Trapped With The Devil

Section 37

Eros let go as Selena stood on one of the steps and looked at her in full view. Not as usual. On a very late and dim night, her figure looks radiant with a white nightgown.

“What are you doing there?”

“Waiting for my husband to come home,” replied Selena Ketus.

Eros. “Abiz once. Usually this time you've been sleeping.” The man passed Selena at a rapid pace.

Selena swerves. He followed Eros until he stopped at his door.

“Did you make Emilia faint that time?” ask Selena impatiently. “You know that she is pregnant?”

“I think you already know,” replied Eros indifferently.

Selena slips. “You!” her index finger pointed at Eros as the man turned around. “How could—“ Selena close her eyes. Just imagining it makes my hair stand up. “Are you human?!” said later.

Eros chuckles. “Didn't you tell me that I'm a demon?”

Selena nodded slowly. “I didn't expect you'd go that far.”

“How far?” It only took three steps to stand right in front of Selena who was now moving backwards and cornered on the wall. “I can really be what you say, Selena.”

Selena stared straight at the man's shoulder, refusing to stare directly at his two eyeballs. “Baby in her womb is innocent.”

“Of course,” says Eros agrees. “After all I didn't kill him, did I?”

“You almost killed him.”

“Well, why do you care so much?” ask Eros suspiciously. “Did Emilia manage to attract your sympathies?” Of course, the man did not escape to provide information about the meeting of two women who have the status of wife and ex-lover last afternoon.

“I don't sympathize with her,” refutes Selena.

“Good then.” Eros turned around and walked towards his room. Before opening the door, the man looked over for a moment. “Because my enemy should be your enemy too.”

"Don't do anything to make you regret it, Eros," Selena said half angrily. "Sometimes you have to suppress your ego. Because the thing that ruined your life wasn't because of other people's behavior toward you, but because you couldn't suppress your own ego."

**

ZRAASH!

Lately the rain more often falls unexpectedly, although actually the summer is not over.

From behind the black umbrella Alex stared at the tomb of Mr. William with a sad look. The smell of the ground spread along with the growing rain spots and the grass under his feet was wet with no exception.

On top of that mound of land, there was a bouquet of lilies that had withered slightly. Alex could confirm that the flower was a gift from Mrs William because almost every week her mother would visit. Moreover, today was their wedding anniversary day.

Alex crouched down and touched the tombstone that felt wet. His lips formed a faint smile. “I'm sorry, Father.”

If the father were still alive, what would the man do? In such a complicated situation as that tangled thread, how to parse it back?

“Dad must have been very disappointed in me, right? Even Mom doesn't want to talk to me anymore.” The man smiled smirkingly. “I love Eros and Emilia very much, both are very precious people to me.”

Emilia once made him ‘patah' because the woman was willing to accept Eros' love statement even to get pregnant with him. But Alex could not blame the woman because he himself was only silent to know the admiration of his sister on Emilia. Alex is unable to break Eros' heart if the man finds out that Emilia is being betrothed to him.

But the lies will eventually remain. Eros is already disappointed and hated, while Emilia is still very in love with Alex. Had Emilia never conceived and miscarried, maybe Alex could have forgotten her. But how is it possible? Eros will never accept Emilia back because she knows she loves her.

How could Alex leave Emilia in such a situation? If the Swan family knew, surely Eros would be greatly hated, even his mother as well.

“What should I do, Dad?”

Taps.

Taps.

Alex stared at the end of the shoe from behind his black umbrella and gasped. His head looked up impatiently.

Eros is there. The man seemed to bend down for a moment to put a bouquet of flowers over the father's grave, then stood back up straight and glanced at Alex with the tail of his eyes.

“Eros...”

The man did not respond. Just stand there with her lips tightly closed. As Alex stood up, Eros quickly turned around.

“Eros!”

Eros stepped up quickly. It was obvious that the man didn't want anything to do with Alex.

“Eros! Stop!” Alex sped up his pace and managed to grab the man's shoulder. “We have to talk!” he said after successfully turning his sister's body. “I beg you, I have something to talk to you about.”

“I'm busy,” reject Eros with flat expression. “Again what to talk about?”

Alex let out a rough sigh as Eros turned back and walked towards the parked car across the street.

“Eros!”

But Alex wouldn't give up. He must solve all these problems right now.

“Eros!”

Alex nodded quickly. “No!” The man tries to chase after Eros' car which starts to drift away. “Ero—“

THIIIINE!

BRACKET!

DEG!

Eros staggered forward when his foot automatically hit the brakes after hearing the impact.

Time seemed to be running slowly as he got out of the car and found the black umbrella lying under his feet.

The rain is getting heavier. Eros dashed through the water droplets towards the figure lying around with a shirt and body covered in blood.

Nah!

“E-Erhos...ssh...”.

The blood-soaked hand stretched out toward him.

What the hell's going on?

What...that he did?

“A-Alex..

He said he doesn't care. He said he hated. But why did his tears flow as Alex lay in this terrible condition?

Why does his chest hurt? Shouldn't he laugh happily? Why is his heart beating worriedly? Shouldn't he smile with satisfaction?

Why?!

Why?!

Knees limp. He sat down next to Alex with his eyes round.

“Eroskuhh..” Alex tried to grab his hand even though the man's own hand looked trembling.

“Do not talk. I'll call an ambulance.” In shock he tried to find a rectangular object in his pants pocket, but the cold hand quickly stopped him.

“P-Free s-sajahh..”

“WHAT'S FREE SI*LAN!” he shouted with breath. Even so tears can not stop—united with the rain that soaks the earth.

Is this what you want Eros?

Is this really what you want?

“S*LAN!” Eros punched the asphalt until his fingers were torn and bleeding. It doesn't hurt at all. Precisely there are parts that hurt even though it does not bleed—hatinya. “YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE COME AFTER ME SI*LAN!”

Even while dying, Alex can still chuckle.

“Erosshh..” The hand grip is strengthened. It felt increasingly cold and stiff. “Akuhh s-always dotehimuhh..” Alex smiles, but Eros doesn't know that the man is also crying. “K-sister will always dotehuhh..m-forgive brotherh—uhk!”

“Diam.”

“T-Tolonghh..gain a-anakkuhh and E-Emiliahh.”.

“Diam.”

“T-Tolonghh j-jaga Ibbuh ju—“

“DIAM!”

Alex smiled back. For the last time, the man tried to touch his face. His smile seemed very peaceful.

“Blessed, My Sister.”

**

PLUGS!

Selena closed her mouth with a surprised expression. He glanced at the small object that fell under his feet and gulped.

Not likely...

Selena again grabbed the object doubtfully and glanced once more at the two blue lines emblazoned from the testpack she was holding.

“I...pregnant?”