Epistolary

Prank Call

by Maerel Villanueva Venus

There is no such thing as justice,

all the best that we can hope for is revenge— Emilie Autumn

CHAPTER 1

Megan’s Point of View

   I love him and I know that he loves me too. I can feel it whenever we were together, but why did he left me alone? He left me without hearing my explanation. Is my love wasn’t enough for him to leave me?

Russelle believed to his friends who had nothing to do but to ruin my figure to him. I cannot do the things they said like “I mingled with other man” and “I even bring that man to my condominium.” How could I do that if I have only one man that really loves? That is Russelle and there is no other. Now that I am pregnant and he is the father of this child, how would be our life is? Our life would not have significance if he is not on our side.

I get the picture that placed on top of my bed side table. This was the last picture we had when we celebrated our first anniversary last month. We wore our perfect smiles in this picture. Would this happen again? I smiled bitterly. It was impossible, really impossible. I saw a luminous object on my table. A knife that I will use as my self-defense if ever that there would be bad people that enter my condominium. My father gave it to me 5 months ago before they go to Italy for their work. I smiled. I thought I will use it for self-defense, but I had mistaken. I massaged the small hump on my stomach slowly.

“My child, I am sorry. You were implicated by your mom’s stupidity. Don’t worry, we would be together in heaven.”

I can’t stop myself to cry again. While holding the picture frame, I get the knife using my right hand and hastily slash my wrist. It hurts, really hurt, but there’s no other that would bring me a lot of pain, but only what Russelle had done to me. My vision is starting to blur when I heard the telephone rings. That’s Russelle! I know it! He will come back to me because I know he still loves me. I smile because of the thoughts that came out of my mind. Even my sight gets blurry and my wrist hurts, I didn’t endure it and try to steal up to the telephone. The hallway and stairway are slippery made by the blood that flows from my wound. When I reached the telephone, I put down the picture frame and answer the call.

“Hello?”

No one answers but I know he’s there because I can hear his sighs at the opposite line.

“Hello? P-please answer.”

I pleaded.

“Hi? This is Rusel, I ju---“

I stopped him before he would say anything that may hurt me again.

“Russelle, please c-come back to me, I really love you so much. I c-cannot live without you. Please. I-I’m begging you.”

I screech because of the pain I feel.

“No.”

He responded.

Short answer but it really strikes the inner part of my body. No! This can’t be! He should obligate our child! Even just for our child.

“But I---”

He cut what I am going to say. Why can’t he listen to me first?!

“I don’t love you, and I never did. You were just one of my toys. I and my friends were just betting you.”

I can hear grip laughs at the opposite line. Then he ended the call. I can’t believe it. So they just played me from the very start? But why? I can’t remember that I’d done something wrong to them. Jesus! What life I have?! I don’t know what to do with my life now. I cannot live it with full of pain. May God forgive me for what I am going to do. I walk to the rooftop of my condominium even I feel dizzy. I should finish everything. Including mine and my child’s life. When I got to the rooftop, I saw people wearing different scary costumes and having a party outside their houses. It’s Halloween that’s why. I step at the edge of the rooftop and accept the end of our life

CHAPTER 2

Rusel’s Point of View

   I can’t stop laughing. Seeming like a crazy man who saw something really funny. That was the best prank call I ever did. I shouldn’t end the call yet. But --- Hahaha, it was just that I can’t stop myself from bursting a laugh. That girl was really funny. Seems like a foolish girl who is madly in love with her ex- boyfriend, I think it was really her ex-boyfriend? Well, I don’t care. Pfft. Stupid love! And what a coincidence! My name and her ex-boyfriend’s name are similar.

Hahaha.

Every Halloween, I call random numbers and say horrible things like “Open the door, I’ll give you something” and “I will kill your parents later on midnight”. Well, that’s because I am bored and I want to have some fun. The reason why I call at exact Halloween day? Because people were scared of ghost especially during November 1and they would became more scared if I say horrible things to them.

I am alone here in my condominium because my father and my mother left me after they found better job in other country. It is fine with me to be left by them as long as they send me money. I feel so happy now. Thanks to that dumb girl. Whoever that Russelle she is talking about, he should thanks me because I ended his problem with that girl.

B-but what if that girl will commit suicide? Impossible, no one commits suicide because of being heartbroken.

B-but there are some. N-no! Calm down Rusel. She cannot do it to herself. She’s insane if she did.

I open the television to ease my nervousness. Luckily, it is my favorite cartoon movie, the “Tom and Jerry”. Yes, a movie that is suitable to the young, but who cares? At 1:00 am, I feel sleepy and decided to sleep on the sofa.

I wake up when the vase near at me fell down. I don’t have companion here in my condominium but I can feel that there are eyes staring at me. I feel creepy. I can hear footsteps from my back. I slowly turn my head and saw a figure of a man holding a sharp object and by seeing the shape of the body I know it is a male.

“Are you Rusel?”

He asked. How did he know my name?

“Yes, I am. And who are you?”

He grins.

“Who’s the last person you prank called?”

I’m shock. How did he know that I am a prank caller? I-Is this guy connected with the g-girl I last called?

“I-Im sorry. I-It was not really my intention to say things like that to h-her. Forgive me.”

My heart beats louder.

 “What did you said to her?”

He asks.

“I-I said that you just played her. That she was just one of your t-toys.”

I can see his mad face. I am going to run when something hits my back. I look at it and I saw blood. He comes near on me and stabs my face. My sight starts to become blurry. He whispers on me.

“See you in hell.”

Then he stabs me on my chest.

“F-forgive me.”

That was the last phrase I utter. I can feel my end.

CHAPTER 3

Russelle’s Point of View

   Finally, I had revenged for you Megan. I put down the dead body of this brainless man that killed the girl I love. Until now, I can’t accept the death of my girlfriend. I am going to fix our ruined relationship if only this guy didn’t called her. I have many plans after we settled our problem, but how will we do it if she’s gone? If she and my baby left me? Yes, I know that she is pregnant. Her best friend Janine told it to me and I do believe on what she had said that I am the father of the baby in Megan’s womb.

FLASHBACK

“Oh, Janine? You visited? It is almost midnight.”

I asked to Megan’s best friend that continuously enters my house.

“I just want to say to you that you are a fool! I feel pity to Megan. She cries a lot because of you! You who didn’t deserve her love! Until now, she can’t able to eat and sleep properly. The thing she only knows to do is to cry. Including your child in her womb is affected. I am the only one who comforts her whenever she remembers you. She also attempt suicide but I stop her because there is a child in her womb. Please, I’m begging you. Please come back to her.”

I was shocked from what Janine had said. Megan is p-pregnant? I hurriedly get the key of my car and rode on it. Tsk. Why Janine left her alone? What if she would commit suicide again? I drive faster. After thirty minutes, I reached her condominium, but why there are police car outside her condominium? I am going to enter the condominium when policemen blocked me.

“Sir, you are not allowed to enter the condominium, we are investigating.”

“Why? What happened? Let me in, my girlfriend is inside the condominium!”

I shouted at them.

They look at each other as if their eyes were talking.

“Are you the boyfriend of Ms. Megan Louise Asuncion? We saw her lifeless body a few minutes ago. One of her neighbor saw her at the rooftop and after a few seconds, she jumped.”

I squeal. No! This is not real. It was just a dream, a very bad dream. Argh! No. This cannot be! This is my fault! I shouldn’t break up with her. Because of me, she got an idea to suicide. I can’t forgive myself! God, why? Why did you get her so early? I hadn’t even say sorry to her. I hadn’t even saw and touched the small hump on her stomach. I hadn’t even corrected my mistakes. I cry out loud. I don’t care if they saw me crying. I don’t care if they say I am weak. I just want to let out the grudge inside.

“I-Im pleading you, please l-let me in. I am going to find something important. I’m begging you, p-please.”

The policemen let me go inside the condominium even they are not done investigating. They were really pitied on me.

As I enter the condominium, the place makes me cry a lot. There are bloods in stairway and hallway. The condominium that full of happy memories before, now seems like an abattoir. Megan, I am so sorry. It won’t happen to you if I didn’t neglect you. I look at the blood carefully. I wonder if why the direction of blood was into the telephone.

I went near to the telephone and I noticed that it was lifted. What if this is one of the reason why Megan committed suicide? I checked it and I found the last call she answered. Who is this? The number seems familiar.

O-oh no! He is --- T-this can’t be! He’s really a demon! This is the prank caller! He also calls me every Halloween and that guy uses a name similar with mine. He told to me last year that he is watching me from my window but when I look at it, I saw no one. Why do people like him do such things to innocent individuals? You will pay Rusel! I won’t forgive you!

I track his place using his phone number. Even it is already 1:00 o’clock in the morning; I won’t stop unless I had revenged for Megan and our baby. His place is far and I’m sure that it will take hours before I get there. After two hours, I reached his place. Fortunately, his neighbors are in very deep sleep. I enter his gate without hesitation. I don’t care if there is anyone who saw me, the important is that I can revenge. Luckily, the door was unlocked. As I enter his house, I saw him sleeping on the sofa. I walked to his back and intentionally throw the stone to the vase near on him. I get the knife inside my pocket. I got it earlier when I entered Megan’s bedroom. I think this was the object she used to slash her wrist because the policemen found a wound on it. He gets up but seems still sleepy. He turns his head to me and I saw his shocked face especially when he sees what I am holding.

“Are you Rusel?”

I asked.

“Yes, I am. And who are you?”

I grin.

“Who’s the last person you prank called?”

He was shocked. I smirk. So he’s guilty.

“I-Im sorry. I-It was not really my intention to say things like that to h-her. Forgive me.”

Your sorry wasn’t enough because you lost lives.

“What did you said to her?”

I asked.

“I-I said that you just played her. That she was just one of your t-toys.”

I feel indignant. This bastard will pay! He saw my mad face so he runs. Before he could run farther, I throw to him the knife and it strikes his back. I went near to him and stab his face. In fact, it is still not enough from what he done to Megan. Two lives equals to one life? He is still lucky. He is the reason why I can’t be with them for a long time. I smiled when I saw him throe. I am sorry but I am not contented.

“See you in hell.”

I whispered and stabbed his chest.

“F-forgive m-me.”

He said in low voice but I clearly heard it. Forgive me too because I cannot forgive you. As my tears fell down, I cut his head.

END OF FLASHBACK

I can’t stop myself from crying because of what my child and girlfriend experienced, if this was not happened, I think we’re happy now. We can even do our plans and dreams.

I’m still mad with this man. I kicked his head and it rolls under the table. Justice is not what Megan and my child deserve to have, but revenge is. I leave his house with a bitter smile. Don’t worry Megan, I had revenged for you and for our baby.