The Devils Mayhem (Devils #3)

Chapter Song: Choke by I Don't Know How But They Found Me __Victorique's POV__ AS I walked out of the cab, I inspected the somewhat dilapidated apartment building. The beige-colored paint has been cracked and blackened some parts from age, even the name of the apartment had letters missing and blurred, you couldn't almost recognize what's written. Putting the negativities aside, it's still livable. Nagpakawala ako ng isang malalim na hininga saka ko bahayang hinila ang strap ng backpack na dala ko. Ipinaalam ko sa front desk and isang kwarto na nireserba sa akin ni Tito Drozell at agad na pumanhik sa ikalawang palapag nang makuha ang susi. Palingon-lingon pa ako sa aking likuran upang masiguro na walang nakasunod sa akin. Nang masiguro na walang kahinala-hinalang tao ay sinusi ko na ang pintuan at agad akong pumasok. I carefully removed my bag off and set at the table, removing my disguise along, starting from my wig and black mask. Retrieving a remote, I press the 'on' button as I aligned it from the television's direction. Pagkatapos ibato ang remote sa higaan ay nilabas ang ilang kagamitan sa aking bag. I set the medicines at the sink along with the hair coloring equipment. Nang mapatingin ako sa salamin ay naalala ko ang paalala sa akin ni Tito Knox nang tumawag siya sa aking magmula noong tumakas ako sa ospital. "The police department will be searching for your whereabouts from now on, and in just a second, they will show your face on the screen, firstly you should change your appearance." Even though I should have done it before to avoid more complications, I ignored my uncle's warning. I guess that it's hard to let go of something when you know that it's the only reminder you had of your past. It's been a week since then, at ilang beses na rin akong muntikan nang mahuli. Tumingin ako muli sa salamin at pinamasdan ng maigi ang sarili. Gusto kong kabisaduhin ang itsura ko. Well, farewell... Hinihingal na kinuha ko ang gunting mula sa sink at nagsimulang gupitin ang aking buhok. The sounds of scissors snipping every strand of my hair fill my ears, and every time my heart felt like it was sinking slowly. Until I couldn't bring myself to react anymore. Hinawakan ko ang dulo ng aking buhok at hinila iyon. Napangiti ako ng mapait nang mamalayan na parang may kulang sa pakiramdam habang ginagawa ko ito. Though short hair hair suits me well. I unzipped my backpack and pulled out the chestnut blonde hair colour. Medyo matagal ko ding iniwan ang buhok ko na nakababad sa kulay. Makalipas angf ilang oras ay hinugasan ko na ang aking buhok. And when I finally looked in the mirror, I felt as though I was a completely different person. I could rock that blonde hair, but I couldn't really get used to it. Tearing my gaze away from the mirror, I grabbed a towel and used it to scrub my newly-dyed hair. The only light on the apartment was the light from the bathroom, that's why I couldn't really see the other side of the room, especially where the bedroom is. Pinuntahan ko and backpack na nasa upuan at nilapag sa lamesa ang mga materyales na ginamit ko. Hahawakan ko na sana ang dulo ng aking damit ngunit naudlot ang aking intensyon nang makarinig ako ng ingay. Noong una ay hindi ako nakagalaw dahil sa gulat. "Careless." Napaangat ang paningin ko nang makarinig ako ng bosses mula sa akong gilid. Sakto namang pagtingin ko ang siyang pagsindi ng lamp mula sa gilid ng kama. Ang mata ko ay nanlalaki nang aghad na mamukhaan ang mukha ng taong nakaupo sa sofa na katabi ng bedside table. A part of me was telling me to grab the gun from my bag but as I saw the big shotgun on his lap pointing at me, I stopped my intention and just stared at his gun. "Would you be a sweet girl and sit down for me?" The guy on the sofa who was none other than Steinz was grinning from ear to ear as he pointed the chair on my back using his mouth. Hindi ko inaalis ang piningin sa kanya habang umuupo ako sa sofa. Kailangan kong sundan kung ano man ang ipapagawa niya sa akin, dahil kaunting mali lang ang nagawa ko ay mamamatay ako kaagad oras na paputokan niya ako ng baril niya. Nang makaupo na ako ay naglakbay ang mga mata ko sa mukha niya. At noon ko lang napansin ang isa niyang mata na nakatapal ng gasa, may parte pa itong nakukulayan ng dugo. At ang isang kamay nito ay nakalagay sa isang arm cast. Puno din ng galos at ilang pasa ang mukha nito, maging ang ilang parte ng katawan na nakikita niya dito. "Good girl." Natutuwang saad into. "At last, there's another person who respects an old man like me, youngsters these days don't seem to care whether I am a senior citizen or not." Sa tagal na hindi ko siya nakita ay hindi ko alam kung ano ang magiging reaksyon ko sa sinabi niya. Nanatili lamang ako tahimik, hinihintay kung sakali mang galawin niya ang baril. "And you're awfully quiet. What happened to the loud girl who I kidnapped that day?" Steinz asks, and when then he suddenly rolled his eyes, as if to remember something. "Ahh, I see. That little girl I saw was still naive and--" "Bakit ka nandito?" Matigas ang boses na tanong ko. "At buhay ka pa palang tanda ka?" Bigla ay sumama ang timpla ng mukha nito. Parang anumang oras ay sasabog ito sa harapan ko, ngunit hindi nito iyon itinuloy. Instead, Steinz let out a smile again. "Why don't you ask me how I got this instead?" Ani nito habang tinuturo ang mata nito na may gasa. Nang wala siyang marinig na salita mula sa akin ay kinasa niya ang hawak na shotgun at itinutok iyon sa akin. "I said ask me." Napapitlag ako sa kinauupuan saka tinitigan siya sa mga mata. "Saan mo nakuha iyan?" Muli itong napangiti saka inisandal ang ulo sa sofa at tumingin sa kawalan. "Ahh...you would love it if you hear it." Nanatili along nakatingin sa kanya. And as I continued to do so, I noticed how his mannerisms don't seem to match well of someone whose calm and composed like an adult would be. Sa totoo lang nga mukha itong hindi komportable, at anomang oras ay bigla na lamang magbre-breakdown sa harapan ko. Almost as if he's going crazy. "Someone visited me last week." Simula nito. "He came barging in uninvited demanding to hand you over. I got curious so I teased him and said, 'Ahh, I'm done tasting that b*tch, why should I keep her?' You should have seen his face." Kumunot ang aking noo. Hindi ko alam kung sino ang tinutukoy niya, ngunit mayroon na akong ideya kung sino ito. At nang muli siyang magsalita ay nakumpirma ko ang aking hinala. "At alam mo ang ginawa niya?" Tanong nito. Binitawan niya ang hawak na shotgun at ipinatong iyon sa hita niya na nakatapat pa rin sa akin. Gamit ang isa niyang kamay na hindi nakalagay sa arm cast ay itinuro niya ang kanyang mata na natatakpan ng gasa. "Ito! Ito ang ginawa niya! That f*ck*ng b*stard of a man F*ck*ng stabbed my eyes with a gun!" Hindi ako nagsalita, ngunit nanlaki ang mata ko. So it really was Chauslte, only he would be crazy enough to pull something like that. "He beat me up and broke my arm." His one eye almost bulged from his eye socket as he tells those horrors like a madman. "Ahh...your boyfriend really is scary, not only that. He burned all my empires and destroyed everything I've worked hard to build in just a day. Really..." He shakes his head. "The power of devil has. Natigilan ako sa sinabi niya. Then I got this sudden flashback. I don't really remember how exact his words in my memory is, but isn't this what he says about 'destroying anything that would try to harm me?' I never really believed him to be that madly devoted to me but now that I am hearing this, it's terrifying and moving at the same time. Napahawak ako sa aking noo at napailing na lamang habang naalala si Chauslte. So what? Should I stop hating him now? Just because he was searching for me and would definitely burn down an empire just to eliminate my enemies? Napatawa ako ng pagak saka napatingin sa lamesa. "What's so funny?" Steinz says, his voice started to break out from his composure. "No, it's nothing." Sabi ko saka itinaas ang aking kamay upang sabihan na hintayin na tumigil ang aking pagtawa. At nang matapos na ako sa pagtawa ay inayos ko ang aking pag-upo saka ipinagpatong ang dalawa kong kamay. "You're lucky that you have a boyfriend like that, huh?" Nanlalait na tanong nito na ikinawala ng aking ngiti. It's just that i have stalled for too long and let this meaningless conversation take control, that's why I decided to just end this now. Mabilis sa kidlat na kinuha ko mula sa aking likod ang gunting na kinuha ko habang hindi siya nakatingin kanina. Saka ko ito ibinato sa gawi niya. Tumama ito sa kanyang braso, sanhi para mapahiyaw siya sa mabitawan ang hawak na shotgun. Agad akong tumakbo papunta sa gawi niya at sinipa palayo ang shotgun. "F*ck*ng b*tch!" Hiyaw nito. "Die you f*ck*ng b*tch!" Napangisi ako saka kinuha ang gunting na nasabraso niya at hinila ito ng walang pakundangan. I broke the two blades apart and then I slammed it with both of his hand, pinning it with the arm rest. Napasigaw ito sa ginawa ko. "Crazy son of b*tch*s! You're both crazy! Both of you are crazy!" Lumuluhang saad nito. Hindi ko alam kung bakit pero hindi ako nakaramdam ng awa nang makita ko ang hirap na hirap niyang mukha. Ngunit wala akong balak na patayin siya. Killing him would be a waste of time. Besides, I am planning to spare him for a reason. Humiwalay ako sa kanya saka kinuha ang shotgun mula sa sahig at kinasa iyon. Inside there were two shells. Tumingin ako sa aking backpack saka kumuha ng lighter at sinindi iyon sa aking tapat. "You see, I am not with Chauslte anymore." Sabi ko habang abala sa paglipit ng aking mga kagamitan. Rinig ko sa aking gilid ang malalim na paghinga at ang kanyang mga mahihinang iyak. "At kahit na naunahan na niya ako sa pagsunog sa grupo mo, wala akong balak na maunahan niya ako sa pagpatay kay Alex." Isinukbit ko na ang suot na backpack at inilagay doon ang shotgun na ibinalot ko sa kumot. "And since you'll be meeting with Chauslte again, that's great because I would like you to rely on a message for me." Nakangiting sabi ko saka isinindi ang lighter sa aking kamay. "Tell him that I don't f*ck*ng need his help and that to be prepared because I will be killing him." Pagkasabi ko niyon ay sinindian ko ng apoy ang sapin na nakalagay sa table, agad naman na kumalat ang apoy mula doon. Steinz began to struggle from the constraints of the scissors. "Don't worry." Sabi ko. "The police will come in time." Iyon lang ang sinabi ko saka naglakad papunta sa bintana at itinaas iyon. I ignored his pleading cries and terrible screams as I jumped out of the window. I climbed down the stairs by the alleyways stairs and had managed to jumped down. I walked out of the alleyway and blend into the crowd as I placed my sunglasses on. I kept walking without looking back as the sounds of the siren became louder and louder. The crowd then became to turn in disarray but all of them only faded away from my ears as I walked away deeper in the crowd. But when I saw the bloodstain on my hands, I slowly come to accept it. That revenge has turned me into a devil as well.