Treachery Affair

Slowly, he spring up to his feet as his fists slowly clenches beside him. Tears trickle down his cheeks as he stares at her. It hurts to know that the one he had fallen so deeply in love with, is a criminal. She lied to him, he made a fool of him for so long, but then, whay hurts most is the fact that he still can’t stop loving her. That’s what keeps driving him crazy. He wants to stop this crazy feelings, but it’s not just working for him.

“Why, Harley?” Her heart skips upon hearing him call her real name. Tears trickle down her cheeks, her heart tearing into pieces. Her intention when she was coming down here, was to tell him the truth about herself, but it seems like he already know the whole truth.

She open her mouth to talk, but her tongue feels as if its tied down to her mouth. Her throat suddenly becomes dry. All she can do is to shed tears. She have hurt him so badly. She didn’t have any right to do that to him, even after realizing the pain he had been through in the past.

“Are you here to kill me as you were sent to? Go ahead and end my life, Harley! Go ahead and take my life. All I ever did is to love you… All I ever did is to protect you. Wow! You really played your game well, you played it perfectly and I must commend you for that. What? Why are you not saying anything?” He yells at the top of his voice, running his fingers through his hair.

“Is it a crime to love you? Why the hell did you come into my life and made me fall in love with you, knowing that you were never real? Why did you stole my heart away, knowing that you were going to toil with it?… What am I saying? It must be a part of your plans. You lied to me, even your name was fake. You fooled me all these while and made me believe that you were a gentle lady… How could you, Harley?” He sneer at her, while she just stand there with tears trickling down her cheeks.

“Why are you not saying anything?” He scoffs, glaring hard at her.

“Do you know what hurts the most? Yes, I am hurt that you fooled me, I am hurt that you had to treat me like that. But what hurts me mostly, is the fact that I still can’t get you off my head. The only thing that hurts me so deeply is that no matter how much I want to stop loving you, it’s not just working, and it’s driving me crazy!” He clutch his hair tightly as if he’s going crazy.

“Richmond… What’s the point of asking for your forgiveness when I know what I did is beyond it? What’s the point of trying to make things right, knowing that the pain will always remain there? Even if the scar can be removed from the heart, is it possible for the memories to fade away like it never happened?” More tears find their way out of her eyes.

“To think that I have tried to hurt my best friend… it hurts a lot,” she throw her head back in pain, taking a deep breath. He stare at her confusingly, wondering what she’s talking about.

“After that night, I became a monster. That horrible night took away the most precious people in my life, leaving me all alone in this world. My dad, my mom, and Emily all died in that fire outbreak that was caused by that beast!” She speaks with so much pain in her voice, and he freeze on the spot. His eyes slowly widen in shock as his mouth drops open. He tries to understand what she’s talking about, but it just seems like it’s difficult to understand.

“Will Emily ever forgive me for trying to hurt her husband and son?” She turn her face away shamefully.

His mouth trembles in shock as he stare at her, trying to bring the pieces together. Yes, he heard everything she had just said, but a part of him is yet to understand what she mean by that. It can’t be possible that she… what’s he even thinking about?

“Th… that’s not true…” He stutters, shaking his head in disagreement. She can’t be Alexa. She died in the fire outbreak and the lady standing in front of him now can’t possibly be the Alexa he knew.

“I also didn’t expect that too. All these years, I’ve been living as someone else. The face you’re seeing, is not that of Alexa… Alexa is long gone, but she lives through Harley. Because the face behind Harley’s face, is Alexa’s” her mouth trembles as she utters those words.

He stares at her blankly, still finding it hard to believe. After the incident that day, it was confirmed that all the people in the house died. He saw all the burnt corpses with his own eyes, how come she’s here, claiming to be his late wife’s sister? That’s not even possible.

“You’re lying, Harley… Do you expect me to believe you? There’s no way I will ever believe anything you say. You’re nothing, but a traitor!” He yells at her, taking steps backwards while shaking his head.

She dip her hand inside her pocket and brings out two necklaces. He recognizes the necklace and his eyes slowly widen in shock.

“Do you believe me now or do I still need to show another evidence?” She asks weakly, dropping her hand beside her as she slowly tighten her grip around the necklace.

“Yo… you died. I mean… Alexa… she died. How come you’re here, claiming to her? I saw her corpse, all of the family died in the fire outbreak and your corpse was amongst them, how come you’re here, claiming to be her?” Still finding it difficult to believe her, he questions confusingly. She wish she can explain that, but even she have no idea about what happened. All she can remember is that she woke up in someone’s house and she couldn’t even notice the changes in her face then. She woke up as another person, and she couldn’t even realize it…Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.