Chapter 11: Nothing is as it seems

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Day of the accident
POV GULF

Finally I finished my work here in the park and hopefully tonight I will take last pictures and then return to the capital. The other day, I made fun of Mew for missing me, but the truth is, I miss him. In these four days I realized that I can no longer stay away from him for too long.. I miss him like oxygen ,I miss his protection, his arms holding me and the touch of his lips. Since I've been here, some pretty strange things have happened like the theft of my survival equipment, the compromised food, the tampering with the engine oil tube, things that made me put my senses on alert. I don't believe in coincidences, so I started looking out for myself. The village staff who accompany me in the various expeditions is never the same but I always walk with Tiwat, my dear local friend.. Or rather, he looks at me from a distance without ever being seen by me, moving as if it were my shadow, but I know that it is always a step behind me that's how I discovered all the oddities that happened to me.
--Kun Gulf.. we are ready to go.. -- they call me from outside my hut where I slept these days.. if we can say so, but I will have slept an eye is no three hours a night.
-I'll be right there...-- I scream from the inside, putting a GPS in my sock, just in case..
I join the others to begin the last mission before returning home.

POV "X"

We have been walking for two hours innovating more and more in the uncultivated forest. Luckily, the little prick didn't ask for more men, otherwise my plan would have taken another turn ,It's definitely bloodier but it's a job that I have to carry out without causing any more trouble.So far he has been too smart or lucky because he has overcome all the traps that I had put in place , but this time he has no escape. He is alone against three of my men.I will take him out of the way and then I will collect the sum they promised me for this little job.. without arousing any suspicion because unfortunately accidents can happen on these mountains. As soon as we get to the river I decide it's time to act so I wave to my men to get into position. We act with speed , one of my hit him with a branch to the head , Gulf surprised collapses on the ground beating strongly the remains and losing consciousness.

POV GULF
While I was pretending to have lost consciousness in the hope of taking time and thinking about what to do, one of them turns me and hits me in the stomach. I don't react to this blow, but I don't think I can maintain my cover. I know that Tiwat is in the vicinity and that it will act soon so I will not stay and just wait for their move. These men aren't here for my expedition, but I think they've been paid to take me out, what I need to figure out is who wants me dead.
-- that we make boss? --asks one of them to another.
--It's a shame this little prick has to die. He's just my type. If I could get my hands dirty, I'd fuck him and then hit him on the head.. But it's got to be an accident, so throw him in the river. If he doesn't drown, alligators will.. What a pity, P.Tum must really hate you.. -- concludes their leader addressing me.

It's a good thing I have plenty of cold blood, otherwise the only Persiero to be touched by this worm would turn my stomach.
P. Tum? They don't know anyone with that name .. but if he wants me dead there must be something that I miss.
They grab me from the feet and drag me to the banks and in the rhythm I try not to focus on the pain in the head and on the fact that I feel the copious blood flow from the wound . As soon as they leave me on the banks they push me and I feel the earth miss me under.Limpact with the water and very strong but I managed to take enough oxygen so I hold back on going up and I let myself be submerged by the water . No one knows, but under normal physical conditions I can remain in apnea even more than ten minutes but with a head wound and the excruciating pain also due to the count of the fall in the water I will certainly not succeed. I hold it as long as I can, then I come back to the shore hidden among the brambles that there are in the side banks, with as much silence as possible.
-- Boss.. you see nothing? -I hear you ask.
-- No. Let's go.. we follow the river arrived at the village we will hide for a few days.. In the meantime, if we're lucky, they'll find the body drowned.. -- says the boss.
I hear them go away and I pray to be able to resist a little more because in addition to the blow to the head and the wound that continues to bleed I dislocated my shoulder falling into the water. One of those assholes even kicked me into a log before I fell into the water.
- Nong Gulf! ... Nong! Hurry up and get out of the water soon! Or alligators will be drawn to blood! -- I hear whispering.. It was Tiwat who, while he was leaning out of the shore , hanging from a branch, was reaching out his hand. He was right these waters are full of alligator so I try to grab his hand but with much difficulty because I felt I could not move my arm well.

-Tiwat my shoulder is dislocated I can't lift the other one well.. -- I tell them trying to get out of the water grabbing me even from the branches on the bank but they were too high to get to the top without help. At that point I see him taking off his trouser belt , closing it in itself like a loop and leaning again.
--move grab her! I'll pull you up! -- he tells me and as soon as I can put my hand in it I feel myself pulling up and climbing the banks of the shore I can slowly climb up just as I see something moving in the water. As soon as I arrive on , he grabs me and once I'm safe I realize I've seen really bad. Three male specimens had come for a snack with my bones.
I turn to Tiwat and whisper a thank you between a grimace of pain and the other holding my shoulder and touching my head.
-Nong .. I don't know who you pissed off, but I'm sure he wanted you dead.. -- he tells me.
-- Tiwat.. no, I have no idea, but if he finds out I'm still alive, they'll try again. -- I'll tell him.
-I have connections at the hospital and the police.. We can ask to investigate while I take you to treat these wounds...--- I advise while it helps me to get up --we could suggest that you are dying , so those three will be forced to take a wrong step to finish the job-- Tiwat's plan exposes me.
--I think it's the only solution.. and that implies that no one should know that I'm okay. This will cause pain to those who love me but I see no other solution. -I confirm.

Days after the accident
POV "X"

That asshole survived.. I can't believe it.. or at least he's still breathing according to the beautiful nurse I had last night. That means I'm gonna have to go in and end this my way. I'm tired of playing rat-hunting. That's why I got in with my men on the ward. I walk into the little prick's bedroom who's been intubated in bed while my men check on me outside the door. I approach the bed and slowly carry myself behind his back. I take the syringe containing a powerful poison that acts immediately if injected into the blood . As soon as I raise my arm to prick him I am grabbed from behind ,surprised I try to hit the one who grabbed me but in doing so he twists my arm and the syringe ends up on the ground. I hear a big commotion outside that we were discovered.
--Who the hell paid you to kill me? -- asks me the little bugger who had risen from bed in obvious good health.
--You... -- I realize now that I've fallen into a trap.
--You better sing nice or you'll have a bad end.. - the guy who's still holding me by the arm asks me. My gun was on the ground, too, so I'm either trying to escape or they're gonna lock me up..
-- all right... -- I say stop fighting . The guy loosens the grip and I take advantage of it. I drop an elbow on him and I come to Gulf after I pick up the syringe. I'm about to hit him, but he defends himself, and I get shot right through the heart.

POV GULF--Damn!!! -- I explode for the epilogue of the situation -- now I will not know who sent it! -- I say with exasperation

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POV GULF
--Damn!!! -- I explode for the epilogue of the situation -- now I will not know who sent it! -- I say with exasperation.
-- forgive me Gulf but I had no other choice... --tells me with regret.
--It's not your fault Tiwat.. -- I tell him scratching my head for frustration.
That's when Max and Nat come in with guns in their hands.
-Gulf!! Are you okay? --asks Max running to hug me-- they told me that your condition was serious!! -- tells me between the angry and the unbelieving.
--Forgive me, Max, but no one had to know I was safe. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to flush out these killers.. Although I wanted to catch them alive.. Now we will never know we paid them to kill me. -- I confess.
-Gulf who you scared everyone! -I say to him. -- we must warn Mew ! That guy has been suffering for days.. We even stopped him from running to you! -- he tells me with warning.
-I'll take care of it... in due course -- Gulf tells me- we return to the capital tonight in the dark.. Whoever tried to kill me will try again and I cannot risk anything happening to Mew because of me. We will move with darkness.. -- I communicate to him.

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