THREE weeks since Rocket came to Regan's house and there is still no progress with their deal to kill him within a month. Hindi pa din siya nawawalan ng pag-asang mapatay ang lalaki kahit na nahihirapan siyang makakuha ng tsansa na atakihin ito. Isa pa, wala siyang puwedeng gamitin para mapuruhan ang lalaki. There are no knives, sharp objects or even guns in her possession that's why it would be really impossible to kill Regan. Rocket knows that it will be a disadvantage to agree with his deal as there are no weapons in her right now. How could she possibly kill that asshole when she's empty handed?
Kasalukuyan siyang nasa salas habang nasa tabi niya si Regan at may binabasang libro. Hindi niya alam na mahilig palang magbasa ang lalaki dahil mula nang dumating siya dito ay puro alak at sigarilyo ang hawak nito. Pinagmasdan naman niya ang lalaki na seryoso sa kaharap na libro. He looked deadly smart as he was reading and it almost made her think that he's a normal person.
Nang lumingon sa kanya si Regan ay hindi niya inalis ang tingin dito. There is a calm emotion in his face and his green eyes staring back at her was like a diamond reflecting with the sunlight passing through the glass door. Ngumisi ang lalaki sa kanya at doon nawala ang tila mabait nitong hitsura. Rocket rolled her eyes before turning her gaze away.
"What are you thinking?" tanong sa kanya ni Regan.
"Wala."
"I already contacted Camilton and he'll be here in a few hours. Just make sure that you won't kill that son of a bitch, okay? He still has value in our organization."
"How did you get into these business?" intriga niya sa lalaki. She would at least want to know how the mafia works before he killed her. Nang isara ni Regan ang librong hawak ay inangat nito ang hita sa sofa at humarap sa kanya.
"Interested?" he chuckled. "I can't remember how I entered this organization."
"You can't remember?" nagtatakhang tanong niya.
"Yeah."
"May amnesia ka?"
Natawa naman ito. "I just don't like to answer your questions, Rocket." he said but Rocket didn‟t believe his words as his eyes looked like he's telling the truth. "Why do you want to know about La Cosa Nostra? Didn't you get suspicious with Camilton when he told you to gather information?"
Umiwas naman ng tingin si Rocket. "No. He's the only person I trust."
"I see. The government sent a lot of agents to ambush us or kill us but none of them succeeded. Since Camilton replaced the previous colonel, information coming from the government was a lot easier than before. Of course we do have some associates inside but the security before was tougher than it is right now."
"You mean, Camilton betrays the government since he became a colonel? That's eighteen years ago." Sagot niya at napaisip. Rocket doesn't like the idea of being an agent because of Camilton just to send her in this hell to die. Pero hindi naman 'yun impossible lalo na't nag-traydor na sa kanya ang dating taong pinagkakatiwalaan. Tuloy ay mas lumaki ang galit na nararamdaman ni Rocket ngayon. She is eager to make that man die with her hands.
"Why don't you just join us, Rocket?" tanong ni Regan na kinatingin niya dito. "You've got potential and I'm willing to train you to surpass me and maybe, maybe someday you can kill me too."
Rocket chuckled before giving him an insulting smirk. "Are you tired of living?"
"No. I just want to make it stop."
"Stop what?" aniya pero hindi sumagot ang lalaki at muling umayos ng pagkakaupo.
"No one is tired of living, Rocket. But people get tired of living when their life is hell." He said in a serious voice.
