As Promised (Ferrer Series #1)

Kabanata 37

"A-Alex..." pigil ko. "'Wag mong gawin 'to! Please, calm... down..."

She laughed mockingly at my pleade. "No, Luna." Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko nang ayusin niya ang pagkakahawak sa baril. Ngumisi siya, at tinagilid ang ulo habang tinitignan akong takot na takot. Of course, I'm fucking scared! I'm not even sure if I'll be able to get married! Or even eat dinner tonight! Damn it!

"Hindi ba nagmakaawa rin ako sa 'yo kanina? At ano ang desisyon mo? Ayaw mo, hindi ba?" giit niya. "Parang hindi kita naging kaibigan! Wala kang kwenta!You're throwing our frienship away just because you wouldn't give way to what's really mine! Napakaganid mo, Luna!"

"Can you hear yourself, huh?" sagot ko. "You're asking me to give Miguel to you! He's not even an object, Alex! At kung makapagsalita ka, para lang siyang isang laruan na pwede pagpasa-pasahan!"

"And for your information, you're the one who ended our friendship! When you decided to ruin me, and my relationship with Miguel, you also decided to ruin our friendship! So, don't talk as if ako nga ang nagtapon ng bagay na ilang taon nang mahalaga sa 'kin!" I added.

She sighed, and put the gun down on her side. Sandali akong nakaramdam ng ginhawa. Dahan-dahan, nararamdaman ko ang paglalagay sa 'kin ni Miguel sa kanyang likod. Matapos niyang tanggihan kanina si Alex, hindi na siya ulit umimik.

"Look, am I really asking for too much?" Alex sighed more. "Just do what I want and I'll leave this place peacefully... with him. That is if you want to survive the night."

"What the hell, Alex?!" I screamed. "Just give it up already!"

"No!" sigaw niya pabalik. "You give it up or I'll fucking fire, Luna!"

Mariin ko siyang tinignan. How dare her! Talagang gusto niyang daanin sa dahas? Talagang gusto niya kaming patayin? O ako? Bakit hindi na lang niya tanggapin na kahit gustuhin ko pa, na hindi kailanman mangyayari, na ibigay si Miguel sa kanya, ang mismong hinihingi niya ay inaayawan siya! This is a pathetic move! She's so desperate she'd kill me!

"Jesus," I whispered. She's stressing me out! Is she on drugs? Bakit hindi niya maintindihan ang buong sitwasyon? Hindi naman siya ganito! Damn it!

"I'm fucking waiting, Luna," she growled.

"Pull the trigger, and kill us both..." giit ko. "...bitch."

Muli niyang itinutok ang baril sa 'min. "Uh-huh, you're really provoking me. Tingin mo hindi ko kayang iputok 'to?"

She laughed. "Dumbass, I am from a family who owns a security agency! Wake the fuck up! I can fucking kill you right here, right now! 'Wag mo akong maliitin, dahil maling tao ang tinitignan mo pababa!"

Agad kong tinulak pagilid si Miguel para ialis siya sa harap ko.

"What the..." he whispered.

"Then kill me! Right here, right now!" hamon ko. Nakita ko ang saglit na pagkakatigil ni Alex. Probably shocked that I really am provoking her. "Kaya mo, hindi ba? Pull the trigger, and shoot me, Alex! Kill me now!"

"You stupid bitch!" she shouted. "Just give him to me! Don't make me do something I'll never regret!"

"Fucking do it," I growled. "Akala mo takot ako mamatay? Shoot me! Do something you won't regret!"

Sumama ang tingin niya. Ngunit sa kabila ng nakakatakot niyang itsura, napansin ko rin ang panginginig ng kamay niyang may hawak ng baril. I smirked at her.

Agad napawi ang panunuya ko nang lumakad papasok ng garden ang tatlong lalaking nakablack coat and tie. It's Bien, and his two older brothers! What the hell are they doing here? Kasabwat ba sila ni Alex? No! Bien won't do that to me! He's a friend to me! What the hell?