ELITES SERIES BOOK 2 - BULLETS AND GIFTS

Chapter 1

"Excuse me sir, bawal ho kayong manigarilyo dito."

Nabaling ang tingin ni Fabio sa security guard na sumita sa kanya, walaang anuman niya lang itong tinitigan bago

muling humithit at bumuga sa ere.

"So why do you have this here?" tukoy niya sa isang metal trash bin na mayroong ashtray sa tuktok na nasa tabi lang ng kinatatayuan niya.

"Para lang ho sa mga basura 'yan," medyo naalangan nitong sagot.

"Are you sure?" Sinalubong niya ang tingin ng batang security.

"Y-yes, Sir."

"I want to talk to talk to your superior," kunot-noo niyang balik, "or whoever the hell manages this place."

"Bakit ho sir?" tila naalarma nitong tanong.

"Hindi ka sigurado sa sagot mo. I need to talk to someone who knows how this place runs. At pag napatunayan kong nagkakamali ka, I'll have your sorry ass fired and I'll make sure you'll never get to work again."

Nakita niya ang pagkawala ng kulay sa mukha nito kaya ginatungan pa niya. "There's a reason why there are ashtrays here, you know?"

"S-sir, hindi na ho-"

"I want your manager, damn it!" he snapped.

Napatayo ng tuwid ang lalaki at di na niya napigilan ang sarili. Malakas siyang natawa at tinapik-tapik ang mukha ng security. "I'm messing with you kid, relax!"

Hindi pa rin ito nakabawi kahit nang idinuldol na niya ang sigarilyo sa walang lamang ashtray. "This is here for reasons just like this. May nagkamaling manigarilyo and they have no place to put out their smoke."

Napatango-tango ito at napangisi siya. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. You're doing a great job!"

"You're sick."Umiiling si Nathan, hindi niya namalayang nakamasid pala ito sa ginawa niya.

"I'm just giving the kid some action," pakli niya at tinanguan ang security guard na pilit ang ngiting lumayo na sa kanila.

Nasa NAIA sila at kalalapag lang sa Pilipinas. Nauna niyang nakuha ang mga bagahe at hinihintay lang niya ang apat pang kasamahan bago tumuluy sa hotel na pansamantala nilang titirhan.

"You were scaring the shit out of him. Kung hindi kita kilala ako mismo ang duduldol ng sigarilyo sa mukha mo," sagot nito at naupo sa isa sa mga benches matapos ilapag ang mga gamit.

"I'd like to see you try,"sabad niya at nilingon ang pinanggalingan nito. "Here they are!" tukoy niya kay Jarno, Jake at Loki.

The five of them were the members of DEVGRU's Team Echo of Red Squadron. Navy SEAL's elite of elite. Seal Team Six was the more popular way of addressing them. Originally, there were six of them. But on their last mission, their technical expert died. An order was given to them to leave their comrade Lafernio Silver habang ginagawan pa nito ng paraan na ma-erase ang surveillance video ng ginawa nilang pagligtas sa mga hostages ng isang grupo ng Colombian terrorists. They had the hostages at tanging iyun lang ang concern ng commander nila. They left the place leaving Chief Petty Officer Lafernio behind enemy lines. And their fear that Lafernio did die was confirmed nang sabihin sa kanila na nakuha ang mga mukha nila sa surveillance. It meant they were in trouble and in the kill list of the international organization of the terrorists all over the world. It also meant that Lafernio had been captured and killed dahil kung hindi ay hindi nito hahayaang makita ng mga kalaban ang mukha nila. Their faces maybe painted with different shades of green but with the ever adavancing technological improvements, they could very easily identify them. United States security couldn't take risks. Kaya sila pinagbakasyon para magpalamig. Why they were all sent to the Philippines, no one knew. There was the fact that all of them had Filipino blood running through their veins. But they didn't think it was enough reason para ipadala sila ng mga ito sa bansang iyon.