Chapitre 16: Chapter 15
"I can't manipulate her." Malalim ang baritonong boses niya.
There was a sudden change of tone and a wee bit of pause. He took a deep breath and raked his fingers through his hair. His jaw structure shows dominance and anger, he's ripped and his muscles were flexed like he's about to go on a fight. He's pissed. And fuck me, but my blood boils whenever I see him.
Mukhang unggoy na tinubuan ng tubol amputa.
"Celestine is smart, Dale."
Nagsalubong ang aking mga kilay. Clearly, Eliot, your brother isn't the only human named Dale. But the chances are high knowing that my brother is close to him and he treats this mofo like a real brother.
Jelly, pal?
The heck would I.
"It's our wedding anniversary and she's aware of the calendar." A pause. Aggravated, a heavy sigh left his mouth. "No updates yet. Who ever killed them, I will make sure he will experience hell twice."
Anniversary? He's married? To whom? Or nananaginip ang isang 'to ng gising. Isn't he aware that I am her husband? That she has my surname now and she will be the mother of my children. Somebody's got to hammer his head to wake him up.
"I could smell anger, blood, chaos, and jealousy." Tumingin ako sa kanan.
She's naked and currently wearing her goddamn underwear in the living room where Caleb could see her for Christ's sake! What's wrong with this woman? She really knows how to piss me.
"You'll be fucking dead if you won't go upstairs and put on clothes."
"Why? You don't want to share me? Threesome sounds good—"
"That's it."
Binuhat ko siyang parang isang sako ng bigas. I directly went towards our room, got her one of my shirts and dressed her. I went near the side table, look for a pink sticky note and wrote something on it. She was only observing, waiting and guessing. I stared at the paper and back to her. A mischievous smile. I put down the pen, closed the distance between us and sticks the paper on her forehead.
"All the things with pink notes are mine, right?" She nodded. "Then you, and the sofa, are mine."
Walang emosyon. I stared at her. Ipinulupot ko ang aking kamay sa kanyang baywang. Pagkatapos ay hinaplos ang ngayon ay makinis na niyang mukha na dati ay puno ng tigidig. I brushed my thumb on her lip as I caressed her hip.
"Always put that in mind, understand?"
I didn't wait for her to respond. Our lips touched, both sucking the air out of our lungs. She drapes her hands around my neck and her thick thighs on my waist. She was aggressive, her tongue fighting mine while her fingers playing with my hair. We were both out of breath when our lips parted.
"Then, you can never see Ashlynn again."
"She's long dead, baby. How could I see her?"
"You don't remember?"
Sa puntong ito ay tumindi ang aking kyuryosidad. Hindi ko alam kung alin ang kanyang tinutukoy. The only thing that's clear to me is we went on a date and had great moments together. We were both drunk and we even made love in my condo.
She's staring at me, we were both staring at each other. The hint of nervousness mixed with dread in her eyes is very visible, and I've never seen her like this. She's most likely emotionless but right at this moment, it's different and it seems like it'll destroy her at any point.
"Nothing," She let go and turned her back on me. "Nothing that pains me a lot."
Her last words meant something deep. Hahabulin ko sana siya ang kaso ay biglang tumunog ang aking telepono. It's a call from the hospital. Rhys hasn't been doing very well these past few days and he'd been complaining about the pain below his ribs. And just like before, he wouldn't function not unless it's me that talks to him, feed him, play with him. Everything he does, he wants to do it with me.
It took me long enough before I could reach the hospital. Once I got inside his room, I was greeted by the demoralizing sight of him. I was devastated to see him lying on his hospital bed. His weight deteriorated, he's become pale more than he ever was.
My heart clenched with a thought. He's dying yet none from his family cares about him. Mom decided to search for someone who's been missing for fourteen years, trying to reconcile a relationship that has been broken multiple times. Declann, the father, one of the best doctors here in this hospital, who spends most of his time in the premises, won't even visit him.
Poor soul. He's lachrymose when he saw me. I hugged him and handed my gifts to him. Just a simple memorabilia from Avengers. After spending time with Rhys and my shift, I decided to visit Hyranezwoods International School to visit Luna and the twins since I haven't really got the chance to know the kids. Rhys made me realize to appreciate the things I have, spend time with people I love and I wanted to start from here, with the people closest to the person I treasure.
I was at the football field and leaning on the grills. The twins are playing but Luna, she's on the right corner where students started clustering. Akala ko nong una ay nakikiusyoso lang but it got to me when I saw her used Wing Chun. The twins noticed the fracas, though they didn't flinch.
"Eighteen-hundred bucks for this brawl?" Arkin was smirking. Zerref cocked his head on the side. They both looked at the boy standing next to Zerref. "Cole definitely set the fire for the nth time."
"Thirty-six-thirty."
"Too much."
"Twenty-two hundred?"
"Still... but it's a deal."
They are betting on their sister's fight instead of stopping her? Well, I am not that surprised. They got it from their stepmother.
Lalapit sana ako para pigilan siya ngunit mabuti na lang at dumating ang ilang guards para awatin ang mga ito. Luna was just quiet after that though she raised her middle finger, stuck her tongue out and hastened to grab her bag.
"Don't you fucking touch Cole again or I will decapitate you." Hinila niya ang isang lalaking nakasalamin patalikod sa kwelyo nito at umalis nalang basta.
"Damn they lucky or they be dead." It was Arkin.
I may not know her that well but I knew she's good in martial arts like Celestine. She was trained very well by the famous martial artist Narcos, Tito Howell's best friend.
Luna walked the path through the coaching box and threw her bag to the guy named Cole who's trudging behind her.
"Leave me alone. I don't need your help."
"You're welcome. Now buy me snacks." Hindi kumibo iyong lalaki.
"I am not your—"
"Shut up and get me food or I will kiss you." Tumalima si Cole. Natawa ako. I remember myself. Isang under at takot sa babae.
She turned her head on her left. It took her more than ten minutes before she noticed me; she was talking to someone over the phone and it seemed serious. I didn't want to bother her. Her eyes squinted when she saw me. Lumapit siya sa akin at pumameywang. Iritado ang kanyang emosyon.
"Why are you here?"
"Fetching you—"
"Oh, so you're trying to be close to us, huh?" I smiled warily. "You have your Bugatti with you?" I nodded.
"Good. The dimwits are here. Let's go."
"What about Cole—"
"Let him be." As soon as she turned her back on me, Cole came back.
I thought she was going to ignore him but all of us were shookt when she kissed him on his lips. Tila binuhusan ng isang timba ng yelo ang bata though he's as red as a tomato. Padabog niyang itinapat sa dibdib ni Luna ang burger at matcha frappe na dala nito.
"You—"
"Oh come on! Stop acting like you didn't enjoy it. And you were late. I only gave you five minutes—"
"That is my first kiss! And no, you didn't—"
"God. Shut up. Dad, pick my bag and let's go." Naglakad siya palabas ng field.
"Get used to it. That's just a tiny bit of who she is."
A dangerous smile showed to their lips. I'm expecting the worst since Celestine's blood is running through her veins. They have the same roots.
We tailed after her, Arkin carrying her bag, and drove off once we got inside my car. Luna decided to go somewhere unusual. She hates the mall, she hates shopping and the crowded halls of it. Ang lagay ay napunta kami sa Totobits kung saan wala halos mga tao. Students from the college of Angelian Foundation are nowhere to be seen since their president declared this day as their holiday.
Luna ordered varieties of street foods. The twins, on the other hand, were enjoying the Yakut. I'm not sure but the lady said it's a mixture of pineapple juice and nestea. It's good and refreshing as well. We waited for our order to be served. Although, Luna being Luna, mainipin kaya miski na magantay ay inagawan ng trabaho ang tindera at nagserbidora.
She looks happy and her smile is a resemblance of Celestine's. She's a mini-me of her. Even the twins look exactly like her.
And it got me thinking. Hindi niya ba talaga anak ang mga batang 'to? Prolly not. They respect her but they call her just by her name and they're not that affectionate towards each other. Kung tutuosin ay mas sweet pa kaming dalawa ni Celestine kaysa sa kanila.
Smooth as fuck, bro?
Ilang saglit ay bumalik si Luna dala ang mga pagkain. She seated on my left side at nakataas pa ang paa nito.
"So what's the tea?" She started eating kwek-kwek.
"He fokkin regret marrying Celestine; that's the hot tea." Arkin countered with his prominent British accent.
"Language; but who didn't?"
"Not Caleb."
"Well, at least he's trying. Unlike you," She pointed me out using the stick. "What are you doing? Oh, treating her like shit." Uminom siya ng tubig.
"You see, she's a devil. But deep down, she's a softie. She let you fuck her, she runs after you. Hell, she even showed you her dark side. You know why? 'Cause bitch loves the fucking hell outta you. She would literally kill just to keep you away from hoes."
"That's the bad side of her," si Zerref, "which she rarely shows to others and you're lucky you know her weakest spot."
"Which is?"
"Are you listening?"
"It's you, dumb." I was poker-faced. "And all that's happening right now, it has something to do about you. You are one nail away from your coffin, but you're surviving all because of her."
Silence.
Why me though?
How could I mean so much to her when she's only known me for months? And how come she's connected with the most important people in my life, yet I couldn't remember even a single memory with her. She just came out of nowhere all of a sudden and poof, my life is all messed up.
"See her worth before everyone else sees it. Believe me, once she gets tired of you, she'll make you feel how heartless she is. She did it once, don't let history repeats itself."
Luna stood from the chair and went back to get more foods.
I was left dazed. I know for a fact that there is this certain electricity that's flowing through my circuit. At siya lamang ang may kakayahang iparamdam sa akin yon. I know it's mutual and it gets heavier over time. I don't know how. I don't know when. It just happened.
I focused myself on the old schooled television on the left top corner of the establishment. It was the massacre from last week in Benigno being flashed. Miguel Ejercito, the top Filipino-Chinese business tycoon who is Caleb's stepfather, also the step-brother of Manuel Ejercito, and his wife found dead on their mansion. Hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa din natutukoy kung sino ang salarin. Though it could be Paxton or Manuel himself.
Nang matapos makakain ay nauna na ang magkakapatid at hinahanap na ng mga tauhan at bodyguards ni Celestine. Nakatanggap pa nga akong sapok mula sa kanya at bakit hindi raw ako tumawag man lang dahil sobrang nagalala siya sa mga bata.
"Ma'am siya nga 'yon." Turo ng isang maitim, hanggang bewang ang buhok, balbasin at bungal na lalaki. Parang nabugbog na taguro. "Siya nagbugaw samin dun sa baklang halimaw kaya natanggal mga ngipin ko."
I remember him. Siya iyong tumanggap sa alok ko nong gala. And I didn't realize I gave them the wrong gift card not until today. Isang gay bar nga pala ang Symphony at hindi private theater.
"Gago ka. 'Di lang nagalusan kagwapuhan kong hayop ka, ninamnam! Para tuloy akong tubol na tinubuan ng mukha! Pota ka!" Natawa si Celestine.
She cute.
Makakatanggap sana akong suntok nang pigilan niya ang kanyang tauhan.
"Akong bahala Libag, igagante kita." Her speaking in Tagalog made her look even cuter and prettier. "And you, give me your keys and get inside your car. I will drive you."
Na-excite ako sa aking narinig. Ngumisi ako. "Ilang rounds ba, baby?"
"As many as you want." Sa ngiti niya ay bigla akong kinilabutan. Nakalimutan ko nga palang anak ni Satanas ang pinakasalan ko. At sa paraan ng pagngiti niya ay tila may binabalak siyang masama.
"Don't worry, babe. I will be gentle." She winked at me and pushed me inside the passenger's seat, hard, as drove the car on its highest speed.
And I literally had a near-death experience after that by being locked in a bear cage fully naked alone with her pets and Vortex in a forest for three days straight.
Happy wife, happy life.
The fuck.
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