23rd Nightmare

23rd Nightmare

NAENAH AKAIBARA'S POINT OF VIEW

"Naenah..."

Someone is calling me, but I can't see her. I look at my surroundings.

I'm not paralyzed?

I went away from my bed.

"Naenah..."

"WHO ARE YOU?!"

"I'M YOUR HIDDEN MISERY! ACCEPT ME, NAENAH! LET ME SUCCUMB YOU!"

I covered my ears and close my eyes,"You're just someone inside me! You can't control me!"

She smirk, but I can't see her because my vision is blurry, "You'll never be paralyzed again if you'll accept me."

"That's not going to happen."

"Let's see, Naenah. Soon you'll have no choice, but to accept me," she said, "Let's see when I kill him! You can never stop me! I will kill them all, Naenah."

"You can't do that!"

"Then try better!" She shouted, "Let's see who will win."

I woke up trying to catch my own breath. My body is covered with sweat.

I'm really going insane. You're totally insane, Naenah.

I pulled my own hair and shout in frustation.

"Hey, Naenah!" Liana caught my attention, "Are you, okay?"

I realized that I'm staring into space and thinking random thoughts.

"Yeah."

"Naenah, focus on your mission!" Yvanna shouted through the intercom, "It's just you and Liana this time so be extra careful."

"Okay."

"Did something happened again?" Tia asked.

"Nothing."

"We need better answers than your one word replies! Naenah, can't you be more serious when we're talking to you?!" Yvanna shouted.

"It's really nothing."

Liana and I are tasked to kill Ceazar Felipe. Ceazar Felipe is a known boxer that is also involved in illegal underground fight.

"Isn't that Zyean Choi?" Liana asked.

"Yeah, why?" She avoided my gaze and blushed, "Don't tell me that you have a crush on him?"

"N-no!" She denied, but she keeps on blushing.

"Opposite do attract."

Zyean Choi is a half korean MMA Fighter and he's really known in his field. He is a bad boy, but I expected him to be more decent than this. I never though that he could be also in an illegal street fight. Well! We cannot judge people based on what we see.

The atmosphere is a mixture of arrogance, determination and vengeance. They are all thirsty for one thing and that is blood. I saw some corpses of the fighters being carried away out of the building. The whole place is a mess. Blood stains and weapons are scattered. I can also smell an unpleasant body odor.

"Now, I know why!" Liana exclaimed.

"You know what?"

"Why Tia and Yvanna chose to stay at home and guide us because seeing this wants me to puke," Liana said.

"Hey, young ladies!" A man with tattooes approached us, "Anong hanap niyo?"

I think I've heard that line somewhere. O, I remember it! In tiangges in divisoria!

"We just want to watch."

The man chuckled sarcastically, "You don't what you are saying. This is an illegal underground street fight. Don't you know how dangerous is this place? You even look damsel-in-distress."

"Who are you?" I raised my eyebrow.

"Cedrick Raeffleis, a streetfighter, but I seldom fight now," he said, "This is an illegal underground street fight not just a playground where you can enjoy and play."

"You should better watch out for your words, young man. We're not younger than you and I am sure of that."

"I'm twenty-two," he said

"A college student, huh?" I chuckled, "I'm twenty-seven and she's twenty-five so don't you dare call us young ladies."

"I'm a graduating student," he said, "I just also want to warn the two of you. A lot of people will harass you here. I didn't mean to insult or be arrogant."

"Okay."

Something on my wrist caught his attention, "You're a killer?!"

Liana covered his mouth, "How did you know?!"

Cedrick removed Liana's hand from his mouth, "You have a serial number on your wrist! I'm also a killer!"

O, shit! A nosy killer.

"Shut up!"

"I know that you're not just here to watch. Ano ang pakay niyo?" He asked in serious tone, "Who's your target?"

"Ceazar Felipe."

A commotion caught my attention. My eyes widened when I saw a flying chair towards our direction. I was about to protect when someon already covered her from being hit. Liana's eyes grew wider and blushed when she saw Zyean Choi in front of her.

"Are you okay?" Zyean asked.

"Y-yes," Liana said while stuttering.

"I want to be in the battle," I said to Cedrick, "I want to have a battle with Ceazar Felipe."

"But they don't accept a female competitor," Cedrick said.

"Naenah, you can't join! You'll get yourself into trouble," Liana protested while Zyean is still at her side.

"You need to kill someone," a voice echoes in my head.

"It's for the better, Liana. Let me handle this by myself. Save yourself," I said and faced Cedrick, "Help me to have a battle with Ceazar Felipe."

"Are you out of your mind, Naenah?! You're gonna have a fight with a known boxer?!" Tia shouted angrily at the intercom.

Yeah, I'm out of my mind. I just want to end this all.

"Are you sure about this? You'll get yourself killed," Cedrick said.

Then it's better.

Liana's is trying to be free from Zyean's hold because she wants to stop me from having this battle so I used Zyean's charms to Liana.

"I want this."

"The Fresh Unexperience Model, Naenah Akaibara, versus The Unbeatable Boxer, Ceazar Felipe!"

I heard a loud cheer for Ceazar Felipe. Ceazar smirked at me. I was shocked when he grabbed my hair and punched me on my abdomen. He also did an uppercut and slammed me on the floor.

"Why did she even join?!"

"Boo!"

"Acting all tough!"

I let him punch me several times and did nothing. I just stare at Ceazar Felipe while doing it. I can feel my own blood coming out from me.

"NAENAH!" Liana protested.

"What a waste! You're beautiful, but it looks like that's the only thing you can brag about because you're nothing compared to me!" Ceazar chuckled.

I don't know, but something inside me convinced me to remove him on my top and fight. I did my signature roundhouse kick and his nose bleed. I punched his face and he cursed. I didn't waste a single second and keep on attacking him. He didn't have any chance to attack me again. I also slammed him on the floor. I get my double bladed knife on my pocket and stabbed him several times on his chest before punching him again.

"Naenah, stop! He's already dead!" Liana shouted.

I stopped punching Ceazar Felipe. I just realized that the moment I stabbed his chest where his heart is, he's already dead. He's already dead while I'm punching him continuously. His face is already unrecognizable.

"That one was intense! We already have the winner and that is Naenah Akaibara!" The host held my right arm up.

Two men gathered to carry Ceazar Felipe's corpse. I just stared at it.

I killed him.

I killed Ceazar Felipe.

I killed someone again out of control.

I released my hand from his hold and ran to the restroom.

"WAIT, NAENAH!" Liana followed me.

Ceazar Felipe's blood is dripping from my hand. I also have bloodstains all over my outfit. I watched myself on the mirror while removing the blood from my hands through the water.

Naenah, you're already a fucking monster!

"Naenah, I have extra clothes. You can change," she gave me a plastic bag, "Don't worry! They won't tell that you killed him, it's just a battle. It's just like a game to them and they can't put you into jail because they have an agreemen-"

I already slammed the door before she could continue her sentence.

It wouldn't change anything.

I knocked on the door. It opened and Andres showed. He is wearing a hoodie and his face looks like 'I woke up like this'.

"Naenah?" I immediately went closer to him and hugged him, "What happened to your face?"

I didn't answer him, "What If I did something horrible? Would you still accept me?"

"I will still accept and love, Naenah," he kissed my hair, "It doesn't matter to me the bad and good deeds you did."

I didn't talk and let the silence filled us. We both sit in his sofa. I let him sleep on my shoulders.

"Just stay with me forever, Naenah. Please, Suicidal..." I heard him murmured while his eyes shut.

I looked at him awkwardly.

Is he dreaming about me?!

I'm really sorry, Andres. The fate doesn't want us together.