Kanina pa sa telepono si Sean dahil sunod-sunod ang tawag sa kanya tungkol sa mga naiwang trabaho. Bumyahe na kami pabalik ng Manila. Nga lang, sa bahay niya na muna ako pansamantalang tutuloy dahil hindi raw siya mapapanatag kung iiwan akong mag-isa sa condo ko. Humingi siya ng permiso sa mga magulang ko at sumang-ayon naman agad sila lalo na si mommy. Pumayag din ang kanyang mga magulang dahil importante raw ang kaligtasan ko kesa sa iisipin ng ibang tao tungkol sa kanila.
"Do you want me to drive?" Offer ko matapos ang pang-apat na tawag niya.
Ngumiti lang siya at umiling, "I can manage, thank you."
Hinawakan ko ang kanyang leeg at bahagyang hinilot iyon. He moaned that made me laugh.
"Stop it, Angelu," he warned nung titigan ko siya.
"What?" Natatawa kong tanong.
Asar niyang kinuha ang kamay ko at hinalikan ang palad.
"I know you meant well but I better stop you before we got into an accident," he said and I chuckled.
Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko at dinala iyon sa pisngi niya. I can't imagine a guy like him, strong and lethal, can be this affectionate and soft. Tuwing ganito siya ay hirap akong pigilan ang aking kilig.
"Are you hungry?" Tanong niya maya-maya.
Umiling ako, "Kakakain lang natin. Gutom ka na ba?"
"Hindi naman. Baka kasi nagugutom ka, sabi ni manang hindi raw kita dapat ginugutom kasi baka manakit ka." Aniya na ikinatawa ko.
"Puro ka kalokohan,"
Ngumisi lamang siya at hindi na binitawan ang kamay ko. Pinaglalaruan ko ang kamay niya nung magtanong ako.
"Anong napag-usapan niyo ni Eero?"
Matagal bago siya sumagot at dinala niyang muli ang kamay ko sa kanyang labi.
"That Zoren played an important role in your life when you haven't met me." He said.
Tumango ako at hinatak ang kamay niya upang ihilig ang aking sarili.
"He did," pag-amin ko.
"Can you tell me about it?"
I pouted, imitating him, I brought his huge hands on my lips - caressing it.
"I like Zoren. I was 11 when I knew about the mafia. 20 when I first kill but in my teenage years I was trained to fight, to be a leader. It was a hard life and Zoren don't understand it. He's a cop and everytime na muntik na akong mahuli ay lagi niya akong sinasagip. He was like the knight in shining armour I always need. I was an assassin before I was the heiress of the Tham mafia, Sean. I'm no saint," I said and played with his thumb. "April 15 when we fought in his apartment for interfering in my target. I said words, hurtful words, before I left him. Three hours after we fought, Eero called telling me Zoren was killed. It's not because Arnel Reyes told the LAPD about Zoren's protection of me that killed him, it was intentional. I was the target and I know that mission I had where he interferes was the reason of it. Maybe Zoren did something he shouldn't have."
"Then it is not your fault, nor Eero's. It was Zoren's choice." He said and kissed my temple.
"I know but he was my obligation." I said truthfully. "He is under my care and so is Eero's care. The only thing that we can move on from this is to know why he was killed. We've been looking for four years and last night was another lead after 6 months of searching."
"Can I help you with this case?" He asked, concerned.
I smiled and sat straight. Umiling ako at nilingon siya, "Staying with me is same with helping. And so is trusting me, Sean. Eero and I can do this. I know you have problems on your own and I don't want to be a burden."
BINABASA MO ANG
The Assassin: Kali
Action[THE ASSASSIN #1] She's Angelu Tham but better known as Kali, The Greatest Assassin of all time. She accepts mission from different known mafia in the world and when she was deployed to kill the most powerful mafia boss, everything went downhill. WA...
