"Alam ko ate..." Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang marinig ko 'yong sabihin ni Michael.
He's known about everything that's happening to our family the whole time?!
"Paano?! Kanino mo nalaman?" I asked, alarmed.
I decided I'd tell him everything. From how our mother got kidnapped, to how I'm told to kill an innocent person just to get her back, to why we lied about this.
Kasama namin si Reuel sa loob na nakasandal lang sa frame ng pintuan. He was listening intently at us. Mukhang gulat din sa rebelasyon ni Michael.
"Hindi ko alam ang iba, Ate. Basta ang alam ko lang ay nagsisinungaling kayo ni Mama. Halata naman" My jaw was still very much gaping wide open.
I had no idea! Akala ko wala siyang alam, akala ko napaniwala namin siya. Hindi pala.
"Sorry...Sorry kung nagsinungaling kami sa'yo. Hindi rin naman namin ito ginusto. Walang may gusto nito. Nacorner ako, Michael. Wala akong choice" I explained further more. Michael is just ten years old and to be able to come with that kind of conclusion is impressive. Reminds me of someone I know.
Matagal lang akong tinitigan ni Michael bago siya nagsalita. "Pero bakit ikaw, Ate? Bakit hindi sa iba?" I heard Reuel shuffle behind me after Michael asked me that.
Naisip ko na ito dati. Sa dinami-dami ng taong pwedeng gumawa nito, bakit ako?
Dahil marunong ako sa baril? 'Yun lang ba? I'm not even a licensed assassin or spy. I don't work for anyone, I have no background in close combat or even martial arts.
I only have the ability to manipulate guns well and probably a little bit on combat but besides that, I know nothing.
"Siguro dahil magaling ang ate mo sa baril" Reuel probbed.
Now that I thought about it, I realized I haven't really thought of this. Lagi kong sinasabi sa sarili na ako ang napili dahil magaling ako sa baril. Pero kung ako si Zaavan Montecillo, hindi ako kukuha ng tao na kulang sa experience o abilidad.
Why would he let me handle a mission so heavy?
"Baka ate sumaside line ka bilang ninja" Naputol kaagad ang pagiisip ko ng sabihin 'yon ni Michael.
Ngumiti lang ako at umiling. "Kung ninja ako malalaman mo naman kaagad, ito nga nalaman mo 'yon pa kaya" Sinubukan kong ipakita sakaniya na ayos lang ako at hindi malalim ang iniisip ko kahit na medyo nagdududa na ako.
Not to mention, my family. Mama is great with close combat, Papa is great with guns. Tita Jen hasn't been married. Hindi kaya...
I shook off my head to quickly erase that assumption.
"Hindi ba kayo nagdududa? Kuya Reuel? Hindi naman gano'n kaangas si ate para kunin siya" Ngumiwi ako doon.
"Ewan ko, Michael. Bobo ako sa mga ganiyan" Natigilan ako bigla.
'Yon!
'Yon pa! Bobo din ako sa mga ganito! Oo na't medyo may kayabangan ako at confident akong hindi ako basta-basta mapapatumba ng kahit nino pero hindi ako marunong makipag laban gamit ang utak!
I'm not saying I'm dumb though, I'm just saying I'm not strategic.
They left me by myself in this mission. No one dared helping me, it was like this mission served as a practice...
If they did a background check on me, they would've known I have not killed a soul.
Kaya bakit?
At bakit ngayon ko lang naisip lahat ng 'to?
BINABASA MO ANG
Red Roses
Romance"I'm not going to kill you, right now" He tilted his head to the side with his gun still pointed at my chest. "But as soon as I find out that you in any way hurt, or threatened my family...I will kill you myself, understand?" Growing up, Mira had no...
