Wrath of the Blazing Sun (Isla del Tesoro #3)

Simula

Simula

I raised my brow while taking a sip from my glass of wine. The breathtaking view of the city lights at night is definitely a sight to behold. Staying here at my penthouse was a good decision.

Malamig dito sa rooftop. Ramdam ko ang halik ng hangin sa aking balat. I didn't complain though. After all, I was only wearing a sexy v-neck wine dress that reached my toes. I wasn't wearing anything on my feet. I feel more comfortable this way.

Wala naman problema. My rooftop is carpeted.

"Ruby..."

I let out a sigh, before facing whoever it is standing behind me.

"What?" I glared at him.

"I've been alerted that you're... going back to your old ways, huh?" Seryoso ang mga mata niya. Halatang hindi nagustuhan ang nalaman tungkol sa akin.

"So?" Binaba ko ang wine glass sa maliit na lamesang nasa gilid ko. "What's wrong with that?" Baling ko ulit sa kanya.

Pagak siyang tumawa.

"You've done your revenge, Ruby. Isn't that enough?"

I felt my blood boiling with what he said. What I did was enough? No.

"What I did will never be enough. My parents' death was because of them! Do you think taking back everything will be enough? No! It will never be!" Sigaw ko.

"Why are you like this right now? Maayos ka pa naman ng umalis ng Isla del Tesoro." Aniya.

Pumikit ako ng mariin. This guy just... won't shut up. Kung hindi lang kita pinsan...

"Shut up." I gritted my teeth.

This jerk is ruining everything! Damn it!

"What happened to Isla del Tesoro, huh Ruby? You were very fine there. Do you... want to go back?" He asked.

Umiling ako sa sinabi niya. Matalim ko siyang tinignan.

"You know the things I have sacrificed just to go this far, Ruce." I combed my hair using my fingers. "And whenever I leave something, I will never ever take it back."

He cleared his throat. "If he finds out about what you're doing, what do you think he will do?"

I shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe... nothing?"

"He'll go damn crazy, Ruby. Siya ang dahilan kung bakit tumino ang buhay mo noon sa isla. If that guy finds out that you're back to your old self again..." Umiling siya.

"He let me choose." Putol ko sa sasabihin pa niya. "And I chose this."

Natahimik siya at seryoso akong tiningnan bago tumalikod at naglakad paalis.

"Just... don't regret your decisions." Aniya habang naglalakad paalis.

Tumango ako at tumalikod. Bahagya akong nasinag sa ilaw na galing sa syudad.

I silently wiped away my tears. Damn it, how can I see the view when my eyes are full of tears?!

I will never ever go back... As long as I can endure. Ano man ang mangyari, ito ang pinili ko. If ever given another time to choose, ito pa rin ang pipiliin ko.

How can I choose a life with him, kung kapahamakan naman ang maidudulot sa kanya? He's better off with someone else. At least, siguradong matatahimik ang buhay niya.

He isn't cut out for a relationship with someone like me. Who only thinks of a damn revenge.

Ngunit ang isipin pa lang na may mahal na siyang iba... It's urging me to fire my gun.

Alam kong magagalit siya. He never wanted me to go back to my life again. Nagpakatino ako, para sa kanya. Just to see if somehow... I'm deserving of him in some ways. But, no.

Mariin akong pumikit at huminga ng malalim.

Hangga't ganito ang buhay ko, how can I ever wish for a peaceful life with him. How can I? I cannot take him down with me.

Even if it hurts, I shall endure. My wrath will go on. And not even him can stop me... Maybe. But I still want him. I still love him.

Hinaplos ko ang suot kong necklace. It was a simple silver oval ruby pendant. Given by him.

Mariin ko itong hinaplos. Magmula ng ibinigay niya ito sa akin, I never once took it off. Whenever I'm wearing this, pakiramdam ko kasama ko pa din siya.

Kahit na malabong mangyari.

How can someone like me, ever be deserving of someone like him? He's honorable and respectable. Paano naman ako?

I can never be with someone like that. I can never be happy. But I pray for it.

My life was stolen by that Okiro Tadashi. Ngunit ngayong nasa akin na ang lahat ng ninakaw noon, bakit tila ba may kulang pa din?

I gazed at the tattoo on my collarbone. It was the letter R.

Pagak akong natawa. Can I even exchange everything just to be with him? My life is such a mess.

My name is Flaire Ruby Gresham, the long lost princess of a Mafia Empire. And now that I finally had my revenge and everything that was once stolen from me, I still want one thing.

And my wrath will never stop unless I get him.

Malabong mangyari. Pero hindi naman masama ang umasa, 'di ba?

Kahit ako gulong-gulo. I want to sacrifice and let him be. But I know deep inside that I can't because my heart would evaporate. Kaya ano nga ba? Ano ba talaga ang nais ko? My thoughts are messed up and some contradict each other.

Pagdating sa kaniya, palaging hindi mapakali ang isipan ko, pabago-bago.

Because...

He makes my life worth living. He got me. He got me good. When I'm with him, he makes me feel like I'm a better person.

Siya lang ang mamahalin ko. At kung bumalik man akong muli at hindi na ako ang tinitibok ng puso niya...

No problem, I always have my gun with me.

Kidding.