The Devils Mayhem (Devils #3)

Chapter 4

SPG Warning: Violence

__Victorique's POV__

I didn't waste any time. I need to find his phone where I could contact Alex's connection.

Ang mga kamay ko ay bahagyang nanginginig habang hinahalughog ko ang mga gamit. Sa totoo lang nga hindi ko alam kung saan ako magsisimula.

Pero kung ako ang tatanugin, ang isang bagay na importante at ayaw kong makita ng mga tao, itatago ko ito sa lugar kung saan walang makakakita. Doon na nga napunta sa drawer and aking paningin. Dahil maliban sa dalawang kasunod nito ay may nakalagay ditong lock.

Napangisi ako at agad na naghanap sa kwarto ng pwedeng pang-hampas dito.

Turns out I didn't have to look around anymore because the key turned out to be on the floor. Hindi ko alam kung malaking tanga ba itong chief officer na ito o nahulog lang ng hindi sinasadya ang susi.

When the key fit the hole perfectly, I had to rejoice quietly, the satisfaction comes after opening the drawer and finally having the phone within reach is never felt before.

Kaso lang nga daglian lang din bumalik ang inis ko nang malaman na may lock pa pala ito. But then, I remembered I had a cousin, Phearius who is good with machines, so maybe he could hack into this.

I contemplated for a while and inserted the phone at my back pocket. Ang balak ko naman sana talaga ay tahimik na lumabas ng presinto. Though plans always changes. I just can't ignore it when I saw something more suspicious.

"Victorique, the officer going in." Bigla ay narinig ko si Gean sa isang earpiece. Narinig ko ito ngunit hindi pa rin ako kumilos upang dumiretso sa pintuan.

Nagtuloy-tuloy lang ako sa pagbulat ng dokumento. Hindi ako naging maingat sa pagkuha nito kaya't bigla na lamang nahulog ang mga litrato na nakaipit sa mga ito.

"Victorique?"

Suddenly, Gean's voice was emitted out of my ears when I saw what's in the picture.

"Victorique, you have to get out."

There was a ring in my head, it was strange.

Ang kamay ko na patuloy na paglipat sa mga litrato ay bahagyang nanginig. Hindi ko alam kung gaano na kalaki ang mga mata ko. Pero ang alam ko ay pagkamuhi at galit ang mararamdaman ko bilang babae.

The pictures contained none other than women in prison whose been violated. Some have been beaten to death, and some are even raped and some terrible, awful things I couldn't even imagine.

I gasped as I spread the pictures on top of the table. Words can't express what I am feeling right now. My head was spinning, hands sweaty as I pressed my palms by the table for support.

In my sorry state, I managed to read some of the papers attached by a paperclip.

Isa itong kontrata.

"Victorique, you need to go now!"

Gean's voice finally went into me. Without really thinking about it, I grabbed one of the documents containing some contracts some things I didn't know and made sure to spread all of the evidence I could find.

Mula sa mga lamesa ay may nakita akong cutter kaya't kinuha ko ito at pinalabas ang blade nito.

Tahimik akong naglakad sa gilid ng pintuan at hinintay ang pagbukas nito.

Sa wakas dumating na ang inaabangan ko. Narinig ko pa ang halakhak nito sa may pintuan bago bumukas ang pintuan. I was blocked by the door that's why he couldn't see me yet.

He seems to be on call with someone on the phone.

Ang hayop, nagawa pang makipagtawanan sa lagay na'yan? I don't know about criminals and how they could laugh while doing something wicked like its second nature.

Minsan iniisip ko kung alam ba nila ang nararamdaman ng mga taong pinapatay nila, alam ba nila ang pakiramdam ng pinagsasamantalaan?

Well, that's it, isn't it?

They didn't know the pain. Ang taong ito hindi alam kung ano ang pakiramdam mapagsamantalaan. At alam niya na makakatakas siya sa kanyang ginagawa dahil siya mismo ang batas. And what would a mere prisoner say? On top of that, they were women, and it's hard to admit that we are still living in a world where a man's word is stronger than a woman's word.

Hindi na ako nagdalawang isip pa, agad na akong nagmartsa. Then in one swift move I managed to plant a stab at his back making him scream. It was so loud that it might have echoed through the corridor, attracting more people.

However, I do not care at the moment, besides that is what I am aiming for, to attract attention.

Pero patuloy lang ito sa pagsigaw at pagmakaawa maski ako ay narindi na.

"Don't kill me! Tulong! Tulongan ninyo ako!" And he was trying his hardest to call for reinforcements.

Pero hindi ko siya pinakinggan at kinuha ang kanyang isang kamay at itinapat iyon sa isang shelf na nakalagay sa gilid ng kwaarto.

"Anong gagawin mo-- Ahh!" Isang sigaw ang lumabas sa kanyang bibig nang isaksak ko ang cutter sa kanyang palad upang maipako ito sa book shelf. 

"No, spare my life! I have children. May asawa ako, may anak ako!"

I would have sympathized with in the past. Pero habang patuloy na tinititigan ko ang pagmumukha ng lalaking ito, lalo lang tumitindi ang kagustuhan ko na patayin siya. No, killing him would be painless. He should die slowly, he should suffer his wounds for a long time.

I pulled the cutter from his hand. Ngayon ay hinawakan ko ang kanyang panga at tinitigan ko ang nanginginig niyang mata.

"Have you ever felt what those women have felt when you violated them?" Tanong ko ng mabagal at mariin. "Have you?!"

With a swing, the cutter from my other hand landed on a big chunk of flesh, specifically hanging between his legs. His screams were more painful than before, resembling a dreadful sound of broken wailing. 

"Shut up." I said as I clasped his mouth tightly with my other hand. "Your f*ck*ng trash had already served it's purpose. It's just a 'girl thing' anyway, after all, you can endure it."

Now he was crying. Sa lahat ng mga ginawa niya, wala siyang karapatan na umiyak dahil kaunting sakit lang ito. It's nothing compared to all the pain those women have gone through.

"Freeze! Put your hands where I could see them."

Natigilan ako nang marinig ko ang pamilyar na boses na iyon. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang ire-react ko. Ngunit hindi ko itinaas ang aking mga kamay. Wala akong balak na sundin siya.

"I said put your hands where I could see them!"

Hindi ako nagsalita at tinignan ang mga litratong nakalatag sa lamesa. Alam kong makikita ito ng mga pulis kaya't panatag ako na mahuhuli ang hayop na ito.

Huminga ako ng malalim saka napag-desisyunan na ligonin ang tao sa likuran ko.

"You..."

I was right. Hinding-hindi ko makakalimutan ang boses niya kahit pa mamatay ako. And I hated how much I was infatuated with that voice back then.

"V-Victorique..."

Nagkuyom ang making magkabilang kamay at tinignan siya ng matalim. He looks good, huh?

Still a police detective with honour on his name, a desirable man who defeats evil in the name of justice. What the f**k is wrong with that?! Well, the fact that it is all false and it makes me laugh how full of synthetic words.

"I only follow a real police officer." Sabi ko at humakbang patalikod habang ako ay titig na titig sa kanya, hinihintay na paputokin ang kanyang baril.

We've been staring at each other just waiting and waiting until I heard a set of footsteps coming near to where we were. Nasa may bintana na ako nang muli akong tumingin kay Spencer na noon ay binababa na ang baril na hawak. Then he dropped his head and avoided my gaze as he waited for me to make my escape.

Hindi na ako nag-atubli pa at tumuntong na ako sa bintana at tumalon mula dito. I successfully landed and ran towards the wall, where I entered the premises. Nang sa wakas ay makapunta ako sa labas ay agad na nag-blend ako sa mga tao.

I was both relieved and shock.

Back there, hindi ako sigurado na papalayain ako ni Spencer. And I wasn't really expecting him to act like a fool. Pero magrereklamo pa ba ako?

Huminga ako ng malalim at inalis ang earpiece na at tinapon ito sa basurahan. Right now, I just need Phearius to hack into this phone before I move on.

__Ynalee's POV__

It's been days.

Hindi ko alam kung paano ako makakalabas sa kulungan ko ngayon. With as much power and money like Alex, his empire was build in a way you could never get out. Unless the king of this place says so himself.

"Ma'am ito na po ang pagkain ninyo."

Napayuko ako mula sa tinatanaw. Hindi ko tinapunan ng tingin ang katulong , maski ang pagkain na narinig ko na nilapag niya sa lamesa. Wala along ganang kumain.

"I am not hungry." Sabi ko.

"P-pero..." 

Natigilan ako sa pagtanaw at napatingin sa gawi ng katulong. Nang tignan ko ang kayang kamay ay nanginginig ito. Sanhi para ako ay mapakuyom ng kamay.

"Kakainin ko mamaya."

Hindi na ito umapela pa ngunit nanatili ito sa loob, marahil ay napag-utusan na naman ng demonyo niyang amo na bantayan ako, at siguraduhin na maubos ko lahat ang pagkain.

I sighed deeply as I stopped my hand from trembling.

The maid that's standing in front of me is the fifth one this week that I've been imprisoned in this place. Noong una, hindi ko pinansin kung bakit nagbago ang maid ko, dahil mayaman ang gago, hindi na ako magtataka kung papalit-palit siya ng katulong.

Ngunit pagdating ng pang-apat na araw, nagising na lamang ako sa sigaw ng isang babae. And when I opened my eyes I was in a different room, a dark and dirty place with a smell of rust and blood.

I don't know how I should descibe that scene, pero noong una ko iyong nakita, alam kong isa iyong lugar kung saan ayaw ko nang bumalik pa.

But the scene unfolding in front of me was even more terrifying than most I've seen.

The fourth maid who was serving on that day was being chained in a star position, her stomach was exposed.

Noong una hindi ko alam kung ano ang ginagawa sa kanya, pero noong nakita ko na tinutusukan siya ng karayom dito ay doon na ako napaigaw ng malakas.

"Ssshhh..." That was when I noticed that I was sitting on Alex's lap while the demon was sitting comfortably on his couch, holding a wine on one hand. "Hush, now..."

Nanlaki ang mata ko nang bigla niyang ipihit ang aking ulo papunta sa kanyang dibdib. I remembered how fast my heartbeat was at that time, how scared I was to be the one chained up on the wall.

Ang kamay niya ay paulit-ulit sa pagpahid sa aking buhok na parang pinapatahan ako.

"Don't be scared, hmm?"

Lalong nanlaki ang aking mga mata dahil sa kanyang inaakto. Alex was really a scary man, that even if he's acting all sweet and smiling at me, it seems as if he's already planning how to torment me.

There was another scream, this time it made me flinch.

"Please stop this..." I begged soundlessly.

"Hmm?" His voice was deadly sweet as he bends his head to hear me clearly. "Can't hear you."

My fist closed and open as I fought the urge to punch him. Gustong-gusto ko siyang sipain, ngunit alam kong mapapatay na niya ako bago pa man ako makaalis. So, as much as possible, I shouldn't trigger his anger.

"P-please...," My voice croaked. "Let her go."

"Oh..." Alex's eyebrows lifted. "But I can't do that."

"W-Why?"

Nanigas ako nang maramdaman ko ang pagsayad ng daliri niya sa hita ko, sanhi para masampal ko siya.Ang gabing ginahasa niya ako, hinding-hindi ko iyon makakalimutan, kung gaano niya ako sinaktan, how he betrayed the trust that's hard for me to give even for anyone else.

"D-Don't you dare touch me." Mariin ang mga pagbigkas ko sa mga kataga.

I watched as he slowly turned his head in my direction. And when I saw how his eyes slowly changed from that dangerous predator my heart almost dropped as I waited for him to strike back.

Pero walang nangyari sa akin. Ni sampal, sabunot o suntok, walang nangyari.

Bagkus ay naramdaman ko lang ang paghaplos niya sa pisngi ko bago siya sumigaw ng, "Beat her face to death."

Nanlaki ang mata ko saka nagpapanik na napatingin sa mga tauhan niyang papalapit na sa katulong na nagsusumigaw na sa tulong. Doon na ako napatingin sa kanya at napahawak sa kanyang damit.

"Tigilan mo na ito, tigilan mo na ito! Bakit mo ba ito ginagawa?!" I was shaking his collar violently. "Pigilan mo sila!"

But I was already too late, the three men who were monitoring the torture had already started beating her face up, and the pained screams that came from the woman filled my ears, sending a shiver down my spine.

"Tigilan na ninyo iyan! Alex, make them stop please, make them stop."

"No."

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko saka napaangat ang tingin ko sa kanya.

"W-what..."

Imbes na sagutin niya ako ay ngumisi muna siya, saka niya inayos ang buhok ko na naligaw sa aking mukha. Then he brushes my tears gently before he leaned forward and said with threatening eyes, "They failed to feed you, I'll put a needle on their stomach. They let you slap me, I'll beat their face to death. It's their fault for failing to follow my commands."

Ang mga mata niya ay malalaki habang sinasabi niya ang mga katagang parang bomba sa aking pandinig.

It was my fault.

"And all of them died."

My eyes widen, my tears breaming down my face as I fought the urge to sob or to even wail in front of him because I knew he was asking for that.

Kaya't ginawa ko ang paraan para itigil na niya ito.

"K-kakain na ako." Mahinang sabi ko. "Kakain na ako."

With that, Alex gave me a satisfied grin and held out his hand to stop the torture. Hindi ko na inangat ang tingin ko sa babae dahil natatakot ako sa maaaring makita ko.

"Good girl..." His hands brushed my haird gently, back and forth. "Then let's together, hmm?"

Hindi na ako nakaalma pa nang tumayo siya at buhatin ako palayo sa lugar na iyon.

"Next time someone mistreated you, tell me okay?" Alex said with a sweet voice but I knew better, those words held nothing but poison. "and I'll kill them for you."