The Lawyer's Conviction

Prologue

Prologue

I was dumbfounded.

"You did.. all this?" I was breathless as I asked.

I saw how his emotionless soften as a small smile formed on his pretty lips, "Yes. I did it for you, do you like it?"

I sighed heavily as I roamed my eyes around the room full of people, breathless people to be exact, "What the fuck, Silvano?!"

His feline sharp eyes widened because of my expression, like he didn't expect that I would get angry at him. This guy is crazy--no, he's freaking insane. Nevertheless, no matter how insane this guy is, I always find myself looking for his handsome face in the middle of the crowd.

He tilted his head like an innocent child, "You said you like red, right, Esmeralda?"

Mas lalo akong napabuntong hininga at sa puntong ito ay napahilamos na ako sa mukha dahil sa sobrang frustrated ko. Hindi ko alam kung magagalit ba ako dahil sa ginawa niya o dahil sa kagagahan niya.

Bobo amputik. Sabi ko, I like red, kasi red flag siya kaya it means gusto ko siya.

"Silvano, this is fcking wrong. Killing is wrong. You know you can get arrested, right?" I said as I grabbed his broad shoulder. 

He then smiled very sweetly, like a psychopath in disguise preying for his next victim, "You also know I can always get away with it, right?"

Nanindig ang balahibo ko dahil sa kung paanong paraan siya ngumiti. Though he's showing a very sweet smile, there's something that's just scary about it. 

Even though I feel scared, I forced myself to try and provoke him.

"P-Paano kung ako ang magsumbong at magpakulong sa 'yo?"

I tried to provoke him, na sana pala ay hindi ko na ginawa.

Biglang nawala ang matamis niyang ngiti at natabunan ito ng walang ekspresiyon niyang mukha. Even how angelic his face is, I always feel scared of him. Hindi ko kasi alam minsan kung genuine ba o plastikan ang ngiti niya. However, genuine or not, I always love his smile. Minsan lang kasi siya ngumiti.

He suddenly put his hand around my neck ngunit hindi naman iyon nakakasakal. He then leaned towards me and whispered, "Sige, subukan mo. I'll kill you.." He paused, "..then I'll kill myself."

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