Shadow Protector

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KHAYEEN went to her best friend's house, Nicole was her best friend since high school and college. She knows her friends are strong and brave but she still taught her on how to defend herself.

But what shocked her nung bumaba siya sa basement is to see someone tied on a pole and looking bloody like he just got tortured.

"Hindi ka dapat nandito." She heard a voice sa likod niya, she looked at her back and saw her friend. "Baka mamaya maalala mo pa yung nangyari sa inyo noon."

Nicole walked to the man that was tied and crouched down, tinapik niya ang pisngi ng lalaki. "Gumising ka na, wag kang pa special." Sabi nito sa lalaki at sinampal ito ng napakalas.

She heard the man groaned and open his eyes, the man looked at her na parang gustong humingi ng tulong. "Don't look at her, hindi ka nyan tutulungan." She saw how her best friend creepily smiled at the guy.

Nicole stood up and went to her, "close your eyes and don't look at what I will do." She said kaya nalito siya.

"Paparusahan ko siya and you might be disgusted by what I will do."

"Bakit mo gagawin yan?" Tanong nito, bumalik ang tingin ni Nicole sa lalaki. "He dropped the job that I gave him."

Hindi na ito muling nag tanong sa kaibigan niya, she saw her friend put some gloves on at may kinuhang kung anong weapon. She just realize that her basement was full of weapons.

Binaba nito ang kinuha niyang weapon sa may tabi ng lalaki at kinuha ang camping knife at ipinakita ang talim sa lalaki. "Hindi ka sana magiging ganito kung ginawa mo ang trabaho mo." She heard a pity voice coming from her best friend

Nakita niya kung ano ang ginawa ng kaibigan sa lalaki, she sliced his cheeks and making it deep for the man to feel the pain. The basement was full of screams from the man dahil sa ginagawa ng kaibigan niya.

She also grabbed a bat at pinalo ito sa lalaki, breaking every bone on the man's body. Rinig rin ang tunog na parang may nasisira habang pinapalo nito ang lalaki.

Rinig ang pagmamakaawa ng lalaki sa kaibigan niya saying to stop at gagawin na niya ang trabaho na ipinapagawa ng kaibigan niya.

"It's too late, dear. Hindi ka sana nandito kung tinapos mo sana ang trabaho na binigay ko sayo." Her voice was creepy and she was having goosebumps just listening to it.

Her friend is a sweet and innocent one on the outside, pero inside ay hindi masyadong iba ang ugali na pinapakita niya kapag nasa labas sila.

"That's enough, kill him tomorrow and have your fun." She told her friend, nilingon siya nito at tinaas ang kamay na parang sinasabi nito na maghintay.

Then her friend grabbed a katana and just decapitated the poor guy. Nilapitan nito ang sink at naghugas ng kamay, nauna na siyang umalis leaving her friend washing her hands.

She just saw her friend killed a man right in front of her, nakita niyang may dalawang lalaki na nasa labas lang ng pinto ng basement. Siguro sila ang magkukuha ng katawan ng lalaki na pinatay ng kaibigan.

She went back to the living room at umupo sa sofa ng kaibigan niya, hinintay niya itong matapos sa loob ng basement. Hindi siya natakot sa ginawa ng kaibigan niya because what happened noon ay mas malala pa dun.

She put her head on the head rest of the couch at tumingin lang sa kisame habang hinihintay ang kaibigan. She won't be involved on her business because she kill bad people for a living.

Nicole's job isn't like hers, yung trabaho niya kriminal ang pinapatay niya. While her best friend's she tortured her employees pag hindi nila ginagawa ang trabaho nila.

It was the first time she saw her torturing her employee na hindi ginawa ang trabaho na binigay niya, just like her Nicole's job is staying hidden at hindi dapat silang mahuli.

"Sorry at nakita mo yung ginagawa ko." She heard her chuckle at umupo sa tabi niya. "Asan na yung katawan?" Tanong niya dito.

Nag stretch ito at tinuro ang dalawang lalaking may dala dalang malaking bag, "alam ba ng mga empleyado mo na pinatay mo yung hindi tinuloy ang trabaho na pinapagawa mo?"

Tumingala ang kaibigan niya sa kisame, "hindi nila alam, that's why pag pinapadakip ko sila lagi silang nagugulat."

"Who wouldn't be shock, magigising na lang silang nakatali kung saan. Tas makikita pa yung employer na may hawak hawak na kung ano."

Tumawa ang kaibigan niya sa sinabi niya, "they will never know about what I do and don't you dare na sabihin sa kanila kung ano ginagawa ko." Pagbabanta ng kaibigan niya sakanya.

Tinaas nito ang kamay niya para magmukhang sumusuko ito dahil sa sinabi ng kaibigan niya, tinapik niya ang balikat ng kaibigan.

"Before you kill me, mauunahan kita." She told her friend at mahina na tumawa. Ngumisi ito at tumingin sa kanya, "don't be so confident, I can't kill you pero my workers can."

They just laugh it off, they always joke about killing each other if they betray each other. They joke about it pero hindi nila gagawin yun, they are inseparable kaya hindi nilang magagawang maging taksil sa isa't isa.

They respect each other at loyal sila sa isa't isa, "another one dropped a job." She heard someone said at pumasok sa salas. It was her best friend's twin brother Nicolas.

Tumingin siya sa babaeng nakaupo sa tabi ng kapatid niya, ngumiti ito at kumaway sa kanya. She just nod at the guy, tinapik siya nito ng kaibigan niya.

"Want to go hunting?" Tanong nito sa akin, she looked at her confused. "I'll be hunting my employee, don't worry you can kill him. He is a criminal."

Tumango ito sa kaibigan at tumayo na, tinapik niya ang balikat ng kapatid nito at unang lumabas. She waited for Nicole to get out of the house, they are gonna hunt for some criminal.

She heard the garage door open up, niluwa nun ang sobrang tinted na kotse. Huminto ito sa harap ni Khayeen, the window rolled down. "Hop in, Miss Shadow."

She called her by her codename sa trabaho niya, pumasok ito sa passenger seat. May binigay na dagger, she looked at the dagger with so much awe.

"Treasure that dagger, it's my late gift for you."

She just nodded and let her drive to their destination, it's time to catch and torture a criminal. She also put her mask on so mata lang niya ang makikita, ganun din ang ginawa ng kaibigan niya.

They are careful with their private life, doing dirty jobs and stuff is just a side of their life. She risks her life for the people and make the criminals pay, while ang kaibigan niya ay di niya alam. Her friends are just a freelancer in the dirty work.

They enjoy their bondings like this, making bad people pay for their sins.

-T.M.B-