She's A Secret Agent?!✔

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"You guys ready?" Tanong ko sa kanila ng makapasok na kaming lahat sa sasakyan ko.

"Yep. Wait, sa'n tayo pupunta?" Tanong ni Daniel na nasa backseat at kinakabit ang seatbelt niya. Kasalukuyan kaming nasa parking lot ng hotel.

"First is pupunta muna tayo sa bahay ko dahil kukunin ko ang mga natitirang gadgets ko and some important stuffs" sagot ko habang inaayos ang rearview mirror.

"Then?" Cross raised his eyebrows na nasa passenger seat.

"We'll go to your house, get some stuffs and clothes, and find some clues to where your dad hid that treasure" I answered as I started the engine and drifted off.

"I think it's a little bit risky" Tinignan ako ni Cross na para bang binabasa ang isip ko.

"We don't have a choice. Di mo alam kung nasan ang treasure. Only your dad does and the only place where we could find some clues is in your place" I sighed habang patuloy na tinitignan ang likod namin through the mirror baka kasi may nakasunod pa samin. As much as I don't want to admit it but we're in great danger. We're on our own now since the agency got hijacked by those morons. It's like three versus an infamous foreign gang assholes. It's definitely not okay, I tell you.

Ng makaabot na kami sa subdivision ay agad naman kaming pinapasok ng guard without interrogating what happened yesterday. Looks like Boss did a good job at cleaning things up.

I parked at my front lawn at bumaba na kaming lahat. I looked around and it was eerily silent.

"Keep your guards up, guys. They might be anywhere" Dumiretso na ako sa pinto ng bahay ko na nakabuntot ang dalawa. Ng mabuksan na ang pinto ay agad agad akong pumunta sa kwarto ko.

"Wait here" I said as I made my way upstairs. Tinanguan lang nila ako tsaka naglibot-libot sila sa sala. 

Agad kong kinuha ang special designers bag ko at binuksan ito. Baka nakalimutan niyo, ito yung isa sa mga gadgets na ibinigay sakin ni Boss na ininvent ni Dr. Utotino. Speaking of Utotino, ano na kayang nangyari dun?

I threw all my gadgets there and some extra guns, bombs, tear gas, hoodies, shirts, pants, undies (of course), and some important stuffs. Lumabas na ako at pumanaog. They looked at me, raising their eyebrows. Looking at me then to my small designers bag na nakasabit sa balikat ko. 

"Seriously? Yan lang ang dadalhin mo? At ang tagal mo pa talaga hah" maang na reklamo ni Cross.

"Do you think I'm stupid? Guess you've underestimated me Mr. Cross Villaverde" I crossed my arms and looked at him directly in the eye.

Binuksan ko ang bag ko at inilabas ang special umbrella ko and some clothes. Napanganga sila. Maliit lang naman talaga kasi ang bag at nagulantang sila ng mailabas ko ang mga iyon mula dito. Tsk.

"This isn't just some ordinary small bag, darling. This bag can carry anything in it. But like everything, It also has some limits. Yung tangi lang kaya ng opening ng bag of course" I informed them rather proudly.

"Where can I buy that?" Manghang tanong ni Daniel. I raised my eyebrows.

"You want people to see you carrying some lady designed bag? you can't buy this anywhere Daniel, It's from the agency" I say putting it back.

"Sayang" narinig kong bulong niya.

"Tara na nga" medyo naiinip na sabi ni Cross matapos tumikhim matapos mapanganga.

"K. Let's go" sabi ko nalang tsaka lumabas.

Naglakad kami papunta sa bahay ni Cross. Mukhang di lang ang mga bodies ang naligpit nila, inayos pa ng agency lahat ng sira.

"You okay?" Tanong ko kay Cross na napatitig sa bahay at sa lawn kung saan nakahandusay noon ang mga nabaril ko.

"Yeah. It's just that I remembered their dead eyes staring at me" he murmured. I patted his back a little. Ganyan rin ang reaksiyon ko ng bago pa ako sa agency. But after a while, I got used to it. Sort of. But not completely. Ang linya lang ni Boss ang inaalala ko when I start to question myself which is "kill or be killed" sadly, I have to kill them not just to save myself but also for the country.

"Wag mo na yung isipin Cross. I need you to be strong. We still need to figure out where your dad hid those treasures" pagpapa-alala ko sa kanya. Umuna nalang ako sa kanila na nakatunganga pa. Narinig ko ang buntong-hininga nila tapos ang yapak ng paa nila na sumusunod sakin. I turned the doorknob and luckily di ito locked.

"Where's your dad's room?" Baling ko kay Cross na nakatingin sa paligid nya na parang may naalala. Siguro, memories nya sa bahay nayo kasama ang pamilya niya. Actually, I felt sorry for him. He's all alone and now he's caught up in this shitty mess.

"I'll lead you" sabi lang nya tsaka umuna ng umakyat sa hagdan. Sumunod nalang si Daniel na medyo nag-aalinlangan. Alam kong naguguluhan pa siya at di pa gaanong naabsorb ang mga pangyayari.

Huminto kami sa last room. Napansin kong napatitig lang sa pintuan si Cross.

"If you're not comfortable. Kami nalang ni Danie---

"It's fine. Let's go" putol niya sakin tsaka binuksan ang pinto. I sighed. I could tell he's holding back his emotions. It's not healthy.

Nagkatinginan lang kami ni Daniel bago sumunod sa kaniya.

"This is dad's personal room. Dito siya palagi. More after mom died" he said silently. I take the place in. It was a big room na parang office. May table sa gitna at sa likod nito ay may fireplace na may portrait ng pamilya sa dingding. At sa magkabila nito ay may mga bintana.

Nothing seems to be out of the ordinary. But I know there is something here. Hidden. Could be vaults, hidden doors, hidden basement or anything. What could you expect from a mafia boss?

"Did he seem suspicious? Or anything?" Tanong ko sa kaniya.

"Not really. I think he was just doing some work about our watch business at that time. But he seemed to be always out of place. Like he was hiding from something" sagot niya habang malalim na nag-iisip.

"Or...he's the one hiding something" I say meaningfuly looking at him.

"Okay. Time for work. Search the entire room and look for anything suspicious. If you find anything, let me know immediately"