DETECTIVE FILES. File 2 (COMPLETED)

CHAPTER 59: FIRE PIT

Chapter 59: Fire Pit

A negative thought can burn all the positive thoughts ngunit hindi ko pa rin mapigilan ang sarili ko sa pag-iisip na maaaring may manganib na naman. I have cursed Brain in my mind with all the possible curses one could ever think but it didn't make me feel relieved. Knowing how they work, alam kong hindi ito magdadalawang isip na wakasan ang buhay ng kung sino mang nais nila.

Halos madurog na ang cellphone ko dahil sa higpit ng pagkakahawak ko dito. It's like I'm thinking that I am crushing the organization with my palm. They are too evil that it made me wish they burn in the darkest pits of hell. Red must have noticed my mood when he glanced at me mula sa salamin.

"May problema ba Amber?", he asked. Mnemosyne turned her gaze to me at gaya ni Red ay napuno ng kyuryosidad ang mukha nito.

Problema? How do you call a situation wherein you received a goddamn coded text and someone's life is on the line with the code? Oh, he had noticed my uneasiness, am I that obvious?

Hindi ko alam kung bakit, ngunit naramdaman ko na lang ang pagdaloy ng mainit na likido mula sa mga mata ko. Maybe because I know that they are assassins and I find them the perfect ones to share a story about deaths.

"Please drive fast Red. I might lose some people in my life." I tried to suppress my tears but I can't. Wala ring ni isa man sa kanila ang lumapit upang aluin ako. And maybe that's how reapers are trained. They never let themselves be affected to emotions dahil magiging hadlang iyon sa mga misyon nila. I wonder if there were even moments like this in their life.

"Bakit ka ganyan Amber?", Mnemosyne asked. Napakunot ang noo ko habang nakatingin sa kanya. I wiped away my tears at nagtatakang nagtanong.

"Anong ibig mong sabihin?" I don't really get her question. Ano ba ang ibig niyang sabihin?

She let out a big sigh. "Why are you so worried to the people around you? Aren't you afraid of death yourself? Who knows while you're in the process of protecting them, you will find out that you're dead yourself."

Nagpalipat-lipat ang tingin ko sa kanilang dalawa. Hindi nga ba ako takot na baka ako ang mawalan ng buhay? I carefully assessed myself if I am or not.

"I don't know. Maybe I'm not afraid of my death. I am afraid not to live the life I want", sagot ko. It stunned them for a while at naisip ko kung bakit nagawa nitong itanong iyon.

"It's ironic that such question came from a reaper. Kayo ba, hindi ba kayo natatakot na mamatay? You protect the mafia. You kill people. Who knows when you got yourself killed", wika ko sa kanila.

Bahagya silang natahimik dahil doon but Red was able to give me an answer. "We're reapers. We're born to kill and protect."

Born to kill and protect? Geez, that's the most pathetic reason for living that I have ever heard.

"That's because you let your life be defined by the word reaper. How about your personal opinion? Hindi niyo ba naisip iyon? Don't you see how unlucky you are to be a reaper—"

Red cut me off. "Being a reaper is an honor for us. Nasa harap na tayo ng Bridle. Maybe you should get off." His voice is serious. It seems like being a reaper is really a once in a lifetime opportunity for them. Marahil ay ayaw nilang pag-usapan iyon. Kung ganoon man ang tingin nila sa pagiging assassin, it's their choice.

"I'm sorry", nakayuko kong wika bago bumaba at nagpasalamat. When their car left, I immediately run towards the backdoor at dahan-dahang pumasok doon. Nang makapasok ako ay may tinawagan akong numero. It only took a while bago iyon sinagot.