I Can't Make You Love Me

Chapter XIV - Savior?

Eros' POV

"Selene! Kausapin mo nga ako ng maayos!" Nakakapikon na to ah. Pasalamat tong babaeng to.. Mahal ko siya.

"Matino naman ako ah?! Ikaw ang umayos, Eros!" Halata naman sa boses niya na naiirita na din siya. Aba, at inirapan pa ko.

"Bakit kailangan mong gawin yun? She doesn't deserve this!" I ignored her silly act and blunt what I was pointing out for hours. Hindi ko na napigilan at napagtaasan ko na din siya ng boses. Grabe naman kasi ang capacity ng pang-aasar ng babaeng to. Imba.

She narrowed her eyes, "Sinisigawan mo ko?! Are you defending her? Huh, Eros?!" She shouted even louder. Pambihira naman to. Sa kalye pa kami nag-aaway. Nakakabawas ng pogi e.

"Hindi ako sumisigaw, okay?! Nagtatanong lang ako! And I am not defending her. I just feel na hindi niya deserv---"

"Really, Eros? You're not defending her in that way? Oh 'cmon! I'm not stupid like her. Hindi mo ko mabibilog kagaya ng ginawa mo sakanya. And Fck! She deserve this more than anyone else. Wag ka ngang magsalita na parang ang linis linis mo. Earth calling Eros, mas nasasaktan siya dahil sayo. You're her suffering here, my dear, not me. Palamuti lang ako dito. Tandaan mo yan." She then paused, "Eros, sino ba talagang mahal mo?" She said with a hint of coldness in her voice.

Para akong sinaksak sa tanong niya. "Ikaw. Syempre, ikaw." Syempre ikaw ang mahal ko, Selene. Do you think I'll come all this far if not? Damn.

Silence.

"Are you doubting me?"

"I have all the reasons to, Eros."

Ang sakit. Ang sakit isiping pinagdududahan ka ng taong mahal mo. Ang sakit isiping siya pa ang may ganang mag duda when in the first place, I have all the rights to.

"Selene, lahat ng gusto mo sinunod ko, kahit na labag sa loob ko, kahit na alam kong may mga madadamay, kahit na alam kong sarili ko na mismo ang nakataya sa larong to. Pero narinig mo ba kong nagreklamo? Hindi naman diba? Narinig mo bang sinumbatan kita? Hell no! I'm doing these craps para sayo, Selene, for simply, mahal kita." Napatingala na lang ako. Shet naman. This is so gay. Suminghot muna ako bago magsalita muli. "Selene, pagdudahan mo na buong pagkatao ko, wag lang yung pagmamahal ko sayo."

Gusto kong tumakbo. Gusto kong takbuhan lahat ng problemang to. Sumasakit ang ulo ko. Hindi ko alam kung dahil ba sa alcohol o dahil sa mga nagyayari ngayon.

Patakbo akong tumawid nang may narinig akong humaharurot na kotse papalapit sa akin na naging dahilan ng paglingon ko. At nakita ko siya. Nakangiti at handa na kong patayin. Napapikit na lamang ako na para bang gusto na ring sumuko ng katawan ko. Hinintay kong bumunggo sakin ang kotse pero wala. Hanggang sa bumaksak na lamang ako dahil sa pagkakatulak sa akin.

Halos maubusan ako nang dugo sa nakita ko.

"Caths!"

Tumakbo ako papunta sakanya. Hindi. Hindi dapat siya ang naliligo sa sariling dugo. Mali to.

She held my face and whispered those heartbreaking words.

"I still l-love-e y-ou."

Then she closed her eyes. Shit! Aphrodite! You can't die!

Napatingin naman ako sa lalaking may kagagawan ng lahat ng to.

"Hayop ka! You don't play fair! Grow some balls, will you!"

"I play fair, Eros. It's you that don't" Then he pulled a gun and shot me at my shoulders. "Ahhhh! F!" And before I knew it, dinala na niya si Aphrodite.

No. Plea..se..

Then everything went black.

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.... I suddenly heard a loud noise. Someone was shouting. It was a he. And he was crying for help. I used the run-walk-jog-run (continue until fades) method. I was really nervous. As I was running, the voice becomes clearer. Every step that I was making, the voice was getting much much familiar. Until I realized who it was.

And there, despite of my ragged breathing, I tried to shout for I believe that It would stop the lady who was holding a gun towards him. But they didn't hear me. All I heard was a gunshot where the bullet stroked him through his chest.

Blood.

That was all I saw.

I wanted to scream, and shout, and let it all out, but it seems like there was an unknown force dragging my voice down to hell knows where. I was panting. I was breathing hard. I was hopless. I was scared.

When that hell of a bucket crazy lady was done with Eros, it looked at me. I was confused at first it it can actually see me. I mean, maybe I had some awesome disappearing powers or such. Can't blame me, though. I have asweome parents. And as I've said, I was hopeless.

I looked once more to its eyes. Eyes filled with anxiety, pity, agony, despair, rejection--- and a whole lot more emotion that was way too many for me to enumerate. I tried my very best not to look and feel nervous and anxious as well.

This mysterious creature looked very familiar.

And it gives me the creeps.

Who is this?

With trembling hands, I tried to reach her. Even though it seems like really putting myself into danger, but I don't care. I wanted to touch her, hold her, just to make sure she's real. That she actually exists. That she was not just a mere hallucination.

I saw it smirked. It pointed me the gun.

"Do you want to know how he feels like? Dead?" She said looking at Eros whose swimming with his own blood. But I almost jumped in surprise when I heard its voice. If only I can see her face.

"Why on earth are you doing this?" I whinned almost whispering. Frustration laced my voice.

She walked towards me. Towards my ear. "I wanted to make our feelings mutual." Then I heard her smile that send thousands of chills down my spine. I was stiffed. "'Wag kang mag-alala. Parang kagat lang 'to ng langgam."

And as if in a blink of an eye, she pointed the gun on my jaw. Skin to gun.

And bang.

"Aaaahhh!!" I was shouting, eyes shut. I was trying to release myself from their grip. "ghaaad! Let me go!" I feel hands holding me in place. I don't know where on earth I was, or what the heck are they doing to me. I can't open my eyes. Ghad! Have I gone blind?

"Ma'am! Kumalma lang po kayo! Nurse! Nurse!"

I shouted once more as if I was practically hearing nothing. No! Get your filthy hands off me! And even in times like this, my inner bitch still has the energy to bitch around. She was more than furious. Throwing all her stuffs just to keep those hands away from her.

Then there were hands that grabbed me by my shoulders, and an unexpected voice who sung my name, "Aphrodite."

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Hi! Salamat sa mga naghintay ng update na to, though hindi ako satisfied sa update kong to. hahaha. Babawi na lang ako sa next chapters! First POV yan ni Eros! Parteh parteh! haha. More secrets and revelations, coming up! And the italized part? Para hindi kayo ma confuse it's in Chapter XI- 5th degree. It's a continuation. ;) Thank youuu! Hart hart <3

Forever tamad, Lai.