KING OF TORMENTS [Completed]

CHAPTER 13

I was not really a romantic person, not even a sentimental one who would mark her calendar after getting flowers from her crush, or even wrote in her diary the day she received her first kiss. Yeah, I was not that kind of girl. But that didn't mean, I didn't value my lips and my emotions. I still have my dignity as a woman and being mishandled like this, I felt really violated.

The moment his lips touched mine, I became static and rigid for a moment.  My mind was blank as if my consciousness was being pulled towards the pit of an abyss. But then, when I felt the roughness of his lips and the cruel movement of his tongue, I was finally snapped from my reverie. My eyes widened in disbelief and shock. My reflex took over as I tasted the blood coming from my own lips. Ubod lakas ko siyang tinulak ngunit naramdaman ko ang mahigpit niyang hawak sa aking mga pisngi, totally restricting my face from moving away.

Naalarma ako. Pilit ko pa rin siyang tinutulak. Habang tumatagal mas lalo lamang nagiging mapusok ang kaniyang mga halik. I already lost counts how many times he bit my lips. I felt helpless, weak and vulnerable from his cruel lips.

Habang pilit kong nilalabanan ang malakas niyang pagkakahawak sa akin ay rinig na rinig ko ang mas lalong paglakas ng iyak ni Amber. She was actually shouting and cussing my name as if I was not a victim of this situation. I gathered all my remaining energy to push him away but to no avail. Davil furiously bit my upper lip the moment I'd tried getting away from his grip. I whimpered. Nanginginig na ako sa sobrang galit. My hands clenched into fists. While I felt him slightly smirking as if my pain gave him happiness and pleasure.

Nakahinga ako ng maluwag nang binitiwan niya ako. Agad akong lumayo sa kaniya at pilit na hinahabol ang aking hininga. Even though my lips were swollen, I bit it just to prevent myself from crying. I balled my fist and took a breath several times just to calm my raging emotion. I knew any moment from now, I might end up crying, and that's the last thing I want to happen right now.

No matter how I loathed this man, no matter how I hated myself for being this defenseless, I should not shed tears. He already pained my dignity, I would not let him bruise my ego.

"Damn you..." I wanted to shout but I ended up whispering. "Fuck you..."

He smirked and started to step forward. I automatically step backward, afraid that I would be trapped from his grip again.

"You should be honored, Ms. Sinclaire. Not everyone was given a privilege to taste my lips," he taunted.

Arrogant! A fucking egocentric!

"You..." I couldn't even construct a rebuttal due to my anger. I gritted my teeth.

"You're welcome, Sinclaire."

Napahalakhak siya. He stepped closer again. Agad naman akong napaatras. Hindi ko alam kung dapat ko bang ipasalamat nang biglang sumingit si Amber sa pagitan naming dalawa. Magulo ang buhok nito at basa pa rin ang mukha dahil sa patuloy nitong pag-iyak. Her eyes showed vulnerability.

"Davil... please stop hurting me... H'wag muna mang harap-harapang isampal sa akin ang katotohanang kayang-kaya mo akong saktan. You knew that kissing someone right in front of my eyes will actually hurt—"

"Who says I'm doing this to hurt you?"

"Davil—"

"Save your drama for those who care. I don't need it."

Akala ko tapos na si Davil sa kaniyang pambwebwesit sa akin. Ngunit nagulat na lang ako nang bigla niya akong kinaladkad.

"Let me go."

"I already did long time ago," may sinabi ito na hindi ko na narinig.

"Let me go!"

"Another word from you, Sinclaire, believe me, you won't like what I might do."