Cold Blood

☠ Scallops and Sleeping Pills

S.A

A sharp pain immediately shot through my whole body the moment I gain consciousness. Geez, nawalan pala ako ng malay.

That Sicilian dude did me wrong, huh.

Buti nga at may bumaril sa kanya. Speaking of which, who on Earth shot him? The spa that has a view from that window is like, 500 yards? Or 600 yards away?

"It's 850 yards away, mi Corazon" a low squeak left my throat because of Fernand's unexpected response. Wait, where are we exactly?

Iniikot ko ang paningin ko at nakitang nakahiga siya sa kabilang kama. He's using his hands as pillow while he's staring at the ceiling absentmindedly. The dim red light at the corner of our motel room is the only thing that allows me to see his golden orbs.

"How did you know that I'm..." he cut me off with a loud sigh.

"You were murmuring" at doon ko napagtanto na siya nga ang bumaril kay Domenico Leandro kanina.

But how is that even freaking possible?

May sa demonyo atang mata itong lalaki ito kung ganong kalayo ay kaya niyang umasinta ng kalaban.

"Hanggang ngayon hindi ko alam kung paano mo nagawa iyon" bumangon ako mula sa aking pagkakahiga ngunit sandali akong napadaing dahil biglang sumakit ang sugat ko sa noo, "But thank you so much"

With a moment like this, inaasahan kong sasagutin niya ako pabalang because that's how he is with me. Ngunit para bang naestatwa ako sa aking kinalalagyan nang hindi siya umimik agad at tanging mga ginintuang mata niya lang ang bahagyang nagpakita ng emosyon.

Maybe he's exhausted especially on what happened at the Museum earlier.

Self, better not to disturb a man who is trying to rest after shooting someone just to save your ass from getting killed.

I quietly excuse myself at saka ako nagpunta ng banyo. After relieving myself, tumingin ako sa maliit na salamin at napansin kong my band aid sa noo at ilong ko.

Dagli kong naramdaman ang pag-init ng pisngi ko. I look so awkward and darn pale.

With a defeated feeling, I went back to the room and found Fernand receiving food take out from a delivery driver. He handed me a nice serving of scallops and another serving of massive dumplings. The citrusy scent of the scallops tickles my appetite that's why I started eating.

"Suzzane" Fernand muttered coldly.

The hair on my neck slightly rises because of the aura he's giving off.

"What is it?" nakangiti kong tanong sa kanya.

Man, this guy's mood is so hard to fathom. Para bang madadagdagan ang sakit ng ulo ko.

"Nothing...just" he take sip on his bottled water "Rest for awhile"

I look at him, puzzled. He's clearly worried, alright. But the way he's acting right now is also something to worry about in my side.

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F.A

I was discretely watching the entrance of the museum and its surrounding area just to make sure that the woman is definitely safe inside, and that there are no enemies present in there.

Although, if there is something my 6 years experience in the industry taught me, it is to trust my instinct and gut feeling.

It may not be accurate sometime, but most of the time, it's correct.

I get out of our rental car with the guitar bag strapped on my shoulder and started looking for elevated places that will allow me to watch the museum.