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Crestfallen

"Hey Einah? Are you at home already? I asked first as she picked up the phone.

"I'm going to work overtime, honey." she replied in a sweet tone. The sweetest I've heard this week. 

"Wanna meet up somewhere?" I asked as I turned to a corner near our block. She was suddenly talking to her boss. A tingling feeling had me focus away from what she was saying. It's my arm again. I hate when this happens, but I'm a soul harvester. I go to places. I don't really know how I get there. I'm not flying either. But sometimes, I just walk and turn to streets that my arm seems to point me on. 

"Ryan?" she called out from the other side of the line. "I'm not really sure what time-"

"It's okay, honey. I'll just go eat dinner somewhere. See you later!" I said with a bitter and guilty smile. I took my coat and started walking. It seems that I'm going downtown. Whenever I'm walking like this, I get the time to think about my life. I have Einah and surprisingly, she's not the type of woman who needs me to be always around. Though she's like that, she never failed in showing her love for me. She's hardworking, thoughtful and has a complete trust on me.

Her being like that helps me out a lot whenever I need to get some souls. She doesn't even bother to ask me where will I go. Complete freedom if you'll ask. There's no stress to add up with soul harvesting itself.

I kept on walking until I came upon a familiar street. I just hope that I'll be dealing with a complete stranger. Moments before I harvest a soul, I will trail the murderer or the object that will help me in my harvest. 

This time, I'm trailing an acquaintance. I've seen her once or twice in some social gatherings before. She is my half-brother's fiance. According to what he brags about with us, his fiance is a rich woman and quite possessive which he really liked aside from her riches.

Honestly, I'm very curious on how this night will end. How will she able to kill someone. Maybe my half-brother will be killed tonight. That playboy does nothing but socialize, and brag about the ladies he laid hands on. His fiance Eva, kept walking on the busy street until she reached an infamous 3-star motel. I casually walked behind a group of workers to get on a safe spot and watched her every move.

She waited behind a plant for a little while. When the noisy group of workers was gone, she walked briskly and stopped by a door. Room 24.

In order to do my job properly, I got the ability to be stealth for a while. As long as I'm close to a soul that will rise up soon. I stood behind her as she opened the locked door with a duplicate key. 

As I expected, my half-brother is womanizing again. I'm pretty sure their engagement will be called off this time. The woman's moans, my half-brother's panting breath and the little squeaks of the bed echoed around the room, giving Eva all the distractions she needs in order to kill her fiance.

She pulled out her gun and pointed it in the back of her fiance's head. The woman in the bed seemed to notice it, but it was too late. 

Blood all over the place with some pieces of flesh, probably my half-brother's brains, scattered on the floor. 

I maybe rude but my half-brother clearly deserves it. I don't have the guts to witness the crime so I always close my eyes when I feel that death is coming. 

To my surprise, I heard a man's cry. "Noooo!!!" 

My half-brother is quite strong I must say.  But if he is shot in the head, why can he still speak? Whose blood is scattered all around the room?

"Einah!" my half-brother screamed out. 

My beloved Einah, gasping and throwing out blood from her mouth. I thought it was my half-brother's hollow brains on the floor. It was her chest.

I fell on my knees. How can this happen? Where's the loving Einah I knew?

Eva is hugging my half-brother from behind. "You are mine. No one else but mine. No one else."

She's crazy! She's mumbling. She's really possessive. Oh God! How did I let this happen?! 

Einah's soul rose up and I got it. If only, it was not a sin to keep her soul for myself, but I still wouldn't. There's no use anymore. She has killed every love I have for her.

Now that I can recall it more, her boss told her that her boyfriend has arrived.

I went back home empty-handed and crestfallen.

dedicated to unechoed because I'm starting to get hooked with his story.. it keeps me wondering..

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