Page 13 - Poison
NANATILI AKONG walang kibo dahil sa gulat nang nag-sink in ang gusto niyang ipagawa.
“The rest of our fellows here, continue gambling! Willow Kageyama will serve as our entertainment as she let these three men fuck her at the same time!”
Maraming sumipol at naghiyawan. Malalagkit ang tingin lalo na ng mga lalaki sa akin. Nangilabot ako nang pinagmasdan ang itsura nung tatlong lalaki sa harapan ko. They were all looking at me as if I am their meal. Minamasahe na rin nila ang umbok sa kanilang pantalon. These three also looked like drug addicts.
“No..” sabi ko.
“No?” narinig ito ni Undefeated. “What’s the punishment for someone who go against the tenets of your gambling, Boss?” narinig kong tanong ni Undefeated kay Zenair.
Kaagad itong sumagot, “Death.”
“Death! Awesome!” masiglang panunuya ni Undefeated. “What will you choose, Willow? Sarap o kamatayan?” Napatawa muli siya na tila nababaliw. “Sarap na lang. You’re a slut anyway. Maeenjoy mo rin ang tatlong drug addict na 'yan. I’m going to count down from three.”
Zenair was serious. In the past, I've seen a lot of gamblers who tried going against his tenets.
“Three…”
The three drug addicts were still jerking off in front of me. Nakabukas na ang zipper nila.
“Two…”
Two out of three started coming. Diring-diri ako nang nag-spray diretso sa harapan ko ang tamod nila.
“One…”
If this is the only way to resist, then I would resist until my last breath. Mahina man ako pero lalaban pa rin ako sa paraan na kaya kong gawin.
Undefeated was right.
I’m similar to that dice.
Falling.
I've known it myself even before someone else's voiced it out. I already knew I'm falling. At first, I was scared, but when you got used to it, you learn how to surf the winds. Creating an illusion you’re flying.
Kung hanggang ilusyon lang 'yon, wala akong pakialam. All that matters is it felt so real.
I’m going to fly by falling.
And while falling, I’m going to make sure I'm fighting. Fighting until I hit the ground, the harsh and cruel reality, because that’s me, a fucked up human being.
But a human nevertheless. A fallen being like me shouldn’t remain slump kaya tumayo ako kahit nanginginig ang aking tuhod.
“Do what you must then..” sambit ko sa isang malamig na boses. I screeched at the three drug addicts, “Stay away from me, dirty scums!” Napatigil yung tatlo at napaurong nang bigla akong sumugod. Itinulak ko sila ng buong lakas papalayo sa akin hanggang sa naggawa kong hawiin ang daan at lumantad sa aking paningin sina Undefeated at Zenair.
I almost stumbled but I managed to right myself. Nanginginig ang tuhod ko dahil sa adrenaline rush. I know what is coming is inevitable. A tenet exists for a reason. It is a foundation and I just broke it. Tatlong taon kong tinakbuhan si Vincentte. Apat na taon kong tinakbuhan ang problema sa sarili ko, kung bakit ba lulong na lulong ako sa pagsusugal, ngunit ngayon, sawang-sawa na akong tumakbo.
I couldn’t see Undefeated’s expression but Zenair was looking at me in surprise.
“Fuck you, Zenair!” galit na sigaw ko. “Fuck you!” His eyes widened and I don’t care why.
To Undefeated, I screeched, “And you, I hope you burn in the hottest fire for treating your fellow human beings as if they’re nothing but toys!”
“What—” pinutol ko ang sasabihin ni Undefeated.
“Tao kami, Undefeated, hindi kami laruan! There’s no such thing as slave these days. Kung meron man, what a monstrous tradition, dapat pasabugan ng missile ang mga gumagawa n'on!”
“Tradition is the foundation of this world!” galit na tugon ni Undefeated. Matatakot ako kung normal ang sitwasyon pero mas nangingibabaw ang sarili kong galit. Undefeated added, “Tradition must be followed at all cost! And you dumb girl, because you’re my slave by right, you should have followed me! And because you refuse to,” may inilabas siyang syringe mula sa cloak niya. “I demand her punishment to be death by poison, a slow, very painful kind of death.” This person, Undefeated, carries a poisoned syringe with her. What kind of person does that?
Lumapit sa akin si Undefeated. I want to run. I don’t want to die. But I’m so done running. I will face this. Nanatili ako sa pwesto at hindi inalis ang tingin sa nakamaskarang mukha ni Undefeated.
Tumigil siya sa bandang gilid ko. Undefeated pushed the syringe and blackish goo spurted. At this distance, I could clearly see Undefeated’s silver eyes. There’s also a hint of shortly cut hair. Babae siya. I knew it.
“This thing I'm holding we call it black plague. It doesn’t contain the real black plague, only an imitation of its effect. Once I injected this on you, you will experience pain as you never felt it before, your skin turning into black, ugly patches, well-deserved, isn’t it?”
“You should inject that to yourself. You deserve it more.”
Sasapakin niya ako pero naggawa kong maiharang ang dalawang braso para siya'y pigilan. Undefeated took that chance to grab one of my arm. Itinutok niya rito ang needle ng syringe.
I looked around. Hoping. Still hoping. Napalingon din ako sa direksyon ni Zenair pero kalmado lang itong nakapamulsa at banayad ang expresyong nanunuod sa amin.
“Futile. No one will help you.”
Bumalik ang tingin ko kay Undefeated, “Madaldal ka talagang baliw ka ‘no?” nang aasar na tanong ko. Humigpit ang pagkakahawak niya sa aking braso.
“Someone also said that exact line to me. The one who created this poison. She doesn’t know I have a sample with me.” Undefeated laughed bitterly. “My very own poisoner. Pinalaki, pinakain, pinag-aral, binigyan namin ng maayos na buhay and yet the ungrateful bitch went against me,” if I could see her expression right now, Undefeated was probably very furious, “My poisoner went against Tradition. Mali ang kinalaban niya. Imagine this, Gambler, the Poisoner doesn’t want to kill anyone with this.”
Muling nag squirt mula sa syringe ang black death. Tumama iyon sa semento.
“..iniisip ko pa lang ang reaksyon niya kapag nalaman niyang may napatay ang lason na ginawa niya, I can’t wait to celebrate!”
“You’re a terrible human being.” I concluded.
Unti-unting lumalapit sa balat ko ang karayom ng syringe. “Aren’t we're all villains to someone else’s story? And there are times when,” Undefeated's voice sounded very bitter when she said, “..we are also the villains of ourselves.”
I couldn’t find it in me to disagree. This person I just labelled as a terrible human being could still be right at some point.
“I agree.” I answered honestly.
Natahimik saglit si Undefeated, “It’s a shame you need to die. I couldn’t let it pass, someone breaking tradition.” Napapikit ako dahil naramdaman ko na ang malamig na talim ng syringe. “Sayonara, Willow Kageyama.”
A small smile appeared on my face.
Sana nakita ko man lang siya sa huling pagkakataon.
BINABASA MO ANG
Seduce the Gambler (PUBLISHED) ✔️
General Fiction(The Power Assembly Book 3 || STAND-ALONE) Status: COMPLETED *now PUBLISHED into PAPERBACK* Warning: R18+ | explicit mature contents. Reader discretion is advised. Summary: Willow Kageyama, a perfect daughter, a perfect sister...or so they thought...
