Love over Gun

💰Money09💰

Awkward silent filled the entire room after he said those words.

Walang nagsalita sa amin at nasa tabi ko lang siya habang ako nakatingala lang sa kisame.

The only thing I can hear was my own breathing. And the only thing I can feel is the racing beat of my heart.

Napatingin ako kay Adue nang bumuntong hininga ito ng may kalakasan.

"Tell me what happened. Everything, Liliana. I want to know Everything."

Naglalaban ang mga tingin namin pagkatapos niya iyon sabihin sa akin.
Wala siyang balak bumitaw kaya naman napabuntong hininga ako at tiningnan siya ng seryoso.

"Look, your transaction... I didn't mean to ruin it-"

"I know."

Agad akong napatinhin sa kanya pagkatapos niyang putting ang sasabihin ko.

"Then I don't have anything to explain. I guess?"

"No. You owe me a lot of explanation."

Muli akong napabuntong hininga ng dahil sa sinabi niya.

"Fine. Then ask. Ask, Adue." May iritasyon na Saad ko sa sa kanya. I heard him chuckle kaya napatingin ulit ako sa kanya.

His hair was bit covering her eyes dahil siguro wala siyang nailagay na pang fix sa buhok niya. I think I saw Dylan putting something on his hair before to maintain his spiky hair. Pero dahil kakaligo niya kanina lumambot ang buhok niya. Hindi na basa gaya kanina pero ang dating side bangs niya ay naging dalawa. Leaving a small gap on his forhead.

There is something on me that want to touch it. I want to trace my hands on his hair and squeeze it. By just looking on it it looks so soft. Idagdag mo pa ang kulay ng buhok niya. Its similar to my hair highlight. Pero ang pinagkaiba yung kanya ay totoo.

"I want to know why... why did you end up on my transaction." Adue asked.

Mapakla akong napatawa bago inilihis ang tingin mula sa kanya.

"Silly but it's because of a dog."

"You mean your brother? You're referring to him as a dog?"

Hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko at napatawa ako sa sinabi niya.

"No, no, I'm literally talking to a real dog. It was a golden retriever." On my peripheral vision I saw how his eyes was fixated to me. His attention is all over me. Kaya wala akong choice but to tell it to him. Not bad though... it can help me to get him on my side.

"My adopted brother blackmailed me using my dog. You know... that dog is really important to me. More important than those people who surrounds me. At first he just asked me to join him on a dinner."
Panandalian akong huminto bago tumingin sa kanya. He's just seriously looking at me waiting for my next words.

"I know, it might be sounds stupid... I lower my guard just for a dog. Pero, Drew is not just a dog. I thought at first that it was just a normal dinner. Kaya pumayag agad ako kaya pala ganon nalang kaganda ang mood niya that time. Since we are in a public restaurant I didn't doubt that he will do something... that's what I thought. Huli ko ng malaman nang mapansin may kakaiba na saakin pagkatapos ko kumain ng dinner-"
My words was cutted when Adue spoke up. Ni hindi man lang ako pinatapos.

"What did he do to you?" He asked.

Tiningnan ko siya ng masama bago ulit magsalita. It sent him back off kaya umakto pa siyang i-ziniper ang bibig niya.

"Saglit lang kasi, Adue. Nagkwekwento pa yung tao diba?" Pagalit na Saad ko sa kanya at hindi na napigilang paikutin ang mata ko

Leonel Adue

Shit... I tried to calm myself as I watch how her brow arched. I'm really going crazy. I don't believe in love nor the word love at first sight. But, I'm definitely sure on what I'm feeling right now. It's not just a plain amusement or anything. My heart crazily beat just for her. Only Liliana.

"Saglit lang kasi, Adue. Nagkwekwento pa yung tao diba?" After hearing those words of her, parang mahihibang na ang puso ko. Idagdag mo pa ang pag-ikot ng mga mata niya. This is not a normal admiration I'm sure of it. Tang*ina Liliana! You're making me crazy! What will you do to me now...

"He himself admitted that he putted something on my meal. Are you familiar with the drug liandrien?" She asked.

Marahan akong napaisip, I think I heard her say it before.

Right, she said it to me on our first encounter. She was aking for something that can counter Liandrien effect. Although I'm familiar with that drug since it was infamous underground. And moondrel is the one invented it.

Napakuyom ako ng kamao ng maisip ang isang bagay dahil sa sinasabi niya.

They use it on her. It was quite deadly. I can't believe they use it on her. That Don Arki must be insane. Sarili niyang anak hinayaan niyang paggamitan ng drugs na iyon.

"You must be wondering how it happened. Well, hindi ko agad anpansin na lahat ng mga nagtratrabaho sa restaurant na iyon ay pinalitan ng mga tauhan niya. I forgot how cunning my brother is. I'm so stupid."

"You're not." I said. I tilted my head and take a hold on her wrist as I watched how occupied she was while looking at the ceiling.

"Yes, I am. Here's the funny part. Syto told me that I only have a bit of time to save my dog. Kaya kahit ang lakas ng epekto sa akin nung drugs pinilit ko pa rin pumunta sa may lumang building. And there it is. A lot of men wearing suits holding suitcase. Hundi ko inexpect na ang pagdating ko roon ay may masisira ako. I ended up ruining the transaction your, I guess... enemies? Took the suitcase your people was holding. The reason why I ended up fighting with them. And then there it our encounter..." huminto ito panandalian at inalala ang mga naganap sa pagkikita namin.

"Honestly, it was a blessing in disguise... it did me a favour... favour to have face to face with you."

Agad bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko ng sabihin niya ang mga katagang iyon. So, I wasn't the only one who treat that night as a blessing in disguise. Whatever her reason is about why it is a blessing in disguise it doesn't matter to me anymore.

"Times skip the time I was borrowing your gun. I really did went to my brother. Napagalaman ko rin na wala sa kanya ang aso ko. He returned it to Dylan. A friend of mine. All of it was all a lie. Hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na nautakan ako..."

Kumunot ang noo ko ng unti-unti itong bumangon mula sa kama ko. Ang akala ko ay tatayo siya paalis sa kama.

Umupo siya ng tuwid bago bumaling sa akin. Her eyes was fiercely looking at me. Nakakapaso ang mga tingin niya pero wala akong pakealam. I would gladly let the fire to embrace me as long that it was her.

"About the exchange of the deal I was talking about... Adue, I'm deadly serious. I can be your killing machine."