A/N: Waahh!!! Thanks sa 445 reads!!! Thanks din for patiently waiting. Ang lamig kaya nagstuck up ang utak ko, eto lng muna nakayanan ko XD Eto na ang chappy 4.2!! Don't kill me if it sucks ok? Yay!~ Ok, baka may time pa ako later pag early ko pa natapos ang mga paper works ko, may Chapter 5 pa tong kasunod!!! Don't forget to leave comments!! Thanks again and Enjoy!!!~
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Nanatili muna ako sa mansion ng mga Fontana pansamantala para sa trabaho, nang mabantayan ko nang maigi ang loko. Hanggang hindi pa kumikilos si Gerardo hindi pa pwedeng kumilos ang Fiamme dahil hindi pa sigurado kung sino ang mga katulong/kasabwat niya dito na nakapasok sa loob ng Fiamme. Kapag nalaman ko kung sino man yun, kahit kilala ko pa, puputulin ko isa-isa ng dahan-dahan ang mga daliri niya at saka papatayin, hindi ko kalian man mapapatawad ang mga taong traydor.
“Red!!” I snapped back to reality nang makita ko si Gray na halos magtu-tumbling na para lang mapansin ko.
“What happened? You seemed off today.” He eyes told me he’s worried.
“Wala.” I said flatly. He just stared at me a questioning look for a while then shrugged it off and looked away.
“Let’s call it a day?” He stood up from his desk full of paper works.
“Red, Mark, Allen, pwede na kayong magpahinga.” He motioned me and his two associates away. I watched the two of them get out of the room, when someone I knew entered it. He was on his mid-fifties and his hair is starting to have white streaks on it, his face was wrinkled but his smug look never leaves his face even as he grow old. He was the man who was responsible for where I am now; he was the one who trained me to be a hitman.
“René, Nice to see you again, How are you?”
“Buhay pa din naman Boss.” He grinned at Gray and turned to me when he noticed me, standing beside the door.
“Nagkakilala na pala kayo nitong si Red? I’m glad magkasundo naman kayo.” I snorted when he grinned at me. Eventhough I tried my best to ‘respect’him, if that’s what you call it, he’s still as sarcastic as ever.
“Get to the point René, why are you here?” I said flatly sabay humalukipkip.
“Naku naman. Hindi ka na nabago. Hindi ka ba nagkakaproblema dito Boss?”
“Well, she’s always stubborn, arrogant and snobby to everyone…” Sige pagkaisahan niyo pa akong dalawa, masama na kung masama, hindi pa rin magbabago ugali ko.
“…But still like her.” Gray flashed his signature smile as he finished the sentence. My heart was stopped for a moment before René interrupted.
“Yan nga ang ipinunta ko dito. Narinig ko ang pagtanggi mo sa anak ni Amando. Nakumbinsi mo nga ang anak niya pero hindi ang ama. Narinig ko, sa darating na Assembly ng mga leader ng Mafia Organization, ipapakilala na niya kayo kahit tumutol ka pa.”
Gray tensed at the news. His eyes turned to me as if looking for refuge. Parang batang nagmamaka-awa na awayin ko ang kumuha ng laruan niya.
“Kasalanan niya yan. Bakit di na lang niya pakasalan yang Violet na yan kung sakaling may plano siyang traydorin ang Fiamme, patay agad ang pinakamamahal niyang anak.” What the hell, I’m not good at comforting people, that’s all that I can manage. Well, does that looked like I was comforting him? I’m not comforting him or anything.
“Mahal ko, hwas kang masyadong magselos. Sisiguraduhin kong walang hahadlang sa pag-iibigan natin.” Ang ngumiti siya ng pagkalapad-lapad na walang pagkaka-alam kung anon a ang ginawa niya sa puso ko.
“I advise na unahan mo si Amando sa plano niyang gawin.” Mabuti at sumingit si Rene sa usapan.
“Exactly. That’s what I’m planning to do.” He looked at me like a proud child bragging to his mom.
“Kaya bakit di nalang totohanin Mahal ko?” He stood from his chair and went to where I am standing. My eyes widened when he grabbed my hand and smiled. This is bad; my chest is fluctuating again at the moment.
“ Magpakasal na lang tayo para hindi na nila tayo mapaghiwalay, Magka-anak na din tayo agad para mas hindi---“ I felt a nerve snapped from my head and Gray flying away from me.
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“What are you doing? Stop following me.…” I stormed out of the room before I could do something that I’ll regret later. “Matutulog na ako. Parang awa mo, pati ba naman sa pagtulog ko kukulitin mo pa ako?”
“Sige matulog na tayo mahal ko!” He said while grinning widely still following me wherever I go, napahinto ako nang marealize kong may mali sa sinabi niya.
“Correction, Matutulog ako hindi tayo.” Sa bawat diin ng salita, mas lalong humaba ang nguso niya.
“Mahal ko, di ba normal lang sa mag-asawa na matulog na magkasama?” he said, still pouting.
“Gray…” I sighed. “...hindi mo ako asawa.”
“Whaaaatt?!” his jaw dropped at the disappointment, he looked he like he was about to cry.
Napaface palm ako ng dis-oras.
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“Mahal ko~ halika ka na dito, matulog ka na~”
Hindi niya ako tinigilan sa kakakulit na gusto niyang matulog kasama ako hanggang sa makita na lang akong natutulog. At the end, pumuyag na lang ako dahil alam kong hindi siya titigil, at the condition that he’ll leave after I fell asleep.
I yanked my bedside drawer open and grabbed the four bottles inside. For the past years na walang habas at walang takot ko na pagpatay sa mga tao, akala ko magiging ok lang ako, na parang wala lang sa akin ang bawat pitik ng baril ko na may namamatay. But every time I closed my eyes, the faces of the people I killed replays in my mind, haunting me in my sleep, in my dreams. And my only refuge was this damn sleeping pills. Kumuha ako ng tig-isa at akamang iinumin ng pigilan ako ni Gray.
“You wont be needing those anymore.” He said as he yanked me into the bed and pulled me closer to him. I could feel the warmth of his body enveloping me from the back. Buti na lang I was facing the opposite direction and he couln’t see me blushing deeply right now.
“B-but I can’t sleep without those!” more importantly, I couldn’t sleep with this racing heartbeat when your this close to me.
“You don’t need them anymore.” He said while smiling, his eyes curving softly. Nag-init ang mga pisngi ko nang maramdaman kong hinahaplos niya ang buhok ko.Napapikit na lang ako, I don’t want to see his face or else this heart won’t be able to calm down and I wouldn’t be able to sleep at all.
Moments later he was still holding me. My heart manages to return to normal. How ironic, whenever he was around, my heart was racing as fast as it can or in the other hand, would bring me a calming sensation that beside the tension of everyone in our world trying to kill each other, I could manage to calm down whenever I see his face around or held me like this.
The stroking of my hair stopped and my I could feel his breathing slowing down. Did he fell asleep? I tried to turn myself around but I was locked by his arms wrapped around my waist, he nuzzled his nose closer to my neck, I could feel his warm breath caressing my bare skin. My heart wanted to jump out of my chest right now.
“ Gray.” I tried to protest but he turned me to face his side, fitting me snuggly under his chin on his chest, I could smell his musky scent, his both arms now wrapping me tightly.
“There, comfy.” He smiled lazily and leaned closer gaining a quick smack on my lips when I was still too dazed from his previous actions.
“ Goodnight…mahal ko.” He said as his eyelids drooped and he completely fell asleep. He was peacefully sleeping, away from the thought and reality that many people wanted him dead. Really, just by staring at him calms me down. I took the freedom of studying him, looking at him while he was asleeping, something that he was supposed to do instead, I felt time passing by slowly, like I was stucked in the moment with him. Moments later, I could feel my eyelids grew heavier, and I feel asleep locked in his arms.
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The sensation of waking up felt natural without taking those sleeping pills. Walang mabigat na ulo ang sasalubong sa iyo pagmulat mo ng mata mo, everything just felt light and bright. I never find my mornings this peaceful.
“Morning mahal ko.” Gray said as he smile while he pushed the strands of hair away from my face while humming some song I wasn’t familiar to.
“Ahem! Boss, Red, may nakaschedula kayo ngayong 7am. Limang minute na lang bago mag 7.” Si Allen, associate ni Gray ang nakatayo sa pinto.
“Oh! Oo nga pala. Thanks Allen.” He said as he stood up and stormed outside the room…butt naked.
“GRAYYY!!!!”
My hands shook as I drew the blankets to see if my clothes is still intact and glad to see it still is.
"Oh right." Dumungaw siya pabalik ng pinto.
"Sorry to scare you mahal ko. I couldn't sleep without taking my clothes off. Nothing happened." he grinned flashing me a peace sign.
"But if you want...we can continue later and---" hindi ko na siya pinatapos pa. The magazine of my gun flew to his head.
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I tugged my black long sleeves shirt and slipped-on my maroon jeans. I placed my gun at it’s usual place on the holster on my hips. Kasama ako sa mga escort ni Gray sa annual meeting ng Mafia Organizations disguised as a dinner fund raising activity at mamayang gabi na yun. Mamaya din balak ni Gray na sirain ang mga plano ni Amando and make his second move.
“Tsk.Tsk.Tsk.” Sumulpot si Gia sa kwarto.
“ Anong kailangan mo Gia?” She did not answer immediately instead she stared at me for a while.
“Yan ang susuotin mo mamaya Ate Red?” Tumaas ang isang kilay niya.
“ Hwag mo na akong tawaging Ate nakakatanda eh at Oo ito ang suot ko mamaya. Bakit?”
I saw an evil grin form on her face at hinablot niya ang kamay ko.
“Halika, maraming akong damit doon. Siguradong sasaya si Gray pa nakita ka niya.” I hesitantly followed her thinking it as a bad idea and I'm not really fond of wearing dresses but I thought I might really need help from her if I want to blend in the crowd later. I’ve never been this conscious about my images all my life, why the hell am I dressing up for that idiot Gray?
She threw me a black dress from her closet. I slipped it on me. It was just a simple dress and the fabric is too tight, it is almost my second skin.
“You look gorgeous Red!” She squealed while clapping.
“Great because I felt, parang kinulang ito sa tela, magkakapalit na ang balat ko sa tela sa sobrang fit." I said as I watch my reflection on the mirror infront of me.
“What the hell?! Paano kung may barilan dun mamaya? Paano ako kikilos ng maayos dito.”
“Ok lang, bibigyan kita ng permission na punitin mo incase may mangyari kaya medyo kaya medyo tiis-tiis lang. Waah~ Siguradong matutuwa si Gray nito!"
Speaking of the devil, nakita ko ang reflection niya na biglang sumulpot sa pinto sa likuran ko. He was grinning like an idiot again, as usual.
"Don't worry, I still love you no matter what you wear mahal ko."
Those words echoed in my head for the whole day.
A/N: Sorry I have to cut it right now, medyo madami pa akong kailangan gawin. Don't forget to leave a comment, critism, or suggestions so susunod na mga chapters. Action kaya tayo sa susunod? Mwehehe. Tsikret. XD Wala tayong preview or chapter special ngayon. Malamig eh XD Thanks for reading! ~