Taste of Hell

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

The man is grinning from ear to ear while he's pointing his gun at me.

"I believe this is your end." he said. "Although I didn't expect that someone like you is actually part of that organization."

Hindi ako nagsalita at nanatiling nakatingin lamang sa kaniya.

"You almost got me a while ago. Too bad you don't kill people." naiiling na sabi pa niya.

Napangisi naman ako dahil sa sinabi niya at sinalubong ang titig niya sa akin.

"It's true that I don't kill but my partner can." pagkasabi ko nun ay bumulagta na lang sa sahig ang lalaki. He was shot on the head, nagkalat ang dugo niya sa sahig.

"What the heck are you thinking running on a one way place like this?" sermon ng lalaking kadarating lang at ang bumaril sa target namin. "Seriously! I almost got a heart attack!" dagdag pa nito at hinubad ang suot ng jacket pagkatapos ay ipinatong iyon sa magkabilaang balikat ko.

"You did great today. Let's go home." pagkasabi niya nun ay ipinatong niya ang kamay niya sa ulo ko at marahang tinapik iyon saka tumalikod at naglakad na paalis, sumunod na rin ako at humabol sa kaniya.

Pasakay na kami ng sasakyan ng huminto siya at nilingon ako.

"Next time don't do something like that, Nevaeh. I'm a fucking sniper. I'm not used fighting at a close range distance." nagrereklamong sinabi niya.

Mahina naman akong natawa at napatango-tango.

"Okay. Sorry."

Mas lalong sumama ang timpla ng mukha niya.

"I know you won't listen. It's like you have a death wish or something. You keep doing this whenever we are on a mission." naiiling na sabi niya at saka sumakay na sa loob ng sasakyan.

Humalakhak na lang ako at sumakay na rin sa loob pagkatapos ay pinaharurot na niya paalis ang sasakyan.

Giovanni is just one of the best agents that the organization always gives to me to be my partner whenever I have a mission. Compare to Felix that is good at close combat, Giovanni is another story to tell. He hates it. He hates to intermingle around people whenever we are on a mission. Isa siguro iyon sa dahilan kung bakit sniper ito.

Felix and Giovanni are my seniors. They are 3 years older than me and they are both weird in their own way.

"Nevaeh! You're back!" si Felix agad ang sumalubong sa akin ng makabalik kami ni Giovanni sa organization's headquarter.

Niyakap ako nito at lumingon sa gawi ni Giovanni.

"Mabuti at walang galos si Nevaeh." Felix said to Giovanni.

Giovanni snorted. "Just who do you think I am?" tanong niya.

"Oh, a cold and heartless man I've ever met." sagot naman ni Felix.

At magsisimula nanamang magbangayan ang dalawa.

"Alam niyo kayong dalawa konti na lang talaga at ishiship ko na kayo." inilapag ni Red ang librong binabasa niya kani-kanina lang at saka tumayo.

There are seven people who is at the top of the agents, the leaders that leads the rest of the agents bukod pa mismo sa pinaka head at may-ari ng organization.

Red and Felix is one of them. Giovanno is under the team of Felix.

"Oh well," lumapit si Ret sa dalawa at tila sinusuri ng tingin ang mga ito. "I wonder who is the top and the bottom?" nakangising tanong niya kila Felix at Giovanni na tila ngayon ay kabado na.

Ilang sandali pa ay matamis na ngumiti si Red at sa akin na ibinaling ang atensyon.

"Good job! Thi is your 3rd mission, right?" she asked, stil smiling.

"Red's favorite color isn't really red. In fact she hates that color. The reason why she is named Red is because..."

Felix stared at me, napapalunok naman ako dahil sa pa-suspense niya.

"...she's color blind. It's called Deuteranopia the inability to distinguish red and green pigments."

I wonder what is going on Red's mind.

Felix and Giovanni, whenever they talk about Red on a mission they always sweat a lot as if they remembered something horrific.

And that they said whenever Red is killing anyone she don't have any emotion on her face. Is it because of it?

"You're good for someone who's been in the organization for half a year." I didn't know if that's a compliment or...

"I'll be looking forward to work with you on a mission." nawala na ang ngiti niya. "See yah!" then she left the room.

"Don't dream about it." Giovanni shooked his head.

"Huh?" napalingon ako sa kaniya.

"Working with that woman is a suicide. She kills whoever gets on her way." aniya.

Napatango ako at naalala ang sinabi ni Red. I've been in the organization for half a year now. My father is getting stable now.

I've also learned a lot about him from the people inside the organization.

And the closest of him, the one I met at the hospital back there told me how my father suffered of an illness.

Pagkatapos nitong umuwi sa gyera at malaman na nagtaksil sa kaniya ang pinakamamahal niyang asawa doon na nagsimula ang bangungot niya at ang bangungot naming lahat.

Dad is mentally and psychically unstable. He quit the military and the organization once he learned the truth that my mother betrayed him.

The person who is hunting me and after my life is the father of the man he killed or my mother's secret lover. Kaya pala ganoon ang ikinilos ni papa ng makita niya ulit ako makalipas ang labing tatlong taon that's because he was properly treated.

Naging mahirap kay papa na tanggapin na buntis si mama at siya ang ama dahil pinagtaksilan siya nito.

Even I, after I found the truth pinagduduhan ko rin ang sarili ko kung anak niya pala talaga ako. And then the result came and it was 100 hundred percent saying that he is my father.

It was funny that I felt relief after knowing the result.

Ngayon hindi ko maiwasang isipin na kung hindi nagawa ni mama na pagtaksilan si papa noon hindi mangyayari ang lahat ng ito. Siguro iba ang buhay namin ngayon. Siguro ay buhay pa sana siya ngayon at masaya ang pamilya namin. At...

buhay pa sana ang magulang nila Nikov ngayon. Hindi sana kailangan magkrus ang landas namin.

"Nevaeh,"

Napalingon ako kila Felix at Giovanni.

"The boss is waiting for you. Another mission."

Napangiti ako at saka napatango pagkatapos ay sumunod na sa kanila palabas.