Chapter 2

Sabrina’s Pov

"Bull's eye!" Valentina rejoiced behind me. I lowered the gun, turned to her, and smiled.

 

"You're so good at this thing."

“It is your turn to come try it out," I winked at her after the first statement before dragging her forward as she tried to resist and handing her the gun. She held it and turned to me.

 

"I just can't shoot, it's so impossible for me to hit the target.” I moved closer to her and helped her lift the gun from behind her.

 

"Firm grip, look at the direction of the bull's eye, now point your gun in that direction, steady stance, and take a deep breath. Do not be shaky, and don't let your heartbeat distract you,” I instructed her before stepping aside so she could shoot.

 

She eventually pulled the trigger, but she missed Bull's eye; she was so close to it.

 

"I missed it again." She lamented

"But you were so close to it, you've never been that close,” I entreated her to try again, which she did.

 

"Bull's-eye, yes!" I yelled victoriously behind her as she hit the target. We hugged and jumped simultaneously like two-year-olds before a call interrupted us.

 

"Hello, Inspector Perez."

"Officer Sabrina, report to the office now, there's urgent work."

 

"Okay, sir I'd be there in 15 minutes," Valentina looked at me with pouting eyes.

 

"I'm so sorry, it's urgent, we'll continue this some other day. Come, let me drop you off at your art gallery.” We walked outside, I pounced on my bike, and she sat behind me as I drove off.

 

Valentina is my cousin, I'm just 3 years older than her, she clocked 20 a few days ago. She has been my only friend and sister for the past 13 years. My mind wandered back to when I stayed in Rodrigo's den for two years; it felt like hell. I could escape, but I left my mother behind after she sacrificed herself for me. Tears filled my eyes as I remembered that night I escaped. It was a rainy night and mum had managed to bribe a guard with ‘good time’ growing up I realized exactly what she sacrificed for me to be free. We walked through a narrow road and was led to a short cut, just when I thought we were safe, we heard  gun shots. We tried to get away from them, but they were closing in on us, mum gave me her necklace and embraced me tightly.

“Run Sabrina, don't you turn back, you hear me?” My mom wiped my tears.

“But mum, please don't leave me,” I cried trying to hold her tightly but she pushed me forward.

“I will always be with you baby, now run!” I ran as fast as I could, I didn't stop till I met a good Samaritan who offered to take me to the police station, and I could contact aunt Carmen. Ever since that day, we have tried rescuing mum from Rodrigo, the police eventually gave up but I never did. I swore to become a detective and continue my search for my mum. 

After spending 2 years in Rodrigo's den, Rodrigo was so hard on me, he turned me into a slave every day with a few other kids he kidnapped as well,  I doubt they ever got out like me. Now that I'm a cop, I appreciate the toughness Rodrigo took me through, I'm a lot tougher now and ready to repay his gesture.

I dropped Valentina at her workplace and zoomed off to the station. I was such a badass rider, only Valentina and Aunty Carmen made me drive slowly, yet they'd plug into my jacket so tightly like their lives depended on it. I pulled up in front of the station, removed my helmet, and bounced inside.

 

 

"Good day, boss,"

"Good day, Sanchez, where's your partner?"

"Eerm, I didn't reach out to him, I just drove here as soon as possible,"

"I called him as well. We have a case of a kidnapped lady, and I suspect it's the drug mafia."

 

"The drug mafia?" Martinez echoed from behind as he entered the office. We both turned in his direction.

 

"Thank God you are here, Martinez, you guys are my best detectives, and you've been on this drug mafia's case for a while now, this new case may just be our lead."

 

"Yes, boss, we'd take on this case. Let's have the details," Martinez confirmed before turning to me.

 

"What do you say, Sanchez, you've been quiet." I was staring into space, the closer I got to apprehending Rodrigo, the more anxious and angry I got when I lost him.

 

"Sanchez!" Martinez's yell jerked me back to the present.

 

"Yes, I'm sorry, did I hear you say drug mafia? You mean Rodrigo?"

 

"Yes, I think we might be able to nib him,". Inspector Perez added.

 

"Great,  let's do this," I replied with excitement.

 

"You guys are my best guys, and I trust you to handle this and bring the girl safely," Inspector Perez admonished.

 

"Trust us, boss," Martinez replied before parting my back as we turned to leave.

 

Martinez walked me to my desk, he moved closer to me, and tucked my hair behind my ear.

 

"Are you fine?" He asked in a hushed tone.

"Of course I am, do I look pale?"

"You were lost earlier in the boss's office."

"It's nothing, I was just processing the case in my head,"

"Alright, I'm glad you're fine,” He said as he pulled out my chair for me to sit and pulled out another for himself.

 

"Shall we?"  He said as he pointed to the document he had just dropped on the table. I nodded in affirmation, and he smiled.

 

After the death of my father, living as Sabrina Sanchez is the only thing that helps me remember my dad's face and the blood on my lips when Rodrigo shot him. I've rehearsed how I'd torture Rodrigo when I apprehend him, "I am Sabrina Sanchez, I bet you can't remember the face, not the name, you've wasted too many lives to remember that, but not anymore. Your worst mistake was killing my father right in my face. My father risked his life to cleanse the country of maggots like you, and I took over from where he stopped.” That was my rehearsed line; the sole aim of becoming a police officer is to get justice for my father and find my mother.

 

 

 

"Sanchez, what do you think about this information?" Martinez asked.

 

"It looks fishy, the evidence is obvious, they are similar to Rodrigo's raid, but something just seems off. I think we should visit the crime scene and question the mum a bit."

 

I was getting closer to getting my revenge on Rodrigo.