Sweet Badass (AGENT SERIES #17)

Chapter 10

-4 YEARS AGO-

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PINAGSIKLOP NI CANDY ang dalawang kamay na nasa likod nya at nakangiting pinagmasdan ang pasyente nyang si Marie na nagiikot sa hardin kasama ang mga magulang nito

Bumuntong hininga sya at nagtungo sa cafeteria. Nakita nya si Felix na kumakain kasama si Lorelei na umiinom ng iced coffee at si Lia na kumakain ng strawberries

Nilapitan nya ang mga ito at kumuha ng strawberry mula sa plato ni Lia saka kinain iyon. Tinignan nya si Felix "Anong meron? Parang malungkot ka?"

"I'm thinking"

"Ah talaga? Hindi bagay sayo" sabi nya dahilan para tignan sya ng masama ni Felix. Ngumiti lang si Candy at kinuha ang cellphone na nagba-vibrate sa bulsa nya

Napangiwi sya ng makitang si Ace iyon "Hi"

(Hi? That's it?)

"Nakauwi ka na?" tanong nya at muling kumuha ng strawberry

(Yeah. I'm really hoping that you behaved bwhile I'm gone)

"Mas behave ako ngayon"

(Really?)

Muli syang napangiwi "Well, kaibigan mo si Atty. Spencer diba? Tinawagan ko sya"

(And?)

"Nanghingi ako ng tulong kasi, nakasira ako ng private property"

(What?!)

"Nakasira rin ako ng mga benteng kotse?" sabi nya at mas napangiwi

(Candy...)

Napasimangot sya. There's that dangerous tone again...I'm so dead!

(I'll talk to Spencer and deal with you afterwards. See you later)

Pinatay ni Candy ang tawag at napatingin kay Phoenix na kadarating palang. Nilapag nito ang tray at naupo saka sya tinignan "Problem?"

Tumango sya at napasimangot. Napangisi si Phoenix "Oh yeah, he's back"

Napapikit sya ng mariin "Sana hindi Mickey o Minnie, favorite ko sila"

"I wish it's Donald" sabi ni Phoenix

"No! Not my baby Donald"

"What they talking about?" takang tanong ni Lorelei habang nakatingin kay Phoenix at Candy "I can hear names"

"Candy's car collection. She named them after animated characters. Her favorite was Mickey and Ryder" sabi ni Felix

"What's Mickey?" tanong ni Lorelei

"Her brand new Lamborghini"

"And Ryder?" tanong naman ni Lia

"Her Ducati. Ryder was badass, it's so cool" nakangising sabi ni Felix at napapikit pa na tila inaalala ang karanasan "I used Ryder to roam around Greg's race track"

"Donald is?"

"Donald's a Hammer. It's a cool one, she's just using it whenever she has a covert mission" sabi ni Felix at ngumiti "That Hammer is so beautiful too. I love it"

"She loves car that much?"

"Not really. She just like collecting them because she's done with different styles and shapes of vases"