In a world where danger lurks at every corner, Ruby, an assassin for the esteemed Continent Syndicate, finds herself abandoned by her superior after eliminating the patriarch of a notorious criminal syndicate. Faced with a hefty bounty on her head...
"Where are we going?" He mumbled something pero hindi ko narinig.
"Pinagtitinginan tayo..." Hmm, wala paring imik. "Cross, yung kamay ko." puna ko na dahil kanina niya pa iyon hawak-hawak habang hinihila ako papalabas ng campus.
I skipped class yesterday due to the incident; would it be okay if I skipped today too?
Hmm, ayos lang naman siguro dahil kasama ko si Cross na hindi papasok ngayon. Wala naman akong reklamo sa kung anong trip ng lalaking 'to, ang akin lang ay hawak niya ako't hindi ako kumportable roon. My palms are calloused, may sugat pa. Hindi malambot at sobrang dry. Nakakahiya. Pero nakakatawa at hindi sumagi sa isip kong bawiin iyon kanina, ngayon palang.
Ha, what now Rubianna?
Siguro dahil masakit ang katawan ko? I haven't still recover from yesterday and I am barely keeping up with him and Aoike this morning. Halos nakalimutan ko ngang plano kong mapag-isa ngayon dahil sa mga nangyayari pero heto ako ngayon kasama ang lalaking hindi ko rin alam bakit ako sumama sa kaniya.
Inabot nalang kami sa parking lot at huminto sa sasakyan niya. Binitawan niya rin ako sa wakas sa harapan ng shotgun seat.
"Hop in." utos nito saka lumibot sa driver's seat. Bagaman nag aalangan, sumakay parin ako. Pano kasi zero gravity ang harapan ng kotse niya tapos ang ganda ng upuan. Kahit papano, makaka relax ako.
Hehe. Hindi naman siguro masama kung pagsamantalahan ko ang pagkakataong ito. I just hope he'll bring me to somewhere nice and peaceful, hindi gaya dito sa school.
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I thought I'd never see him with such calm in his eyes after catching his gaze on mine.
They were full of contradictory feelings, but madness, hatred, and yearning won out. To be honest, I was pulled to such emotions and attempted several times to mentally summon some of them out from his eyes, but I gave up just now because everything vanished as we arrived at this Japanese-themed park.
Everything went peaceful to me, even those eyes.
I'm carefully drinking my iced-cold bottled cola, savoring my drink as I can't get enough of the gentle wind brushing my hair against my face; this is really nice, but I can't say I'm refreshed enough by what's going on around me.
And the person right next to me doing nothing but sitting silent, get me anxious. Did he just brought me here out of the blue, just to see him pacing out. I glance at the beverages, grateful that he bought them, but he grabbed too many and hasn't opened any. Meanwhile, I've already consumed three cans of coffee while Cross remains motionless, lost in his own thoughts, gazing into the distance.
Nakatitig lamang ako sa kaniya, pinag mamasdan ang kaniyang mukha hanggang sa ikinilos nito ang kamay niya para abutin ang isang lata ng beer. I heard the distinct sound of a freshly opened can, still hissing as he took a sip. I watched as he tilted his head back, his Adam's apple flexing as he eagerly drank from the can, taking large and satisfying gulps.
