A Man's Cold World

One

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Kurt is clenching his teeth habang pilit pinapakalma ang sarili. He clench his fist as if he could really ready to punch someone.

He blows a loud breath and look at the woman's head, mataas siya dito kaya sa ituktok ng ulo ng kaharap siya nakatingin.

"last time I checked, hindi ako masamang tao. As you can see from my files—"

Sabina cut him off! And that was the second most Attitude Kurt doesn't want in this life! s**t.

"—Oo na. Nabasa ko na lahat ng files mo, pati dog file mo pa nga nabasa ko na. And so? Ano naman ngayon kung doctor ka? Kailangan ba ma intimidate ako ganorn?" —lalong tumaas ang kilay ni Sabina that Kurt made smirk—"Asa ka pa. Lalaki ka lang, maganda ako, tse!" Sabina said then rolled her eyes and left Kurt alone sitting in the waiting area of the north police station.

"f**k it!" I don't even have a dog, what is she saying??

This girl is really getting into his nerves!

"You f**k it, don't care!" Sabina said in anger as she look fiercely to the man in front of her desk then she march and sit comfortably to her chair.

It was one of the stupid things she did was to stuck behind this man thirty minutes ago.

Napagkamalan pa tuloy siyang kasama nito sa katarantaduhang ginawa.

Thirty minutes earlier :

"Tigil! Taas ang kamay!"

He did a cross fist! And the woman beside him just raised her brows! Imagine that?!

Kurt Simon is just sitting behind the parked truck when police patrol car came and four police men is walking through him. Mabilis siyang tumayo at ang nasa isipan ay tumakbo na lang dahil hindi maganda ang kutob niya pero may humarang sa harapan niya and it was the 'self proclaimed beauty'— Sabina.

Katatapos lang kasi niyang makipag bakbakan kanina sa isang binakanteng old house and he did it alone because he couldn't wait any longer kasi ayaw niyang mabulilyaso ang lakad niya.

Mathew ordered him to take action before it's going to be late.

So he did it.

And he was resting, heto na nga at may pulis na sa harapan niya. Ang ending, napagkamalan silang dalawa na magkasama!

Kung bakit ba naman kasi pasulpot sulpot nag babae e!

And the chaos happened.

Sitting in front of this woman is like half-way hell to Kurt Simon. He doesn't know why but he doesn't feel at ease with this woman.

Maybe because of the first encounter they have? The second? Napatulala siya ng maisip kung anong nangyari the last time they have encountered. Relax man. Aniya sa isipan.

In his mind, maybe she does that thing every time she's drunk. And to think that she could just kiss someone else's lips every time she's drunk made him so pissed!

What the heck man! Stop this nonsense.. Bulong sa isipan pero ang katawan ay hindi nakikisama dahil ramdam niyang nag iinit siya nang mapatingin sa mga labi ng dalaga!

But how the hell she acts like there's nothing happened?

His thoughts is not thesame as the woman in front of him, Sabina doing her best to show no emotion. The last time she drunk made her soul in vulnerability!

She was in hell the next day when Shaina sent her a video containing the erotic scene she did!

And now, she is here in front of him looking at her like he wanted to eat her alive! Batman, come take me home...

She kept praying, asking God why she made that bullshit! Sorry God.. Agad naman siyang nag sorry dahil sa dumi ng isipan.

Hail Mary full of grace...

Matthew is just sitting, may sofa naman pero mas pinili nitong umupo sa ibaba niyon at isinandig lang ang likuran sa pobreng sofa. minamasahe nito ang baba at kagat kagat ang pang ibabang labi, beside him is his wife—sitting comfortably on the sofa—Staring carefully to her man.

Kurt is just standing, naka sandal ito sa dingding sa pribadong kwarto sa bahay ng mga López. Beside him is his brother — Brandon, na nakaupo naman sa sahig.

Mathew called them here and now, he was in this mood thirty minutes ago already!

The worst thing is, the woman beside this f*****g jerk!

She is so calm that giving Kurt a little bit of nervousness.

"May ilan na nasaktan?" it was the cold voice again. Kung ganito mag salita ang isang Mathew, he wasn't the 'Mathew' they know.

He is.. Zachary

"Wala"

"Wala? Bakit wala?!"Mathew gritted his teeth. He wants that group to vanished and yet, walang nasaktan?!

Brandon sighed. "at least walang nasaktan" he said calmly.

"May ilan naman siguro" López's wife said in cold voice.

Kurt cleared his throat. Saka kinamot ang batok, it's his way to calm himself.

"Ang sinasabi ko, namatay sila agad kaya hindi nila ramdam ang sakit" saad nito.

López stared at him. Then he grin, in a second, he is now laughing his ass off!

"Puta! I never imagined you Gazmen talking like this! What happened? You talked straight to the point six years ago until yesterday. But now? The hell happened?!" anang Mathew.

Lumabi lang si Kurt saka ikiniling ang mga balikat "You cut me every time I speak" aniya.

Napanganga lang si López "Anyway, do the thing I want you to do"kinuha nito ang brown envelope sa kanang bahagi nito saka ibinato sa kanya, Kurt catches it with his left arm" Do it with your own way. No matter what it is, all I want is the person to be safe and sound. The best is to provide professional protection as much as you could. And ah, Brandon will not helping you in this case. I have one for him "

" We always do assignments as one" Kurt said.

"Not this time" walang emosyong saad ni López.

López could be their friend when it comes to family matters. But work is work. He is the boss, the ruller and anything that he order, they must follow. By hook or by crook.

López knew that Kurt will have the patience, the power and the desire to do his work. He knew it.

The Gazmen twins left his house, he look at his wife and smiled "He can do it" he said. Then he shook his head "but how the hell he talked back at me like that?"

López wife just smiled and hugged him tight.

Kurt is driving his car, hindi niya lang alam kung saan siya pupunta. Nang makalabas kanina sa bahay ng mga López, una niyang ginawa ay ang buksan ang brown envelope na ibinigay nuto kanina sa kanya pagkapasok sa sasakyan niya.

His mind was never been in this state before. Nagagawa niya ang lahat ng assignment na ibinibigay sa kanya, wala siyang kinatatakutan, he can kill, he can turn a person's life to hell if he wants to.

Malinis na nagagampanan ang serbisyo na walang anumang balakid sa isipan, he doesn't have the time to think of all the things behind the work he had, and he didn't have the time to mind those things too.

But this time, how can he do this assignment?

"Fuckk!"

Napa preno siyang bigla! Mabuti na lang at walang sumusunod sa kanya kundi rambulan ng sasakyan sana!

"The heck is happening?!"

He took the paper and look at it again, again and again! Hoping that the names, the pictures and everything in there will vanished and recreate another face, another identity!

CASSANDRA VALDEMOR

The long lost daughter of one of the most wanted person in underworld!

Ang hindi niya maisip ay kung bakit kailangang protektahan! Bakit hindi na lang gawing pain at nang makita na nila ang hayup na matanda?

Bakit siya? At hindi ang ibang myembro ang gumawa ng trabahong ito?

"Why?!"

At bakit siya ganito?? Ano naman kung siya at si Sabina na kilala niya ay iisa? Ano naman kung... Ahhh damn thiss!!!

Ipinatong niya ang mukha sa manibela at napahinga ng malalim. What is happening to him?

Bahala na. Work is work. He is professional when it comes to his job. He wants every single job to be well done.

And no woman in this world that can put his guard down.

Never.

Sabina is playing her black diamond ring, it wasn't an engagement ring pero parang ganon ang itsura. Though engagement rings usually in the ring finger, hers was on her middle finger.

Naglalaro sa isipan niya kung ano ang gagawin sa lalaking malimit nagpapa high blood sa kanya ngayon. Tumataas yata hanggang two hundred and fifty ang dugo niya sa lalaki!

This is not good..

She’s bothered by him and that is frightening her to the maximum level!

"Ahh. I need to cool down" she whispered and get up from her chair, kinuha ang cell phone saka lumabas sa opisina. She's not in good mood kaya mag 'lakwatsa' na lang.

She took her car, nit the patrol car but her own car. Naka uniporme pa siya kasi on duty pa, mag patrolya na lang sa daan kaysa mabaliw sa loob ng opisina.

She’s driving, wondering to the streets like she's looking for something. Mabagal lang ag pagtakbo ng sasakyan niya, her mind is occupied with something.

Something that can never be done completely.

Nang mapadaan sa isang lake park, inihinto niya ang sasakyan sa gilid ng daan at lumabas, naglakad ng mabagal at naka pamulsa pa patungo sa tulay na kahoy.

The lake was one of the attractions in this place, mala maldives kumbaga, but there were no cottages, just the bridge itself.

Tumayo siya sa gilid ng riles na kahoy ng tulay at idinantay ang dalawang siko doon at nangalumbaba.

Since when did I have this guts?

Hindi naman siya ganito years ago. She was in her mind the whole time. She wasn't bothered by any guys, because she did provide a strong sense of responsibility to her self.

No boys, no problem, no pressure.

May isang bagay siyang dapat gampanan sa buhay na ito kaya naman kailangan niyang maging alerto, matatag at higit sa lahat, ayaw niya ng may masasaktan na ibang tao.

She sighed.

Meanwhile, Kurt is standing to the edge of the three way bridge, tila kasi tatlong daliri ang hugis ng tulay kahit pa hindi naman nagkakalayo ang mga ito, natanaw niya ang isang tao sa pang gitnang tulay, kumunot ang noo niya ng mapansin na tila baga may gumugulo sa isipan nito.

She’s hotter in uniform.

He sighed and cleared his throat.

"Nonsense Kurt" aniya sa sarili.

Hindi niya kasi alam kung kalaban ba or kakampi ang isang 'to.

She’s hot alright but that doesn't mean that she can run to his body and mind already , she's making him horny as fuckk but hell, he will not let this bullshit effect his job.

He made his decision: less desire, less trouble.

Sabina closing her eyes, dumipa siya sa hangin at ninamnam ang halimuyak ng mga nagkalat na bulaklak sa paligid at tila ba tinatangay ng hangin ang amoy ng mga ito papunta sa mga ilong niya.

It's relaxing.

As she closed her eyes, she wished for one thing: to see the person she's longing for.

Ahh.. How I wish you're okay..

She opened her eyes and look down at the water, it's clear. She can see he shadow in it, she knows that her mind in not in stable state right now because of that man, and when it rains, it pours nga na sabi ng iba.

Hindi na sana siya ganito ngayon pero para bang ang lalaki ang naging daan para maipaalala niya sa isipan kung ano ang kailangan niyang gawin.

Years that she put her mind in a goal. But it's like she forgot that 'goal' many times. And now that a certain guy came across her life, she's bothered.

But hell no. She's Sabina. She can make it.

Fighting self!

Pagkatapos magmuni muni, Sabina decided to go back to the station, pagbaling ng katawan bumangga siya sa isang matigas na bagay! "Holy... Shiit!" she said, mahina pero dinig na dinig ng kaharap.

"You're physically present but mentally absent"

Tumingala ang babae only to frown when she saw the man "Ikaw na naman?!"

"So?"

"So?" naka kunot noo niyang saad, the audacity of this man! "Why are you here? Sinusundan mo ba ako?" she added, this time nakapamaywang na siya!

Ready to fight ba?

"this lake isn't yours to begin with at bakit naman kita susundan aber?" namaywang ding saad ng lalaki

"Aba. Matalas ang dila mo lalake, bagay diyan—"

"—Halikan?" he cut her off. Kurt doesn't know but he finds her amusing! The heck?! Kinondena niya ang naglalaro niyang isipan.

No. Big hell no!

"Halikan daw. Bigwasan kita diyan e!" mahinang saad ng babae. She tssk then walk then p**e Kurt's side when she passes him then raise her hand up and put her middle finger on air when she felt that Kurt is looking at her.

Kurt left dumbfounded. His mouth opened and his jaw dropped as he watched the woman walking with her hand up high and showing him her middle finger. "po.... tah!"