72. The Ring

|| Steven Montefalco ||

"S-steven, bakit mo ba talaga ginagawa 'to sa'kin? Bakit hindi mo nalang ako hinayaan na kunin nung mga kidnappers na 'yon! Napapagod na ako!" she said in a yelled voice. I just let her to speak up whatever she wanted to say.

"P-please..gusto kong makita si Logan! Dalhin mo ako sa kanya.." she said trying to clear her throat. I saw her tears trickling down on her cheeks while she's still seating on the floor, in a languidly way while she's covering her face using her palms. I let out a sighed and I made steps towards her.

I bended my knees in front of her and I lift her chin. I noticed that she stop crying as she wiped already her tears.

"S-steven. if you love me, hahayaan mo ako sa gusto ko. Please..kahit sa pagkakataon na lang 'yon..gusto ko siyang masilayan. Gusto kong makita ang mahal ko.." pag-susumamo niya. I saw now in her eyes na namumugto na iyon dahil sa mga pag-iyak niya.

Shit! Fvck! I said to myself.

Don't she know that I feel hurt everytime she's mentioning that name in front of me? Didn't she know that I'm almost look insane just for fvcking letting her to be okay on this situation for her sake!? Are she really blind?

See. I didn't tied her up. I let my hired persons to bring her here in safe way and without hurting her painfully.

I closed my eyes for a seconds. I took a deep breath and I exhaled it to lower down my temper. Then I opened my eyes.

"Marsha. If I've just let you for that fvcking way, I don't know what can I do. But please. Please understand me also, Marsha. I'm always doing what's the best for you just for your damn sake. Because I love you Marsha. I do still love you.."

Yeah. I do still fvcking love her. In a way that I'll damn do any jeopardy way just risking my life for her to just love me back. Yes. I do insanely love her, even we have in our past, I just don't know why my heart was still fvcking love her. And that's I felt and I know. Wherefore I should damned to follow.

"Steve. Please.." Yeah. I like the way she calling me that. The fvck that I always wanted to hear on her. "Kung talagang mahal mo ako. Hahayaan mo ako sa gusto ko. P-pasensiya na pero si Logan ang mahal ko. At dahil--"

"And what?!" I almost exclaimed. I stood up and I turn behind and I sighed. I combed my hair using my fingertips and I throw up my hands.

"You know Marsha. I don't know why you chose to love that man than me. Why? After those years that you promised to me that you'll love me forever but don't you know that you fvcking hurt me by breaking it?! And now, you damn love that man who'd already a fiance, will have their baby and we'll getting their marriage? Why don't you love me? Tell me, why?!" I know I'm too hypocrite for insisting her about her feelings but damn! I'm not an idiot just to give her to that unworthy man. This is what we pledge to each other--and I'm still holding it, that if I found her, I'll still love her.

She didn't say any words while my eyes was on her, waiting her to speak up. And there suddenly, I saw she tried to bite her lower lip controlling herself not to cry.

I wanted it. I really wanted to taste her lips if how's fvcking is it taste like. But then, I did not. Even though I badly wanted to fuck her up here, I also didn't. Because I don't want her to say anything wrong to me, at ayoko na pag-hinalaan niya ako that after kidnapping her yesterday, I don't want her to think for a conclusion about it that I've the one behind of these.

I tried to bended my left knee to lower myself. And I spoke. "Please. I listened to your side then, I also want to hear from you if what's your real reason. Why he?" I saw she looked on me and I saw in her eyes na nag-tutubig iyon. Fvck. Shit. I know that she's just still controlling her emotions not to cry.

"S-steven. Buntis ako. At ikakasal na ako sa kanya. Kaya mahal ko siya..mahal na mahal ko si Logan.." my mouth suddenly tongue-tied. But I tried myself to have a guts to speak up.

"When does it happened, Marsha? I want to know if when..!" I lowered my voice while saying all of these. I don't know. I fvcking didn't expect it. That I'll hear it from her--as she said it. That it is her damn reason.

"M-matagal na, Steven. Kaya ayokong umasa ka pa sa akin. Ayoko kong masaktan ka kapag nalaman mo na buntis ako sa kanya kung sakaling ikaw pa rin ang minahal ko. S-sorry Steven..sorry, pero hindi na kita kayang mahalin.." as I heard her last words, I punched the wall hardly behind of her. I combed my hair then I stood up and I walked towards the balcony.

I hold firmly the balustrade. Letting a deep sighed, I want to throw every things away. I fvcking wanted to kill that man now in front of Marsha and buried him alive. Fvck this! fvck him!

I deeply inhaled just to soothe my wrath inside of me. Suddenly napa-suntok ako sa barandilya na nasa aking harap.

Yeah. Now I know why Marsha love her. And that's why Marsha didn't chose to love me but him. I fvcking got it. I damned understand it!

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|| Logan Figueroa ||

I get inside my private jet which was I used to send me off there in palawan, which was Steven brought Marsha there.

Yes. I knew that Marsha was now there after I ask a help to my shit childhood friend slash cousin, Rix Marquez Alfonso, and my cousin, Jes Lauchengco--who's working as a popular police detective. They said to me that details if where's Marsha.

Speaking to Rix. Yeah. The hell that I still didn't forget that day where Marsha and him met there. It was actually the reunion of my relatives. And the hell that he's there is because she's my cousin from his mother's side. Because his former mother was dead. Kaya siya nandon, kasama nung gabing iyon.

As the jet go up into the sky, I'm just drinking my wine. I sipped on it first then I placed it on top of a small table in my front. Suddenly, there's something popped up in my head to took that suitcase which was the only thing that I've prepared to bring, still reaching that place.

I opened that suitcase and I took what's the inside of it.

"Oh. You really want to kill him?' I remember that Rix was there. The hell tsk. He'll just fvcking ruin me.

Throwing my thoughts, I smirked. "I'll not just kill him. I'll also burn his body. So I'll not be bothers at all." I looked to Rix and I saw he shook his head and there's a stupid smirked on his lips.

I've just averted my eyes on him as I took a glanced on a gun which was I'm holding right now.

"You really psycho, Logan. You'll do what ever you wanted to do just to save her. Oh. what a perfect love." then he burst a laugh. Fvcking man. I think he's now crazy. Tsk.

"Just shut up." I decided to put back the gun inside the suitcase. Then I closed it.

"Oh, anyway. I really like Marsha for me. But I made a think why she likes a screwy man like you." tinapunan ko ulit siya ng tingin at napailing-iling pa siya at may malapad pang ngisi.

Damn this man! if he's not just my cousin and my childhood friend, I already shoot him there.

"Just fvcking seat there and do not talk to me. And don't you ever mentioned Marsha's name. Or I will kill you also." I said in a raging voice. And he chuckled stupidly.

"Okay okay. Relax. I know she's only for you, man. So, I hope you'll not now kill me for that. Such a badass man. Hahaha.." I've just sipped my wine. I do not want to waste my time para patulan pa siya sa walang kwenta niyang mga pinag-sasabi. I noticed him for a while that he stood up and he go somewhere. I've just focused my self thinking about Marsha if how is she now.

I badly missed her. I want to cupped her face and kissed her lips infinitely. And I want to stay always at her side so I'll not be bothered because she's with me. But fvck. Because of what happened yesterday on us--yeah. Speaking on it. I just found myself recumbent in the hospital.

And Yes. as I've got back my consciousness, I saw there Stella and my parents. Yes, papá and mama Felisha was also came out there after they was informed about me.

And fvcking yeah. I asked one of them if who brought me there at that hospital, and I found out to Stella that she's the one who've brought me there. After telling to me that she saw me unconcsciously lying on the ground, and there's a blood shedding that came to my head.

It's because of who's that fvcking person who tried to hit me hardly on my head. Making me suddenly fell on the ground, and before I killed that two men who'd kidnapped Marsha.

As I heard it from Stella, I made a think if why she knew that I'm there on that place where she'd found me. And damn fortunately, I know that it's not just a coincidence--I've felt that it's something on her fvcking plan. But I don't know exactly what's her real plan.

And there, she admitted to me that Steven is the one who'd planned this--and it is to kidnap Marsha. So he may took away Marsha from me and to show up that I'm dead. And therefore, Steven will pursue to his wants to let Marsha live with him in a far place. Where, they'll fvcking push Marsha to love him again. Fvck this! He's out of his mind. He's so desperate like Stella. Pina-mukha niya na mamahalin pa siya ni Marsha? Tsk.tsk. Weak. Fvcking poor man!

Speaking to Stella again. I brutally insist her to tell me where did he brought Marsha but she doesn't said if it's where does Steven bring her. Steven just told her about that but he didn't said to Stella if where's that place. The hell. She's so poor girl. She don't know that Steven was just toying her!

And luckily also, I have a help with Jes which is popular for being a great detective there in switzerland and he's known to the other countries. And in within fifteen hours, he finally traced if where Steven is. Because of that damn number that Stella have with him, where she tries to hides it on me. After that time where I caught her talking to that bullshit man on her phone.

Damn it! I really wanted to kill her at that time but I didn't. I'd rather to find Marsha first before I waste my time for killing her.

Throwing out my thoughts, I noticed Jes walking towards on me as he went there in the cabin.

"Logan. We're here." I heard him said and I looked first to Rix which he still had a wide smirked on his face. And I know that he's excited for this damn killing moment. And I expected if what will might possibly the situation will be.

I took out my suitcase and I immediately stood up from where I seated. Then I abruptly get outside to my own jet. I saw a car where I told Jak to prepare it for me as when we'll landed here in our destination.

And there, I saw Jak there waiting for me. He opened the door for me then I abruptly get inside the car. Speaking to Rix and Jes, they also had their own cars, while Jak was following now on their way as the car ran.

After a couple of minutes, I took out the gun inside of that suitcase then I climbed out to my car. I fix my self as I made steps towards that house as we finally reached it.

It was a huge house and I know that it was Steven's another house. And I will not doubt why he had this because of he also had his own company which was he's managing his own real states and lands.

"Bro, I think you should seek first Marsha. I and Jes will handle him." Rix tapped me on my shoulders matapos niyang kasahin ang kanyang baril.

"Yeah. He's right. So you have to search her here now." Jes added. i just nod to them then afterwards, I camly walked inside of that house. While Jes and Rix was preparing themselves to search Steven on some other areas.

I get upstairs while I'm holding the gun on my right hand. And there, I tried to opened those rooms that I've pass through. I stopped walking for a while when I saw the last room where I still didn't yet open.

Ikinasa ko ang baril ko at dahan-dahan kong binuksa ang pinto niyon. And there, as I finally opened the door, bumangad naman sa'kin ang loob niyon.

I tried to let inside while I'm still holding my gun down.

"Marsha!" I tried to shout her name as I've almost tried to roamed my self around in this room but I didn't found her.

"Fvck this!" I gnashed my teeth and I punched the wall using my left fist. I'm now losing my temper if I didn't found her. I don't know what can I do now if that bullshit man will not give Marsha to me!

Damn this! Fvck this! Urgh!

Dahil sa sobrang galit ko, I've almost let out a gun shot where it hits the ceiling. I irritably combed my hair using my fingertips then I leaned my self on a wall.

Where are you Marsha? Where does he brought you now?! I'm fvcking missed you! Damn it! Love well the hell are you?

And there, suddenly my eyes tilted on my left side. And I caught something on top of the bed which was covered of a white bedsheet. I just found me self took steps towards on it.

I took that ring as I saw it here on top of this bed at pinag-mamasdan ko iyon ng mabuti. Suddenly it hits me when I remember that it is the ring which was I gave to her, to Marsha.

I felt that my heart was stabbing many times as I'm still keep my eyes on it, and while I'm still holding it also in my left hand.

I don't know but why is it here. Why she left it here?

There's so many questions running now in my head, but the one thing that I should want to have an answer is why does this ring was here?

No. I don't believe that she decided to be with that man, that's why she took away this ring on her finger. I know Marsha loves me, and I don't believe that she'll let herself to chose to live with Steven and not me.

Damn this! Fvck this! Damn you Steven!

I let my self seated on the bed habang hawak-hawak ko pa rin ang singsing na 'yon. I can't but my heart was fvcking aching. My heart telling me to believe that Marsha still loves me. But my mind dictating me that she don't love me now.

I wiped my tears and I chuckled in a sudden. I'm fvcking looks like an idiot man now who's showing his weakness just because of this ring.

"Logan! what happened!? Did you see Steven? What about Marsha? Is she okay, man?' I stood up as I heard Jes voice behind me.

"Take this." I took his hand at ibinigay ko sa kanya yung singsing. As I give it to him, he became curious on it. I didn't uttered some words when I left him there, as I get outside of that room.