Assassin's Tears (ENG)

*+｡ CHAPTER 27｡+*

One day later.

Narin presented herself dressed all in black today. She was wearing a blouse, somewhat resembling a corset, which had no straps. The upper part of the clothes left the shoulders and neck wide open, covering only the breasts and the lower part of the stomach. In addition, the mulatto girl was wearing loose, elegant trousers with a silver-plated belt. The woman draped a thin sequined jacket over her back that shimmered in the sun. Her hair, on the other hand, was combed at the top of her head in a light, messy bun. Vazquez also didn't forget about makeup, which was also in dark colors today.

After checking how her guardian was feeling, the assassin set off on her way back when she suddenly heard someone calling her. It was Billy.

So Narin sat down on a bench in the garden of Bernardo's villa, and young Morales quickly joined her.

"Did you visit my uncle? " The brunet guessed at which she nodded, but her thoughts were focused on something else, and this didn't escape the attention of her companion. "Something happened? " He asked worriedly, and she looked at him and shook her head.

The black-haired girl sighed.

"So? " She said after a long moment. "The trial is over, which means I don't have to protect you anymore. My job ends here. " She glanced at the boy. "What are you going to do? Coming home? " She asked, then shrugged. "Anyway, it doesn't matter. And I don't care too much anyway. " She rose to her feet. "I've done my job, so there's nothing holding me back."

"So you're leaving? " He asked with a hint of fear and stood in front of her.

"I'm going back to my work, I have a lot of work to do. " She replied to him. "And you do what you want." She waved her hand casually.

"So you didn't like me after all, did you?"

Narin rolled her eyes.

"It doesn't matter if I like you or not." She glanced at him fleetingly. "It's just business, Bill. "

The brunet nodded sadly. His mind was full of questions and he wanted to say a lot to the woman standing in front of him, but when it came to what, he was at a loss for words. To be honest, he himself was very used to her presence. To the fact that she protected him and was almost always with him. Billy didn't want it to end, didn't want her to leave. He also didn't want to think of it all as a job Vazquez was just doing, for him it was definitely more than that.

"So... do you like me? " He asked after a long silence. "Or not?" He glanced at her uncertainly and noticed her annoyance.

"Why are you even asking this? "

"Because... " He hesitated and then sighed heavily. "Because I like you."

Narin was speechless for a second when she heard it and carefully scrutinized the young brunet.

"I know what you're going to say now, Narin. " Billy said as soon as he saw her reaction. "But before you say that, let me speak." He walked over to her and looked uncertainly into her eyes. "Will you let me talk...?"

"Get to the point, Bill. " She waved her hand.

"Okay, so I'll start by saying... that I'm grateful to you for protecting me." He said. "If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't be alive today." He laughed nervously but stopped short when he saw her stern look. "Anyway..." He grunted. "Maybe it was a short time, but even so, I was able to see a lot... Understand a lot and find a lot..."

"Stop the metaphors and just say what you want to say. " She interrupted him, shaking her head.

"I like you Narin... I like you a lot. " He said immediately, to which the woman sighed and looked away from him, but he continued anyway. "Honestly, I don't want it to end... I don't want to go back to an empty house and feel that emptiness again... I want to stay here."