Chapter 52

"What is it Geline Nielani, where have you been?"
"When you get caught up in the conversation, don't call me friend anymore!"
"Gee ... Your time dre, I'm too old to wait here."
"You gotta-"
"Shut the F up Kiesha Amira Alfano! You're already scolding me. I'm going to make you bald for a while. I'm in a hurry," I moaned when I was finally filled with Kiesha's complaint.
We are having a random video call. He couldn't stand the call to tell stories and scold even though we would meet today.
"Because you're so slow," she rolled over her bed.
"It's only ten seconds between each of your complaints, gaga!"
I'm already dressed. Now I'm just going to fix my hair. I'll go straight to her condominium, so no need to dress up. A simple white shirt, tucked under denim skirt, and sneakers will do.
I tied my hair in a bun, put some liptint on, then took my sling bag before strutting out. Holding the phone that is still on in a call with Amira.
"Are you leaving?"
"What do you think?"
"Our suplada ah? Do you have it now?"
"No ... But my high blood pressure is rising because of your meanness."
"I'm sorry. Hurry up, we have a lot to do today."
"This is it. I'm already outside and waiting for the car."
What are we going to do now?
We are both unemployed since holiday. As usual, they agreed to meet just to talk or take a walk.
She was surprisingly on her mood today. I wonder why?
And at the same time, I was nervous for my own sake. Knowing Kiesha, she unfortunately possesses all the insanity in the world. When someone comes to mind, I put aside the things I helped because he will never stop until nothing happens in the plan. No matter how good or bad.
A taxi is the lucky way.
I didn't hesitate to stop it, even before anyone was there. I could have just run the distance from here, to Kiesha's condominium building. But since I"m in a hurry, I"ll be forced to spend early today.
I am saving money for something big. So spending even a little amount of penny is kinda painful for me. How dare you Kiesha Amira ?!
I was about to open the taxi door, but was preceded by an unexpected person.
He was wearing a white hoodie and gray shorts. It looks like I'm from a workout, or I'm going to the gym because I don't see any sweat on my body.
"You first," he casually said.
Not smiling, not frowning either. It's better to say, his eyes are again sporting a cold flame.
"I thought you were going back to work?" I wondered to enter.
He was next who really meant to put our arms together.
"Where are you ma'am?" the driver asked.
"On Roxas Street brother, JK Building to be exact," from him, my gaze went to Zi, "Are you?"
"Same location," he coldly answered.
What is his problem now? Why is it so serious?
Did he fight on the way here?
"What's wrong with you today?"
He wasn't like this last night. He was so sweet and gentle. That had me wonder if I am with the same arrogant guy I used to know.
Now that he's like this, I am starting to doubt his personality. What if-
"There's nothing wrong with me Geline," he looked me straight in the eye, "Whatever you're thinking, you'll stop. It's just not pretty to be awake."
"Why, what happened?"
"The gang we caught escaped. Two officers in our team got killed."
I sighed violently.
That was his first mission and he has been successful. But only for a short time, because it is not expected that the criminals will be released.
What if they retaliate?
What if you find him and kill him?
Oh my God!
"You're thinking bad again Nielani," it suddenly patted my forehead. Things that are often done as soothing.
"Aray naman," I retaliated with a slap on his stomach, "I am just trying to imagine the consequences of that circumstance."
"You know that's not good," he barely smiled, "Nothing bad will happen to me until you carry my last name."
This time, I seemed to have lost all my emotions. I don't think I could smile at his smooth pick up line. I can never get mad at it either.
The openness of my face only became more serious, as it matched the intensity of his gaze.
"You're scaring me Geline. I've practiced that line for days," he chewed on his bottom lip.
"You also have the wrong timing.
Tanga ... "
"You are so harsh on me now."
"Just retaliating a little. You were so much stronger then," I raised an eyebrow at him.
"Don't repeat history. You hurt bangs," he jokingly pulled away the supposedly long bangs.
"You know how to make jokes now," I couldn't hide an awe.
"I really know, before. I just can't tell you because you're kill joy," he shifted his gaze to the cars and people we passed.
"You were the most useless talker of the two of us back then."
"Are we going to fight over that?" he raised an eyebrow.
I immediately shook my head.
Of course, no. Maybe the time we spend together will be short. I'm so happy now that he's here, and then just waste the opportunity? That is stupidity talking in there.
"Here we are," the driver announced.
"Thank you," Zion himself voluntarily paid the fare for the two of us.
"Your wealth now huh? Maybe someone met one-five 'to," I playfully poked his chest.
Pumaparaan lang. As expected, it was tough.
What's more if I try to-
'Hey, Geline Nielani! Thank you, get ready! '
"Crazy," he first got out of the taxi. I was next to just laugh.
Until the elevator does not stop. Unfortunately, we didn't have anyone else inside.
I was only having fun, not until he suddenly pinned me on the wall. He then moved his face closer, leaving no space for me to breath.
I was automatically stunned. No longer able to laugh or recover from panic.
"You are kidding too much li'l girl," he lifted my chin up, "It's not being KJ, just don't laugh like that ..."
He came out first when the elevator opened. Both on his pants pocket, he walked languidly towards Kiesha's condo unit.
It just doesn"t matter what was done. Contrary to me it is still necessary to vent the emotion, before facing the smiling friend.
"Are you still together? What did you do before you came here?" Kiesha's eyes narrowed at us. There was a mixture of doubt in the way he stared, accompanied by a malicious smile.
"Chinese garter," I reluctantly replied.
I welcomed myself in. Go straight to the living room, where the other food catches the eye.
"You"ve really bothered to prepare breakfast," I frantically grabbed the ham and sandwich.
"That's not yours," she sat on a couch across from me.
"I'm your only guest ah? Zi just passed by. He's also leaving for work right away."
"What happened? I'm really sending him here."
"He has a job."
That"s exactly what I heard him say at our dinner last night. He can't lie to me. He knows I don"t like people who lie.
"So ..."
Only then did I realize what it meant.
Right! He was working for her. This is what he meant by the 'Assignment' he mentioned last night.
That's why he was so sure to say that we would still meet in the next few days.
Now I am officially questioning my latin honor. I don't think I deserve it anymore. My weakness is too much in simple things, embarrassing!
I frowned as I focused my gaze on Zi.
He sat on a high end chair, besides the kitchen's counter.
"What a surprise, really ..." I winced.
"You didn't asked the whole details," he shrugged.
"Is that even necessary?"
"Ummm."
Of course, it is necessary because Zion is in question here. It"s a question, it"s just an answer.
"Let's start," Kiesha stood up and shamelessly took her oversized shirt off. Letting Zi see her sports bra and cycling shorts.
She's into work out. No wonder why she had a very beautiful curves that everyone would surely dream of having, especially me.


But no matter how many times I dream, nothing will happen because I'm too lazy to exercise.
But my body is fine as well. Not fat, and even less skinny. Just at the right weight.
"You're doing?" I approached here to hide her body from Zi's possibly critical eye.
"You do too?" he asked back in a hushed voice, "The possessive is too much. Zion is used to such things."
"Really?" humalukipkip ako.
"That's not what she meant-"
"You yourself said that Leander," Kiesha interrupted as she explained.
"What are you going to do now?" I have lost the desire to keep up with them.
Are you used to it? Maybe those stories I heard back then about men having accidents or deliberately seeing souls during training are true, especially when it's time to take a shower.
Suddenly my blood heats up mentally.
I know it's normal. It had become a part of their journey as an aspiring ones. But I am not liking the idea ...
How many mountains is that?
Zi was the one I turned to.
"Do you want to?"
He pretended to be a guilty child who did not want to confess. If you can shake, the head almost separates from the body. Too obvious.
"Shut it Gee. We still have one on one training. Then you will be the spectator."
"Will you teach martial arts?"
"Aha! As well as shooting. You know, I can use it for the future," she shrugged.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Justice?"
I knew it. This time, he thought of attacking the power of the opponents to make sure he could get enough information.
But what if instead of information, death greeted him? Once they victimized Ate Kia, they will definitely not hesitate to do the same violence to Kiesha again.
No matter how prepared, they were still four compared to my friend who had no other thought but justice and revenge for the brother.
I hate the idea of ​​her risking a precious life. But nothing else can be done to prevent it. Because every time he tries, he fights for things that are considered right, even if the truth is wrong in the eyes of law and morality.
"I don't know about you Kiesha Amira Alfano," I pushed back to the left seat.
I watched Zi skillfully doing his part as a hot instructor. I don"t know if I will feel sorry for Kiesha or laugh every time I fall on the mat and cry because it hurts.
He wanted that. Now I just say must be accountable.
"Gee what, will you just look there?" his criticism suddenly after the tenth fall.
"What do you want me to do then?" I crossed my legs.
"Cheer me up!"
"Your mama cheer. Don't make me feel that way with your madness."
Zi's ​​sweating image was poking on my imagination. He's dead serious. You will think that what is being done is against your will. But I can't hide his skill in teaching martial arts. He's not the kind of gentle mentor others would want to call for a learning. Strict and direct point, yet not difficult to understand when explaining.
A pair of boxing gloves caught my eye. Next to the punching bag on the side.
Kiesha's living space is also large. So the workout equipment is just right.
Even a boxing ring, if desired.
While busy with earlier doing the two. I tried to pick up the boxing gloves and wear them lightly.
"How is that?" I clumsily punch on the air.
Maybe we didn't have a trip here. Individual preoccupation.
However, as time went on, I slowly realized that I looked like a fool because it was so wrong to look at the position and method of punching from any angle.
I then tried talking a shot on the punching bag. It was so noisy, it was as if Bruce Lee had come to life again in the person of a woman.
Later did I know, they were already watching me. Both suppress laughter.
"That's really entertaining Gee."
"You're good at boxing," Zi clapped three times. Supposedly very surprised at the witness.
In an instant, I thought of hiding behind a wall.
"Don't fool me," I shyly grinned at the blushing cheek.
"Praise that what are you?"
Until lunch they agreed to harass me. Even though it was quiet, Kiesha would just relive the scene and laugh. He was really mean to me very often. If it wasn"t just best friend, I would have choked on it.
The session eventually turned into a normal talking about our days on each other's job. Just like when I was still studying.
I have yet to admit to Kiesha the current trend of my relationship with Zi. So just go through the feeling first by simply staring. Whenever I get up to get food in the kitchen, he secretly follows my gaze. I was the same with him, when leaving the premises to get something in any part of the condo unit.
We also spent a week wandering around looking at each other. It took him a week to teach Kiesha and be with us. Until the leader called again at the station where he was working, allegedly for another mission.
I couldn't help but to get worried.
I don't think he will ever get used to his job. If only it could be asked to remain in Kiesha's control. I would be more complacent if he was just around.
"When are you coming back?"
"As soon as possible," he planted a gentle kiss on the top of my head.
It's really leaving. I couldn't stop myself anymore because the colleagues themselves volunteered to go after me.
"By the way," I put my hand in the pocket of the dress I was wearing, "Before you go I wanted to give you something ..."
"What?"
"Here," I Iifted my hand up and showed him my finger heart.
I know this trend is too late for me. This is trendy in any K-drama that is sometimes bothered to watch. It's too walley to look at, but it's okay. I'm sure I'll recover from what I say next.
"Yes, I can be your girlfriend. Even if you haven't asked, I'll answer right away. We really like each other, so why prolong the courtship, right? I'm your girlfriend now, you're also my boyfriend "Try to find someone else there, I'll get your grave ready right away," I exclaimed quickly.
"Eminem will be ashamed of the speed of your speech," he put my runaway hair behind my ear.
"I'm serious," I tearfully slapped his shoulder.
"That's sealed," he caressed my cheek.
Even though his colleagues were just staring into the distance, we both didn"t care.
This is our moment, so what?
"Thank you Gee ... Thank you so much. I'll be right back with you after work ..." the last thing he said, before strutting away.
To fullfil his pledge, to help the country; to be the best man that I should be proud of.
To be the Great Zion Leander Pilvera.
"Are you really sure of that in your plan?" worried I asked Kiesha.
Earlier I was walking back and forth in front of him. Unstoppable and only preventing tears from dripping.
For the last time I was trying to stop him with a conceivable plan.
I have finished the formulas she asked. He would not have wanted to give in the past, but he went through the plea. I couldn't stand it, so I gave up eventually.
Besides, it could be a big help for her. It can be used as a weapon, in case the opponents do something bad.
It will not die as he thinks. It will only make a person numb and drowsy. But if taken too much, it can lead to death.
"Do I look like I don't?"
He stood up on the sofa he was sitting on, then went to bed. One by one, they stared at those who would be taken on the long trip to San Antonio. The province where the mansion of the Da Silvas is located.
She will work as a housemaid in there. In the person of Alga, a woman young in knowledge with two half -brothers.
He grabbed the purchased wig to be used in the pretense, waving it around in the air. It was black and long, in contrast to her pretty blonde hair and only up to her shoulders.
"You know you can still back down. Let's just let the authorities find the real culprit."
"How many months have we been waiting, has something happened? Did they find it? All those involved are powerful, I'm sure they paid the authority to stop their fuckin investigation! I will be the one to expose their filth," he growled suddenly.
Cause my shock and slight tension.
"I'm just worried ... about what might happen," the tears that were being suppressed kept dripping. I could not bear to hide my eyes due to intense anxiety.
I have never seen him go astray since my brother was injured. It goes all out in a calm, but dangerous way. So it's surprising to me what he's up to now.
She once made a commotion last time during Reah Da Silva and her family's conference. But the meaning of simply shouting in agitation is different.
I know he didn't want to be like this. It"s just really filled with things that have long been anticipated. But nothing is happening.
Like him, I can't bear to just sit here and wait for news from the police. But it was more difficult for me to let him go into the den of enemies. A lot can happen there. It really hurts for me to see Zi leave to work, even though she has always been a partner.
She took a deep breath and strutted towards me.
"I'm sorry," a tight hug it awarded me.
Whether this will be our last meeting, I want to remember all the details about him. That includes her scent.
"Promise me ... You'll be safe," I sobbed.
"I promise," it soothed.
Something I know is uncertain.
Will he come back alive or go home dead?
We immediately sort things out. I understood, but until the release was unable to support the point.
"Don't you give up there huh?" I remind you again.
Here we are now right opposite the terminal. I offered to take him, so that he could be with me even longer today.
In the seven -month relationship, Zion has also taught me a lot. Including driving a vehicle. He said, 'I have to learn this because one day we will also have our own transportation'.
And I've been holding on to that, until now. Nothing is as impossible as just trying to reach.
There is no shortcut in achieving the biggest dream. We sometimes trip on the way. But always remember to get back up.
My Zion Leander was doing great on his job. They visit me two or three times a month. And in those days, we make the most of every moment.
"Yes because."
Kiesha could not find the right time to get out of the car. Because every time I act, I will speak.


It"s really hard as releasing it.
"Did you bring your protection?"
He opened the luggage and took out the box containing the poisoned syringes. The liquid I prepared that could help him.
"Alright ... I'll wait for your return," my voice cracked. I will cry again.
"You must," she smiled sweetly.
A few more reminders from me forced him to listen.
'Don't give up'
'Come home alive'
'Always be on guard'
'Reduce acting'
I guess I said all the reminders. No one forgot a word.
She needs to remember it ... She must!
I could see from the seat the receding image of the bus he was riding. As the sight slowly dissolves, the chest tightness intensifies.
I was the most nervous for what it could be like.
It is not impossible for the Da Silvas to spot him immediately because from what I hear, that family is said to be smart.
Why did he choose to go there with the four suspects? That family have caused more damage to her, and they can do it again when things go wrong.
"Kiesha ... Why are you so stubborn?" I lowered my face to the steering wheel.
She seems to have run out of energy to drive back to her condo unit where I will be staying temporarily from now on.
We have set up monitors in there. So I could keep track on her whereabouts. I'll be hacking CCTV's from now on. In case something bad will happen, I could send early warnings.
To be continued...