#9 :: The Contract Killer

1. Prologue

"Karmen, I need you to stay in this wardrobe until it's safe to get out."

"But mum..."

"No buts!! These men are dangerous and me and your father might not make it. But I need you to. I need you to live a wonderful life. So I know I did everything for the right reasons." My mum said as her tears fell. I wasn't sure what was happening but I did know it wasn't anything good.

"Now get in there. Stay quiet. And Karmen...I Love You." As soon as she said that I heard gun shots. She closed back the door. Just as she did that I heard the door open. I heard my mother scream.

I looked through the slits of the wardrobe. I had to cover my mouth to stop the screams. My dad was struggling to breathe and was covered all in blood. Just as I was about to get down two men walked in and shot my mum in the head and then shot both my parents repeatedly...

"¿Dónde está la chica?" I heard them say. I never spoke Spanish much but daddy made sure I learnt how to both speak it and understand it. 'Where's the girl?' That's what they said.

Just then a woman walked in. I knew this woman.

"Licencia" - she told them to leave. She then kissed my mother. I heard her say "Lo siento." - Sorry.

She started looking for something. I saw her looking at the wardrobe. She walked over to it and opened it. She looked at me and put her finger to her lip. She held her gun in the air and let off two shots.

"Lo siento." She whispered then left.

I waited. I waited until I felt like everyone was gone. I opened the wardrobe door and ran to my parents. I tried everything. They were gone. They were dead.

I laid inbetween them and I cried.

All of a sudden I heard a noise and someone coming upstairs. I grabbed the gun that was in my fathers hand and held it ready to shoot. I had never used a gun before but I would start right now if need be.

"Woah! Karmen it's me!" My godfather said.
I let out a huge sigh followed by a long hard cry...

15 Years Later...

As I laid on my stomach I aimed my gun at my targets. One, two and three. All three of them had red handkerchiefs in their shirt pocket and they sat right next to each other making my job just that much more easier.
I watched how they laughed and ate without a care in the world. Little did they know they had a bounty on their heads.

"Why do you always take so long?" I heard Hugo say through the ear piece.

"Why do you always ask questions?" I asked.

"Just get on with it before anyone spots you." Hugo snapped.

I rolled my eyes and focused on my first 'victim'

*Pow*
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Three headshots. Three instant deaths. I smiled and rolled off the roof slid down the pipe, into the derelict building, changed into my clothes and left.

"Even though you took long...Good work Cee Kay. See you later." Hugo said.

I rolled my eyes and took my ear piece out as I walked out into the busy streets of New York...