Vengeance Is Mine Novels & Stories

“I don’t know who did this… but if it takes the rest of my life, I’ll find them. And I’ll make them pay.” My hand clenched the earth. My nails digging into the dirt like I could claw her back. “I promise you… I won’t let them win.” And from that moment on… Revenge became the only way I knew how to grieve.

Sinasabing ang unang umibig sa isang relasyon ay nakatadhana nang matalo, at ngayon ay labis siyang natalo ni Hunter Carlson. Namuo ang mga luha ni Ayla habang hinipan niya ang mga kandila. Muling nalubog sa walang katapusang kadiliman ang buong villa. Maya-maya lang, biglang sumilay ang dalawang maliwanag na ilaw sa harap ng sasakyan mula sa labas, at mabilis na huminto ang Rolls-Royce Phantom ni Hunter sa labas. Napapikit dahil sa biglang liwanag si Ayla, nakabalik na nga talaga siya.

SKY'S POV I envy those children who are loved by their parents. I even wondered and still wondering how it feels to be loved and taken care of by a Mother and Father. All my life my Yaya Juanita was the one who took care of me. I am not an only daughter; I have a sibling. Mom and Dad's attention was always on her. Siya at siya lagi ang minamahal, inaalala at pinagtutuunan nang pansin. I will lie if I say that I wasn't jealous. Pero kahit gano'n ay hindi ko magawang magtanim ng galit sa kanila. Ate Angelina is sick that's why I understand if sometimes I was being scolded by Daddy and Mommy everytime Ate Angelina and I had a fight.

Binalingan ko sya ng tingin, tinignan ang tyan at para syang hindi mapakali sa kinauupuan n'ya. Gusto ko maranasan nya kung ano ang naranasan ko noong nalaglag ang anak ko dahil sa kagagahan n'ya at pagiging makasarili n'ya, gusto ko ibalik ang sakit na pinadama n'ya sa akin noon. Nang gigigil ang kamay ko, I want a revenge, and I will do it, lalo na kung may gagawin syang hindi maganda sa akin ulit, I won't hesitate to fight back, an eye for eye.

Sa cellphone na iyon nakasalalay ang buhay ko. Humakbang siya palapit sa akin at sinubukang abutin ang kamay ko. Pero umatras ako sa kaniya. Patuloy lang siya sa paglalakad palapit sa akin. Hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili kong makaramdam ng galit at pandidiri sa kaniya. “Anong kasalanan ko sa’yo, Marco? Bakit mo ginagawa sa akin ito?”

Jana say something but her whole attention is on what she's playing. Nakayuko lang siya sa keyboard ng piano habang tumutugtog. Hindi pinansin ang kung ano mang nangyayari sa paligid niya. Naipikit niya pa ang mga mata niya. Images from the past flooded on her mind. Ang mama't papa niya, si Rumsay at ang mga pamilya niya sa angkan ng Salvatore, ang mga araw na maaliwalas ang ngiti at magaan ang puso niya until the day of the tragedy. The day when she lost everything. The day when she left alone. The day when her nightmare started. The day when her grief and anger rooted her crave for vengeance, not just as the heiress who lost her empire but as a daughter who lost her parents.

Pagbabanta ni Estrella tsaka binitawan niya ang leeg nito. Hindi makapagsalita si Janice na kaagad na umalis sa kwarto, napatakbo siya sa loob ng banyo at makikita niya ang sariling repleksyon sa salamin. Namumula ang buong niyang mukha matapos na maalala ang krimen na nagawa niya sa dating kapatid na pinukpok niya ang ulo gamit ang martilyo tsaka ipinatapon sa gitna ng karagatan.

Pero habang tinitignan ko ang sarili ko sa salamin sa tapat ng kama — disheveled, may luha pa sa pisngi, pero buhay — may kakaibang pakiramdam sa loob ko. Wala na ‘yung bigat na parang sinasakal ako kagabi. Wala na ‘yung urge na umiyak. Para bang na-drain lahat ng sakit, kasabay ng ulan kagabi. Ang natira na lang, ay galit. At isang ideya. “Revenge,” bulong ko. ‘Yan na lang ang gusto kong gawin.

MALIYAH POV (THE RETURN) The memories rushing in my mind were unbearable. I remember every single detail of my experience. Traumatizing, haunting like a ghost that is seeking justice. As the pain starts, then hatred follows. Then a question pops up in my head. Is vengeance necessary to get my justice? But an image of a dying boy who helped me escape was haunting my peace. Blood flowed on his mouth, a tear in his beautiful eyes as he closed them, and everything was back in my reverie. How would I get my justice? Then an image of him appeared in front of me. He looked at me with sympathy, longing, fear, and anticipation. Mixed emotions were all over his handsome face.

“Really? Am I the one who was telling lies, Venus? I wanted to knock hard on your dumb brain that you were the one who was messing with the wrong person, because I even rose from the death just to avenge.” Humalakhak siya at sobrang nakakaasar iyon. “Revenge? You were so f*cking delusional, B*tch. If there would be the one who should be raging in fury here, that should be me, because you shattered my marriage to my husband. You were a f*cking shameless homewrecker and mistress that should be get rid of this world.”