Chapter 118 - I Am the Loser

Joshua was already restless as he hooked his finger around the trigger, eager to pull and aim it towards Hayri. Allie should stay unscathed, even if it would cost his life. Dino, on the other hand, was quick to find a place where he could aim his riffle at an angle that would hit Hayri on his thigh. He didn't aim to kill him as Hayri was not a trained killer. He just planned to swerve his bullet away from Allie and have his team take care of him. If he would fight back, then that would be the beginning of a real trouble he would ever regret in his whole lifetime.

Ajie pulled up beside Dino, preparing himself to run towards Allie as soon as he'd gave the signal. Never in his life had he held a gun to shoot a human being and that night was his first. Despite his fear and worries, Dino had somehow persuaded him to make a wise step and wait for his command.

"My dear, out of those five years, were those caring and friendship that we shared, were nothing but lies? I don't even call it as a mere friendship, but a very special kind of relationship." There was hurt in Hayri's voice which broke Allie's heart.

"It's all real, Hayri. I even wished you were someone else, and not someone who is plotting for my life."

"I also wish you were someone else,"

said Hayri which made Allie conclude that he was indeed decided to take his revenge on her. If she was someone else, he would not think twice in killing her. But since she was not, it will leave him a sense of guilt but he still wanted to do it.

The thought of the said relationship made her sob louder. She covered her face with her both hands, her shoulders moving vigorously. She cared and served him more than she did with Ajie because she had taken care all that he needed, from his food to his daily wear. Hayri,likewise, did his part; he never allowed him to go anywhere without him as her chaperon. He took care of all her needs including the purchase of her clothes and other personal matters. There may not be intimacies between them as lovers except for Hayri's stolen kisses, but he was always loud about the fact that he loved her.

"Thanks for the wonderful friendship, Hayri. Thanks for loving me and sorry that it has to be a wrong person. I will always bring the sense of gratitude down to the grave with me."

To Allie's surprise, Hayri suddenly chuckled and it made her incline her head towards him, forgeting that she was on a blindfold.

"Not on the grave, my love, but may it be in the road to forever...," Hayri said as he placed down her gun on the table and pulled her close to him in a tight hug.

"Road to forever?" she wondered as she broke herself free from the familiar hugs of Hayri.

"Yes, road to forever...with me?"

It took her some time to process what he meant, her loud heartbeats and nervousness dulled out her senses. She remained gaping at his direction until she heard a noise from somewhat a tearing of a paper.

"May I have your hand?" she heard Hayri spoke afterwards.

She did not move, her mind and heart were in a total mess to grasp anything. However, she felt his hand reaching out to hers. He then lifted it up to his lips and kissed it.

What was going on? What could be the meaning of this irrational behavior of Hayri? Was this a form of mockery? Did he usually do this sweetness before crushing his victims?

While her mind wandered off to her guessing game and presumptions, she felt Hayri was slipping off a ring into her finger. Her heart beat even louder that she could almost hear it pounding against her chest.

"Hayri, please don't play on me anymore. Aren't you dying to kill me already? Do it fast or else the suspense would kill me ahead, "she said, her impatience growing already.

She heard Hayri chuckled again then she felt his hands untying the knot of her blindfold. As soon as the blindfold slipped off, the tender looks and the smile in Hayri's face greeted her eyes. He then picked the bouquet of red roses in the table and held it out to her.

"As an answer to your last question, I admit that you win and I am the loser. You're so smart enough to tell me the truth when I have already known you so well and have deeply love you so well."

"With all the witnesses here tonight, I am declaring to the world that I have forgiven and forgotten all the pain you have caused us. And as how dad call it, you have been a blessing in disguise into our lives."

"And tonight, I am declaring that whatever may happen in the future, I will never be your silent adversary again but your .. lover."

As soon as Hayri ended his words, a thunderous round of applause was heard and Allie's eyes almost popped out when a screen lit up. The scene then showed a crowd whose ladies were all dressed in different cocktail attire. The men were either in formal business attire or in coat. They were all standing behind the rows of tables covered in burgundy and white tablecloth. They all cheered for them as their applause took another round.

Then the scene shifted into a dark area, which appeared to be like a cliff. There were lots of men crawling up towards the top.Some were all carrying riffles, some were holding guns. As Allie looked at the faces of those men, in one of the corners, she recognized the most unexpected person she never anticipated to see tonight. He was holding a riffle while he waved his arms like he was giving out an instruction.

Dino?