Azure: The Retired Assassin

Azure 16

We stop on his car and still he did not let go of my hand. He violently open the rear door at hinaklit yung grocery bag ko and throw it in bago pabalyang sinara ito. I on the other hand just watched him silently. Next naman binuksan nya yung door sa front seat at tinulak nya ako papasok hinayaan ko nalang sya at hindi na kumibo. I just suddenly felt tired at ang gusto ko nalang gawin ay matulog.

The drive to my condo was awfully quiet, my eyes landed on him twice and his expression never changed. Pursed lips, creased forehead, brows furrowed and his holding the steering wheel too tight. His whole face looks so grim and the air he exudes is menacing. When the car came to a halt, I immediately grab my grocery bag from the backseat, open the door and step out. "Thanks." Was all I managed to say before I turned my back on him.

I was midway from the entrance when someone snatched the bag from me. "What the hell Sy!" Kunot noo kong bulyaw sa kanya but he remain pokerfaced. "Ano ba! Akin na yan." I said trying to get my things back. But he just shoved my hands away.

"Shut up Adams." Umay na sabi neto sa akin at nauna ng pumasok sa building. Wala na akong choice kundi sundan nalang sya. Madali lang naming narating yung unit ko and I hurried to my room at iniwan ko sya sa sala. I placed my skate on the side of my bed at pabagsak akong humiga sa kama. I felt so exhausted.

"Sy!" I shrieked as he emerged from my door. This is my room and I am not letting anyone inside aside from myself. "Get out!" I commanded but he just ignore me at dumitreso sa CR. I released a heavy sigh and just stared at my ceiling, bigla naman akong nakaramdam ng sobrang antok. I stirred from my shallow slumber when someone holds my arm. "What are you doing?" My voice sounded muzzy as I asked Sy who was kneeling beside my bed.

"Attending to your wound obviously." His touched felt so light like he was afraid it would hurt me even more if he press on deeper. I stared at all the features of his face, ngayon ko lang namalayang sobrang tangos pala ng ilong nya. His skin is unblemished parang kutis babae. "Quit staring." I blinked my eyes a couple of times as I felt heat crawled on my checks. Ugh! He caught me. "Okay lang maging tanga minsan, pero sana lang wag mong gawing hobby. Look at yourself lagi ka nalang napapahamak, wag kasing sanayin ang katangahan."

Something is wrong with me, those were harsh words but still it made me smile. I lost counts at how many times he told me I was stupid yet it's amusing how he was always there to back me up. Same goes with the rest of 5X. I wanna say something to him but my eyes were already closing. "Good night Adams" I heard him mumbled softly but I was not able to appreciate what he said since darkness was already eating me slowly.

I woke up the next day still on my uniform and what greeted me first is my bandaged arm. Sy. Who would have thought that he would went as far as cleaning my wound. The guy was really unpredictable. I thought he hates me. He almost choked me to death before. Or maybe he was just guilty I was dragged into their gangster mess.

I shrugged those thoughts away and forced myself to get up I still have classes. That damn knife was bath with sleeping poison kaya ang bilis kong nakatulog kagabi. After ko magshower at magbihis umalis na ako kaagad. Sa cafeteria nalang ako kakain since mabigat pa din yung katawan ko. I can still feel the residue of last night's poison.