The Hidden Gem

Chapter 12

Taking a folder on his desk, he walked and sat on the leathered sofa before pointing on the one opposite him instructing me to do the same. With only a glass table separating us, I sat in front of him.

"What is this all about?" Kalmado kong tanong sa kanya pero sa loob loob ko, kinakabahan na talaga ako.

Matalino din si HD. Hindi basta basta naloloko. Pakiramdam ko tuloy ay isa akong kriminal na nasa trial court. Whatever this was all about, I just hoped that he would overlook things I'd done for this organization. Sa loob ng isang taon ko dito, masasabi kong isang malaking kawalan pag nawala ako.

"Lumiere told me something. I don't want things to be complicated but I think he's right." Nilapag niya ung folder sa glass table. "He also provided documents to support his findings and I think it's the right time to seriously talk about this. Matagal ka na dito and I didn't bother you about this in your entire stay but this time, I don't think I can understand you." Tinuro niya ung folder.

Tinignan ko muna ito at nagdadalawang isip. Eto naba yon? Was I gonna be exposed?

"Go ahead." Lumingon muna ako sa kanya saglit. Seryoso ang mukha niya at muka talaga siyang pagod. Agad ko namang kinuha ung file. Binuksan ko ito. All my nervousness vanished dahil ang inaakala kong file na mage-expose sa akin ay iba. "20XX: Annual Dileri Information Exchange".

Napangiti ako ng bahagya at napatingin kay HD. Kung gaano kabilis dumating ang mga ngiti ko ay ganon din kabilis itong nawala nang makita ko ang ginagawa niya.  Kasalukuyang siyang nagtatanggal ng butones ng polo niya nang nakapikit habang ako ay nanatiling inoobserbahan siya. Nakasandal siya sa couch and one of his legs was over the other. Nakatukod ang kanang siko sa arm rest while supporting his head. Napalunok naman ako when he managed to unbutton the top three buttons of his shirt giving me a slight view of his toned chest. Sh*t!

I mentally cussed myself at binalik ang tingin ko sa file na hawak ko. I scanned the pages pero walang pumapasok sa aking isip. Bumalik ang kabang naramdaman ko kanina pero nag-iba ang dahilan. I was nervous because of my secret 5 minutes ago but now, it's because of him. Knowing that he's near got my heart wild. This was the first time I felt this. This experience was so foreign.

Ayoko nito.

It's comfortable at the same time, disturbing. Wala akong ibang nasa isip ko kundi ung perfect body, perfect eyes, perfect nose, perfect lips and perfect smile niya. Now, I was being a pervert! Ugh!

"What do you think?"

"Perfect!" Wala sa katinuan kong sabi sa kanya ng nakangiti habang nasa papeles parin ang tingin.

"So pumapayag ka na? That's great. I guess I don't need to convince you." I looked at him confused while he walked back to his swivel, lifting the office phone's handset.

"What? Wait." Mabilis kong binasa muli yung file. "Gusto mo bang ako ang maging strategist dito?" Focus sa trabaho Gem. Mamaya na ang landi.

"No. I want you to be one of the fighters." Hininto niya ang pagpindot at tumingin sa akin.

The next mission was to successfully transport 2 briefcases from Asian Build Towers to Dileri Headquarters which was... hindi ko alam kung saan. I only paid attention to the missions and not the entire organization. Succession rate was 78 percent. Walang kasiguraduhan dahil narin sa bilang ng mga participants. Every year lahat ng branch ng Dileri at nagpapalitan ng information. Personal transport ang nangyayari dahil baka ma-intercept ng iba ang digital transportation using any sort of gadgets.

Nakalagay sa dalawang encrypted flash drive ang lahat ng impormasyon tungkol sa mga bagong myembro, kontrata, kliyente at transaksyon ng org. This was my first time to encounter this since I joined the group only a year ago. Base sa kwento nila Bryan at Kael, isa ito sa mga delikadong misyon ng grupo. Maraming gustong mapatumba ang grupo namin at kapag nakuha nila ang mga impormasyong ito, lahat ng mga matataas na kliyente namin ay siguradong sisirain kami.