There are no cameras here, and few people will come by, so Isabel must have made this plan for a long time.
Several men block Porter. As a man who has spent so much time in society, Porter could see what’s going on at first glance.
“What do you want?” Porter watches them warily.
And I take some people standing in the dark and watching them.
The man who takes the lead asks, “Are you Porter? We have to look for the right man before doing anything. We don’t want to make mistakes.”
Porter says, “Of course! I am Porter!”
“Well.” The leader waves, and the people behind rush to Porter.
After spending so many years in the society, although he is getting old, Porter still has some skills. It takes a long time before he is beaten on the ground.
“What on earth do you want? If you want the money, I can give you.” Ssnarls Porter, with blood on his face.
“We don’t need your money. Someone will pay for killing you. All we only want is your life!” says the man, and then shows his knife.
“You are a man who mingles in the street. Even if you die, no one would find it.” He shakes the knife and continues, “Just be smart.”
“Shit! Do you know who my woman is? If you dare to touch me, my woman will not let go of you!” Porter’s eyes are red and he chuckles, “my woman is strong!”
“You are overconfident. You are faced with imminent death, but you still don’t realize that who wants you to die. I will tell you clearly, in case you are still kept in the dark when you are dead.”
Porter’s face changes. “What?”
“Isabel says you are troublesome, and you’re a threat to her. She’s going to get what she wants, but you are so stupid and be her stumbling blockblock her way. You are dragging Isabel behind, and being a fatal stain to her, so it’s best if you’re dead.”
“Fuck you! Isabel won’t be so cruel to me! She’s my woman, and I’m her first man! She loves me and she wouldn’t do this to me! You’re all liars! You are talking bullshit!” Porter curses; his emotionse collapses.
It’s not the kind of near-death collapse, but the kind of collapse when he realizes how pathetic he is. The person he cares about and loves the most, not only betrayed him, but also wants to kill him.
“I don’t believe it! I don’t believe it!” Porter murmurs, “You’re all liars. I won’t believe you. I want to see Isabel! Let her come and see me!”
“Don’t you want to accept the reality?” says the man who takes the lead.
I keep watching then in the dark, thinking that Porter is really infatuated with Isabel, but he didn’t doesn’t realize that the person he loves is such a heartless woman.
“Well, if you don’t give up, I’ll show you the fact.” Then, he dials makes a video call go IsabelIsabel’s video phone.
I am eavesdropping.
Isabel’s voice is lazy, “Porter.”
Porter’s eyes widened. “Whose bed are you in? You bitch!”
“Do you think you’re my only man? Don’t be ridiculous, you are just one of them. Besides, you are getting old and incapable; otherwise I can keep you by my side for a while longer.” Isabel laughs, and then continues, “Why don’t you appreciate my kindness? I told you that we will set apart, but you don’t agree. Either James or I won’t await our doom, so Porter, I’m sorry.”
“Isabel! How can you be so cruel? Have you forgotten what I did for you? I love you so much, but you want to kill me! Isabel, you’ll get retribution! I will not let you go even if I die!” Porter is screaming like a wounded leopard, his eyes full of pain. The woman let him know what’s pain is.
It is a pleasure to see such a big play.
“Porter, I will always remember you, and I will mourn for you on that day. Just leave with peace of mind. You always said that you would be willing to die for me. Here is the chance. Go to hell, go to hell in peace, haha!” Isabel laughs maliciously.
Porter looks at the phone with hate and says no more. I feel his hate and despair.
The video call is is turns offhung up, and Porter let out a low roar mixed with cries.
“Why would she do this to me, why!
He does not understand, nor is he willing to reconcile. He is not afraid of death, but feels wronged for his sacrifice of love for such a cruel woman.
“All right, you know why you should die. That’s all.” says the leader impatiently.
“Come here, tie his hands and feet, plug gag his mouth, put him in the sack, fill it with stones and throw it into the river.” The man smiles coldly, “You used to deal with people like that many years ago.”
Porter looks up sharply. “Who are you?”
The man doesn’t say anything, but chuckles and waves. “You would never know.”
Then Porter’s mouth is gagged and he could not say a word.
His hands and feet are tied, and then is stuffed. The men stuff him into sack which is loaded with heavy stones. Porter is taken to the river and pushed down.
Then the men left.
I ask my men to save him out of the water, hoping Porter won’t diesurvive.
I stand on the bank and look around, watching them go under the water, and a. After a few minutes, they finally fish Porter out of the river bottom.
“See if we can save him.” I kick the wet sack and cover my nose and mouth with disgust. The water smells fishy.
“He still has breath.”
“Good.” I stand by and watch as they give Porter first aid.
Until Porter spits and opens his eyes in a daze, I say, “Take it back.” Then I walk to the car.
They load Porter into the car and drive off to the warehouse I have already prepared.
It’s all in my plan. It’s perfect.
The night is mysterious and full of the unknown, and the dark sky is like monsters that eat people. It’s so terrible.
I am ready for all these, and what I am waiting for is this day.
After all, the men are hired by me, and there are certain things they could not know about me, including who I am and what I look like, so I stay out of sight from beginning to end, wearing sunglasses and a mask.
It’s just Porter and me here.
I tie him to a chair for the sake of my safety.
The overhead lights of the warehouse are surrounded by flying insects, and the gray light shines on Porter’s pale face.
I stand in the dark and watch him.
“Who are you? You saved me?” Porter coughs.
“It is me.” I say.
After being a gangster for so many years, Porter immediately gets to the point. “Why did you save me? What do you want?”
“Don’t be so nervous, Porter. I just want to ask you what it’s like to be cheated on by the woman you love.” I spread salt to his wound.
Porter’s eyes are red. “Bitch! I won’t just let it go! I’ll make her feel regret!”
He rises to the bait. I smile coldly.
“Yes, and what has a man gotten for enduring all these years for a woman? What you get is only her betrayal. Your sacrifice in her eyes is nothing. No, in fact, you are just a pawn for her, and when she does not want to use it, she will dump it. It is that simple.” I provoke him on purpose.
“Don’t! Stop it!” Porter becomes furious and struggles frantically. “Let go of me! I’m going to kill her! Kill that bitch!”
“It’s against the law to kill. You know what you’ve done before. If you commit a crime again, what you’ve done before will be revealed.” I’m not trying to protect him. I don’t think this is the right time to expose him.
“As for Isabel, I am sure you won’t kill her.” I sigh and pretend to sympathize for him. “You love her so much,” I say, “You just love her and want to be with her. It’s not your fault.”
“I just love her,” Porter bursts into tears. “I know she’s just trying to use me, but I am willing to listen to her. I would do whatever she told me to do, but she wants to kill me! Why is she so cruel?”
“Sometimes we are so humble. If you love someone, you are willing to do everything for her, but what we finally get? It’s not fair.” I whispered, guiding him.
“Think how she lied to you before? Did you promise to leave with you? Did she promise you that she would only love you? But what happened now? She still is still in someone else’s bed, not just the master of the Orlando family’s, but many, many men’s! She may feel happier than being with you!”
I say one sendsence word after another, and each sendsence word is just right to poke him in the most painful part.
“Don’t! Don’t say it anymoreStop it! I’m a fool! What a fool I am!” Porter grits his teeth and the tears roll down the face.
There is his desperate face in the lamplight, and I continue.
“Do you think what you have done for her is still worth it? How many risks did you take for her? Is it worth it?”
Porter is heart- broken, his eyes fluttering.
“Yes, I did a lot of things for her, even killing people. Why did she betray me in the end? Why?” It seems as if he couldn’t figure it out and keeps muttering.
At this point I secretly turn on the recorder.
“You killed the Orlando family’s oldest son, didn’t you?” I say, “Look what did you get when you helped her get rid of the thorn in her flesh. It’s pathetic.”
“Haha, yes, you also know it? I did some tricks to his car, and the car fell off the cliff. They all think that the master is dead. It is not.” Porter looks up at me with a murderous look in his eyes.
Not dead?