We're on our way to The Red Faction's, my team's hideout. Tracer was the one who's driving the car, Archer was on the passenger's seat while both L and me were on the backseat.
Mapapansin ang pagiging tahimik sa loob ng kotse kayang damang-dama ko ang tensyon. I don't want to feel nervous. Baka kasi pumalpak ako if I let my nervousness control over me.
Although, I can't help it. Hindi ko kasi alam kung anong mangyayari. All my life, I've been following orders from the Queen and this will be the only time that I'll go against her. Noong una kong tinangka na hindi sundin ang utos nya ay hindi naman natuloy dahil sa pagdating ng EL Ordre noon.
Kailangan kong galingan sa pag-arte. I must act like I was abducted and had a hard time with them. Pero ang hirap umarte lalo pa kung hindi naman talaga iyon ang totoong nangyari.
"Kru... Kru..."
Binabawi ko na. Hindi mananatiling tahimik ang kotse dahil kasama nga pala namin si Archer.
Napatingin kaming lahat sa kanya when he suddenly made that sound. Tumawa sya nang makuha nya ang atensyon namin.
"People, relax." he said then he chuckled. "I know that Alter's mission is dangerous but we don't need to be like this. Ang tahi-tahimik nyo! Sa hideout ihahatid si Alter, hindi sa huling hantungan nya!"
"Ang ingay mo." L said beside me while frowning at Archer. And just like the usual, tamad na tamad na naman ang tono nya.
Nilingon kami ni Archer dito sa backseat. Talagang inikot nya pa ang katawan nya para makita kaming dalawa ni L.
"Mas maingay si Alter." he smirked at me.
What the hell?
Namula kaagad ang buong mukha ko dahil sa sinabi nya. And does he really need to say that? Shit! Ako lang mag-isa ang babae dito and it's really, really awkward for me of he'll open that topic now!
"You heard us?" tanong kong hiyang-hiya and a bit panicking. Napatingin ako kay L na tahimik lang sa tabi ko at mukhang walang pakialam.
Archer laughed at my reaction. "Chill... Soundproof ang lahat ng kwarto sa hideout."
Nakahinga ako ng maluwag pero nakaramdam ng inis. I think that he said what he said earlier to confirm if we really did it or not! Hindi naman dahil sa paika-ika akong maglakad at mukhang may kung ano sa leeg ko ay iyon na agad ang ginawa namin ni L!
But Archer has his ways to know everything. Magtatanong sya na parang walang kinalaman sa bagay na iyon but little did I know, hinihuli nya na pala ako sa sarili kong mga salita. Magaling syang magpaikot ng mga tanong.
Well... At least I know that nobody heard us. Feeling ko ay mas hindi ko kakayanin kung narinig nila ang lahat ng mga sinabi ko kagabi.
"I thought you heard us..." I said. Archer shook his head.
"But judging L, kahit ang pinakatahimik na babae, mapapaingay nyan. Nasa loob ang kulo karamihan sa mga tahimik na tao."
"Like you." Tracer said without taking his eyes off the road. Archer smirked.
"Like me." he said and smiled. "But Maria came into my life. That's why I've changed."
"But you're not like this when you're with her. Like an annoying shit."
Natawa si Archer sa sinabi ni Tracer. Palipat-lipat lang ang tingin ko sa kanila habang nakikinig. The nervousness that I'm feeling is slowly fading away.
"Well, I choose to balance myself when I'm with her." Archer said. "I want her to see my both sides. The Archer before her and the Creed that she changed. I want her to love the whole me."
