The Heartless Queen

Prologue

Prologue
The Heartless Queen

Nakapadekwatro akong tinitignan ang isang lalaking nakaluhod sa aking harapan. Nagmamakaawa itong bigyan ko pa ng isa pang pagkakataon ang nakakasura niyang girlfriend.

Bahagya akong bumuntong-hininga at pinasadahan ng tingin ang lalaki. My head aches seeing both of them display a sign of weakness.

"Stand up," utos ko sa kanya na agad naman niyang sinunod. I could see his knees wobbling. Kitang-kita rin ang takot sa kanyang mga mata.

"Chin up. Stomach in. Chest out," I ordered. Sa takot ay sumunod ito agad.

Hindi ko maiwasang mapangisi. Natutuwa akong mabilis ko lamang napapasunod ang mga ito. I love the power I have over them.

I walked towards him and examined his face that is almost covered with blood. Tinitigan ko siyang mabuti. May pagka-moreno ang lalaking ito. Bagsak at magulo ang kanyang buhok. Itim na itim ang luhaan niyang mga mata. Matangos ang kanyang ilong. At manipis ang kanyang nag-dudugong labi.

Not bad for someone who grew up in a place filled with trash. Pwede na...

But nah, not my type. Marahas kong pinatama ang tuhod sa kanyang tiyan. He groaned loudly. What a weak man...

Napagawi naman ang aking mata sa kanyang kasintahan na si Olivia Montefalco.

Olivia. Olivia. Olivia. The princess bitch.

Just looking at her made my insides burned. My hands clenched into a tight fist. The desire to kill someone is suddenly overwhelming.

My expression turned grim as I walk towards her. The fear in her tiny little brown eyes was evident.

Dapat lang. Matakot ka sa'kin, Olivia. Dahil ako ang katapusan mo.

"Please, huwag!" nakaluhod siya sa isang gilid habang nagmamakaawang huwag ko siyang patahimikin. Oh, she's scared of death. Scared of what I'd do.

Napangisi ako. Ang laki-laki ng atraso niya sa akin. She should have saw this coming.

But I won't kill her. Well, hindi muna. I want to see her suffer first.

Binaling ko ang tingin ko sa lalaki kanina. Takot itong nakatingin sa akin. I'm sure he wants to save his girlfriend's ass. But how he could he do that when he's a weakling?

"What should I do with her?" I asked playfully holding a trench knife using one hand and a gun on the other.

"Should I use this knife?" I mocked, flashing an evil grin. "Or should I use the gun instead?"

I saw both of them cower in fear. Honestly, they look terrified. No, they look mortified. Their expressions made my mind ooze with joy and excitement.

Ako lang yata ang kaisa-isang taong na-eexcite pumatay at parusahan ang iba.

Sige lang, cry all you fucking want. I don't care. I have no mercy.

I will kill this bitch, no matter what. All my life she treated me like a damn trash. She's one of the people who made me this way. Who made my heartless.

"What do you think?" tanong ko sa kanyang boyfriend. The boy shook his head and cried. Napairap ako sa kanyang kahinaan. I can't believe there's a man as weak as this!

Ibinalik ko 'yung trench knife sa lagayan nitong nakasukbit sa hita ko saka ko itinutok ang baril kay Olivia. "Guns are still the best."

She was crying hard now. To see the ever-confident Olivia Montefalco cry in front of me made me want to clap and celebrate.