Girls with Guns

Chapter 9: Death And The Agent's Past

THEODORE

While waiting for the girls in my office, I couldn't stop looking at a photo at the side of my desk. Masaya pa ako jan, I thought.

After she died, wait let me rephrase that, after she was killed, my life became dull. My soul and heart died with her. I am walking corpse, well not literally.

Bumukas ang pinto ang iniluwal nito ang apat na babae na hinihintay niya. But my attention only focuses on one person— the Angel of Death.

My hand formed a fist as I fought the urge to place bullets on the woman's head. She looked at me with the same anger and lust to kill.

Hindi ko alam kung bakit galit siya sa'kin, but I know why I hate her, why I despise her.

“Pinapunta mo raw kami rito Agent Hendrickson?” asked the girl with a innocent look— Cipher

Sa kanilang apat, she's the most innocent. Wala siyang dugo sa kamay, unlike her companions.

Tumikhim ako “The day after tomorrow is the start of your mission. Prepare everything you need, we'll take care of the weapons”

Everyone nodded, well except for her but that's completely understandable. I also saw Queenie roamed her amused eyes on my office. She likes the interior, taken for a lady with style.

“Wala ng iba?” Brooke lifted an eyebrow to complement her bored and disgusted look “Kung meron pa, pwede paki dalian? May iba dito na may buhay pang atupagin”

I reached for my gun but stopped myself to point in at her. She's getting in my nerves, that's her specialty.

“Are you implying something, Ms. Santos?” I asked trying to make my voice calm

“Wala naman” nagkibit balikat pa siya “Unless you got hit?”

Umigting ang panga ko “Don't try me Death”

She laugh dryly “Why not, agent?”

I lost my patience and pointed a gun at her. She wasn't startled nor did her expression changed, unlike her companions who were shocked and mouths partly parted.

But the next thing she did surprised me. She also pointed a gun at me! Where in the world did she get that?!

“You're not the only one with a toy Hendrickson” she said with a smirk “Shall we play?”

I was about to answer when someone cut me off “STOP!”

The voice came from no other than the doctor/surgeon of the team, Lady Minx. She has this irritated look on her face “Can you guys act formal for a bit and set aside your fucking problems?!”

Then, realization hit me. I was acting like a child, isa na akong agent at dapat kumilos ako sa naayon.

I let out a sigh as well did she.

“Can we know the benifits if we complete this mission?” Ms. Cruz or should I say Queenie asked

Tumango naman si Cipher “I agree, hindi pa naman kami sumang-ayon”

I nodded. I got the file from my drawer and read it out loud “First, as I promised you will be paid a certain amount base on your data gathered or suspects apprehended. Said people may also cleared of crimes, and again base on data and suspects apprehend—”

“Wait, as in palayain niyo kami?!” Cipher asked with eyes widened

The other's also had that question in the look of their reaction.

“As I said, it depends on how the mission goes” I answered “Continue, we— the government will also guard your families in the duration of the mission so there is nothing to worry about—”

I was again cut of by Ms. Santo's irritating laughter.

Kumunot ang noo ko “What?”

She smirked “You can never assure an individuals safety, you are not God to bring them back from the death and plus, my dad can perfectly manage without your so called protection”

I saw Ms. Fernan flinched in my peripheral vision, is it me or does she know something I don't?

I can't take this anymore “Ok, I have a meeting coming up. About the rest of the deal we offer, I'll let one of my trusted men to send the file to your room”

I was about to leave when someone called my name “Agent Hendrickson?”

Paglingon ko, nalaman kong si Ms. Cruz ang nagtanong “Yes?”

“Can I ask a question?” she asked

“And you aren't asking a question yet, Ms. Cruz?” I sarcastically said

I heard Ms. Andrew and Ms. Fernan's laughter and a tss from Ms. Santos.

“How did you learn Filipino?” she asked “Wala naman sa lahi mo ang Pilipino halatang wala kayong dugong Pilipino”

I froze with her question, It caught me off guard. Never have I expected for her to ask such question.

“I-I am an agent, I know multiple languages for the sake of my missions” I answered

Tumawa naman si Santos “Don't talk bullshit Hendrickson. We both know you did it for her”

My eyes burned with the urge to kill the woman in front of me “You do not have the right to speak of her”

I saw the other's confused faces. I do not blame them but I wouldn't answer if it kills me. But, anger got the best of me.

“You killed her!” there I finally said it “You killed my fiancé!”

I took my gun and pointed it at her, this time she was defenceless since I took back the gun to hell knows where she got “An eye for an eye, a life for a life”

Again, she just laughed “Are you kidding me Hendrickson? I killed her because she was a traitor!”

I grinned “Do I look like I care?”

The other girls are panicking, trying to get control of the situation. But, even I don't control it.

Kinasa ko ang baril habang tutok na tutok parin sakanya. I'm ready to shoot but the next thing she said caught me of guard.

“I maybe a killer, an Angel of Death but I haven't taken innocent lives” she firmly stated “I kill criminals, not civilians”

That caused me to lose grip of my gun, dropping it. I was frozen, I couldn't think straight. Vague images, memories came flashing through my mind, images of that day.

I heard the door open and closed several times and the next thing I knew I was alone in my office.

I felt something that I haven't felt in years. I felt guilty, I felt ashamed.

But how did she know? Is it because of Cipher? Those the other girls know?

“I-I'm a mess, a fucking mess” I uttered and everything went dark