Sweet Badass (AGENT SERIES #17)

Chapter 21

-4 YEARS AGO-

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"WHAT HAPPENED HERE?" tanong ni Leif kay Ace pagkapasok nya ng bahay ni Candy

"What are you doing here?" tanong ni Ace na halatang nagulat sa biglang pagpasok ni Leif. Gabing-gabi na ng papuntahin sya ni Candy sa bahay nito at sinabi nito na may gustong pumatay sa kanya

"I asked first, dude. Where's Candy? Is she okay? Is she safe?" sunod sunod na tanong ni Leif

"She's safe. Robbery. Someone broke in" sabi ni Ace

"Where is she?"

"Hospital. She has a fever"

"She got a fever? Dahil ba dito?"

"No" agad na sabi ni Ace "I sent her to hospital after we leave the restaurant. May duty sya diba?"

Tumango si Leif "I can help with the investigation--"

"No, just go to the hospital and take care of her. I'll clean up this mess" pagpuputol ni Ace sa sinasabi ni Leif

"Okay. Thanks, dude. If you need anything, just call me" sabi ni Leif at umalis

Bumuntong hininga si Ace at agad na tinawagan si Candy

(What?)

"Martinez went here"

(What?! Did he saw anything?)

"He saw everything" sabi nya "Just get a private room. Inform the nurses that you are confined because you have a fever"

(Fever? Well, I really have a fever. Did you say I got shot?)

"No. He'll be confused if I said that. Just be sick and put on a good show. I'll take care of everything"

(Okay. Thank you)

Tinignan ni Ace ang buong paligid at nakita ang isang nakacrumple na papel. Kinuha nya iyon at binuksan

'Hi, Antonio. Let's play'

Shit! Her cover was blown!

Lumabas si Ace ng bahay ni Candy saka sumakay ng kotse nya. Tinawagan nya ang kakambal

(Yeah? I'm busy)

"It's Candy. Her cover...her cover was blown!"

"CANDY..."

Napatitig si Candy sa taong nakatayo sa pinto at agad na nginitian si Leif. Lumapit ito sa kanya at niyakap sya. Pinigil nya ang daing nang tamaan ng braso ni Leif ang daplis nya

Putangina! Ang sakit!

Unang kumalas si Candy at tinignan ang kasintahan "Anong ginagawa mo rito?"

"I heard from Ace that you're sick" sabi ni Leif at sinalat ang noo nya "Does your head hurt?"

Umiling sya at ngumiti "I'm fine"

Biglang bumukas ang pinto at niluwa nun ang humahangos na si Ace. Kumunot ang noo nya ng makita ito "What are you doing here?"

"You're in danger"

"What do you mean in danger?" tanong ni Leif

"Remember the drug transaction that you've witness before?"

Mas kumunot ang noo ni Candy sa sinabi ni Ace. Napansin syang gumalaw ang mga mata nito pakaliwa dahilan para matigilan sya

"Y-you mean..."