Black Rose Assassin

Chapter 7

Tinulungan ni Fuego ang dalaga na magpatuyo ng makarating sila sa parking lot ng convenience store. Binigay nito ang jacket sa dalaga para hindi ito malamigan at magkasakit.

Wait. She attempt to commit suicide, so why do I care if is she get sick. Right?

Napailing nalamang ito sa naiisip at hinarap ang senior ng magtanong ito sa ginawa nito bago lang. "Man, what was that? Hindi ka ba naligo kaya naisipan mong lumangoy sa ilog? Sana nagsabi ka manlang diba? 'yan lang naman 'yong bahay ni lola oh, pwede ka maliligo kung gusto mo."

Hindi alam ni Fuego kung susuntukin, matatawa o maiinis ito sa senior sa sinabi nito. Pero syempre, hindi nya to masisisi dahil hindi nito alam kung anong nangyari. at isa pa, isa ito sa mga taong hindi nya mabubuhatan ng kamay dahil katapusan nya na kapag nangyari.

"I took a bath before coming here and," Tinuro nito SI Clifton na nakatulalang nakatingin sa langit. "That woman tried to commit suicide and I just happen to save her." An 'oh' formed on Operas' mouth. "Didn't know that you're a hero."

"Am not, and shut up." The man just laugh to his remarked. And of course that was expected. He really didn't take him seriously, despite him being serious while talking. Fuego just massaged his temple out of frustration and watch his two companion question and help Clifton whose happily smiling and talking to them like just now was nothing happened.

What a weirdo.

And then a police siren was heard approaching there location. At first he taught an accident happen near them, but the police car stopped in the convenience park, and the man he again recognized got out from the passenger seat wearing an angry expression .

He walk pass him and he head straight to Clifton whose now hiding at Kahel's back. Kahel saluted at the man in his front while the latter do the same before focusing back his attention to the woman whose hiding at the back of his companion like a scaredy cat.

"Clifton." He called out her name with monotone voice.

"I don't know you, don't talk to me."

"Stop playing around and lets go. We have more cases to solve awaiting us in the present." 

Clifton shows sparkling eyes hearing about a new case to solve. "Is it suicide?" The man scoff after hearing her. "You wish."

Humaharap ang Lieutenant sa gawi nila Fuego na tahimik silang pinapanuod. Nang mapansin nito ang pareho nilang basang katawan ni Clifton, naisip nito na si Fuego ang nagligtas sa  dalaga mula sa pagtangka nitong magpakamatay. Naisip nito na pasasalamatan ang binata sa ginawa.

Mabilis nitong hinala si Clifron papatayo sa tabi nito at pinilit ang ulo na yumuko sa harap nila Fuego. "Sorry for the trouble my companion cause to you Mr. and thank you for saving her."

"Its ok, and do please speak to her if she wants to kill her self do it in private, she's causing children's  to have a nightmare." Napasinghap ito mula sa narinig at sinamaan na titig si Clifton na syang bumingisngis sa tabi.

"Hala ka Clifton, adda manen mayawyawan madamdaman." Mayron nanaman masaisigawan mamaya. Saad ng lalaking  isa sa tatlong naka unipormeng pulis na kasama ng Lieutinant. Pero totoo naman ang sinabi nito, mayron nganaman talagang malalagot mamaya pagbalik sa estasyon dahil sa ginawa nya.

At isa pa, ang tanong na nasa isip ni Fuego, ano ang dahilan ni Clifton kung bakit tumalon ito sa ilog at ang naging reaksyon nito na parang wala lang at isa itong laro.  Hindi nya naman ito problema, nagtataka lang sya.

Fuego is a professional assassin and also a great observant person. He can tell if a person in front of him is lying, telling the truth, can pin point if it is real or fake, if they are sad or happy, contented or.... lonely.