All Chapters of Contract With The Devil: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

"Tigilan mo ako, Malcolm!""I see, hindi ka pa nakakahanap ng malilipatan.""Ano bang problema mo, ha! Kung wala kang magawa sa buhay mo, na napakaimposible dahil alam kung busy ka sa paninindak ng ibang tao, makipaglaro ka sa demonyo. Letche ka!"Nakagat ni Magenta ang mga labi dahil sa ginawang pagmumura. Mula pagkabata ay hindi siya palamura dahil tinuruan siya ng ina na hindi iyon maganda. But Malcolm can bring out the worst in her. Lihim niyang nahigit ang hininga nang marinig ang marahang pagtawa ng nasa kabilang linya. Tiningnan pa niya ang screen ng cellphone dahil hindi makapaniwala na si Malcolm iyon. No! It was not him! Perhaps it was voice phishing? Or was Malcolm completely possess by demons?"I want to see you, Jen.""The feeling is not mutual," she uttered with the utmost sarcasm. "You have no choice, I'm already here.""What?" Napatayo si Magenta at inilibot ang mga mata sa paligid, nang mapatingin s

Nagbihis siya at dinampot ang car key sa ibabaw ng bedside table bago lumabas ng bahay. He went to his other house, which was smaller and cozier. That was where he lived when he returned to the Philippines when he was twenty-four. And for the past three years, he often came there. Iyon din ang bahay na tinirhan ni Malcolm kasama si Tessa. They lived together for over a year and she had a lot of memories in that house, but it can't compare to Magenta's. Ni hindi niya gaanong naiisip ang dating fiancée, he had buried the memories he had with her. He first bumped into Tessa inside a restaurant. Unexpectedly, they met again inside a bar that night. Mag-isa siyang umiinom noon at nag-iisip kung ano ang gagawin niya ngayong nakabalik na sa bansang sinilangan nang lapitan siya ni Tessa nang makilala siya nito. Tessa was older than him but she was young despite her age, she was beautiful and he knew how to make a man wrapped around her fingers. 

MULA SA pagkakaupo sa ibabaw ng kama ay mabilis siyang napatayo nang magulat nang marinig ang tunog ng sasakyan mula sa labas ng bahay. Nagmamadaling isinarado niya ang drawer ng side table at lumabas sa kinaroonang silid, pagkatapos ay isinarado ang pinto.She walked towards the front door while tucking her hairs behind her ears to look presentable. Her chest was thumping too fast, dahil iyon sa pinagsamang kaba at pagkasabik na makita ang taong sakay ng kotseng tumigil sa labas ng bahay at marahil ay maayos nang nakaparada sa bakuran.Bahagya siyang napaatras nang itulak nito pabukas ang pinto. Agad niyang nalanghap ang alak mula rito, namumula rin ang mukha't leeg nito at halatang nakainom.Sandali lang siya nitong tinapunan ng tingin at lumakad patungo sa direksiyon ng mahabang sofa. Isinarado niya ang pinto at nilapitan ito. Napalunok siya habang nakatingin sa mukha ni Malcolm. Nakaupo ito sa sofa habang nakalagay sa

"What happened to her?"He looked at her lazily, masking the emotions that his face emitted. "You already know. I never told you anytime about it, but you made me do it.""I wish I could remember."Marahas ang buntung-hininga ni Malcolm sa narinig. "You will hate me if you do.""I can't understand. Nag-away ba tayo? Naghiwalay? But should I hate you? Bakit hindi mo agad ipinaalam sa akin ang tungkol kay Rose? Did you... did you hurt me?"Bago nag-iwas ng tingin si Malcolm ay nakita ni Magenta ang guilt sa mga mata nito. Does that mean the answers to all her questions were yes? Kung naghiwalay nga sila at nagkasakitan, bakit naroon siya ngayon? Does that mean he wanted her back? At siya, anong nararamdaman niya? Mababaliw siya sa pag-iisip. Hindi rin niya mapagkakatiwalaan ang kasalukuyang damdamin para rito dahil wala siyang maalala sa nakaraan. Yes, she wanted to be with Malcolm, it felt good when she was with him like she was finally

Inabot ni Suzette ang kamay ni Magenta at pinisil ang palad nito. Alam niya ang gusto nitong sabihin kahit na hindi nito naituloy iyon. Some feelings were just too strong to let go anNatatd forget."I know I am in no position to give you advice, after all, I am the reason why this is happening... No, Jen," mabilis na pigil ni Suzette kay Magenta na akmang kukuntrahin naman ang kanyang sinabi kasabay ng kanyang pag-iling. "We can't deny the fact that I played a big role in everything that had happened and happening right now. The moment I met you, I felt that you were all that Malcolm needed. And I wasn't wrong, you changed him, Jen, you changed everything in his life. You might not believe this, but I saw Malcolm smile genuinely for the first time since the day I met him again. He was inside his office then, holding a photograph while smiling, and later I found out that it was your fake wedding picture. He had kept one in his wallet. And when you left, the