I WAS raised to be a fighter. Hinubog ako ng L'ombre organization to be one of the strongest operator inside. I was built in a place where fear doesn't exist, where guns are friends and uncertainty is an enemy.
To be a hundred percent sure of something, is one of the greatest feature of each operators.
Certainty.
And as I learned it in the most cruel yet perfect way, to be safe is to be sure.
"What the fuck am I yapping about in my head?" nasabunutan ko ang aking sarili.
Gusto ko nang i-untog ang sariling ulo ko sa pader. Kinakabahan ako, nakngtokwa!
My phone rang and I answered it fast nang makitang si Captain ang tumatawag.
"Emergency meeting, come here in 10"
Wala na siyang ibang sinabi pa at binaba na ang tawag.
Fuck, nadagdagan ang kaba sa dibdib ko dahil sa tawag na iyon!
Hindi na ako nagdalawang isip at agad na iniwan ang aking pemthouse. 10 minutes? WTF!
Para namang nasa kanto lang ang amusement park.
Mabuti nalamang ay may history of racing ako, damn it. Minsan talaga may naiitulong ang pagiging geng geng ko noon, eh.
HALOS kumpleto kami sa HQ meeting room nang makarating ako. Something serious is up, I just know it.
Umupo kami sa kaniya-kaniyang pwesto at nagsimula na ang aming pagpupulong. Pinangunahan ito ni Commander at sinundan ni Captain. Each operators were listening intently. Ngunit sa lahat ay ako ang higit na nakikinig at magbibigay atensiyon sa kanilang sinasabi.
Natapos ang meeting at pinuno nito ang aking isipan. Ang bawat isa ay tahimik habang ako ay mabilis na nahulog sa isang malalim na pag-iisip.
This can't be...
Parang gusto kong ipabawi kina Cap at Commander ang kanilang sinabi.
"For now, we will continue to track down the father and his wife. Their alliances and other minor families involved are still mourning and some are in rage. We need to take care of them fast and hunt down the father to dissolve that fucking clan of druggies"
Hindi na halos nagsisink-in sa utak ko ang mga sinasabi ni Captain. Ilang beses akong kumurap habang sinusubukan na pakalmahin ang aking sarili.
They are doing an operation, and as usual. There are exchange of gunshots and assaults. Sa kalagitnaan ay nakaharap nila si Lukas Ferroa, the son of the Ferroa clan.
Captain said it himself, and the whole section 1 confirmed his death.
Naubusan ako nang salitang sasabihin. Lumabas na isa-isa ang mga operator na nasa loob ng meeting room.
Naiwan kaming tatlo nina Captain at River.
"Have you seen his picture?" maingat na tanong ni River sa akin.
Wala itong kaide-ideya.
Nakikinig lamang si Cap sa amin, tahimik na itong muli.
"I've seen him in personal, once...or twice" sagot ko sa mahinang boses.
Nag echo sa pandinig ko ang sinabi sa akin ni Captain noon. Sabi niya ipanalangin namin na hindi ko ito kamag-anak o higit sa lahat ay kapatid dahil ayaw niyang patayin ang kahit na sinong may kaugnayan sa akin.
I don't know what to feel right now. It's a mixed emotion and I can't name each one.
"I shot him myself" putol ni Captain sa aming katahimikan.
Gaya ko ay naagaw ang atensyon ni River sa sinabing iyon ni Cap.
He looked directly to my eyes and said. "He's not your brother, Colton. I assure you." And gave me a pat in the back before he left us.
Pinakawalan ko ang hininga na aking pinipigil.
Tiningnan ko si River at natuklasan na kanina pa pala ako nitong pinagmamasdan. She gave me a small assuring smile and reach for my head to mess my hair.
"Pull yourself together, 009. We'll be expecting to see you in perfect shape for our next operation" She said as her final statement before leaving me alone in that room.
The whole room got surrounded by a deafening silence after everyone disappeared.
I lick my lower lip and look down. I can't help but let out a dangerous smirk.
Everything seems to work just how I pictured it weeks ago.
The Ferroas are on the run. L'ombre is also having trouble tracking them down now after the incident because the enemies are alerted big time and would probably be one with the wind just to avoid us.
Lukas Ferroá is dead.
In the eyes of everyone, atleast.
But not for me because, I know he's somewhere out there. Still breathing, still jumbling between life and death as if it's the most amusing game to play.
He plot his own death with ease.
He did it perfectly as if it's not his first time dying. So perfect that it got me the first second I heard it. He knows the perfect scene that needs to be shown to the audiences.
The right news to be delivered, and the details to be left. The crumbs to be picked up by those who will witness the play.
He did it so perfectly that even I, myself, got the chills that I'm not suppose to get.
Indeed...he's my blood.
BINABASA MO ANG
Dig My Grave
RomansaColton Venom Montecillo, the notorious playboy in town and River Gallardo, a goal-oriented, smart-ass student, were ex-lovers during college days. However, because of their job as an agent in a private and dangerous organization, the couple had to e...
