Hired Killer

Hired Killer Chapter 18

###### Chapter 18 Fall For You

Pauwi na si Orm sa kanyang bahay habang pilit na tinutuwid ang kanyang lakad. Hindi na kasi s'ya nagpahatid dahil lasing na rin ang mga kasama n'ya at saka sa kabilang pathwalk lang naman s'ya nakatira.

Nadapa pa nga s'ya sa tarangkahan sa kanyang gate habang binubukasan ito dahil umiikot na talaga ang paningin n'ya.

Bahagya sa kanyang pagkalasing, napansin niya ang isang pigurang mabilis na lumalapit sa kanya, isang babae, gusot at duguan ang kanyang damit. Pumikit si Orm ng ilang beses dahil ang buong akala n'ya ay namamalikmata lamang s'ya.

" Tumigil ka! " sabi nito, pagkatapos ay tinutukan s'ya ng baril kaya naman si Orm ay nagtaas ng mga kamay.

" A-anong nangyari sa 'yo? " sabi ni Orm. Natatakot man s'ya ngunit mas nangibabaw pa rin sa kanya ang awa dahil sa itsura nito. Isa pa, hindi pwedeng magkamali si Orm kilala n'ya ang babae na ito, s'ya ang babaeng may pink na buhok na kitang-kita n'ya na pumatay kay Kapitan Mendoza at ang babaeng nakita n'ya no'n sa hospital.

The woman staggered forward, urgency trembling in her voice. " D-don't be noisy. I just need your help."
She raised an arm, revealing a gun clenched tightly in her shaking grip.

All thoughts of celebration faded as reality crashed over Orm like a wave.
" T-teka, sino ka ba? " she stammered, heart racing.

" Just help me, don't ask anything. Quickly, go inside. "
With that, the stranger forced her pass the threshold, keeping the barrel of the gun aimed towards the floor yet close enough for Orm to sense the tension radiating from it.

Inside, the atmosphere changed, the warmth of the household now felt suffocated. Orm's pulse beat relentlessly as she faced the woman.

" Malala ang lagay mo, kailangan kitang dalhin sa hospital, " Orm whispered, her voice barely above a whisper, taking note of the blood pooling at the woman's feet.

" H-hindi ako pwede pumunta ng hospital, s-saka okay lang ako. "
The woman lied, wincing as she placed her hand against the wall for support.
" I just need a place to hide-"
Her words faltered, and she sucked in a breath, fighting to remain upright.

" Anong pangalan mo? " tanong ni Bubblegum.

" Orm. "

" Orm, may first aid ka ba d'yan na pwedeng magamit pang linis ng sugat? "

" T-teka, maghahanap ako. Pero mas safe kasi kung sa hospital kita dadalhin, mukha kasing malalim 'yang sugat mo saka 'yang nasa tagiliran mo, a-ano ba 'yan? "

" Gun shot, kailangan kong tanggalin ang bala sa loob. "

" Huh! Seryoso ka ba? "

" Mukha ba akong nagbibiro? "

Natatarantang kinuha ni Orm ang first aid kit, ngunit napasimagot din dahil naubos na halos ang mga laman nito.

" Pasensya na, wala kasi eh. Naubos na pala ang mga laman. "

" S-sige, okay lang. "

" P-pa'no natin malilinis sugat mo? "

" M-may alak ka ba d'yan? Anything to sanitize my wound, I need to remove the bullet. "

Because of what Bubblegum said, Orm's eyes widened. She couldn't believe what the woman in front of her was saying.
Orm was even more surprised because of what the woman did, she poured the wine on her wound with a gunshot and she snatched nothing with her hand.

" Teka-teka! Ano bang ginagawa mo! " takot na takot na sambit ni Orm habang nakangiwi dahil pakiramdam n'ya s'ya ang nasasaktan sa ginagawa nito.

Bubblegum turned pale because of what she did, then she poured alcohol again on the wound that she removed from the gunshot. She has to endure the pain Bubblegum thinks that the pain she feels when they were on the training camp island is even worse compared to her wound now.