Chapter 10: Epilogue

ZERO Fuego. A innocent and obedient child. The only child of Ms. and Mr. Fuego. But he doesn't expect something that make his dream family image shattered

His Mom and Dad are arranged marriage. They also claiming that Zero is the result of their accidental night

Sa madaling salita, hindi nila tanggap ang batang Zero. Dahil wala itong kamuwang-muwang at mababaw ang pagiisip, hindi nya ito pinansin. He's already happy that they are wholw family

But once again, nobody can stay forever. The littles lies, made some misunderstanding that Zero fuy believed. Ang mga kasinungalingan ay biglang lumaki hanggang sa lumiko ang pagiisip ng lalaki

He saw her Mom's kissing another guy, that's not his father. Then in the kinder garden that he's studying at, he saw his father. Hugging a child that like his age

Everything is a lie, right? He want to confront his own parents but Zero is still have some hope, trust and love at his own parents. Hindi pa sya iniiwan ng mga ito, at ito ang dahilan kung bakit hindi pa sya sumusuko

But something started. The violence. Nakaramdam ng trauma ang bata ngunit kumapit padin sya kahit papaano dahil magulang nya ang mga ito. They are the one who raise him, he will surely treasured them

And that's why.. he killed them. Making an accident. Her mom slip at the bathroom, but the truth is he pushed her. His father that drunk and accidently knocked his own head at the kitchen and the knife pierce his heart, but the truth is he stab his father heart then lied at the policemans and detectives

Naniwala naman ang mga ito because he is still a child. Nakikita din ng mga kapitbahay nila na laging nabubog-bog ang batang lalaki ng mga sarili nitong magulang. They announce that it's an accident

Then Zero meet her. Whena. He just wanted to look at the Amusement Park that he alwats dream, na makapunta dito kasama ang kanyang mga magulang. Ngunit hindi ito nangyari hanggang sa huli

He just stand their alone at the side of the crowd. Hindi nya inaasahan na lumapit sa pwesto nya ang babae at sinabing pwede syang sumama sa kanila

At first he just wanted to hang out at them. He envy Whena, her family is still whole, while his family is he only treasured on his memory. He lied at his parents, na iniwan sya ng mga ito sa Amusement Park

But slowly, he enjoyed the Amusement Park. Lalo na ang pagsama kay Whena. She's always laughing, trembling, crying then laughing again. She's like a rabbit that soft and treasured

Whena is really like a rabbit. Nang maghiwalay sila sa Amusement Park, he kept being contact at Whena's father. He disguised himself as his own father to always know Whena's where about or always doing

Iniiba-iba pa ni Zero ang kanyang boses upang lang malaman mauto ang tatay ng babae na puno ng duda sa kanya. Naalala nya kung paano ito umiiyak sa pangaasar nya dito

Ito rin ang dahilan kung bakit ayaw sa kanya ng tatay ni Whena. He's still not trusting him, and he always making Whena cry even it's not his fault. She's just a cry baby, crying in a small reason that making him chuckled

Hanggang sa lumaki ang dalaga at naging na babae na ito, patuloy nyang nalalaman ang lagi nito ginagawa, thanks to her own father. That still believing his own lies until now

Nang nakapagtapos sya ng trabaho sa sariling pagsisikap, naisip nya ang tsokolateng mata ng babaeng inspirasyon nya. Zero look a famous jewelry shop

When a beautiful and stunning necklace that make him speecheless, because he can imagine Whena's eyes that tearing up while looking at him

He simply didn't buy it. He just killed the owner. That's all. Zero can willingly staint his soft and callouse hands with blood just for his Whena. He's already proud that he can gift something at her

When he heared that Whena's going to the city, inikupahan nya agad ng mas maaga ang tabing apartment ng babae. He wanted to monitor her every moves

So when she moved, he grinned then introduce himself. He missed her. Zero wanted to tease her, make her cry, and make her embarrased, but he can wait. He's still have some plan in the future

He excuse himself like touring her around the neighborhood. Alam nya na nagtataka na ito but she's still laughing and smiling at his accompanying that make his heart fluttered

Zero always felt victorious every time she smiled, laugh and answered him like they are close for a long time. He wanted to speed up, kaya bumista sila sa Amusement Park. Gusto nya maalala nito kung gaano kaimportante para sa kanya ang Amusement Park

Ngunit nararamdaman ng binata na wala pa itong naalala. Napagdesisyunan nyang umalis ng isang buwan sa building. He wanted to monito her every moves, even some cockroach are making move at Whena

The so called cockroach, Justine: "..."

He know from the start. Simula ng pumasok ang dalaga sa kompanyang tina-trabuhan nito, he already know that a disguisting cockroach is making a move at her Whena

"You're still far away from me, you cockroach."

"What?" His wife asked. Zero face become tender just looking at his wife's face

"Nothing. I whispered that you are always beautiful, my love." He kissed her forehead

"Nako. Ikaw Zero, kung malaman ko na may ginagawa ka na namang iba, maghahanap ka talaga ng matutulugan mo." Her wife sweetly smiled that make his body immediately stiffened but he returned his trump card

"No way, my love. Halos araw-araw mo na naririnig ang I love you ko, for you. That's how I always love you, Whena." Nilagay nya ang isang hibla ng buhok ng babae sa tenga nito bago mariing tinigan

Hinaplos nya ang kwintas na suot-suot nito. How beatiful his wife and her necklace that he gifted at her. Her brown eyes that softly looking at him

"I always said that stop it, Zero. You and you're sweet words." She averted her eyes at him but Zero saw a beautiful scene in his own life. His wife flushed and red ears

He is addicted at this scene. He wanted to tease her more but he have some appointed today. It's a special day

"My love, it's already Four years past, but I still love you. And more loving you every time, na magkasama taong dalawa." Zero hug her from her behind. In front of them, a big gold picture frame of their wedding

They are smiling at each other. He can still saw his wifes tears that falling on her face in the frame. Him, smiling with tender and pampered look while holding his wifes face

They are holding their each other hands that have a silver ring on his hand and a diamond ring at her wife. It's a side view, but the sunset giving a fresh vibe. It's their fresh new life being husband and wife

"And hindi padin naalis ang katamisan ng pananalita mo, my love." She teased him. He bit her earlobe that made Whena flinched in shocked as she looked up at his face. The corner of her eyes are tearing up

"And you're still a cry baby, my love." He claimed her soft lips. He tried to deepened it but his wife resist his and her own desire

"M-Meeting.." She panted. He lick his lips while still focused on his wifes lips. She have some saliva at her lower lips, he licked it that made her wifes trembled

"Okay." Nasagot nalang ng lalaki bago huli ulit itong halikan bago iniwang tulala ang asawa sa pwesto nila

His eyes are shade with desire for his wife but he have some important destination. Zero can make Whena cry again at unexplainable pleasure after he's done at this

"That place." Banggit nya cab driver. He have a car but the place that he's going to is not suitable at his precious car

"Sir?"

"Hm?"

"Sigurado ka po ba na iyon ang gusto nyo puntahan?"

"Yeah. I'm sure." He absentmindly answered the cab driver while looking at the window

"May sasabi din po na abandunado na po iyon." Zero ears become big at what he heared, he looked at the cab driver

"Abandoned?"

Tumango ang cab driver habang nakafocus sa pagda-drive. "Yes po. Sa una kilalang-kilala iyon dahil sa lumang renta. Madami ang dumadayo dito kahit mga taga- ibang bansa. Hanggang sa may hindi inaasahang nangyari." Patuloy na paliwanag nito na mas kinatuon ng atensyon ng lalaki. "May nangyaring patayan. Drugs daw ho. May mga foreigner na nagdistribute siguro at hanggang sa kumalat na ang drugs at nadamay na ang iba."

"Madami nga po namatay. Walang natira. Iyong drugs na napagmulan ng karumal-dumal na nangyari ay hindi nila nakita. Hindi kilala o alam ng pulisya kung ano ang drugs na iyon. Kung anong klasebg drugang pumatay sa 30 katao. Massacre daw ang tinawag nila doon."

Zero lips twitched. What a sad story it is. He is weird but in the right way

"Tapos nga po sir, may pangalawa na namang nangyari. Isang babae naman po ang dahilan. Tumira ito doon. Maganda daw ang babae at mabait, ngunit naging dahilan din daw iyon ng di nila inaasahan. Parang daw umulit na naman 'yong unang nangyari doon. Kahit ngayon daw, madami nagsasabi-sabi na kada patak daw ng 12:00 may iba't ibang kalseng nariring doon na nagpapatayo ng balahibo na kung sino man ang makarinig."

Pagkatapos na pagkatapos nitong magsalita, napunta na sila sa destinasyon nya. Binigay nya ang bayad sa manong

"Nako sir, sobra pa ito."

"Keep the change. Bayad ko nalang sa mga nakwento mo, manong." He smiled and walk away while waving his hands

Pumasok muli sya sa lugar na nagsimula ulit ang kanilang buhay. Hindi nya makakalimutan ang lugar na ito kaya binabalik-balikan nya ito

"Nngg!"

He opened the door of the basement. Nakita nyang pumatak na ang 12:00. Mukhang hindi padin sanay si Zero sa malayong pagba-byahe nya at gantong oras sya napupunta dito. And excuse lang talaga ang 'meeting' na iyon sa pinakamamahal nyang asawa

"I'm here again. I will make you feel the same feeling that made my wife disguisted at you." Pumunta sya sa isang malaking lamesa na kung saan may iba't ibang tools na puro tuyot na dugo

"Mpff!!" Justine and his ruined face and body. His body is full of blood and whipped. Some skin are falling. And his buttocks has some blood on it

"I guess you miss me, Justine. Nawala lang ako ng isang buwan, ganun ka kasabik, in our todays lesson." He cunningly smirked

Justine eyes are cloudy and in daze, just like the girls that he kept in those one months as a tools. Kaya ginawa nya din ito sa lalaking nakatali sa upuan. Kada isang buwan, babalik sya at pagkatapos ng isang gabi, babalik na ulit sya sa susunod na buwan

Papalipasin nya ang isang buwan bago bumalik ulit dito. And he is still not believing how immortal this guy. In those pain that he's feeling and in every one week, makakain lang ito ng maayos. Hindi mawawala syempre ang pink pill, na kinakasuklap-suklap ni Zero

Tinanggal nya ang telang nakasalampak sa bunga-nga nito. "More... I-I still.. want more.."

Zero obediently nod at his request. "Okay. Then I will now begin, Justine."

THE END