EXCHANGE OF HEARTS [BL]

KABANATA 12

“Saan ba magandang pasyalan?” Tanong ni Atlas kay Sebastian at narinig naman ito ng kaniyang doctor at tracker mula sa kaniyang earpiece.

“Why are you asking me now?” Kunot noong tanong ni Sebastian na nag-re-reassemble ng mga armas para sa gagamitin nila mamaya.

“I'm just asking and can you just answer me?” He hissed as throw himself at the sofa.

“He's taking that guy out, dude,” he heard Rile said on the other line.

“Oh...shit! Sasama tayo!” Singit naman ni James.

“Shut up both of you!” Sigaw ni Atlas, binalingan na naman ulit ni Atlas si Sebastian na chine-check ang sniper niya.

“Sebastian, suggest a place!”

Sebastian glanced at him and back to his sniper again. “I suggest that you should bring him to the Motel and book for 5 days—”

Tumigil na sa pagsasalita si Sebastian nang marinig nito ang pagkasa ng baril.

Sebastian glanced at Atlas again.

“Hey, why are you pointing your gun to me?”

“I'm not pointing my gun to you, friend.” Atlas simply said.

“Yeah, you're not pointing your gun at me, friend.” Sebastian mocked him in a sarcastic way and rolled his eyes.

Atlas faked his shock when he looked at his gun—pointing at Sebastian. “Oh, my bad,” he said, lowering the gun. “I didn't meant to do it, my friend.” And then he smiled sweetly.

“Geez.” He heard James whispered at the earpiece.

Nagdekwatro si Atlas at humalukipkip habang nakatingin sa kawalan.

“He's not like that,” he whispered, enough for Sebastian to heard it. “He doesn't like that, Sebastian.” A pause. “He will hate me if I'll bring him there.”

“Okay, I'm sorry for saying it.”

After a while—a minutes of silence, James spoke, “But, for sure he will hate you if he find out what did you do—he'll find out soon that you killed hundreds of people.”

Atlas froze to death. His eyes wide and didn't blink after he heard what James said.

He didn't think about this, he never think about this. Hindi sumagi sa isipan niya na isang araw ay malalaman ni Race kung ano ang ginagawa niya—na pumapatay siya ng tao.

Kaba at takot ang bumabalot sa kaniyang katawan. Nanlamig siya sa kaniyang kinauupuan, mas kinakabahan pa siya na malaman ni Race ang mga pinaggagawa niya kaysa sa misyon nila mamaya.

“He'll hate you for sure or maybe he won't see you again and he'll push you away if he will find out.” James added.

Mas lalo siyang natakot dahil sa sinabi ng tracker niya. He can't think clearly, he doesn't even know what to do if Race knows what he's doing.

He'll hate me. He'll push me away from him. He won't see me again. He'll hate me all his life.

Atlas's chest heaved as he inhale deeply while he's in a deep thought.

No. Hindi ko hahayaan na mangyari 'yon. Hindi ko hahayaan na malaman niya kung ano ang ginagawa ko.

This is a secret.

“Tumahimik ka na James,” Rile said.

“What?! Wala naman akong ginawang—”

“Nag-overthink na ang kaibigan natin. Gagu.”