ORGÁNOSI I: Broken Mask

ANTECEDENT: CHAPTER 33

ANTECEDENT: CHAPTER 33

THE MOMENT Midnight woke up lying on the infirmary's bed in the Orgánosi's Caracas, Venezuela Headquarters, he immediately spotted Love sitting beside his bed, looking down and looking guilty. And on the bed beside him, Chaos and Atticus were sitting there.

And because Atticus was watching Midnight closely, he was the first to see Midnight open his eyes.

He immediately gets off the bed. "I'll go call the Doctor."

Seeing Atticus' sudden reaction, Chaos and Love looked in Midnight's direction.

Chaos knew Midnight wasn't going to die with just those gunshot wounds. He had fought Midnight many times already and had seen the scars hidden behind those clothes. And the brutality of some of those scars stupefied even him who grew up in the war zone.

"How are you feeling?" Chaos gets off the bed and walked over to Midnight.

Midnight let out a sighed through his nose. "Like I have been shot."

Chaos chuckled at that and flicked Midnight's forehead. Sparring with this bastard more times than he could count and going through battles and hardship with him here in Caracas created this odd bond of camaraderie between them.

"You did get shot five times." Chaos pointed one after another all the gunshot wound in his body. "One just below the knee. On the leg. On the torso. Arm. And then a graze on the neck. All of them are not fatal. The doctor even commended how lucky you were. But it's not because of luck, is it?"

It was indeed not because of luck. He made sure to cover the vital parts of his body with his opponents' bodies as his shield.

"Just lucky."

Chaos snorted. "Alright, Mr. Lucky, I'll go back to my room now to make a report. I'll make one for you if you tell me what happened. Why did you get stock in there?"

Midnight lied without blinking. "I lost my earpiece while I was fighting those guys." When he realized what had happened, he immediately destroyed the earpiece to not leave evidence.

Chaos nodded. "Next time, bring an extra."

"Hmm."

"Alright. I'll make the report for you. Rest well."

After Chaos left, Love guiltily looked at Midnight. "Boss, I'm sorry—"

"I lost my earpiece, Love." Midnight's voice was firm and unwavering. "It's not your fault."

Love pressed his lips into a thin line. He knew that's not what happened! He fell asleep in the middle of their mission! That was what caused this!

"Let's just think of something to prevent it from happening again." Midnight added.

Love opened his mouth to apologize again, but Midnight gave him a sharp, pointed look, making him close his mouth.

That's when Atticus and the doctor walked in.

Midnight's condition and wounds were thoroughly checked by the doctor and after giving him medicine, the doctor left, leaving the three of them alone.

"I'm sorry." Love whispered while bowing his head. "I'm really sorry."

Atticus looked at their boss, whose expression remained impassive. He thought Midnight would go off—he knew what happened because Love told him— but to his surprise, their boss just said, "I lost my earpiece. Let's leave it at that."

"But—"

"You should carry an extra next time, boss," Atticus told Midnight, cutting off Love, showing his agreement to keep what really happened a secret.