Lieutenant Colonel Araina

L.C | 26 |

| Araina |

Nakasimangot si Ralph habang pinagbabalat si Katana ng orange, si Pierce naman ay masayang kumakain ng mansanas "aist! Bat ba nagpaaksidente ka? Siga ka kung magmaneho ng motorsiklo ah" nagrereklamong saad ni Ralph.

"Ye, what happened?"

Kasalukuyan siyang chinicheck up ni Cole habang prente namang nakasandal si Brazzen sa pader. Hindi ako mapakali sa pagkakaupo dahil sa kanya "I was chasing someone. Huli na ng mapansin kong iba na ang daan na tinatahak namin, so I retreated. I managed to stick a tracker to him though"

"Oh san ang aksidente dun?"

Sinamaan ko ng tingin si Ralph kaya umakma itong zinipper ang kanyang bibig "as I was saying, bumalik ako sa daan papuntang city proper. I was near the border when I felt a pang of pain on my arm, I was shot with a tracker as well though it was a specialized tracker. Bomb type, 1minute left timer. While driving I was also getting the tracker, i succeeded then boom"

"Rate the impact"

Seryoso akong tinignan ni Katana "25, Araina. Remember when we helped Levy Mundane, actually it was the base of his cousin's team, the Zetas. We saw an insignia there right? Cloaks, the one I'm chasing is part of the cloaks" naging seryoso na rin sina Ralph nang marinig ang sinabi ni Katana "hinabol mo siya dahil nakita mo ang insignia?"

Tumango ito tyaka tinuro ang braso "right here" bahagya kaming natahimik. Buti nalang at napagdesisyunan ni Cole na basagin ito "ahm, Ms. Katana. Your wounds and bruises are not that severe, everything's fine. Pwede ka na ma discharge bukas ng umaga"

Ngumiti si Katana tyaka nagpasalamat kay Cole. Wearing his charming smile, binaling ni Cole ang tingin niya sakin down to my shirt "I'm relieved to see you wearing the shirt I gave, it only means that you liked it somehow" bahagya naman akong napatawa.

"Ang totoo niyan" sinenyasan ko siyang lumapit saakin na ginawa niya naman "wala na kong damit"

He laughed "awe, here I thought you liked the shirt" ngumiti ako tyaka binasa ang ilalim kong labi "nah, I was just joking. The shirt's cute and the other one was also cool"

I was somehow surprised when I saw his questioning face "right?" Napatingin ako sa pintuan nang marahas itong sinirado "what's with Brazzen and the door?"

Napatawa naman ulit si Cole tyaka nilapit ang bunganga nito sa tenga ko "because I think, he's the one who gave you the other shirt. And I also think that you should apologize Suprema, you made him mad"

Gulat kong tinignan si Cole at sigurado akong hindi maipinta ang mukha ko ngayon. Why would Brazzen give me a shirt? Is it a thank you shirt? Or something shirt?

I hope it's the something shirt.

***

"I'm hungry" I blurted out. Napatingin naman agad saakin si Katana at ang tatlo "bili tayo pagkain Suprema, I'm craving for Jollibee"

Excited na saad ni Pierce na sinangayunan naman ng tatlo. I took a glance at my wristwatch and found out that it was already past 7pm "Iwan nalang ako para bantayan si kutsilyo, araaaay!"

Reklamo ni Ralph nang tinapunan siya ng mansanas ni Katana "wow, hashtag concerned" pangaasar ni Pierce sa kanila. Before anything else happens, hinila ko na si Pierce sa kanyang damit "hi ma'am Araina! Uwi na po kayo?"

"Bibili lang kami ng pagkain" her mouth formed an 'o' then waved her hand as she bid her goodbye "I'm staying for the whole night to watch Katana, can we stop by at my condominium? Hindi ko pa naiuuwi ang mga pinamili ko kanina and I might also want to take a nice bath"

"Areglado Suprema! Ay, makikiligo na rin ako Suprema may spare clothes ako sa kotse"

"How about you Adam?" He smiled and gave me a thumbs up. We decided to use my car since nakapwesto na rin ang mga pinamili ko dun kanina "ang dami mo palang pinamili Suprema"

"Once or twice a year lang naman ako makapagshopping ng ganyan karami"

Mabilis kaming natapos sa pagaayos ng mga pinamili ko sa condo, sa kwarto ako naligo. Si Pierce sa banyo ng isa pang kwarto sa condo ko at si Adam naman ay sa banyo na malapit sa kusina "I'm salivating" reklamo ni Pierce habang na sa loob kami ng elavator. We just finished buying some foods at kasalukuyan ng pabalik sa kwarto ni Katana.

Natagpuan namin sina Cole at Brazzen sa loob ng kwarto ni Katana. Mabilis silang napatingin sa amin "andaya niyo, kaya pala ang tagal niyo eh naligo pa kayo ha. Gutom na kami" reklamo agad ni Ralph nang tuluyan na kaming makapasok sa loob. Inayos naman agad nina Pierce ang mga pinamili naming pagkain habang ako naman at dumiretso kela Katana "hi Araina!"

"Hi doc Cole" balik kong bati dito, Katana's now holding her laptop "Araina"

Nagtatanong kong tinignan si Katana "I already tracked the man down. Here's the thing, Mr. Cole and Mr. Brazzen here asked me for recommendations about security since they will be having a medical mission somewhere around east. The place is surrounded by mountains and forests, the construction of the new branch of this hospital is just near around the place. Location is in the city"

"And?" Hindi ko mapigilang magtanong "it's very convenient for them na malapit lang ang bagong itatayong hospital at ang lugar kung san sila magmemedical mission. I also found that the man's location is I can say like 5-8 blocks away from the place where they will be conducting the mission"

"So what are you trying to say?" Pagsali ni Brazzen sa usapan, Katana snapped her fingers "what I'm trying to say is Mr. Brazzen, it's better if the team Alpha will be in charge of your security. It's like hitting two birds with one stone, I must say"

"How long will you going to stay there?" Agad kong tanong kay Cole na seryoso rin sa pakikinig "uhm more or less one week"

"Fine with me, though if it's also fine with you to accept us to ensure your safety"

"You have no idea Ms. Keen how much we want to ask your team to accompany us. Of course, it would be great kung kayo ang sasama saamin" lumingon ako, the three of them are also looking at me.

"I know that it's our vacation so, I'll give you the decision kung sasama kayo o hindi. I can't give you orders since hindi naman ito binigay ng Supreme, I also want to respect your sides since we've been through a lot sa Urk. You deserve to take a time off"

"If you decline this mission, Katana and I will just go"

"Nah, I'm fine Suprema. Alam mo naman kung san ka, dun din ako. Baka mapahamak ka pa dun, aba di pwede yun no" mabilis na sagot ni Ralph. Namewang naman si Pierce "mas lalong hindi ako nagpapaiwan. Hindi din ako makakapagbakasyon ng mabuti sa pagaalala sa inyo Suprema, tyaka may maiiwan pa namang araw ng bakasyon matapos ito"

"Always count me in Suprema" sagot din ni Adam. Excited namang sumigaw si Katana "great! This will be fun"

Cole looked at her in disbelief. I cleared my throat "I'll call Jaguar later for permission, let's eat first"

Lalandiin ko dun si Brazzen, charot.

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Ang sipag nomooooon, ready for some adventure? Let's hunt some cloaks next chapteeer! Ano, sana naman may mga iba pang magcomment. Hindi sa nagpaparinig ako pero parang ganun na nga😂 xoxo