Touched

Four

ONE YEAR AGO
.......
Grayson Fitzgerald

    "Who the fuck sent you?!" I pulled out my 9mm from my shoulder holster and pointed it firmly towards my assailant's head. 

    His right knee is bleeding since I shot it a while ago using his gun and I have to give it to him for not showing any sign of pain. Nakaluhod lang siya dito sa eskinita kung saan ay sinadya kong ipa-corner ang sarili ko, to confirm my suspicions. Akala niya siguro ay hindi ako marunong ng self defense at walang nakasunod na security detail saakin. Marahas kong hinilot ang sentido, nagbabakasakaling kumalma ako ng kaunti. 

    I just got back from New York where in I visited my mother, in which did not make me happy. Sure, seeing Cecile still living made me breathe a little, ngunit hindi nito mapapakalma ang galit ko sa mga natuklasan doon. 

   Ella Serene dú Pont, that fucking bitch—never have I ever felt such deep seated repugnance that I'd want to kill someone over and over, yet I cannot even act on it, dahil nakasalalay sa kanya ang buhay ng nanay ko. She is nowhere near the Persephone that she wanted to embody. Tama ang kapatid ko, she's just a fucking manipulative bitch pumped up in botox. I don't even know why my cock hardened and boned her before, aside from the fact that she is a dú Pont.

    "Fucking speak or you will no longer see the light of day." Idinikit ko ang baril sa sentido niya. I crooked my finger at one of my security detail and he obliged by giving me a cigarette then lit it.

    Humithit buga ako, and for a second there nakahinga ako ng kaunti, but a voice told me to stop smoking dahil iiksi daw ang buhay ko—umiling ako ng maalala si Selene pero pinagpatuloy pa din ang pag satisfy ng sigarilyo.

    Hindi pa din nagsasalita ang lalakeng ilang araw ko ng napapansing nakasunod saakin palagi doon pa lang sa New York. He must be so good or just brave to tail me alone—or is this another one of Ella's ploy? I just want to strangle her and feed her to my sister's pets. If only I can. 

    I unlocked the safety of my gun and gripped it properly, ready to pull the trigger. Doon ko nakita ang pag-igting ng mga panga niya.

    "There it is..."I grinned, as I spoke the same words for atleast a hundredth time already. "...at the slightest hint of death, people would really easily be disarmed, huh? Nasaan na 'yung pagkakalma mo kanina?" I snickered, at humalakhak na nang makitaan ng matinding emosyon ang mga mata nito.

    I should really be doing this more often dahil parang minamaliit nananman ng mga katulad nila ang kakayanan ko sa mga ganitong bagay. I am the devil, and these vultures should never forget that.

    "You must think that I will not do it before, don't you? But I will, oh I fucking will if you don't start talking now." Itinapon ko na ang upos ng sigarilyo at humingi pa ng isa. To my utter surprise ay naging desperado kaagad ang aura niya—now this is something.

    "P-parang awa niyo na sir, m-mapapahamak ang pamilya ko pag s-sinabi ko sainyo kung sinong nag-utos 'sakin. May anim akong anak s-sir at iskwater lang k-kami..k-kumapit lang po ako s-sa patalim.." He pleaded which made me chuckle. I don't need his reasons, I need fucking answers.

    "Wrong answer. Iskwater at kumapit sa patalim? Hindi ako basta-basta malalapitan ng isang pipitsuging hired gun. You're a professional; don't be so coy about it. Hey, John maybe he needs a little refresher of his real life. For sure meron ka na ngayon 'diba?" Nilingon ko ang kaliwa ko kung saan ay umiiling na nag-thumbs up si John. 

    Kung ako lang ay kanina ko pa pinaputok ang baril, but we're civilized people now as my sister says and I have taken my time para magamit ni John ang facial recognition software ng Armory at malaman kung sino itong nasa harapan ko ngayon.