Shadow Protector

07

-07-

SHE woke up, crying and panting. Napanaginipan na naman niya ang mga magulang niya, that night made her so scared for her life. But she has to be brave, she was little nung nangyari yun sa kanila. Nalaman rin niya ang trabaho ng magulang niya.

They are robbers, kriminal rin ang mga magulang niya. Kaya di siya sinasama noon. Ayaw ng magulang niyang mapahamak siya, but because of them napahamak pa rin siya and they died because of it.

Narinig niyang tumutunog ang telepono niya, she went downstairs at sinagot ang tawag mula dito. "Shadow speaking." Her hoarse voice was evident because she just woke up from her sleep

"The big boss wants you." Nagising ang diwa niya sa narinig niya, she wants her. After ilang years tsaka lang niya ako kailangan. The big boss is her role model

Simula nung sinagip siya ng babae, she became her role model. Gusto niya maging katulad ng big boss niya, tumingin ito sa orasan. It's 3AM, "can you make sure no one is watching me. " I told him

"Did the police told you about watching over you?" Tanong nito, she sighed and just said yes to him bago ibinaba ang telepono. Hindi pa nakalipas ang sampung segundo ay nagring na naman ang telepono.

She put it on her ear, "no one is watching you, I made sure na wala ring sniper." She then said thank you at binaba ang telepono.

Bumalik siya sa kwarto niya para mag palit ng damit. She wore a baggy robe type dress, pero ibang dress naman ito hindi yun ang damit na sinuot niya nung muntikan na siyang mahuli.

Bumaba siya at may dala na siyang extra na damit, just in case na rin ang damit niya. She went to grab her motorcycle. She hopped on it at pinaandar niya ito, the garage door opened on its own.

Then she drove off to her agency, she was feeling nervous nang makarating siya. She parked her motorcycle sa malayo ng parking lot ng agency niya.

She walked a little bit faster para hindi maghintay ng matagal si big boss niya, she was rubbing her palms para mawala ang kaba niya. Before going in she put her mask on, she saw the annoying guy.

"Nasa taas si big boss." Ani nito, binigay niya sa lalaki ang cellphone na pinahiram nito. "You can have it." Ibinalik sa kanya ang cellphone.

"I don't want it, baka nilagyan mo pa yan ng tracker." She heard him chuckled at ginulo ang buhok niya, "I'm not that cheap to do that."

He forced her to open her palm at nilagay sa palad niya ang cellphone sabay lumakad paalis, she inspected the cellphone, binuksan niya ito and inspected what's inside the phone and what apps are installed.

Wala namang suspicious sa cellphone na yon kaya ibinulsa niya ito at tumaas na para puntahan ang big boss niya, she breathe in and breathe out bago umalis sa elevator.

She walked out of the elevator at nilakad ang opisina ng big boss nila, kumatok muna ito bago pumasok. She heard her say come in kaya pumasok na ito.

Her big boss is wearing a mask and a sombrero kaya ang kita lang sa kanya ay ang mga mata niya. "I heard you are involving yourself to a policeman." she said with full of authority.

Tumango siya, she saw how her eyes were cold like ice. "Why are you involving yourself with a policeman?" Tanong nito which made her gulped in fear.

"The agency didn't give you a mission that involved the policeman."

"Stop what you are doing and stop relating yourself to him."

She gulped, "I can't, I'm doing this for my friend." She saw how her eyes changed and the woman stood up.

"Don't fall for him, you will regret it if you keep involving yourself with him." Yun lang ang nasabi ng babaeng nasa harap niya at lumakad palabas ng opisina nito.

She let out a heavy sigh, the way that her big boss talk is like she knew that policeman. She wants to stop now pero para sa kaibigan niya rin ang ginagawa niya.

May bayad rin naman siyang matatanggap kapag ginawa niya yung trabaho eh, money is important to her so she just accept the job.

Lumabas na rin ito sa opisina ng big boss niya at tinungo ang elevator para bumaba na, she is sweating so much because of that talk. Masyadong tense kanina ang pag-uusap nila, she can't talk to her without getting nervous.

She walked out of the building at nagdiretso sa motor niya, her mind was filled with what her big boss told her. She respects her, that's why she was contemplating on dropping the job.

She just shrugged it off at tinanggal ang mask nung nakarating na siya kung saan niya pinark ang motor niya, she swung her leg over her motorcycle and straddle it with ease.

Pinaandar niya ito and drove off to her house, madaming pumapasok sa isip niya habang nagdadrive.

KHAYEEN sat down on the long sofa at kinuha ang ibinigay ng katrabaho niya na cellphone na nasa may coffee table, she grabbed her notebook that is also on top of the coffee table at tiningnan kung ano ang number ni Nicole.

The phone rang nung dinial niya ang number ng kaibigan, "who is this?" Yun ang bungad nung sinagot nito ang tawag.

"It's me, I want to drop the job." She fully said with confidence, "alam mong bawal mo gawin yun." Her friend said.

She sighed, "look, yung big boss namin alam na ang ginagawa ko. She told me to not be involved with your policeman." She explained her side.

"You know my rules, Khaye. Do your job properly and you can't drop the job I gave you or else something might happen to you."

Yun lang ang sinabi niya at ibinaba ang tawag, she sighed because of what her friend said. Alam niya ang something na mangyayari if she dropped the job. She saw what she can do and that's the problem.

-T.M.B-