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Episode 65

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Valley of Death - Skillet' do enjoy 🎶🎶🎶

Sabrina's POV

I took a walk on the beach with my beautiful hat on my head that was almost covering my face. My sunglasses didn't leave my eyes as I catwalk towards where Queen B was making out with her boyfriend.

The whistles coming from the guys at the beach were almost deafening my ears. Gosh! I bet they've not seen a gorgeous pretty lady today or maybe for so long. Not that what I was wearing was exposing my great body but still I can tell their eyes were peeking into my hot beautiful legs to my thighs. Just maybe I am to be blamed for dressing provocatively.

For me not to act all rude and snubbing, I waved back at them and made my way to the two love birds that brought me here. They were both lying down on the beach sand cuddling and kissing each other, how sweet huh? I took pictures of that perfect position on my iPhone and I viewed it with a broad smile, "perfect" I mumbled.

I got closer and sat next to them. "Can I join you?" I ask with a wide grin plastered on my face. Our lovers startled apart from each other and their gaze fell on me.

"Jeez! You scared us, girl!" Claudia's lover exclaimed and sweeps his hair roughly.

"Oh my bad, I'm so sorry for interrupting something this sweet" I pouted and fake a sad frown.

"Uhmm it's okay, I guess we were just carried away with the moment," Claudia said and forced out a smile. "C'mon Ricardo, we should get going already".

"Oh no, you don't have to leave just because I came here. I just wanted to make one female friend before I leave the city, I'm here for a vacation" I gave a sad puppy face that I usually give to Micaela whenever I need something from her.

"Really? Wow, I didn't know that. I'm here for a vacation as well" she replied and smiled a little bit more.

"Wow! What a coincidence! Isn't that great? I could tell you came to see your boyfriend, right?" I ask and they both share glances. "Oh my bad, I'm getting nosy here, forgive me, would you?"

"No, it's okay, sometimes I also get so inquisitive" she replied and I raised a brow and then nod in response. I think this Claudia of a girl seems to be a cool lady, I wasn't expecting it from what I've heard of her. Could it be she is now a changed person?

"Sorry, I didn't get to introduce myself, I'm Palomar" I introduced myself and extended my hand for a handshake.

"Claudia is my name and with me is Ricardo".

"It's nice to meet you two. Would your boyfriend mind if I steal you for just five minutes?"

The lovers shared glances and Ricardo shrugged and said, "Not at all. I'll leave you two alone and will be back in 10 instead of 5 minutes" he flashed me a smile and stood up.

"Thank you, you are a sweet guy, I see why my friend here loves you" I grin widely and they both chuckled. He pecks her on the cheek and then he walks away.

"So, what would you like to talk about now that we are alone?" she asks.

I changed my sitting position and was now facing her, the smile on my face faded and was switched to a blank one. "It's so nice to finally meet you, Mrs. Roberto," I said the words bitterly and her eyes flickered with a gasp.

"How...how..."

"How did I know you are married?" I completed it for her so she can stop stuttering and she nods slightly. "Ugh... let's say I've been stalking you for a couple of weeks now. Or not a week actually.....I've been following you up online after I found out what you did to my best friend a month ago".

"Wh...what are you talking about? Who is your best friend?"

"Micaela Alvarado. Does that name ring a bell to you?"

"Oh no, this can't be happening," she said and covered her mouth.

"It's already happening sweetheart. See, I'm not here for a long discussion especially when I have 5minutes left to round it up before your boyfriend appears".

"What do you want from me? Are you going to kill me?" she asks looking all scared.

"I'm not a murderer and you won't make me one. I'm only here to offer two options for you to choose from, so listen attentively, got it?-" I paused and waited for her response and she nodded shakily.

"I don't need to remind you of the trauma you made my friend pass through while you were busy having fun. If you don't want your husband to find out you are having a love affair with that Ricardo of a guy then you have to do as I say".

"Just tell me whatever you want and I swear I'm going to do it" she replied hastily.

"The first option goes this way, Micaela and Fernando are ready to file a lawsuit for the crime you committed thirteen years ago. You are going to plead guilty during the trial and your jail terms will be reduced. Option two, if you don't want to serve jail terms then you have to come with me to Seoul and you are going to tender an apology to those two victims. They are ready to forgive you and let go of the case. So, which would you go for?"

"I don't want to go to jail, I regret my actions of that night all my life. I know it's part of the reasons I never had peace in my marriage because of what I did out of jealousy and envy. I hurt poor Micaela just because she had eyes for the boy I was crushing on" sobs emerge from her.

"I couldn't stop the hate and had to bully her like every other kid in high school was doing. Karma hit back at me in all the relationships I had, no one loved me genuinely if not for my body. The only man that decided to settle down with me was an old man named Roberto. I had to accept to be his wife because he loved me more than all the guys I'd met. He wasn't just after my gorgeous body but also what I had to offer-".

"Then why are you cheating on him with this young guy since he loves you genuinely?" I interrupted.

"Because I don't love him. I just had to marry him for his wealth and the power his name possesses. I wanted people to respect me everywhere I go. But all of that has no meaning anymore because there's no happiness in where I am. The only happiness and peace I have are with Ricardo" her voice became husky and I heard a sniffle.

Tears were rolling down her cheeks and I think I was beginning to feel pity for her.

"Then you should do the right thing, apologize to Micaela and Fernando and ask for their forgiveness and then see if the peace you are looking for won't come to you" I advised.

"I heard they got married to each other, I'm so happy for them" she muffles.

"Yeah that's right, but they got divorced after Fernando found out Micaela was the one who took away his virginity".

"But it wasn't her fault, it was all mine".

"That's the more reason you need to see both of them so you'll clear that out and they can be together again" I replied and took her hands. "Which would you decide, would you go for the second option or the first?"

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Fernando's POV

"Drop your gun on the floor or I'll blow off your head this minute without any regrets!" I instructed and cocked my gun.

Raphael and Antonio snapped their heads to the door and their eyes widened in disbelief when they saw me. "Buddy? Is that you?"

"Yes brother, it's me. You didn't expect me to leave you all alone in a deadly mission like this one, did you?" I ask and flashed him a brief smile.

"But how did...."

"Well, well, well, look who I've got here, Fernando Perez himself," Raphael said with a grimace interrupting Antonio mid-sentence and he puts down his gun.

"We meet again, Raphael" came my reply and I pointed my gun directly at him.

"You should put away that gun because you don't know how to use it" he dared say to me and grunted.

I fired a shot very close to his leg that instant to prove him wrong. "You have no idea what I've become, you son of a bitch! If you dare me one more time, one stray bullet will hit you directly on your forehead!" I retorted and stared at me in shock.

"Wow, look at you now Fernando, you've become more fearless than I'd ever imagined".

"For a very long time, you and I had a score to settle and finally that day has come. Antonio, leave us alone" I requested and Antonio sluggishly stood up glancing from me to Raphael.

"Nah, Nah, Nah. Your sweet buddy here is not going anywhere, I'm not done with him yet-" he raised his gun and pointed it at Antonio's chest. My eyes widen and my heart thumps profusely. "So, you think you can send your boy here to threaten me and have me do something I don't want to do?"

"Let Antonio go, he has nothing to do with this" I replied nervously but I refused to let it show that I was nervous.

"Of course no, Antonio does have everything to do with this drama unfolding right in front of us. You sent him to spy on me and he did a great job with that. But unfortunately, he wasn't smart enough to know his limit. You both think you can screw me over to the cops over my drug deals, don't you?"

"I'm glad you admit you do drugs. And I need not be told that those two bags on the table contains drugs. I thought there was a slight change in you, Raphael, but no, you did become worst after high school. You never stopped getting yourself into shady things. Do you want to know one thing? Those shady things you are involved in are what will eventually ruin your life completely, mark my words".

"Stop blabbing nonsense! My life can never be ruined, I have a lot of money to shut up those men in uniforms" he replied boastfully.

"You are just so full of yourself! You think everyone can be bought with your stupid money, isn't it?"

"I see you haven't learned from what I did to you years ago. Maybe silencing you right this minute will settle the score you and I had for a very long time"- he paused and switched his gun to me. "Who should I start with first? You?"- he paused and switched his target to Antonio again "or him?" He continues grinning cockily.

"You still have a chance to pick two options which I'm sure Antonio has briefed you with. Make sure to choose wisely" I replied unbothered by his threat.

He gave a guffaw and that gave me a slight opportunity to have a glance at Antonio and I eyed him. I hope he gets the message I'm trying to pass to him.

"Options? Well, I already told your best friend here that none of those two options makes sense to me. Enough of the talk, it's showtime" he said in all seriousness.

I think I'm beginning to feel a little anxiety, Raphael might pull the trigger any moment soon. I have to think of a way to distract him before the FBI arrives. I don't know how long it's going to take for them to arrive here. "Are you sure you want to fight this battle alone? What about your drug dealers' gang? You should invite them to the show, don't you think?"

"What! Fernando!" Antonio exclaims staring at me like I just grew two heads.

Believe me when I say I don't know what I was thinking when I said that. I was trying to buy time no doubt, but requesting for Raphael's men to finish us off wasn't part of the plan. How do I take what I've said back?

"Wow! Quite impressive! I think I prefer this new Fernando to the nerd one in high school" Raphael chuckled and I groaned in response. "Tell me something, why do you want to die in the hands of my men rather than mine?"

"Because I hate you so fucking much! I rather get killed by some vehicle or robbers than getting killed by you!"

He erupted into loud laughter and that was all I needed to outsmart him....or no, Antonio is the one that took that slight chance to hit him hard with his elbow on his face and he staggered backward and fell on the floor with his gun flying off his hands.

I hastily reached out for his gun while Antonio wrestles on the floor with him. Before I could turn around, Raphael has already flipped Antonio to the floor and was throwing punches at him.

"Stop you bastard!" I snarled and pointed the gun at his head. He immediately stops hitting my best friend and he raised his hand in surrender and got off Antonio's body.

"On your damn knees!" I ordered and he obeyed. "You messed with me once and that has been the worst nightmare of my life. But today, I'm getting rid of those nightmares and I'm replacing them with sweet memories that my wife has given me and is yet to give me more".

"Sweet memories you say! Don't tell me the news I saw online about you and that bitch getting married is true?" He snorted and I swear all my veins in my body shot out aggressively from hearing him call my woman a bitch.

I didn't hesitate to smash the gun handle on his head followed by several punches of him. I was like a wounded lion taking out his aggression on innocent animals and human beings who had crossed its paths. I went on hitting him anywhere my fist gets in contact with.

"Fernando stop you'll kill him!" Antonio yelled behind me.

"I don't fucking care! This bastard deserves to die for all the trauma he made me pass through! He deserves more than just the beatings I'm giving him right now for calling my woman a bitch after forcefully taking her pride and mine from us as a teenager!" I yelled angrily and steadied my punches on him.

I was seeing blood splashing all over but I didn't care.

"Because of him, I lost my woman and my child! I thought it was to be blamed for what happened to me years ago but no. After divorcing her that's when the truth came to light! I never believed her despite all her pleading. I treated her like she had a plague! Now she's gone out of my life, I don't know if she'll ever find it in her heart to forgive me for what I did to her. And for what reason did all this happen? Because of this damn worthless bastard!" I growled and punched him harder.

"Fernando please stop, you are going to kill him and you'll be charged with murder. This is not how to revenge, brother, there are other ways. Please allow the law to punish him for all his wrongs, please" Antonio begged and placed his hand on my shoulder.

My first hung in the air when he touched me and a little calmness run through my veins.

I stepped away from Raphael's half-dead or alive body and I growled aloud and began crying bitterly. "I missed a wonderful woman, Antonio. I was so blind to see her worth, now look how unhappy I am without her in my life. How am I supposed to live without her?" I muffle weakly covering my face with my palms.

Antonio embraced me and I hugged him right back and cried on his shoulders.

"It hurts so badly, brother, the pain in my heart is too much for me".

"Calm down buddy, it will all be alright. You and Micaela will be together again, I promise you" he whispers and I think I found hope in his words. The sound of sirens startles us apart and Antonio gazes up at me. "You called the police?"

"No, FBI. There should be able to handle a drug and sexual assault crime better" I replied and a smile played on my lips as I glanced down at the son of a bitch on the floor.

"But how did you plan all this though? How did you know I was here?" Antonio asks and I opened my mouth to respond but gunshots interrupted me. Those should be Raphael's gangs shooting at the FBI.

"I'll answer that question when we get out of here alive" I wink at him and we waited in the room for the FBI to find us.

While we were waiting for the FBI to come and get this bastard lying on the floor, I heard a gunshot in the room we were and then deafening silence followed. My heart skipped or maybe it jumped out of my chest that instant. 'Antonio' was the first word that I muttered and slowly turnaround.

My jaw dropped when I saw who it was.

"Don't worry, you are safe now" a voice said and my gaze narrowed to the door, it was a male FBI, and right in front of him on the floor lay a dead man.

"Brother!" Antonio's voice rang in the room and I squint to find him standing right there.

"Antonio!" I squealed with excitement and rushed up to embrace him. "You are alive! You scared the shit out of me"

"I was more scared than you, I thought that guy would have gotten us before the FBI arrived".

"But why didn't you say a word when you saw him?"

"Because he asked me not to if not he'd killed you, so I had to keep shut until I'm able to figure out something".

"That was too dangerous you know!"

"Yes I know, I didn't know what else to do that's why. Then the FBI guy appeared and took him down".

"Was he part of Raphael's gang?"

"Yes, he was. My team is taking care of the rest of his gangs" agent Matt answered.

"Thank you very much agent, Matt".

Two more FBI agents arrived and Matt instructed them to handcuff, Raphael.

"You---think---you---won--right?" Raphael choked out his words and I smiled and shook my head.

"Not yet, Ralph. Until I see you behind bars" I replied and smirks at him and he grunted and utter a cussed word under his breath before they took him away.

"Great job, bro, thank you! I owe you a lot!" I exclaimed and embrace my best friend again.