DEATH: The Assassin Princess

Chapter 3: New Mission

Thursday, 7:00 am

Dane's POV

"Isang nagbabagang balita. Ang kilalang American-Filipino Businessman na si Mr. David Fretz ay napatay kagabi lamang. Blah blah blah...."

I was awakened by the loud sound coming from my television. Someone's in my house. But how did he or she enter? Shit!

Bumangon agad ako saka kinuha ang baril sa drawer ng side table ko. Dahan-dahan kong binuksan ang pinto ng kwarto ko at ma-ingat na lumakad patungo sa hagdan. Bumaba ako ng walang ginagawang kahit anong ingay. Nang makarating ako sa living room, bukas nga ang TV ko at doon nakita ang isang lalaking naka-upo sa sofa at matamang nakikinig ng balita. Since nakatalikod s'ya, hindi n'ya ako nakita.

Itinaas ko ang baril ko then pointed it to his head.

"Who are you? How did you get in here?" I asked in a calm voice.

"Stupid. It's me."

Kinasa ko 'yung baril ko.

"What did you just call me?

"He-hey. Easy. I'm just kidding."

After that, binaba ko ang baril saka umupo sa upuang pang-isahan lang sa left side. I get the remote control then turn off the TV.

"What are you doing here early in the morning, Jake?" I asked irritated.

"Just want to congratulate you for a job well done." He said.

"Pwede mo naman akong i-text na lang or call."

"You're not reading texts and you're always shouting when I called." He said while pouting.

"Jerk. Stop pouting, you look like an idiot."

He sighed. "Actually, I'm here for some reasons."

"What?" I asked.

"First is, I want to give this to you. You left it in my house." Saka n'ya nilapag sa table ang dagger na lagi kong dala. One of the most important thing to me.

"The second is, Mrs. Fretz send the money to me in full cash, so here it is now. One Million pesos." At nilapag naman n'ya ang isang attaché case.

"And last but not the least." Naglapag s'ya ng isang folder.

Napakunot-noo ako. "What's that?" I asked saka s'ya tiningnan.

"You're new mission, and hoping that it will be the last."

Mas lalo akong nagtaka sa huli n'yang sinabi? New mission? Hoping that it will be the last? What does he mean?

"Just take a look at it." Dugtong n'ya pa.

After he said that, kinuha ko agad ang folder at binuksan ito. Nagulat ako sa tumambad na picture sa akin at muling nabuhay ang galit sa dibdib ko. Ang taong ito....

*insert picture here*

Name: Ricardo Ferrer Tuazon

Date of Birth: September 5, 19**

Information:

He is the owner of Tuazon International School and Tuazon Group of companies. He is a very influential business man.

Some information is unavailable for his privacy. Mr. Tuazon is really a mysterious person. Only the closest persons to him know how he looks like because he always wear mask during business meetings.

S'ya nga. Hinding-hindi ko makakalimutan ang mukhang ito. Ang taong ito...

"Huwag mo namang lamukusin 'yan. Sayang ang print ko eh. Ang hirap maghanap ng picture na hindi s'ya naka-mask ha."