The Assassin

Chapter Fourteen

ꨄ︎MIKHAILꨄ︎

I did a roundhouse kick to the man who just came from behind me, I ducked nang may sumubok na saksakin ako gamit ang kutsilyo. I immediately used my feet to tripped him and rolled backward.

"A little help here?" Inis na tanong ko kay Harley but she just laughed.

"Ginusto mo yan diba? panindigan mo." She said as I ducked again and punched the man's gut. I grunted and kicked the other man as he charged towards me.

Pinulot ko naman ang iron pipe na nasa isang tabi at ginamit iyon bilang sandata sa dalawang lalaki na kanina ko pa gustong patulugin pero hanggang ngayon ay ayaw pa rin.

Ilang minuto naman ang lumipas at tuluyan na din natumba ang dalawa, I huffed at saka inihagis sa kung saan ang pipe bago pinulot ang bag hindi kalayuan sa akin. Lumakad naman ako sa sasakyan kung saan nandoon si Harley at mino-monitor ang CCTV sa paligid.

"This is your 3rd mission for the day, hindi naman halatang brokenhearted ka." She commented habang nililigpit ang laptop niya.

"Broken hearted? who? me?" I asked.

"Oh shut it Mikhail, ilang taon na tayo magkasama kaya kilala na kita." Harley said as she started the car. "What's his name again? Oh right, it's Lloyd." Natatawang turan nito and I rolled my eyes.

"Shut up, I don't have any feelings for him."

Liar.

"Really?" She asked.

"Yup."

"I saw him at the restaurant--"

"Where!?" I asked at saka tumingin sa labas ng kotse. I heard her chuckled and my eyes squinted at umayos ng pagkaka-upo and cleared my throat.

"Come on Blade, just admit na may feelings ka na sa lalaking iyon." She said while driving. "You still got that ring around your neck." She added.

I let out a sigh and I crossed my arms.

"Fine." I said as my stiffed shoulder fell. "I don't know when and why...basta pagkagising ko na lang isang araw..." I trailed off.

"I understand." Harley answered. "Ganyan naman ang pag-ibig, hindi mo alam kung kailan darating." She said and I smirked again.

"Kung hindi lang ako nakatingin sayo, iisipin ko na si Gemma ka." Biro ko.

"Ilang araw din kami magkasama, I admit I learned a lot." She said at saka inihinto ang kotse, bahagyang kumunot naman ang noo ko. Tumingin naman ako sa labas at nasa tapat kami ng isang restaurant.

"What--" Naputol naman ang sasabihin ko ng biglang maghagis ng susi si Harley, buti na lang at nasalo ko.

"You deserve a break, ayusin mo ang sarili mo at pumasok ka sa loob. Ako na ang bahala diyan sa bag." She said.

Kahit nagtataka ay sinunod ko naman siya, I grabbed my jacket bago bumaba ng kotse na iyon at saka pumasok sa restaurant na iyon.

Nang maka-upo naman ako ay kaagad na tinignan ang menu but I heard a familiar voice behind me kaya napahinto ako.

It was Lloyd's voice.

Dahan-dahan naman na lumingon ako sa likod ko and thankfully nakaupo siya sa upuan na naka-talikod siya sa akin, he was talking into an older man and I think it was a business meeting.

Sa lahat talaga ng mauupuan ko na booth sa tabi pa talaga ng booth niya.

"So Mr. Peterson, I heard that you're already married." Ani naman ng lalaki and that made Lloyd chuckled.