Behind Those Glasses

Chapter 7

Naramdaman ko nalang ang mainit na likido na dumadaloy sa gilid ko. Tanginang ‘yan!

I smiled at him bitterly as I fixed my eyes on him. Wala na ngang ibinatnat may lakas na loob pang sumaksak sa akin. Wrong move.

"You and your dirty tricks Mr. Carreon.”

Walang sabi ko siyang dinuraan sa mukha. He was taken aback pero hindi siya nagpatinag.

“Beating me is impossible, Miss Wilson. " Nakangisi niyang sabi.

Tumayo ako saka tinanggal yung kutsilyong nakabaon sa gilid ko. It stings so bad. Pero mas nananaig pa rin yung kagustuhan kong kitilan siya ng buhay.

"Yes you're unbeatable…” I annoyingly smiled. "…not until now"

Sinuntok ko siya sa mukha at hindi na siya nakaiwas dahil sa bilis ko. Saka ko siya sinipa kung saan hindi na siya sisikatan ng araw.

Oops… Bye-bye babies.

"Argh!" And with my last punch he's knocked down on the floor.

I fished my gun at dahan-dahang lumapit sakanya.

"Who are you?" He ask.

"Your worst nightmare? Maybe..." Itinutok ko yung baril sakanya saka ito pinutok.

He fell on the cold-tiled floor lifeless. Di nagtagal, nakarinig ako ng may tumunog. Tumingala ako sa kisame at may CCTV.

"s**t! Dammit!" Napahawak ako sa shades. Napahinga ako ng maluwag. Buti nalang hindi ko hinubad yung shades ko. I aimed at the CCTV at pinutukan ito.

There was a commotion downstairs and I knew what it was all about.

"May nagdala ng baril sa itaas!" Sigaw nung babae.

"Saan?"

"Doon nga po sa itaas! Asar!"

"Sige po. Tara boys." sabi nung lalaki.

And on the cue, I took my exit through the window. Nasa ikalawang palapag ako and I know that I can make it. I place myself in the window and I jumped and landed on my feet like a cat.

Pumasok na ako sa kotse ko. I need to drive myself out of here as soon as possible. Well I'm not really afraid of being captured by them, but I need to report to Mr. Murlhey. Every time I finish my job, I have to report it to him. I got my phone and called Scarlet.

[The all so beautiful Scarlet, speaking. How may I help you Ice Princess?] She ask in a casual way.

"Stop calling me that." I warned her while my eyes are still on the road.

[What? Ice Princess?] She's mocking me, obviously.

"You wanna die?"

[Okay, chill. So, ano nga?]

"Pumunta ka sa casino sa ************. Make sure no one will notice you. Erase the CCTV footage at the second floor. Do anything you want."

[But what if, mabistado ako?] from the other line, I know she's smiling. She really loves it when she use her gun.

"You know what to do"

[Got it] and I hung up the phone.

Dumiretso ako sa mansion. Pinapasok agad ako ng guards at pinark ko ang kotse ko. Pumasok na ako sa mansion and I head straight to the office of Mr. Mhurley.

*knock knock*

"Come in.” An old man's voice shouted behind the door. Dahan dahan kong binuksan ang pinto at pumasok. Nakita kong nakatalikod siya sa akin na nakaupo sa swivel chair.

I got curious kung bakit siya nakatalikod sa akin pero hindi na ako nagtanong.

"I've done it already father.” Yuko ko kahit hindi niya ako nakikita.

"You did it cleanly?" He asked

"I did"

"Ha!" Nagulat ako when he raised his voice.

"You killed two men.” He started and that is when he turned around to face me. Sinulyapan ko siya saglit pero agad kong binalik sa sahig yung mga mata ko. Hindi ko kayang labanan ang mga mata niya. He is really mad and I’m fvcked up.

"You just left an evidence Snow! Or should I say, Sophia Wilson!" Tiim-bagang sigaw niya, samahan mo pa ang namumulang mukha pati tenga niya. Kulang nalang yung phrase na umuusok yung ilong pati tenga para mailarawan kung gaano siya kagalit.

"They were on my way.” I reasoned out. “I have to do that to finish my mission, father"

"But you should've cleaned it first before you go! Damn it! Nagpadalos-dalos ka! Nagpadala ka sa emosyon mo! It's a good thing that there were no footage of you in the CCTV!"

Napangiti ako ng lihim. Scarlet have done great. That was fast!

"My apologies, father"

"You know your consequences." He said.

May kinuha siya sa drawer niya and I know myself that it is a gun. Itinutok niya ito sa akin. I know that this would happen, it's a good thing that I prepared myself.

Dinaplisan niya ako sa balikat.

"One more failed mission, you know what will happen to you. You might not know that you are already 6 feet under."

"Yes, father.” I bowed my head.

"Go clean your wound" I bowed once more and left the room.

The moment I walked out the room, Stephen—my step-brother— welcomed me with an insulting smirk.

"Woah! You failed?" Hindi makapaniwalang sabi ni Stephen.

"Dear brother, if you want to live, shut up!" Tinalikuran ko na siya dahil wala naman siyang matinong sasabihin.

"So, magiging nurse na naman ako nito?" Nakapameywang na bungad sa akin ni Ace once she caught the attention of my wounds.

"Diyan ka naman magaling diba?" Sabat ni Sky na nakaupo sa couch habang humihithit sa sigarilyo niya.

"You know what Sky, how many times do we have to tell you, wag mo kaming idamay sa second hand smoke mo! Atsaka, hindi ka ba natatakot mamatay?" Naiiritang sabi ni Ace.

Nasanay na ako kay Sky na palaging nagsisigarilyo but doesn't he care about his health? I mean, we sure got stab a lot of times and got shot by a gun, and we're used at it, pero diba dahang-dahan naman sisirain ng nicotine ng sigarilyo ang mga baga niya?

"I'm not afraid to die, twinnie. It would be nice to meet Death.” Nakangisi niyang sabi. Ace just rolled her eyes heavenwards.

"Okay fine. Pero pwede bang sa labas ka nalang? Ang baho kaya niyan!" Pagtataboy nito sa kapatid.

"Tss. Whatever.” He then finally exited the room.

I don't really understand them. They are really opposite, well aside from the fact that Ace is a girl and Sky is a boy. Ace is so caring about her health, in fact, she even clean my wounds and apply many ointments that she invented to heal them rapidly. In the other hand, Sky always blow cigarettes like every time I see him, well, except when he's asleep of course. It's like his hobby and he cannot live without it.

What can I say? Twins may look the same but they differ in many things. And Sky and Ace are no exception.

"Dalawang sugat ito ah!" Ace checks my wound on my waist and on the shoulder.

"Ah, yeah, can you just clean it?"

"Fine!" Kinuha niya yung medicine kit niya at sinimulang gamutin ang mga sugat ko.

"Diba, bukas na ang Sports Fest ng school niyo?" Tanong niya.

Sportsfest?

“I actually don’t know.”

“What?” Di makapaniwalang sigaw niya. “You’re unbelievable! Mas may alam pa ako keysa saiyo?”

“I don’t care about things like that. At ‘wag na ‘wag mo akong ikompara sa sa’yo. Unlike you, I don’t stuck my nose on things that doesn’t concern me.”

“Is that another way of saying na chismosa ako?”

“What do you think?” Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay na siyang ikinagigil niya.

Pikon.

“I’m not nosy, okay? It’s the talk of town! Alam ng lahat na kapag may sports

fest sa school niyo ay bongga.”

“Fine. Whatever you say.” Ngisi ko. “So bakit mo ito na open up?”

“I was only wondering if you could join. Baka naman pwede mo maisingit ang archery skills mo.”

I laughed humorously. “I only use my skills for battles. Hindi para sa isang simpleng laro lang.”

“Snow.” Nilagay niya sa gilid ang medicine kit at hinawakan niya ako sa magkabilang balikat. “Loosen up, will you? Forget about battles and vengeance muna. Think about youth. Bata ka pa. You need to enjoy! Just… just YOLO it!”

“YOLO? What kind of an alien language is that?”

“See?” Nanlaki yung mga mata niya. “Pati YOLO di mo alam! YOLO… means You Only Live Once. Make the most of it!”

Sorry na kung kulang ako sa mga terminology, okay? I’m not the updated kind of person. But Ace is right. Maybe I should try to compete tomorrow. Like she said, loosen up.

“I might reconsider.”