UNVEILING THE MASK (Sequence 2)

CHAPTER 33

PREVIOUSLY ON THE MASKED

"Why did you lie to me??
Why did you send me to prison??"he shouted angrily at me firing the gun on the wall until he has exhausted the only bullet in the gun.. I kicked him and he began to punch me but I dordge all his attempt..
He groaned at his failed attempts and I distracted him and gave he smack down..
"William's Gate killed your father.. He would have kill you because he knew about our relationship and saw you as a threat to his son.. I sent you to prison to save your worthless life.. I did everything for you.. I came to prison to tell you the truth but then I saw one of his men.. He gestured me to keep quiet or else he would kill you .
That's the only reason I took the blame. I tried to tell you with my eyes that am innocent but you never understood me.. You failed to understand me Emilio"I breathed out.. Spilling the truth..
"I witnessed everything.. someone gave you sleeping pills that why you slept like a dead man.. I tried to help him but I failed.. I failed to save him.."I whispered..
"You could have told me.. Why did you agree to stay with Bill after his father murdered my father"
I can't reply him honestly..
I can't tell him that William's threatened me with our unborn children.. He doesn't deserve to know the truth.. He deserve to pay for wronging me..
I want revenge..
He worked with my enemies and conspired to kill me..
I pulled out my gun from my pocket and pointed it at him..
"I want revenge!!"I spoke up and he stare at me in disbelief
"You want to kill me??"he questioned and I cracked my gun and pulled the trigger..

EMILIA'S POV

I pulled out my gun from my pocket and pointed it at him..
"I want revenge!!"I spoke up and he stare at me in disbelief
"You want to kill me??"he questioned and I cracked my gun and pulled the trigger..
He closed his eyes in fear and shivered in shock..
I averted my gaze from him towards the rope that I shot at the wall..
Oops it wasn't loaded it bullet..
It was one of Ardo's equipment I found in his training room...
He often used to climb up to my window and sneak into or out my room..
I jogged to the window.. wrapped the rope tightly around my hands..
I turned and looked back at Emilio as he recovers from the shock..
Even if am angry at him, or I hated him I can't bring myself to kill him..
Part of me wished to over come this sympathy and pull out a real gun from my pocket and blow off his brain.. But I can't..
It's all fucked up..
To hate and love someone..
It's extremely complicated and exhausting..
"Why didn't you do it!!"he questioned me staring deep into my eyes daring me not to move an inch..
Gush!! His eyes held mine captive against my will..
I asked myself the same baffling question..
'Emilia what's holding you back.. this is the right opportunity to eliminate him.. What's stopping you from killing him???.. What's holding you back???.
Grab your gun and kill him now??
He has witnessed everything..
He could sell you out to the cops..
Finish what you started..' But I couldn't bring myself to do it
"I don't know"I whispered sincerely
That's when I noticed the proximity between us..
Like hell!!!
When did he get here..??
He was standing over there a while ago..
"You've done so much for me.. You've scarificed my freedom for my safety.. Fulfilled all my father's last wish without protesting.. sacrifing your love for his happiness.. You lied to me and convinced me that you killed my father just to protect my worthless life.. I hated you for it.. I conspired against you, I planned with your enemies to kill you..
I took away your company to hurt you.. I Inflicted pain on you.. I failed to understand you.. I abused you physically and tortured you mentally.. I called you names and tried to break your home.. I insulted you and questioned your morals..
Still you have a gun loaded in your pocket and you chose to spare my life.. Why?? He grabbed my hand and drew me closer to him and I shivered.. I felt a hand on my pocket.. And I moved a step backwards..
Emilio is now holding my loaded pistol..
That's my golden pistol..
He walked closer to me and placed the gun on my shivering hand..
He's daring me to kill him..
He wants me to kill him..
'what are you waiting for pull the damn trigger' a voice whispered in my head and I cracked the gun..
My breathing increased as Emilio took few steps away from me..
'He's in position.. Pull the damn trigger'that same noisy voice urged me..
"Shoot!!" Emilio raised his voice and pointed the gun towards him aiming at his forehead..
"Shoot me!!" Emilio shouted and I pulled the trigger and diverted the gun to the punching bag and wasted all the bullet into it..
I can't kill the father of my children..
I can't kill my father's son..
I can't repay his love and affection with evil..
I can't kill his only son!!
"I can't!!"I breathed out.. Shaking my head..
"Why???"he questioned raising my chin to meet his gaze..
Filled with different emotions
"I can't bring myself to kill you even if a voice in my head is pressurizing me to pull the damn trigger.. I can't bring myself to do it.. I just can't..
"Why can't you.. You killed without hesitation.. You eliminate those who betrayed you and those who threatened the safety your family..
Am no difference from them..
Why can't you kill me!!"he asked whispering to me despite the fact that we're the only ones around here..
My children will hate me for killing their father..
They will never recover from the trauma..
I can't tell him about his sons..
Doesn't give me the right to take his life and hide the truth for ever...
He's not stable.. He's nothing to me anymore.. But He's a part of my life.. I can't change the fact that he's their father even if I wished I could.
That's the biggest truth of my life..
"Do you love me!!"he asked and I flickered my gaze.. His question definitely caught me off guard..
I loved him.. But now my heart, spirit, soul and body belongs to my husband.. Ardo!!
"I used to but not anymore.. The only man I love is my Ardo.."I replied and he looked shock staring at me like am a ghost and I bolted away and grabbed the rope and climbed down..
Am giving him a second chance to rebrand his life and I hope he's worth it and I won't have to regret it.
I met Marc waiting for me as I climbed down..
I hop unto the bike and speed off..
We drove silently as I buried myself in self guilt..
With so many questions in mind like..
'Was that the only reason why I spared his life'
'Can I live a normal life after all I have done'
There's only one person whose able to solve this mystery to me..
I dropped Marc off at home and headed to his place..
My new home..
My home is where my heart belongs..
And my heart is buried with the love of my life and my priceless jewel..