Open fire

Chapter 3 * Boundaries beyond

I never expected that the agency brought old man Paciano to guard my actions.

Nasty old man. He was a great man before I knew his shitty activity and my trust didn't return since he became a real traitor.

Now, he's just a tiny little piece of shit for me.

At exactly 7:10pm, our teacher dismissed us. Kahit ang school bell sakto din sa dismissal.

I packed my stuff, cleared my thoughts together with my hair that blocked my face while I searched for my phone inside my bag. I felt a light pat on my shoulder, I turned around to see who the hell did it.

"Hi Sha.. este Khaigee! San ka nga pala uuwi?" si Joshane lang pala.

"Uhm. May pupuntahan pa kasi ako." I hissed.

"Ay ganun. Mag-ingat ka ah! Kalat pa naman ngayon ang mga mamatay tao." sabi niya sabay bitbit sa backpack niya.

Oo, totoo nga ang sinabi mo Joshane. Di mo na nga lang namamalayan na nakausap mo na pala yung mamamatay tao.

I carried my backpack and started walking towards the door. Pero bago pa ako makarating sa labas ng corridor namin, hinarang ako ng isang hayop.

Oh shit. It was Mr. Paciano.

"Four, bakit ba galit ka parin sa akin?" He whispered.

"Kasi napaka plastic niyo." I said. "Know your boundaries Mr. Paciano. Right now I'm an ordinary student and you're an ordinary teacher. Don't talk about our work HERE." Walang anu ano pa ay tumakbo na ako hanggang sa maabutan ko na yung gate. Hindi ako pumila at basta basta na lang akong lumabas.

Pagka labas ko palang, nakita ko na ang nakaabang na black SUV sa gilid ng highway kapila ang ilang sasakyan ng mga teachers ng school, alam ko na agad na kay Jeth yun. Nagmadali na ako upang makapunta doon. Nakita ko si Jeth, nakasandal sa pintuan at kumaway siya sa akin.

"Duh, papunta naman talaga ako dito eh." Sabi ko.

"Hahaha, baka kasi maligaw ka. Kamusta first day mo sa school four?" Sabi niya habang naka sandal parin sa pintuan ng sasakyan.

"Sous, magdrive ka muna. Ayoko pag-usapan dito ang mga nangyari. Ang saya, nahuli ko na rin ang pesteng si Sasha."

"Shucks! Talaga? Hindi mo napatakas?"

"OO! Ako pa ba? Batak na to boy, ikkwento ko. Papasukin mo na kaya ako sa sasakyan!" reklamo ko.

Pinagbuksan naman niya ako ng pintuan. I slumped on the chair and threw my bag on the floor. I reached for the radio and set it on my favorite station. Sakto maganda ang mga tugugan ngayon.

"Oh, anyare?" sambit ni Jeth habang nagsStart yung kotse. "Ay pasensya na pala di ka namin na inform.Si #56 ang magbabantay sa mga gawain mo sa loob ng campus para ligtas ang bawat kilos mo."

"Yeah, I already knew. Thanks for fucking informing me.." I said in a state of being nasty.

"It's no big deal Four." He said looking cold.

"Okay fine." I said putting both of my hands in the air like a retarded suspect caught in the very moment.

"Stop it Four! Ano bang ginawa mo kay Sasha?" he asked me looking forward now.

"Well, deep well, I made a cute slit on her throat."

"Cool. May bonus ka na niyan kay boss?" He chuckled

"Ha! I hope so. Thanks for reminding me. He'll be happy. Damn happy."

"Wait? Bakit nga pala andoon si Sasha?"

"Uhm, I guess she is working as a school nurse. She looked damn sexy in a scrap suit yet her slutty act just damned the whole scene." I muttered

Silence filled the whole atmosphere. Except for the radio playing Don't by Ed Sheeran. The pseudo-sexy song.

"Ano na?" sabi ko habang pinipitik ko yung seatbelt.

"Magstay ka muna sa bahay for a while. Sabi sa akin ni Dakawa." Sabi niya habang nagdDrive parin.

"Why for awhile? If I can stay there for a loooooooooooong time??!!!"

"Kasi malayo yung school mo Four." sabi ni Jeth sounding a bit annoyed.

"For about 10 months, you will be scanning the school deeply. Kita mo, si Sasha Rod talaga una mong napuntirya! Kelangan ka ng buong samahan para matupad ang ------------"

"Shut it out Jeth!" I shouted.

"Kung ayaw mong makasal sa kaniya." he muttered under his breath and kept his eys fixed on the steering wheel.

Malaki na ang utang ko sa kaniya. Di ko masisi ang nararamdaman ni Jeth para sa kalagayan ko. Tila nakatali na ako dito unless na may ginawang masama ang samahan laban sa akin. Hindi ko sila mapapatawad kung mangyayari man iyon. Let it be. Boundaries beyong these events are meaningless. Kelangan ko rin si Harold Paciano para sa ikabubuti ko.

At last. Nakarating narin kami sa bahay ni Jeth. Oh no. MANSION pala.

His car came to a halt. The view was definitely amazing.

"May bonus na assignment sa atin Four." sambit ni Jeth habang tinatanggal ang kaniyang seatbelt.

"Shoot. Ano ba yan! Gusto ko muna mag pahinga." Reklamo ko.

He stared at me and he eventually gave a mischievous grin. I felt my sides quiver and my cheeks flush pink. Bumaba na lang kami ng kotse at pumunta na sa loob ng mansion. And of course, everything is too amazing for my eyes.

"Lets proceed." He said.

Nilabas niya yung malaking telescope na birthday gift sa kaniya ni boss last year. Telescope ba yan? Ewan ko.

"Ohh... kay.. So whats the big deal of that ohh, huge telescope. Or whatever it is."

"Importante to." He muttered while he adjusted the lenses.

"AH. So you're going to sneak on apartment windows to see if there is live porn or something?"

"Shut up four. I can watch porn in the net. In the meantime chane your clothes para maaga ang tapos." He said.

"Okay boss!"

I was about to remove my clothes when he pointed at the door.

"Probabaly you should be changing clothes inside a bathroom right?"

I just glared at him and motioned towards the bathroom. I removed all my coat and he stared at my body.

"Fuck"

"Yeah, that's what you want right?"

"No fuck, I mean, .. Damn you four. Seryoso."

"Yeah yeah, sorry."

***

I glanced at my watch, 11:46 pm.

Naglalakad na ako papunta sa bahay ng biktima. Kumatok na rin ako.'

"Target approaching."

Nagbukas na yung pinto. Isang hunkie ang lumabas. I glared at him

"Maybe you're the one." He smirked.

I pushed him inside and let him fall on the couch.

"Damn." He moaned.

I motioned for the gun inside my coat and shot him straight in his head.

Blood splattered all over the place. The bullet pierced his forehead so deep, I can see Adelle rolling.

Kidding aside. I heard Jeth's voice over.

"Get back. In 5 minutes, they will arrive."

I left the body and ran back to Jeth's house.