Azure: The Retired Assassin

Azure 5

Zayn

I was so bored tonight since hindi natuloy yung laban namin sa gangster pit kanina. Hindi kasi nagpakita yung naghamon sa amin na rank 2 galing north. Yup we 5X were gangsters known as Phantom Five. Obviously our leader is Brice and his right hand is the genius Jairus Zamora. The gangster association is composed of four elements, the north, south, east and the west gangsters. And whoever is the current rank one, the element where they belong will lead the whole association. For number of years the rivalry between north and east still remains. Phantom five is under the eastside gangster by the way. Currently we stood first on the whole gangster association ranking. And the Black Mamba from the north badly wants to take our spot may it be legal or illegal ways. They would kill without hesitation just for the sake of ranking.

Nakapark lang ako sa gilid ng kalsada hindi ko kasi alam kong saan ako pupunta pagkahiwalay namin kanina ng gang. I don't want to go home and listen to the continuous bickering of my parents. I don't want to go to the bar either just to get laid tonight wala akong gana. I'm a womanizer and I am proud of that but not tonight. Then a place pops onto my mind, skatepark. Maliban sa bakbakan mahilig din kaming lima sa mga extreme sports and skateboarding is one of those.

But again I am disappointed when I reached the place. Wala naman kasing kakaibang nangyayari, wala ding competition. I stayed for almost an hour before I decided to leave. I was walking towards the first area since madadaanan talaga 'to papuntang exit but then my feet were glued on the spot. A guy in a black hoodie and blue ripped jeans was doing complicated stunts marvelously. Inaamin kong hindi ako mabilis humanga of course girls were an exemption. But this guy is something, he was like an eagle soaring higher, so refreshing, so free. "Woah" react ng marami when he do that later laser flip na parang wala lang sa kanya. That it was just so easy when in fact it wasn't. My jaw drop when he finished his routine with a 720 double kickflip and landed wonderfully. He skates so clean, like he was dancing on his own kind of music.

Hindi din naman ako nakatiis na lapitan sya. I clapped my hands to let him know of my presence, he was startled siguro dahil bigla nalang akong lumitaw sa harap nya. Pero hindi ko alam kung normal pa ba yung hindi nya pag angat ng mukha. He was just checking his deck throughout the whole conversation. "You're very good. I mean it was really amazing. The routine was smooth and flawlessly done. You're like a pro." I was expecting him to respond but he didn't kaya nagtanong ako ulit. "Are you new here?" He nodded, naisip ko baka mute ang isang 'to. "Cool. By the way I'm Zayn, you are?"

" I'm A." Lumaki talaga yung mata ko after I heard him talked, I mean her. I am really not expecting that he will talk least to be a girl. Something kicks inside of me, knowing that this pro-like skater is a girl. I looked at her amused. Like a just found a treasure. "I need to go." Bigla nyang sinabi bago pa man ako makapag react tumakbo na sya. Of course I followed her, continuously calling out her name. But she did not look back and I was so frustrated when I lost her at the entrance. Ginulo ko nalang ang buhok ko at huminga ng malalim. I promise this won't be the last time that we will see each other.

Somehow I felt alive from that short encounter. I was fired up. Naisipan ko nalang umuwi at matulog. Sana lang talaga tahimik na sa bahay ngayon. But either way, wala pa din makakasira ng mood ko ngayong gabi. Not my parents and not anyone else. I smiled genuinely, hindi ngisi nor the usual flirtatious smile.