CHAPTER7

NANGmakapasok si Shun sa bahay ni Wong sa pamamagitan ng pagdaan sa kisame, walangingay na lumapag ang mga paa niya sa sahig ng hapag-kainan. Mabilis siyangtumayo at nang masigurong walang tao, inumpisahan na niya ang trabaho.

Hecarefully took out the small package from his back pocket. It contains tinywhite grains that couldn't be seen by a naked eye. Binuksan niya iyon atiwinisik-wisik niya ang pulbos sa hapagkainan. Hindi siya humihinga habangginagawa iyon. Ang puting pulbos na ito ay lason na galing pa sa Amazon Forestna ang tawag ay Nou o sa English ay'Now'. He bought it in the black market with X's help. With this poison,siguradong mawawala na sa landas niya si Chi Wong. Thanks God for that.

Pagkataposibodbod ang lason sa bawat sulok ng mesa, umalis siya sa hapagkainan atnagtungo sa CCTV room ng bahay. After he deleted that footage that he was in,his mission is done.

Justlike that. Easy.

"BILANGmga bagong maid sa bahay na ito, dapat marunong kayong itikom ang iyong mgabibig. Maliwanag?" Anang babae na siyang mayordoma ng mansiyon ni Wong.

"Maliwanagpo." Sabi ni Themarie kasabay ng mga bagong pasok na maid sa araw na 'yon.

Themariedidn't apply to be a maid. Basta sumabay lang siya sa mga babaeng papasok sabahay ni Wong kanina para hindi siya mahalata. She really dislikes climbinggates, crawling in the ceiling and many to mention stuff that agent should do.Kaya naman basta nalang siyang nakisabay sa kababaehan na mga maid pala.

Binigyansila ng uniform at hinati-hati sila sa tatlong grupo. Ang una ay naglilinis sataas, ang pangalawang grupo, ang grupo niya ay lilinisin ang basement, angpangatlo ay magluluto.

Fuck!Dapat nasa pangatlo siyang grupo, 'yong mga nagluluto, para malagyan niya nglason ang kakainin ni Chi Wong.

Habangnaglalakad sila patungo sa basement, pasalisi siyang lumiko patungo sa kusinang bahay. She knew the place like the back of her hand. Syempre, inalam munaniya ang blueprint ng bahay bago siya nagtungo rito.

Goonswith guns are everywhere. Kapag nahuli siya, tiyak na mamamatay siya sa murangedad.

"Ikaw!"Boses iyon ng mayordoma. "Bakit ka narito sa labas?! Pumasok ka sakusina!"

"Opo."That was easy.

Mabilissiyang pumasok sa kusina.

"Heto."May nagbigay sa kaniya ng tray na puno ng baso. "Lagyan mo lahat yan ngjuice na tinimpla ni Mayordoma at ihatid mo sa hapagkainan baka nauuhaw na silaMr. Wong."

"Sigepo."

Isa-isaniyang pinuno ng juice ang baso at dinala iyon sa hapagkainan. Napatigil siyasa pagpasok sa dining room ng makita ang mga walang malay na tao na nakayupyopsa mesa.

Whathappened in here?

Naglakadsiya palapit kay Wong at inilapat ang dalawang daliri sa leeg nito. No pulse!He's dead. May nauna na sa kaniya na patayin si Wong? Is that the same personwho shot Wong in the chest last night?

Umatrassiya at mabilis na nagtungo sa maid quarters kung nasaan naroon ang sling bagniya.

Themarietook out her mask and put it on. Pagkatapos ay lumabas siya sa quarters. Mayisa pa siyang misyon na dapat tapusin.

THEscene inside the dining room made Shun smile. He's on the CCTV room and he sawhow Wong and his men slowly die because of the poison. Mission accomplished,baby. Pinahirapan pa niya ang sarili niya. He could have save himself frombeing a bartender... nah, being a bartender was like a blessing in disguise. Hemet Themarie.

Natigilanat napatitig si Shun sa babae na lumabas sa Maid's Quarter na may kulay itimang buhok at nakatakip ang kalahati ng mukha. She was walking towards Wong'sprivate room.

Madalinitong naiwasan ang mga tauhan ni Wong na nagkalat sa hallway. Hindi naman itopinansin dahil naka-uniform ito ng pang maid at nakatungo. Walang nakabantay sasilid ni Wong kaya madali itong nakapasok.

Pinakatitiganniya ang monitor kung saan niya nakikita ang babae na pumasok sa pribadongsilid ni Wong at may kinuha na Time sand na nasa ibabaw lang ng bed side table.

Nangmakitang palabas na ito ng silid, mabilis siyang lumabas ng CCTV room attumakbo patungo sa silid ni Wong na hindi kalayuan sa pinanggalingan niyangsilid.

INILAGAYni Themarie ang time sand sa loob ng sling bag niya saka nagmamadaling lumabasng silid ni Wong.

Pagkalabasni Themarie sa pinto ng silid ni Wong kung saan niya natagpuan ang ikalawangpakay, naramdaman niyang may tumutok ng baril sa likod ng ulo niya.

"Freezeor i'll shoot you." A very familiar voice filled her ears. "Alam kong maykinuha ka. Take it out and dropped it on the floor."

Namilogang mata niya. It couldn't be. No, pinaglalaruan lang siya ng pandinig niya. Itcouldn't be hell boy.

Tumayosiya at humarap sa may-ari ng baril na nakatutok sa kaniya. And no, her earsweren't playing with her. It was really Shun Kim who's in front of her.

Damn,boy. She didn't saw that coming.

Mabutinalang pala at kapag pumapasok siya sa bahay ng may bahay, palagi siyangnag-iiba ng kulay ng buhok at nagko-contact lens. Then half of her face has amask. Tanging mga mata lang niya ang nakikita.

"Whoare you?" Mas naningkit pa ang mga mata nito. "Hindi ka isa sa mgagoons ni Wong. Who do you work for?"

Hindisiya sumagot. In one swift move, Themarie backhanded Shun and shoved him on thefloor. Kinuha niya ang baril nito saka mabilis siyang lumabas ng CCTV room attumakbo patungo sa dining room.

Gunshotschase after her.

Themariedidn't look back as she run away from the house. Hanggang sa makasakay siya sasasakyan ni Amethyst na hiniram niya na ipinarada niya three blocks away fromWong's house, hindi siya lumingon.

Bullshit!All she wanted was to end the mission because she wants to spend time withShun, and it turns out that Shun is not what she thinks he is. Great! Ito angnakukuha niya kapag nagtitiwala siya sa mga tao. Trust really have a verytwisted since of humor.

Habangnagmamaneho, binuksan niya ang laptop at hinack ang CCTV ng bahay ni Wong. Itwas easy for Themarie to delete some footage that she was in.

Pagkataposniyang i-hack ang CCTV sa bahay ni Wong, tinawagan niya si Honey.

"Yes,Thems?"

"Finda guy named Hellion."

"Bakit?"

"Hanapinmo siya sa lahat ng data base na alam mo. Kahit iyong mga lihim na agency,hanapin mo. Look for him and don't stop until you find a guy named Hellion,half-korean, half-japanese and half-Filipino. At kapag nahanap mo, tellme."

"Anoba ang balak mo sa Hellion na 'to?"

"That'sfor me to know, and for you to zip your lips and shut up."

Honeysighed. "Okay. Hahanapin ko siya."

"Salamat."

"Don'tmention it, Thems."

Itinaponniya ang cellphone sa passenger seat at nagtungo sa apartment niya. She has toclean it up and pay every occupants of that apartment to shut up. Hindipuwedeng malaman ni Shun ang totoo hangga't hindi niya nalalaman ang totoonitong pagkatao.

I really, really, really like you,Hell boy. But looks like destiny has better plans for us.

NAKAUPOlang si Shun sa may hagdan ng bahay ni Chi Wong at nakatingin sa mga taongabala sa paglilinis at paglalagay ng mga bangkay sa body bag.

AgentBradley, a half-filipino, half-american agent from FBI sits beside him.

"Thecamera was disabled. We couldn't get anything." Anito.

Ofcourse the FBI couldn't get anything. He deleted some of the footages and lookslike that woman delete her footages as well.

Humingasiya ng malalim. "It was a woman. Black hair, green eyes and maybe 5'7 inheight. She's good in hand to hand combat. She backhanded me."

AgentBradley gaped at him. "She did what?"

Shunlooked down. Wala pang nakakatalo sa kaniya sa hand to hand combat at alam 'yonni Agent Bradley. Ito ang ka-partner niya noon nuong nasa FBI pa siya. He can'tsay that he was caught off guard. Talagang hindi niya nakita ang sunod nitonggalaw.

"Mabilissiya. I didn't even saw her move, the next thing i know, i was shoved into thefloor and i was running after her. I knew this house like it's the back of myhand, i read the blueprint before coming here, mukhang hindi lang pala ako angkayang magbasa ng Blueprint."

Humingang malalim ang kausap. "Kung sino man siya, wala na siya at nakatakasna."

Umilingsiya. There's always an evidence, they just have to look. "No. Wala manlang bang nakakita sa kaniya?"

"Maysinabi samin ang mayordoma ng bahay tungkol sa isang bagong maid na kakapasokpalang kaninang umaga at ngayon ay nawawala siya. That could be her. We alreadyhave the woman fingerprints on the glass; we're going to analyze it in HQ. Youcoming?"

"Hell,yeah."

Tumayosiya at sabay sila ni Agent Bradley na umalis sa bahay ni Wong. He has to knowwho is that woman who backhanded him.

Habangnasa sasakyan siya, patungo sa headquarters ng FBI, may natanggap siyang tawaggaling sa Boss niya.

"Hello?"

"Hellion,i already told the FBI your participation in Wong's case. As far as the FBIknows, you are there to infiltrate when you found out that Wong and his men waskilled by that woman you saw in the house. Just pretend that you're innocent.You can do that, yeah?"

"Sure."

"Good.You're welcome by the way." The line died.

Ibinabaniya ang cell phone. Kaya naman pala hindi nagtanong si Agent Bradley kunganong ginagawa niya sa bahay ni Wong samantalang matagal na siyang nagretero sapagiging FBI Agent. His boss already saves his freaking ass.

'STICK around, Thems. Because ofWong's death, his brother, Zy Wong will be in the Philippines to get Chi Wong'sbody. And when that happens, you know what to do. As of now, hide the packagethat you have collected from Wong's house. It's still vulnerable for transfer.Hide it well, Agent Them. I will collect it from you when the right timecomes.' A message from her boss.

Akalanaman niya ay tapos na ang misyon niya, hindi pa pala. Just fucking great!

Bumabaang tingin niya sa hawak niyang package, the one she stole from Wong's house.It's like a sand of time, nah, more like drugs of time. Dahil sa halip sabuhangin, droga ang nasa loob niyon. The bottle is more than three inch tall.Easy to hide.

Nahigasiya sa kama.

Thatdrug inside the bottle is rumored to have new recipe. And her employer wants toknow what that is. Ang droga na pinagbibili ni Wong ay hindi isangpagkaraniwang droga na mabibili sa lansangan. His kind of drugs can dry yourbrain if you consumed too much. It can kill a person in less than ten minutes.

Hindisiya mapakali sa apartment niya kaya naman lumabas siya at nagtaxi patungo sabahay ni Shun. She needs to find out more about him. She needs to get close tohim.

Perobago ang lahat, kailangan niyang uminom ng alak. Para mas lumakas pa lalo angloob niya. She needs liquor to do what's on her mind right now. Kaya namanbumili siya ng isang bote ng Tequila at ininom iyon.

NANGmakauwi si Shun sa bahay niya, natigilan siya ng makita si Themarie na naroonat mukhang hinihintay siya.

"Them?"

Ngumitiito ng nakakaakit. "Hey, Hell boy..." she stands up and hugged him."I miss you, honey."

Hisheart pounded as he blinked. "I miss you too."

Themariegiggled. Amoy alak ang hininga ni Thems. Nakaramdam siya ng pag-aalala para sadalaga. Bakit ba ito uminom?

"Doyou miss me enough to make love to me?" Tanong nito na namumungay ang mgamata.

Nag-initang katawan niya sa sinabi nito. He felt his body tingled.

Kumunotang nuo niya. "Lasing ka ba?" Sinapo niya ang mukha nito. "Saanka ba nagpunta kanina?"

"Diyanlang sa tabi-tabi."

Pinangkoniya ang dalaga at ipinasok sa bahay niya. When he deposited her on the bed,Themarie hugged her thighs around his waist and then pulled him to bed,crashing into her body.

"Themarie!"He was stunned.

Bumungisngislang si Themarie at sinapo ang mukha niya na ilang dangkal lang ang layo samukha nito. Then her hands travel down to his neck, their eyes were still oneach other, then her hand reaches his hipbone.

"Shun..."

Hispulse quickens. "A-Ano?"

"Makelove to me."

Kailanganniyang pigilan ang sarili. "No. Lasing ka."

"Hindiako lasing." Niyakap siya nito sa leeg saka hinalikan siya sa gilid nglabi. "I want you, Shun. Please? Tatanggihan mo ako? Hindi mo ako gusto?Pero kaninang umaga, you touched me and i liked it. At gusto kong ipagpatuloynatin 'yon ngayon."

Hinalikansiya nito sa pisngi hanggang sa tainga, at pababa sa leeg niya. All the while,he was stopping himself not to moan in pleasure.

Angkamay ni Themarie na nasa beywang niya ay naglakbay patungo sa gitnang bahaging hita niya at saka hinawakan at pinisil ang sandata niya.

"Fuck!"He hissed and Themarie giggled.

"Hmm...ayaw mo pero tigas na tigas naman 'to." She was massaging his manhood now.Soft and seductive.

Parasiyang kinakapos ng hininga. "Please, Themarie..."

"Please,what?"

"Please..."sinapo niya ang mukha nito saka wala pasabing nilukumos ng mainit na halil angmga labi nito.

Hecan't stop himself anymore. Hindi na niya kayang pigilan ang nararamdamangpagnanasa sa babaeng nasa ilalim niya ngayon. His carnal need for Themarie isfar too strong than his need to stay focus on his mission.

Whatmission anyway? He can't remember as he kissed Themarie deeply andpassionately.

Oneby one, their clothes disappear.

Shunlike the feeling of Themarie's naked body against his. Gusto niya ang init nanagmumula sa katawan nito, ang natural nitong bango bilang isang babae at angmga labi nito na walang sawang tinutugon ang maiinit niyang halik habang angmga kamay niya ay naglalakbay ... naglalakbay patungo sa maseselang parte ngkatawan nito.

"Ohhh!"

Themarie'sbody arched when his hand run against her wet sex.

"God,Themarie, you're already wet for me." His breathing ragged. "I likeit... i like it very much."

"Uhhmm,Shun..." Themarie cupped his shaft. "Ohh, Hell boy, you feel so hotin my hand."

Shuntrailed his kisses down to Themarie's ribcage, to her navel, and to the heartof Themarie's womanhood.

Angbango. So this is Themarie's scent. Damn. Mukhang hahanap-hanapin niya angmabangong amoy na ito araw-araw.

"Yousmell delectable, Thems." He breathe in her scent before dropping down hishead and tasting the sweet decadence that was Themarie.

"Ohhh!"Napaliyad si Themarie at napasabunot sa buhok niya. "Gusto ko yan.Guatong-gusto. Sige lang, Hell boy. Lick me."

AndShun obliged.