him but I hate myself more because I allowed him to play me like a puppet. I hate him for cheating. I hate him for making me feel betrayed again...I hate him.

I would've drowned in my own emotions kung hindi ako hinila ni Eros para yakapin, Domeric followed suit at dahil doon kahit na papaano ay gumaan ang pakiramdam ko

"I know how to make you feel lighter." Domeric said as he patted my hair like I'm his favorite pet

"Ano?" I asked

"Basta." He winked at me before dragging Eros away so they could plot their evil scheme

Ilang minutong nagbulungan ang dalawa bago tumango si Eros at lumabas sa likod bahay habang si Domeric naman ay nagmamadaling umakyat sa taas para gawin ang kung ano. After some time ay bumalik ito at lumabas para sundan si Eros.

"Ano ba talagang balak nyong dalawa?" I asked as I followed them out.

"This will make you feel better." Sagot ni Eros ng bigla syang sumulpot sa tabi ko. He was looking somewhere so I followed his line of sight only to discover that Domeric had propped up some of my wooden targets but what made the set up special is the picture stucked in the bullseye.

Picture iyon ni Jackson.

"Mamaya ka nalang mag pasalamat." Eros mumbled before handing me my bow.