Catch Me If You Can (Completed)

CHAPTER 5: D-DAY

Chapter 5: D-Day

~RYU~

I walked back and forth as I tried to decide if I should go or not. The email could be a hoax, a trap or whatever. But given all the strong points that I need to consider, I should really go. Kilala ng taong iyon kung sino ako. I know he knows a lot and that fact cannot be neglected.

Pasado alas onse pa lamang ng gabi at kung sakaling makapagpasya man ako, I still have enough time to drive towards Higher Museum. Dapat ko nga bang patulan ang kung sino man ang nagpadala ng mensahe na iyon?

I sat on the swivel chair and emptied my mind. Naririnig ko ang tunog ng relo at ganito ako kapag nasa malalim na pag-iisip. Ilang sandali lamang ay nakapagpasya na ako. Tumayo ako at tinungo ang kama. Kinuha ko ang itim at mabigat na bagay sa ilalim ng unan. Then I opened the drawer on the side and got another gun. No reaper will be with me tonight kaya kailangan kong maniguro. I tucked the guns in my waist at inabot ang coat ko na nasa kama. Two guns isn't enough but I still have another extra guns in my car. Dahan-dahan kong binuksan ang pinto at tumingin sa hallway. No reapers—

Muntikan na akong mapasuntok nang bigla na lamang sumingaw ang mukha ni Mnemosyne mula sa gilid.

"What the! Ano ba Mnemosyne!"

"You're acting suspiciously Babe— err, I mean Apollo and you're.. " She looked at me from head to foot nang binuksan niya ang pinto. "You're dressed. Saan ka?"

"In case you forget, you're just a reaper. I'm not oblige to tell you wherever hell I'm going," I said with a smirk. She frowned at me for a while before a sweet smile replaced the frown.

"Stop that smirk, I'm falling head over heels in love—"

"Get lost Mnemosyne," wika ko sa kanya at tuluyang lumabas ng silid. Nilagpasan ko siya at tinahak ang daan pababa ng hagdan.

"Ba— Apollo! Saan ka pupunta?"

I stopped and looked back irritated. "Kailangan ko pa bang ulitin ang sinabi ko sa'yo kanina? Or should I elaborate it? Fine, I'm the boss and you're just a reaper. Reapers are meant to follow a boss's orders. Nasa baba lamang kita kaya hindi ko obligasyon na sabihin sa'yo kung saan ko man balak pumunta."

She put on a reaper's expression on her face. Isa siya sa mga taong hindi natatakot sa temper ko. Whenever I'm not in the mood, she's irritated but not afraid of me. The same goes with Amber.

"Exactly. I'm a reaper and I'm doing my job right now. Cronus said I should guard you tonight at huwag kang hayaang lumabas mag-isa. Alam mong mainit ka pa sa kalaban ng mafia. And I'm just following Cronus's order. Just in case you forget who he is, Cronus is the boss of all the bosses of Vander Mafia. Got it? So it's either bring me with you wherever you are heading or..." She paused and pointed the door of my room. "Or bumalik ka roon. Now choose."

I slowly closed my eyes and controlled my temper. Yup, just this afternoon, Cronus ordered that Cooler and I shouldn't go anywhere without a reaper dahil sa nangyari kanina. Nagkaaberya ang isang malaking transaksyon and ended up paralyzing both parties kaya nauwi sa barilan. Good thing Cooler and I was able to escape ngunit malamang ay nag-aabang pa rin sila sa amin.

Ikinuyom ko ang kamao ko at sinamaan siya ng tingin bago muling tinahak ang daan patungo sa silid ko. Padabog na isinara ko ang pinto at ini-lock iyon. Pagpasok ko ay hindi ako mapakali. Knowing the reapers, wala akong kawala kung sakaling dumaan man ako sa tamang daan. I have no other choice but to take the other way.

Sinigurado kong naka-lock ang pinto bago ko binuksan ang bintana. My room is in the second floor at malamang matinding pinsala ang aabutin ko kung sakaling bumagsak ako. Huminga ako ng malalim bago hinigpitan ang pagkakahawak sa bintana at unti-unting inilabas ang katawan ko mula roon. I just hope I will have a safe trip going down— and luckily, I did. Matapos ang halos labinlimang minuto ay nasa labas na ako ng mansyon. I cannot take my car with me lalo na at hindi ko iyon mailalabas dahil malamang ay nasabihan na rin ang mga guard na huwag kaming palabasin. Ang tanging dala ko ay ang aking backpack na naglalaman ng mahahalagang bagay gaya ng laptop, cable wires, wallet at baril.