Reckless

Chapter 15

     "Who are you?"

     "I'm Ze--- Hawk Lazardo."

     Tiningnan si Zero ng babae, tila sinusuri ang buo niyang pagkatao. Hindi niya kilala ang babae pero hindi naman siguro ito masama, hindi ba? Mahigpit ang security ng Gangster Palace sa pagkakaalam niya. She couldn't have infiltrated the palace, could she? Not unless if she's an assassin... or is she?

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     What a royal pain in the ass, inis na bulong ni Megan habang nakatingin sa kaniyang paligid. Eto ba ang gustong ipagawa sa kaniya ni Grazie? Ang magpanggap na isang prim and proper na elite sa harap ng mga hipokritang mga tao rito? Kanina niya pa gustong hubarin ang gown na suot-suot niya ngayon. Kating-kati na siyang alisin ito dahil bukod sa hindi siya kumportable dito ay nararamdaman niya ang mga tingin ng mga tao sa kaniya.

     Damn it, isip niya, She could have just given me something not revealing as this dress. Pasimple niyang itinaas ang tela sa harap ng dibdib niya. Nakita niya sa gilid ng mata niya ang isang lalake na tila disappointed. She huffed in annoyance. Damn those pervert people. She hate their kind so much.

     Inilibot niya ang  kaniyang mata sa paligid, hinahanap niya kung nasaan ngayon ang pang-apat sa may matataas na posisyon sa Gangster Society. Ang babaeng iyon, kung hindi lang nito sinabi sa kaniya na may alam ito tungkol sa pagkamatay ng kaniyang ama at pagkawala ng kaniyang ina, ay matagal na niya itong iniwang mag-isa sa walang kwentang party na ito. Hindi niya maiwasang mag-doubt sa kung anumang balak ng babae, Mukhang pinapaikot lang siya nito. She could be lying, hell if she is. But Megan hadn't even told people about her family, even her friends. She sighed. She better prepare once I caught her lying to me.

     "Hey~ Empress Phoenix!"

      Umalis si Megan sa kinauupuan niya. Inayos niya ang earpiece sa tenga niya. Hindi naman ito halata.Wala naman sigurong makakapansin if bigla siyang mawawala. Sinigurado niya kanina na walang uupo na sinuman sa table niya. Anyone who dared asked her got her glare as an answer.

     "Took you long enough." she deadpanned. Hindi niya maiwasang iikot ang mata kahit wala ang babaeng kausap niya sa harapan niya. Pumunta siya sa balcony ng event at sinigurado niya munang walang tao rito bago siya tuluyang tumambay roon. Nilock niya ang pintuan para makasigurado siya. Said event was held on the third floor of a five star hotel and it was a gathering for the crème de la crème of all elite people in the Philippines. But for her, it was an event just for them to flaunt off their wealth. In short, it was an event made specially for trashes in the society. She can't wait to throw them off in their respective garbage cans. Heck, they can't blame her. She just loves segregating trash so much.

     "Don't blame me tho. S'hard to crack up the code for this room. But dun' worry 'cause I believe I'm the best hacker in the entire country!"

     She ignored the Gangster Princess' self praising. "Where are we going to meet after you're done getting those files you need?" She asked when she heard a sudden click behind her. Kunot noo niyang tiningnan ang pintuan na alam niyang ni-lock niya. What the hell was that? "You know? Just meet me at the 1st floor's emergency exit after you're done, aight? I'm just going to handle something." matapos niyang sabihin yun ay tiningnan niya ng masama ang pintuan.

     "Fine~ fine. But hey! Don't forget the reason why I asked you in the first place to be in this event! You gon' be need to tell those people believable reasons why am gone so suddenly. And don't forget am your cousin just for this night! You need to serve as a distraction for my part."

     "Whatever. Be gone." she told the superstar-model slash gangster princess in a tone that could be perceived as i-don't-give-a-fuck-about-everything-not-even-you. The moment she said that, the door suddenly opened which didn't surprise her for she was expecting that. Kung nakamamatay lang ang tingin, matagal nang namatay ang taong nasa harapan niya ngayon.

    The only thing she wasn't expecting when that door opened was the person himself. Once na nakilala niya kung sino ito ay hindi agad siya mapakali sa kinatatayuan niya.

     "You.../I knew it was you." sabay nilang pagkakasabi.

     Well fuck. No use in hiding anymore.

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     Tiningnan lamang ni Zero ang isang butler na may kasamang isang babae na papalapit sa kaniya. Nagtataka siya sa nangyayari pero hindi siya nag-salita. Pinanood niyang magbow ang butler sa babae bago ito tuluyang umalis. Tahimik pa rin siya nang tiningnan siya ng babae sa mata causing him to look away.

     "Who are you?" tanong ng babae sa kaniya. Kumunot ang noo niya. Hindi ba't dapat ay ito muna ang magpakilala sa sarili niya bago niya sabihin ang pangalan niya rito? Napailing na lang siya.

    

     "I'm Ze---" napatigil siya. No, he couldn't take risk letting this girl know his true identity. She might be an enemy for all he knows. "Hawk Lazardo." he told her his new name, for now.

     Tiningnan si Zero ng babae, tila sinusuri ang buo niyang pagkatao. Hindi niya kilala ang babae pero hindi naman siguro ito masama, hindi ba? Mahigpit ang security ng Gangster Palace sa pagkakaalam niya. She couldn't have infiltrated the palace, could she? Not unless if she's an assassin... or is she? Binatukan niya ang sarili niya. Of course, she isn't! Why else would she be with the butler in the first place if she infiltrated this palace? Dumb Zero, he muttered under is breath.

     "No, I'm not asking you about who you are." matigas na pagkakasabi ni babae sa kaniya. What in the actual shit is this girl talking about? naguguluhan niyang tanong sa isip niya. Tiningnan niyang muli ang babae na nakahalukipkip sa kaniya, nakataas pa ang kilay nito. Doon niya lang narealize kung ano ang gustong ipahiwatig ng babae.

     "Before I tell you who the hell I am, let me ask you first... Who and what are you?"