My Love, Darkness

Chapter 13

"You gotta understand this, Philip. I hate you. I hate Phoebe, I hate Ava, I hate the three of you. Hindi ko pa malalaman itong lahat kung hindi mo pinupuntahan si Ava habang umaakto siyang Nanny ni Phoebe sa mansion na 'to. Pinagmukha mo akong tanga sa lahat, Philip! Alam ng mga tao sa mansion na ito kung sino si Ava at ni isa, walang nagsabi sa akin ng katotohanan."

Gustong pumalakpak ni Titus sa dalawang taong pinapanood niya ngayon. Natutuwa siya sa nangyayari. Ang dalawang taong nagbibigay ng sakit kay Phoebe ay parehong nag-aaway. Now this fuckers are also f****d.

"My decision is final, Francheska. Phoebe will stay here. Everyone already knows Phoebe as my first daughter. She can't just disappear like what you want."

Baliw na tumawa si Francheska bago naging seryoso muli ang pagmumukha nito. "No, Philip. Choose. Choose who will leave this household. Phoebe or us?"

Phoebe's Dad expression changed. He looks livid. "You will not bring Aliyah with you, Fran. Please, don't do this."

"Oh, you don't want us to leave? Then get rid of Phoebe."

"f**k, Francheska! Hindi pa ba sapat na nilalayuan ko na iyong bata? Ano pa bang gusto mo? I'm not even giving her the attention she needed as my child! Have mercy on the kid, Cheska!"

"No! Hindi mo nga pinapansin pero mahal mo ang batang 'yon. Who do you want to leave? Us or Phoebe? Just choose already, Philip! Choose."

Naiiling na tumalikod si Titus at muling tumagos palabas ng kuwartong 'yon sa pinto.

What he has heard is enough. Rhoades's family is not clean and pure, just like what every one has seen. Magulo rin ang pamilya. Tinatago ang baho na maaring makasira sa imahe ng pamilya.

Lumiko si Titus sa isang pasilyo kapagkuwan ay humarap sa isang pinto. Ang pinto ng kuwarto ni Phoebe. Malalim siyang napabuntong-hininga bago tumagos papasok sa kuwarto ni Phoebe.

Titus' mouth instantly quirks a smile when he saw Phoebe on her bed, sleeping with her pets. Napansin siya ni Atreus pero tumingin lang ito sa kaniya at nanatiling tahimik habang siya ay unti-unting lumalapit sa kama ni Phoebe kapagkuwan ay umupo sa dulo nito.

He sighed as he saw Phoebe's angelic face sleeping soundly. "Sleep well, little girlbaby."

Titus was dumbfounded as he felt something inside his chest, pounding frantically. Napahilamos siya ng mukha kapagkuwan ay napabuntong-hininga.

I felt really f****d up.

Flashes of memory came back to him in the time where he called Phoebe his endearment.

Baby.

Endearments are for mortals who are in love, and he is not a mortal but calling Phoebe his baby felt so good for him.

Like hell yeah, it feels so good. This girl is a real baby, after all.

Napatitig siya kay Phoebe habang iniisip ang mga bagay na nagawa niya para dito.

He have save her countless times. Mapa-umaga o gabi, lagi niya itong binibisita o binabantayan na alam niyang hindi niya dapat ginagawa dahil hindi 'yon ang rason kung bakit siya nanatiling buhay sa mundo ng mga tao.

Phoebe is a mortal. A part of his job as a grim reaper. Dahil kagaya ng mga mortal na kinolekta niya ang kaluluwa, mamatay ito. She will die as a mortal, and a grim reaper will collect her soul.

Napahawak si Titus sa dibdib niya nang muling makaramdam ng kakaiba mula dito. He somehow felt pain, and it's making him confused, so he stood up and left Phoebe's room.

"No." I don't want her to die.

Napailing siya at mas lalong binilisan ang paglakad palabas ng mansion ng mga Rhoades.

Fuck, from what kind of trouble did I get myself into? I shouldn't be here. I shouldn't be visiting Phoebe but...

"f**k!"

He quickly summoned his scythe to appear on his hand. He wanted to vent out the frustration and anger he felt, so he let his feelings control him. He swung his scythe swiftly to the nearest tree and what he did make cracking sounds. Before he turned his head, half of the tree that he slashed fell beside him.

I destroyed a f*****g Narra tree.

He forgot. His scythe is that powerful. Of course, it's powerful. It was made to reap a million souls, after all.

Napailing siya kapagkuwan ay nagpatuloy sa paglakad palayo sa mansion kung saan natutulog ng mahimbing ang batang babaeng nakapagbigay ng problema sa kaniya. Mga problemang hindi naman niya dapat pinoproblema.

Everything is starting to really get confusing for him. Even if he wanted to come back from who he is back then. He doesn't know if he still can because Phoebe is like a sea vortex to him. Kahit na gusto niyang umahon para makawala sa kahibangan niya, hindi niya ito magawa. Nahihila pa rin siya.

There's something about Phoebe that will always make him go back to her.

Kagaya na lang ng kaarawan ni Phoebe kung saan buong oras niyang pinapanood ito. Even if Phoebe plasters a smile on her face, he can see through her eyes that she's sad and in pain caused by her parents, who had neglected her. Nakikita niya kay Phoebe ang pag-aasam ng pagmamahal mula sa magulang. Kaya kahit na gusto niyang umalis nang matapos ang party nito, siya ay bumalik.

He bought things like balloons and party poppers for Phoebe just so he could surprise her. Those things that he should not buy at all because those things scream being humane and he is not.

He's a grim reaper. He needs to always remind himself of who he is. Pero kahit gaano na rin karaming beses niyang pinaalala sa sarili ang klase ng trabaho mayro'n siya, he becomes softy when it comes to Phoebe especially when she's in danger or upset. Hindi niya matiis ang batang babae.

The wind suddenly blows, and the trees started swaying.

He stopped as he made his senses sharpen. He listened to the rustling of the leaves and how the wind blows.

And as he opened his eyes, he heard a devilish laugh of a woman vanishing in the thin air.

"Lamia."