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For the first time, Tonia felt the pleasure of revenge as she looked into Raph’s face.
It was full with astonishment, realisation, wrath, and crazy, just like how she felt back then.
When Tonia saw him in the headlines getting close to other women, her heart broke. She intended to kill him and end the world.
Raph finally put down the horn and answered the phone when it rang. “Sammy.”
“Open the door,” Sammy said. “The traffic cop is here.”
Tonia gently buttoned her shirt and got from his lap to sit in the passenger seat.
Raph’s clothes were a touch wrinkled, but a little patch would make them look better. He didn’t hurry either. He waited for her to get dressed before opening the door and going outside.
“We got a lot of complaints about honking,” the officer remarked. “Can you explain?”
Raph said, “It broke.”
“Then, how did it stop?”
“I don’t know.”
At that moment, the officer saw Tonia come out of the car and saw that her face was a little red.
His face quickly changed, and he said, “This is a public space. I know couples can get into fights, but could you take it home next time?”
Raph didn’t say anything.
But Tonia laughed and added, “Officer, you got it wrong. We’re not a couple. He’s my brother-in-law. My sister is his girlfriend.”
“You…”
Tonia laughed at how astonished the cop looked and then walked away.
Justin reached out to steady her as she went up the steps. “Tonia, be careful where you step.”
Tonia smiled when she saw him. “Do you want to sleep with me, Justin?”
“What?” Justin was shocked. “Tonia, you’re drunk.”
“Raph and I are divorced, but if you still want to treat me like your friend’s wife, that’s fine. After all, it makes the hookup even more exciting. Isn’t that how you guys think?”
Justin nervously swallowed. “Did you really break up with Raph?”
“Yes. If you don’t believe me, ask him yourself. Oh, and look at that. There’s a hotel right next door. What do you think? Do you want to do it?”
“I…
“I want to, Justin. Do you have what it takes?”
Bam!
Raph sprung out of nowhere like a wild animal and tackled Justin. After that, the two started to fight.
Justin couldn’t fight back at all. “Raph, calm down!” he begged. “I swear there’s nothing between me and Tonia!”
But Raph wasn’t listening because he was so angry that he couldn’t stop himself.
Finally, Sammy came and dragged him away. “Raph, there’s nothing going on between him and Tonia.”
“Sammy, you don’t know anything,” Raph replied, stopping and breathing hard.
“Yes, I do. The man Tonia slept with last night was me.”
In a flash, the air was full of tension.
Raph couldn’t believe what he saw when he looked at Sammy, who just stood there without a care in the world. Ayra clutched on to Raph’s arm tightly because she was afraid he would hit her again.
Justin, on the other hand, looked the worst. His spectacles broke into pieces and fell to the ground. His face was damaged, and the corner of his lips was split.
Tonia was beginning to get sober. She felt bad and softly asked Justin, “Are you okay?”
“Stop it,” Sammy said, pulling her back and pointing to Raph, who looked like he was about to attack.
After that, he looked at Justin. “You should go. Get to a hospital.”
Justin carefully rose up, leaning on a nearby pillar for support. He looked at Raph and then at Tonia. “Hey Tonia, if you and Raph are really done…”
“Go away!”
It was Sammy’s turn to get mad this time.
Raph pushed Ayra out of the way, making her stumble back a few steps and almost fall. But he didn’t care. He ran up to Sammy, his eyes blazing with anger. “Sammy, are you kidding?”
Sammy nodded. “Yes.”
“When did it happen? When did you and Tonia…?”
Sammy sighed deeply and grinned a little. “Raph, you couldn’t take care of her, so I did.”
…
Tonia never went back to the house she and Raph had shared after that.
Sammy took her back to his flat, where they had s*x all day and all night. They ordered food and stayed in bed most of the time. They napped when they were exhausted, and then they went back to having fun.
Tonia thought she was only awake for a short time each day. She continued having dreams about earthquakes and the world trembling around her.
Sammy picked her up and put her in a warm bath one night. Tonia felt like she had been beaten into a shapeless mass, but as she soaked, she slowly started to feel like herself again.
Sammy knelt next to the tub and gently touched her cheek. “You can cry if you want to, Tonia.”
She made a face. “Why should I cry? I got my revenge. I’m not going to cry.”
That was true. She had finally gotten back at him.
She slept with Raph’s cousin because he had slept with her sister. An eye for an eye.
Tonia will always remember how shocked and angry Raph looked when he discovered out. She had seen it, and it would stay in her mind forever.
“Are you happy doing all this?” Sammy enquired.
At first, Tonia blankly nodded, then stopped and shook her head. “I thought it would.”
Sammy answered gently, “I understand.”
She gave him a look. “I took advantage of you.”
It was full with astonishment, realisation, wrath, and crazy, just like how she felt back then.
When Tonia saw him in the headlines getting close to other women, her heart broke. She intended to kill him and end the world.
Raph finally put down the horn and answered the phone when it rang. “Sammy.”
“Open the door,” Sammy said. “The traffic cop is here.”
Tonia gently buttoned her shirt and got from his lap to sit in the passenger seat.
Raph’s clothes were a touch wrinkled, but a little patch would make them look better. He didn’t hurry either. He waited for her to get dressed before opening the door and going outside.
“We got a lot of complaints about honking,” the officer remarked. “Can you explain?”
Raph said, “It broke.”
“Then, how did it stop?”
“I don’t know.”
At that moment, the officer saw Tonia come out of the car and saw that her face was a little red.
His face quickly changed, and he said, “This is a public space. I know couples can get into fights, but could you take it home next time?”
Raph didn’t say anything.
But Tonia laughed and added, “Officer, you got it wrong. We’re not a couple. He’s my brother-in-law. My sister is his girlfriend.”
“You…”
Tonia laughed at how astonished the cop looked and then walked away.
Justin reached out to steady her as she went up the steps. “Tonia, be careful where you step.”
Tonia smiled when she saw him. “Do you want to sleep with me, Justin?”
“What?” Justin was shocked. “Tonia, you’re drunk.”
“Raph and I are divorced, but if you still want to treat me like your friend’s wife, that’s fine. After all, it makes the hookup even more exciting. Isn’t that how you guys think?”
Justin nervously swallowed. “Did you really break up with Raph?”
“Yes. If you don’t believe me, ask him yourself. Oh, and look at that. There’s a hotel right next door. What do you think? Do you want to do it?”
“I…
“I want to, Justin. Do you have what it takes?”
Bam!
Raph sprung out of nowhere like a wild animal and tackled Justin. After that, the two started to fight.
Justin couldn’t fight back at all. “Raph, calm down!” he begged. “I swear there’s nothing between me and Tonia!”
But Raph wasn’t listening because he was so angry that he couldn’t stop himself.
Finally, Sammy came and dragged him away. “Raph, there’s nothing going on between him and Tonia.”
“Sammy, you don’t know anything,” Raph replied, stopping and breathing hard.
“Yes, I do. The man Tonia slept with last night was me.”
In a flash, the air was full of tension.
Raph couldn’t believe what he saw when he looked at Sammy, who just stood there without a care in the world. Ayra clutched on to Raph’s arm tightly because she was afraid he would hit her again.
Justin, on the other hand, looked the worst. His spectacles broke into pieces and fell to the ground. His face was damaged, and the corner of his lips was split.
Tonia was beginning to get sober. She felt bad and softly asked Justin, “Are you okay?”
“Stop it,” Sammy said, pulling her back and pointing to Raph, who looked like he was about to attack.
After that, he looked at Justin. “You should go. Get to a hospital.”
Justin carefully rose up, leaning on a nearby pillar for support. He looked at Raph and then at Tonia. “Hey Tonia, if you and Raph are really done…”
“Go away!”
It was Sammy’s turn to get mad this time.
Raph pushed Ayra out of the way, making her stumble back a few steps and almost fall. But he didn’t care. He ran up to Sammy, his eyes blazing with anger. “Sammy, are you kidding?”
Sammy nodded. “Yes.”
“When did it happen? When did you and Tonia…?”
Sammy sighed deeply and grinned a little. “Raph, you couldn’t take care of her, so I did.”
…
Tonia never went back to the house she and Raph had shared after that.
Sammy took her back to his flat, where they had s*x all day and all night. They ordered food and stayed in bed most of the time. They napped when they were exhausted, and then they went back to having fun.
Tonia thought she was only awake for a short time each day. She continued having dreams about earthquakes and the world trembling around her.
Sammy picked her up and put her in a warm bath one night. Tonia felt like she had been beaten into a shapeless mass, but as she soaked, she slowly started to feel like herself again.
Sammy knelt next to the tub and gently touched her cheek. “You can cry if you want to, Tonia.”
She made a face. “Why should I cry? I got my revenge. I’m not going to cry.”
That was true. She had finally gotten back at him.
She slept with Raph’s cousin because he had slept with her sister. An eye for an eye.
Tonia will always remember how shocked and angry Raph looked when he discovered out. She had seen it, and it would stay in her mind forever.
“Are you happy doing all this?” Sammy enquired.
At first, Tonia blankly nodded, then stopped and shook her head. “I thought it would.”
Sammy answered gently, “I understand.”
She gave him a look. “I took advantage of you.”