When Universe Conspires

60 - Stained

(Jennie)

It's not a typical day for me. The first half of the day was very interesting. I tagged along with Lisa in the safehouse to see how the captive was doing. I didn't expect to see the person I hated since I was a 10. He was our neighbor, Mino. I couldn't forget that face even if he already looked a bit different. He seemed like he already underwent a few surgical procedures but his eyes are still the same. It took a little while before recognition hit me. It was the moment my blood started to boil. I was ready to jump on him and choke him to death when I realized it was him. Good thing Lisa tried to calm me down. She successfully soothed my wild nerves and asked me to talk about it first before I do anything I might regret. She was right, I didn't think it over. I was a step away from being a murderer. I could have killed a person today but gladly, I didn't. Thanks to my girlfriend.

I told Lisa about Mino. It was the shortest possible version of the story. She said I didn't have to talk about everything if I'm not comfortable talking about it. Honestly, I just didn't want to evoke old wounds and feelings. I don't want them to resurface now. I'm really happy with Lisa. I don't want any negativity around me. That's a bit impossible for us but we enjoy what we can.

Once Lisa was able to calm me down, we made a strategy how to make him talk. That's our main goal anyway, that's why we both personally visit the safehouse. Lisa went in first to try to intimidate Mino. In all honesty, I felt intimidated just watching my girlfriend do what she did. Her stance, the way she carried herself in general, it was menacing. She also was able to pull off a very uncanny laugh towards the end. She looked really unhinged in the brain. I was also stunned to witness her throwing a dagger through his foot. It was painful to see that, and scary. But Mino's screams of pain is worse. I can't imagine how my girlfriend was feeling at that time because she was able to conceal any sign of empathy. It seemed like she was possessed. It took a while to break Mino's hard stand. I thought he's going to give up already and talk, but he still didn't. We have to hit him harder. So we continued with plan B. That was me entering the room. We were right about my presence. He went pale as ghost as soon as he saw me. He tried to insult me by calling me names but I wasn't the type to be affected with words. Those were useless trash. I thought it was going to be easier for me to break him but he did make me work harder. I had no choice but to do what he asked for. When he was mocking me about bluffing, I instantly pushed the dagger in his foot further. His screams were not that manly at that time. I stopped myself from laughing because it was the most humane thing to do, and it was a serious interrogation by the way. He was really hard to break so we went on with our last resort. We threatened him and his family's life if he's not going to cooperate with us. On the brighter side, we gave him a chance, an offer. Thankfully he called our bluff and also accepted the offer. He's a fool if he didn't accept it, it's a win-win for him. I still hate him but knowing that he's trying to do the right thing this time, I kinda felt bad for him being in this situation. He said that the only way out for him is when he's dead. He still cared for his family. Maybe, just maybe he still has a good heart. A person gone bad because of certain circumstances. Deep in my heart, I'm willing to forgive him if he did his part of the deal. I don't fully trust him though. We should still be alert around him.

"Babe, are you okay? You're the one spacing out this time" Lisa called my attention while spooning me in bed.

I faced her and hid my face in the crook of her neck. Her smell is so addicting. But it's not the time for my hormones, so I washed out all the naughty thoughts that came in while I'm sniffing her neck.

I spoke after clearing my mind, "Just thinking about today. It was a very eventful day for me. Not a typical one too"

"Are you okay? How are you feeling?" she asked softly stroking my hair.