SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL (COMPLETED)

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN (Start of war)

Martin's POV

            Shit.

            Damn straight shit.

            What the fuck did I say?

            Ang pinakatatago-tago kong lihim kay Elodie ay nasabi ko ng ganoon lang. Just because I was worried about her.

            Ang higpit-higpit ng yakap ko sa kanya at ramdam kong talagang pumipiglas siyang makalayo sa akin. Ramdam ko ang galit niya. I knew she felt betrayed again.

            "Bitiwan mo ako. Bitiwan mo ako!" She was trying to push me, but I held her tightly. I wanted her to feel that I am not her enemy. I wanted her to know that I am on her side. That I can protect her from those monsters that hurt her.

            "Katulad ka din nila," umiiyak na sabi niya. Unti-unti ay tumitigil na siya sa kakapiglas. Maya-maya ay naramdaman kong umaalog lang ang katawan gawa ng matinding paghagulgol.

            "I didn't mean to lie. I thought, it was for the best if you don't know who I am." Mahinang sagot ko. Nanatili akong yakap si Elodie at ayaw ko siyang bitiwan.

            "You tried to kill me." Humihikbing sabi niya.

            Napapikit ako at napailing.

            "I saved you. I tried everything to keep you alive. I wanted you to breathe again. I wanted you to wake up and I wanted you to get your revenge."

            Sa pagkakataong iyon ay nakawala na si Elodie sa pagkakayakap ko. Kitang-kita ko ang panunumbat sa tingin niya habang punong-punong ng luha ang mata niya.

            "Revenge? I got it tonight. I killed one of those monsters. Why did you lie to me?" pinahid niya ang luha sa mata.

            "I wanted you to recover fast. If you will know who I really am, I'll become a constant reminder of what happened to you." Napahinga ako ng malalim. "Kakampi mo ako. Hindi ko pababayaan na may mangyaring masama sa iyo."

            "Bakit hindi mo sinabi kay daddy ang totoong nangyari sa akin?" Ngayon ay bahagya nang kumakalma si Elodie.

            "Because I'll be dead if I do that. You will also die. Mabuti na nga lang at naisip mong gawin na magkaroon ng bagong identity. Because those bastards wanted to make sure that you're really dead." Marahan kong hinilot ang ulo ko at tumingin sa kanya. "Elodie, I am not a good person. I did so many bad things in my life. But saving you was of the best thing that happened to me. Seeing you breathing again. Knowing that you are recovering and looking at you right now, I felt I did something good for once." Bahagyang nanginig ang boses ko. "You're my fucking redemption. 

            Nakita kong muling namuo ang luha niya sa mata at bigla na lang tumulo sa pisngi niya na mabilis niyang pinahid.

            "The truth, Matthias talked to me and he wanted me to check you out. He doesn't believe that you are what you are now. Alam niyang may something na nangyayari sa biglang pagsulpot ni Evie Marie." Sinabi ko na lahat. Wala na rin naman akong dapat na itago sa kanya.

            "And what did you say? Did you tell him the truth? Did you tell him that I was the woman that his children raped and murdered?" Nanginginig sa galit ang boses.

            Lumapit ako sa kanya at marahang pinahid ang mga luha sa pisngi niya tapos ay umiling.

            "I didn't say anything." Ngumiti ako ng mapakla. "You asked where is my loyalty? It's with myself because that's the only thing that keeps me alive right now. I don't know whom to trust anymore. But this time, we need to trust each other because if Matthias knows that you are alive, he will kill us both." Paliwanag ko sa kanya.