Only Ever After

Kabanata 57

Kabanata 57

Halata ang gulat sa mukha ni Lessy, umurong siya nang makita niya si Capo.

"I thought I killed you."

Namumutla ang mukha ni Capo, halatang marami na siyang dugo na nawala, he struggled to keep his balance, humawak siya sa gilid ng pintuan.

"I loved you, paano mo ito n-nagawa?" Luhaan ang mata ni Capo na tumingin kay Lessy, for a moment I thought it was Liham, but no... it was Capo instead.

"Pathetic." Lessy rolled her eyes, "sa tingin mo mamahalin kita? Over my dead body!"

Halatang ayaw maniwala ni Capo sa kanyang nakikita, ako rin. I wish this was just a dream, I wish I wake up now. Hindi ko matanggap na si Lessy pala ang may pakana ng lahat, from the very beginning.

"And I still fucking love you even if you're like this..." Capo's voice broke as tears came out of his eyes, "I love you even if you are the villain..."

Lessy's hands trembled, when she saw me looking at it, she balled her hands into a fist so the shaking would stop. Alam kong ang Lessy na nakilala ko ay andito pa rin, she's just hiding somewhere in the darkness of her heart.

"You don't love me..." Matigas na sagot ni Lessy, "kung mahal mo 'ko, gagawin mo ang lahat ng gusto ko! But you defied me! Now you ruined my plan!"

Lumapit si Capo, he held his arm as he walk, sa bawat hakbang niya ay katumbas ng dugo na nahuhulog sa sahig, "is everything that happened between us just an act?"

Lessy smirked, "oo."

Tila nakalimutan nilang dalawa na nandito ako, I remained on my spot. Unable to process the things I found out.

"What about that night?" Kumuyom ang kamao ni Capo, "what about that night that you said you loved me too?"

"I only did that because I thought you were useful." Lessy smirked, "but you're useless, worthless even."

Tinignan ko ang hawak-hawak ng kamay ko, what are you waiting, Yomi? This is your time to kill her, she's not looking at you.

Ngunit bigla kong naalala ang samahang nabuo sa amin ni Lessy ng ilang taon. I remember how she always makes me happy, how she encourages me whenever I feel like giving up, how she makes everything easier and lighter.

I just can't bring to kill someone I love.

"I can't see you like this, I can't see you destroy yourself..." Capo held his gun and pointed it to Lessy, "I can't let you kill anymore... so I will kill you... myself."

Lessy laughed, "really? Oh sure, I'd love you try." Agad namang tinutok ni Lessy ang baril niya kay Capo, "let's see who dies first."

Naglakad ako palapit kay Lessy, I held on the shuriken, she seems not to notice me, nang nasa likod na niya ako ay agad kong nilagay sa leeg niya ang shuriken, "gigilitin kita kapag iputok mo ang baril, put it down."

Lessy smirked, "can you really kill me, Mimi? We're best friends, right?"

Nanginig ang kamay ko, I heaved a heavy breath, "you can't fool me anymore, sapat na ang nangyari ngayon upang isampal sa aking mukha na ikaw ay masama, you're not the friend I thought you were."

Dumiin ang pagdikit ng shuriken sa leeg niya, sa sobrang diin ay nasugatan na ito at tumulo ang kanyang dugo, oh god, what am I doing?!

Please let me wake up...

Napatingin ako kay Capo na biglang lumuhod at humandusay sa sahig, Lessy laughed. "He's dead, maybe because he lost too much blood."

"How can you laugh?!" Hinila ko ang kwelyo ng damit niya, forcing her to face me, "how can you kill the man who loved you?!" Galit na sigaw ko.

"Get your filthy hands off me." She glared, "kung ayaw mong may mangyaring masama sa iyo at ng inyong kambal."

Mabilis ko siyang binitawan at umurong, "why did you betray the ones who held you precious? Si Liham? Si Capo? Ako?"

"Because I want this mafia for myself..." Lessy glared, "oh sure, Liham's giving me everything I wanted, but is it bad to want for more? To want this?!" Tinuro niya ang paligid, "I want everything that Liham owns as mine."

"You're crazy."

"Call me whatever you want, bitch." Tumingin siya sa wristwatch niya, "Laferro mafia would be here soon, Liham will lose his power over this mafia, do you know that every man are sleeping because I made Lola Lullaby spill sleeping pills on their food?" She smirked, "you might be wondering why there are no people on patrol, right? Because I planned everything, tonight, this mafia will be mine."

Lessy took her phone and started dialing, my hands shake as it grip on the shuriken, why am I not aiming at her? Why?!

"Did you find my brother already?!"

"Tsk, no. Umalis ka na dyan, let's abort mission."

"Are you telling me what to do?!" Lessy screamed, "I am your mafia boss, you do not dare order me around."

"Delikado dyan."

"Then come here with the entire Laferro mafia now, proceed with the plan."

Wait... what? Lessy is also a mafia boss? Of Laferro mafia?!

Tumingin siya sa akin at ngumisi, "surprised? You never knew that, didn't you?" Ngumisi siya, "let me tell you a story, I seduced the mafia boss of Laferro mafia, married him, and killed him. That made me their new mafia boss. It's really easy." She smiled, "but I'm not yet contented, I wanted to have more power," tinignan niya ako, "maybe I could use you too, since you're a mafia boss."

Wala sa sarili kong binato ang shuriken sa paanan ni Lessy, pumasok ito roon, she screamed. "Fuck you, bitch!"

I took the chance that she was caught off guard to run out of the room, bumaba ako sa mansion. Mula sa hagdanan ay nakita ko si Lessy na paika-ikang naglakad, "you bitch, you better run." Kinasa niya ang baril, pinutok niya ito sa akin. Muntik na akong natamaan, nagtago ako sa pader. Adrenaline was pumping in my blood.

Napatingin ako sa lalaking nakahandusay sa tabi ko, halatang natutulog siya, it must be the sleeping medicine, bigla kong naalala ang telepono ko, I left it at the bedroom, no, I can't go back there.

But I have to call Liham and Stella... I have to call my mafia.

"Mimi, where are you hiding?" I gasped as I hear Lessy's footsteps, mabilis ang pagtibok ng puso ko, agad akong nagtago sa ilalim ng mesa, where it was dark. I held my breath when she walked in front of me, nang nalampasan niya ako ay saka lang ako nakahinga.

I waited for her to enter a room before going out and tiptoing back to the bedroom, nakita ko si Capo na nandoon pa rin, lumapit ako sa kanya at pinagmasdan siya, then I saw him move his finger, he is still alive, barely breathing but alive.

"Hang in there..." I mumbled before searching for my phone, mabilis ko naman itong kinuha at tinagawan si Stella.

Sa ikatlong ring ay sumagot siya, "yes, sis?"

"I need the entire mafia..."

"Why?"

"My life is in danger, the entire Silician mafia is drugged, Liham is missing, his underboss is dying. What more do you want?!" Frustrated na sagot ko.

"This sounds urgent, okay, who is the enemy?"

"Liham's sister, Lessy. She runs the Laferro mafia. Look, you were right. She's the enemy..."

Suminghap si Stella, "hang in there, Yomiere, we will be there in ten minutes."