Shadow Protector

03

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SHE was contemplating about what her friend wants her to do, kasi pag nalaman ng lalaki yung job niya baka sa kulungan siya pupulutin and also she didn't know kung paano niya ito iaapproach.

Hindi siya makapag focus dahil sa nabobother siya sa pinapagawa ni Nicole, her friend always made her do dirty works for her. Pero ngayon mukhang iba, gusto niya maghiganti.

"You can't focus on work today." Rinig niyang may nagsalita sa likod niya, she is watching the people downstairs gamit ang binocular niya. "What are you doing here?" Tanong niya na hindi nililingon yung lalaki.

He keeps bothering her and she's getting pissed pag dumadating ito habang nagtatrabaho siya. "Why don't you try a sniper, since your eyesight is good."

"I don't like a sniper, hindi ko malalagay yung papel na lagi kong n ilalagay sa palaso ko."

Naramdaman niya itong umupo sa tabi niya, their feet was dangling off the building. Dati takot pa siya nung unang ginawa niya ito, "let me ask you again, since hindi mo sinagot ang tanong ko. What are you doing here?" Tanong ulit nito sa hindi sinagot ng lalaki.

"I was bored sa office ko, tas narinig ko you are on a mission again."

She put her binoculars down at nilingon ang lalaki, she was giving her a blank look. "I don't need someone to watch me work." She said coldly and looked at her binoculars again.

She froze nung nakita niyang kasama ng target niya yung police na gagantihan niya para sa kaibigan niya. She grabbed her bow and arrow, but before she released the arrow. Nilagyan niya ito ng papel.

She felt someone staring at her, she looked at him and released the arrow and it went flying to her target. Mayabang itong ngumiti sa lalaki.

The guy chuckled and tinuro kung saan lumipad ang palaso na pinakawalan niya, nilingon niya yung tinuro niya and her eyes widen. The police caught the arrow just in time.

Tumayo ang lalaking katabi niya, at tinapik siya sa balikat. "that's why I like the sniper, they won't grab the arrow just like now."

She grabbed an arrow again and try the second time and then she succeed because the police became distracted. Tumayo rin ito at tumingin sa lalaki, "but I'm not like you, you backed down nang hindi mo napatay ang target mo."

"That's why I did your job." She whispered to him and walked towards the door para makababa na when he pinned her on the door bago pa niya mabuksan ang pinto.

She saw anger in his eyes, how she loves seeing someone mad. "I didn't back down, I needed to do something important, kaya hindi ko tinuloy ang mission." His voice was now cold and not happy.

The guy didn't know that her katana was already on his waist, so she pushed her katana a little bit. "I'm already bored of you talking." She kicked him on his thigh, malapit lang sa may ari niya.

She put her katana back, she turned her back at umalis na. Ayaw niya masyadong magsalita lalo na if hindi maganda rin naman ang topic.

She sighed at pumunta na sa workplace niya. To her surprise andun na agad yung nambi bwisit sa kanya. She just ignored him at nilagay na ang mga weapons niya.

Gusto niya na lang umuwi sa bahay at planuhin kung paano niya papa mahalin yung police. Her routines are always the same, wake up, go to work, after work put her weapons back, go home, and then sleep.

Pero looks like her routines are going to change because Nicole wanted her to do something. After she left the building, tinanggal na niya yung mask na suot niya.

She was busy putting her mask sa bag na dala niya ng may nakabangga sa kanya, tiningnan niya kung sino ang nakabangga sa kanya.

It was the policeman, "sorry." He apologized, ngumiti siya sa lalaki. "It's okay." She was cringing because she changed her voice.

She'll make sure na they will bump into each other for her plan to make him fall for her. The guy walked away when she said it's okay.

She made a disgust face and carry on to walk para kunin ang motor niya sa paggawaan, her motorcycle broke down kaya kailangan niya ito ipaayos.

Kaya she has been walking rather than commuting, ayaw niya mag gastos ng pera sa pagcocommute. Kahit malaki ang sahod niya she don't want to spend it. Baka kasi may emergency na mangyari at kailangan ng pera.

Her parents taught her to not spend too much, kasi money is an important daw. She agrees that money is important. lalo na wala na yung magulang niya, she can't borrow money from them anymore.

She shrugged what she was thinking, she already made peace with them. She need to let them rest peacefully. Ayaw na niya isipin ang mga magulang niya, yung pagkamatay nila ay masakit pa rin sakanya.

SHE arrived at the paggawaan, nakita niya yung motor niya okay na. Mukha ngang bago eh, "salamat sa pag-aayos ng motor ko." Pasalamat niya

"Magbili ka na kasi ng bagong motor." Sabi ng lalaki na kamukhang kamukha ni Nicole, ngumiti ito at kinuha sa kamay ng lalaki yung susi ng motor.

She started the engine on her motorcycle, "I'd rather have this kesa magbili ako ng bago, mahal kaya ang motor ngayon."

"Gusto mo bilhan kita ng bago?" The guy's eyebrows danced and he smirked, "do that and Nicole will bury you alive." I also smirked at him, biglang tumiklop ang lalaki.

The guy nervously laughed, "don't tell this to my sister." Ngumiti ang babae at tumango. "Don't worry, I will tell your twin sister about this."

I told him at tumakas na bago pa niya ako mahuli, she heard him shout at her but she ignored her at tumawa.

Umuwi na siya at ipinarada ang motor sa may garage ng bahay, pumasok ito at isinabit ang susi sa may malapit sa pinto. Just like what she always do binuksan niya ang TV para maggawa ng ingay.

She don't like the noise of the silent is engulfing the house kaya lagi niyang binubuksan ang TV kada nasa baba siya at nagluluto ng pagkain.

Bukas na niya gagawin ang plano niya para dun sa pulis, she was still having second thoughts if gagawin niya ba talaga yun. She don't want to do it pero alam niya may bayad rin yun if she did it.

She hopes nalang na hindi mangyari na siya yung mafall agad sa pulis.

-T.M.B-