SENA ALLISA MCMILLAN POV
"Better? Huwag kang magpatawa dahil alam natin pareho na hindi patas ang laban kapag gumamit ang isa ng baril. Puwera na lang kung wala talaga siyang laban, hindi ba, Finn?"
"Shut up! I will just simply tell Godfather that you died in the ring."
"Parang hindi naman yata tama iyon. Baka pagdudahan ka. Sa tingin mo, sino kaya ang mananagot?" I complacently fired back while grinning wickedly to annoy him more.
Nakita ko naman ang bahagyang pagsalubong ng dalawa niyang kilay kasabay ng pag-igting ng panga niya. Humigpit din ang hawak niya sa baril at gigil na gigil nang kalabitin ang gatilyo. I tilted my head to see more of his reactions. Now, I am enjoying this one. I kinda like it when we're playing like this. Siguradong mataas na naman ang presyon nito.
"What are you waiting for? Do it before I change my mind."
Naglaho ang ngisi ko sa labi at tanging masamang titig lang ang ibinigay ko sa kanya. Who the hell did he think he is? Kung umasta siya ay parang nasa mataas na siya na posisyon. Eh, pare-pareho lang naman kaming naghihirap dito para mas tumaas pa because the higher your position, the higher the chance of your survival.
Hinawakan ko ang baril at walang alinlangang mas inilapit pa ito sa ulo ko. This damn thing cannot scare the hell out of me. Araw-araw ko ba namang nakikita at dala kaya lang ngayon ay naiwan ko iyon sa sasakyan. It's because I always fight a fair game even though they don't. Hindi rin ako pumapatay ng tao nang walang rason at dahil lang sa galit gaya nila. I use it for my safety and protection while they use it for disturbance and battle.
"Talagang napakayabang mo, ano? Hindi ka pa ganoon katagal dito tapos kung makaasta ka ay parang ang taas-taas mo na. Sino ka ba ha? Tanggalin mo iyang maskara mo nang magkaalaman na tayo rito dahil nagmumukha ka lang duwag."
"Sino kaya sa atin ang duwag, Finn?" I paused as my fists clenches. "Sa tanda mong iyan ay kay baba pa rin ng posisyon mo. Pinapatulan mo rin ang babae na mas bata at mas magaling sa 'yo. You are such a bad dog, Finn. Be careful on who you are barking to."
He gave me a death glare. Oh, that one is scary, I guess? Damn! I couldn't help myself on being such a sarcastic bitch when it comes to him. Kasi naman, kahit na gaano siya kadesperadang patayin ako, hindi niya magawa.
"I don't bark, Sam. I bite."
"Your denture will not even bleed me to death."
Panandaliang lumiko ang tingin ng mga mata ko nang marinig ko ang pagtawa ng dalawa niyang tauhan sa likod ko. I just rolled my eyes on them while grinning. Ibinalik ko na lang ulit ang tingin ko sa aso na nakapustiso. Baka tuluyan nang mawalan ng ngipin.
"Do you think this is some kind of joke, you idiots?!"
Oops!
"And you!" He tightened the grip of his hand on the gun. He also gritted his teeth as a sign of his anger towards me. Galit na galit? Gusto na iputok? Konting ingat naman diyan sa ngipin mo, tanda.
Hindi na lang ako nagpatalo ng tingin sa kanya. What did I ever do wrong to this old dog? Bakit palagi niya na lang akong pinapakuluan ng dugo niyang punong-puno ng inggit at galit sa mundo? Ganyan ba talaga ang tao kapag matanda na? O baka naman nasa menopausal stage palang siya?
"I will not hesitate to pull–"
"Sige, iputok mo. Dami pang satsat."
This is bullsh*t! Such a waste of my precious time! Enough is enough! I already bought too much time. Kung hindi niya pa magawa, then I'll do it to him. Akala niya naman ay magmamakaawa ako. Never in my life would I do that to someone like him.
"Ako pa talaga ang hinamon mo, Sam? Tingnan na lang natin kung may tapang ka pa pagkatapos nito."
"Baka pustiso mo ang mawala sa 'yo, tanda."
"Aba't–"
Nakita ko ang unti-unting paggalaw ng hintuturo niya para kalabitin ang gatilyo. I waited for the bullet to come out while looking drastically at him. Kaya lang, hindi pa nagtatagal ay bigla na lang nagkagulo ang mga tao. Inilibot ko ang paningin ko at nakita ang pagsulpot ng mga pulis sa iba't ibang bahagi ng abandonadong gusaling ito.
"Damn it!" I muttered a curse.
Hindi nila ako puwedeng mahuli. This will cause a big mess and everything that I did will become useless. My tragic past will come back alive and my life's secret will be expose. Hindi iyon puwedeng mangyari. Hindi ngayon at hindi kailanman.
I put my weight on my feet as I bend my kness and crouched my body slightly to position myself for an attack. Bahagya kong niliko ang balakang ko bago ibigay ang isang mabilisang sipa ngunit may puwersa sa dalawa pang ugok na nasa likod ko. Narinig ko naman agad ang pagbagsak ng mga baril nila sa sahig.
My attention was later then returned to Finn. I held the gun tightly that's still pointing at my direction and pulled him closer to me. Without further ado, I inflicted a serious damage on his chest by striking a pressure on it.
Nakita ko ang kakapusan ng paghinga niya. Napahawak siya sa dibdib niya para subukang ibalik sa normal ang paghinga pero hindi iyon naging sapat.
I managed to spin his body away from me when I felt an approaching attack behind my back. Agad kong hinarap ang mapangahas na taong iyon. Ah, his other two underlings. Tsk. Tatag din, ha?
I tilted my head as I bit my bottom lip before dashing towards them. Bago pa man nila ako sabay na masuntok ay lumusot na ako sa isa sa mga nakabukas na binti nila. I immediately stood up, jumped to reached their height and smashes them on the base of their skull with an elbow strike. Agad naman silang napahawak sa mga batok nila. Magkasunod ko pang sinipa ang likod nila na naging dahilan ng pagkakatumba nila. Oh, I could watch that all day.
Naglakad ako palapit sa puwesto nila. Sakto, hinarap na ulit nila ang mga pangit nilang pagmumukha sa akin. So I did what I needed to do. I downwardly stomped on their groin followed by another ax stomp to their faces. The crushing of their underlying bone is like a music to my ears. Heaven! But I think, it's more effective and painful when I used heels.
I turned my back on them and saw Finn who's still struggling to breath. Ang hina talaga kasi ang tanda na. I gave him a direct punch to the face. Bahagya pa akong lumapit sa kanya na siya namang ikinabahala niya. I pulled his head and use my knee to hit him right on the face. Binitawan ko siya. I left another strong punch on his solar plexus.
Wala pang segundo ay bumagsak na siya sa sahig. His nose and lips are bleeding. Hirap pa rin siya sa paghinga habang iniinda ang sakit. Binigyan ko siya ng isang pakyu bago pa man siya mawalan ng malay. Serves you right, old dog. Wala ka pa rin talagang binatbat sa akin kahit isama mo pa iyang mga alagad mo. Tsk, pare-parehas kayong mga ugok! Be thankful kasi 'yan lang ang nabigay ko sa 'yo ngayon.
"Check the whole place thoroughly!"
Naalerto ako. Mabilis kong pinasadahan ng tingin ang paligid. Ang iba'y nagtatakbuhan na para makaligtas pero mayroon na ring mga nahuli't sinusubukang manlaban.
Sh*t! How did they let this happen?
I was about to run and flee when someone grabbed my wrist. I immediately looked at that someone with an annoyed expression and saw a man with a mask also. He's got a gun on his other hand while standing virilely with his well-built physique.
Panandalian akong nawala nang magtama ang mga mata namin. The hues and the depths of his eyes are giving me a strong and charismatic aura. I cannot properly see his face but I have to admit that there's something about him that caught me off guard and fascinates me.
"This way," aniya at agad akong hinigit palayo sa lugar.
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