One Last Crime

Mallowelhla Romance

"I-i k-killed her."


My body is shaking while my knees are wobbly at the same time. Heat came rushing inside me.  My feet couldn't move it's like I'm stuck at where I am, there's no chain that will stop me from moving but I just can't do it.


Thick, cold blood is all over me, dripping on my face up to my neck. My breathing hitched as I saw the bloody red liquid on my silky blonde hair.


Kitang kita ang dugo doon dahil sa kulay ng ginto kong buhok. Hindi ako makapagisip ng tama. Ano na ba ang nangyayari? Ano ang nangyari? Bakit ako andito sa gitna ng kagubatan?



"I-i k-killed her..." I did, didnt I?


I don't know what I am saying this time. My mind couldn't think straight. What is happening? Why am I breathing so fast, why am I covered with blood?


I gaze down on the broken glass on the ground the moon light reflects on it. My eyes shifted at the body laying on the grass, the pretty white dress she's wearing is now soaking at its own thick red blood. The moon light made me see the squirting blood on her s***h neck. She lays there lifeless while her eyes are wide open staring into nothing and her mouth slightly open.


I am standing near her dead body. I glance at my hands, full of blood. My new extravagant givenchy dress is wet but the blood is not visible on it because of its dark color.


Delving my eyes around, tall trees, insects and the dark night are the only witnesses of this crime. The sound of the night is usually calming and peaceful but this time it's different maybe because of the dead body near me and it's blood all over me.



"I-i killed her..." My voice is croaky. That's all I can say. That's the only thing that comes to my mind.



"Chantrea!"


Did I really kill her? Base on how it looks, maybe I did. But I can't remember anything! Did I faint again?


"Chantrea!"


But how? I don't have any murder weapon beside me, I'm not even holding anything.


"Chantrea!" My train of thoughts fade away when I heard a familiar voice calling may name. My eyes tiredly look at his direction.



Naglakad siya patungo sa akin. Nakalislis ang suot nitong polo sa kanyang siko. Makikita mo roon ang hindi kalakihan niyang braso.


"I-i k-killed her..." nauutal at nanginginig ang boses ko ng sabihin iyon.


He cupped my face then pulled me closer to his. I felt his cold hard wet hands on my cheeks. I notice that there's a blood in his hands too, I'm sure he didn't get this from cupping my face. I was constantly fidgeting while looking at him. That's when I remember what I'm doing here.


The memories flash in my mind.


"I-i killed her." Now it's a statement. I glance on her dead body. He pulled my head back to keep his eyes on him.



"Chantrea..."


"S-she molested you... I-i did it to save you..." I said while breathing rapidly.


"Listen to me Chantrea,"


"You did it because you want to save me. You just helped me." His voice is shaky.


"You're scared and you're young, you don't know what you are doing. We both dont know what we are doing here." He pulled away then clasp his hands over his head.  He went silent after running his hand trough his hair.


Pinanood ko lang siya na gawin iyon. Lumingon siya sa akin. "It was self defense, okay? You didn't mean to kill her."  He said tremulously.


"I-i did! I slit her throat!" I glance at my hands again. My eyes shifted to her life as body that is now looking pale. I remember it all now.


Tears escaped my eyes, running down my cheeks while looking at her dead body. "I killed her Adrian!  I'm a killer!" My breathing hitched.



"You're not a killer, Chantrea! It was self defense!" He screamed. I watched him open the trunk of his car. I saw some blood on it too.



Napaigtad ako ng galawin niya ang bangkay. Hindi gaanong malaki ang katawan ni Adrian, kaya hirap na hirap siyang inuurong ang katawan gamit ang manipis niyang kamay at braso.



"A-anong g-ginagawa mo, Adrian?" nagtatakang tanong ko.



"You killed her to save me. I'll take care of this."



"What? N-no! Y-your'e right, it was self defense! W-we should call a police now to help us! We're just seventeen! We're not g-going to jail!" I scream at him.



"No. You're not a killer, Chantrea and neither do I." seryosong sabi niya.



"A-adrian...." Don't tell me he is going to clean this whole crime scene?



"Adrian! Stop that! She's dead! Let's just call the police now! I-im scared..." Tears pool in my eyes and continue dripping down my cheeks, how I wish that my tears could clean the blood in my face too.



"We're not calling the police, Chantrea."



"W-why? They could help us! Let's call my dad too!" Ilalabas ko na sana ang cellphone sa buksan ng tumayo siya, inagaw niya ang cellphone sa kamay ko at binagsak saka inapakan.



"Adrian?! Why did you do that?!"



"Pag nalaman ito ng pamilya mo sigurado akong magiging isa kang malaking kahihiyan! Sisihin ka ng mga tao sa nangyaring ito kahit sabihin mo na pinag tangol mo lang ako."


"T-thats stupid! They would believe us! We're just seventeen! Dad will help us! We have money!"


"Pag nalaman ito ng mga investor sa kumpan

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