BRUTALLY BEAUTIFUL

CHAPTER 2

The cold breeze keeps slapping on Phaidra's skin, she gently pinched her cheeks while looking at the sea, everytime she felt lonely she always visit the sea it makes her heart calm. And

Inside her head there's a little devil who always whisper ‘go, and drown yourself honey.' but she just smiled bitterly and feel the gentleness of the sea.

“How peaceful," she mumbled.

She was about to stood up when she heard a commotion not far from her direction.

“f**k you Asshole!”

Someone shouted, she immediately walk towards the bench and get her bag. There's no good on paying attention to someone's business— she left the beach with ease and walked where her car parked.

After hours of driving finally she already reached her apartment, but before she could get inside someone point a gun on her head making her turn slowly... Phaidra raised her eyebrow to the man who was holding a gun, the guy just stare at her from head to toe and smirk.

“Well, well, if it's mist."

She hold his hand and take the gun on his hand without any hesitation, in a blink of an eye his gun was empty the bullet was already in her hands and she immediately put it on her bag, the guy just smiled while amusement plastered on his handsome face.

He mess her hair, and without saying anything he opened the door of her apartment and make himself at home— like there's nothing happened.

She just rolled her eyes and throw her bag to the man who's already sitting comfortable on her couch.

“Darn it Phai! What if I became stupid!" Irritation filled his handsome face.

While Phaidra just snorted on his sentence. “ You're already stupid," she said calmly while drinking the water she was holding.

“Wtf? are you for real?"

“Tsk, only stupid people will point a gun on someone in front of their apartment knowing that there's a cctv. So yeah, you're stupid.”

He frowned, but he was just testing her skills if she's still the mist he know's 10 years ago.

“Why are you here?” She asked without looking at him because she's busy pilling the apple on her hand.

“Well, dad asked me if you're still breathing.."

"I told him you're already five feet underground, and he kicked me," he said like it's nothing.

This man is always unserious, and will randomly test you. What a weird guy, even if it is her brother she would gladly kill him without any hesitation, this brother of mine always cause her a problem.

He's one of the reason why she disappeared and become awol for almost 5 years, and she don't give a f**k because she rather pick a rug instead of a million dollar clothes.

“Btw Phai, why are you leaving in this narrowed apartment?" He asked while scanning her whole apartment.

“Mind your own business, and please leave I need to rest."

“I don't want to!!"

“ Let me stay here, ahm... just for a week?" He then give her a puppy dog eyes.

“ gross, and why would I let you stay here?” She crossed her arms around her waist, glaring at her brother who was sitting comfortable.

“ Because I'm your brother."

Phaidra know's when to stop arguing with his brother, she knew how stubborn Zekie is.

“Alright, just one week and after that leave me alone," she said and with that Zekie punch the air like he win on a lottery.

“My dear sister, I know you love me that much you just keep denying it," he mumbled and put his hand on the back of his head.

“f**k you!” She shouted and entered here room.

What to do? Zekie keeps thinking on what he can do while her sister is not home, Phaidra goes to work early in the morning while Zekie was left at her apartment. An idea came in his mind while grinning ear-to-ear, he prepared the kitchen and open the fridge looking for something to cook, it maybe arrogant to say but he's really good at cooking, their mother thought them how to cook when they were young, while their father thought them how to protect themselves— well, as for his sister she's good at everything expect in love. Because she run away from her husband, that made him laugh hard.

“All done," he excitedly said.

But before she could eat the pasta that he cooked, his phone number two ring he then press the accept button and was about to shout on the motherfucker who were calling him when an old man spoke with serious tone.

“Where are you Pantzekie?" the old man stated in serious tone.

“ I'm enjoying my life dad, why did you call me? Hurry because my pasta will get cold."

“ we already give mist her new mission, you need to assist her, but don't let her caught you."

“Yes sir," he replied.

“Good, now come home because your mother want's to visit Italy. Be her bodyguard."

The old man ended the call.

“Bodyguard my ass, you just want me to leave phai," he mumbled and continue to eat his beloved pasta.

It was a long afternoon for Phaidra‚ she stilled when her phone rang. Damn. Not again. She took her phone from her uniform’s pocket and answered the call‚ she remained silent. Letting the person on the other line talk‚ she blinked when a husky voice spoke gently.

His voice makes her spine shiver in fear and bereavement.

“Find yah.”

The man on the other line said while laughing mischievously‚ with that Phaidra’s body froze for a second. Making her lips parted.

“Wife? Why aren’t you answering? hmm...” He huskily said.

Without thinking she hurriedly ended the call‚ she’s panting heavily. His voice made her heart skip, but she shrugged her head making those thoughts go away.

“What the hell...”

She distracted herself to forget that call she received earlier. This can’t be. Did he already find out where I am? She keeps on mumbling under her breath.

And to her surprise‚ five men who looked like casual customers pointed their guns at her while the others went inside the kitchen‚ she sighed in relief and thanked God thy were about to close the cafe and there were no customers left.

She glance at the back of the counter only to find out her co-workers was walking outside the kitchen. Gun was pointed on each of them.

“What do you want?” She asked politely pretending not to know their motiver.

Like hello? It obvious they are here to rob their cafe. Damn. Silent filled the room.

A loud gunshot broke the silence of the room‚ she glare at the guy who shoot the table... and with that the guy who was holding a bag walk towards here direction.

“Give me all the money that you have in this cafe or else all of you will die,” his tone waa full of threats.

That didn’t make him look scary on phaidra’s mind‚ she just gave him a smig smile and wave her hand to the air making her co-workers confused while looking at her.

“What are you doing?” The man confusedly asked.

But before he could utter a word again‚ a continuous gunshot echoed inside the cafe.

The man who was in front of her immediately turn around only to find out his subordinates where already soaking in their own blood.

“Hey‚ what did you do to them!” The man shouted and pointed his gun on her.

She nonchalantly shrugged her shoulders.

“What are you talking about? I didn’t do anything,” she said and glanced at her co-workers who were still in shocked on what was happening.

The man brush his hair in frustration and was about to pull the trigger when she immediately kicked his hand making the gun fly on the air. Her every move was fast like a flash of lightning. She jump the counter and flip her body to catch the gun.

“The table has turned‚ eh‚” she was smirking while playing the gun on her hand.

“s**t!” The man mumbled‚ but he’s still determined to save his ass out of this s**t.

He laughed “pft... do you think I can’t beat you? you’re just a woman.”

“A woman huh‚” she scoffed.

Phaidra knows very well that the man in front of her was mocking her. Just because she’s a woman. Damn it. It pisses her off.

She was lost in thoughts making her enemy take advantage of the situation and was about to punch her that made her body move without her knowing it‚ instinct really save her ass.

“Scared already?” The man said while grinning.

His words didn’t bother her instead she kicked his balls and elbowed him with a gun she was holding‚ that makes him felt unconscious making his body fell on the floor.

“Damn‚” she mumbled while gasping.

“That was close.”

Amusement was plastered on her co-workers face‚ but she just smiled at then awkwardly.

“uhm.. so‚ what happened here— ”

“Don’t worry we won’t tell anyone what’s happened here‚ and will pretend that we didn’t see anything,” her manager said by cutting her words.

Phaidra sighed in relief.

“Btw‚ why did those guys suddenly fell on the floor? We hear a loud gunshots but we didn’t see who did it‚” Petunia one of her co-worker said in confusion.

“It was a sniper‚” she casually said‚ staring at the hole on the glass.

Their boss will be furious when he saw what happened to her cafe.

“What! A sniper?” Lethios said while glancing outside.

“But we didn’t saw anyone‚” the manager.

“She already left.”

“SHE?” They all shouted in sync.

Damn. Her ears hurt.

After the incident no one talked about what happened‚ just what her co-worker promised that they won’t tell anyone. It was like a normal day for her‚ everything goes back to normal like nothing happened.

Of course their boss already replaced those broken tables‚ the counter‚ the glass door as well as the floor.

Everything was fixed in just a week‚ their boss didn’t asked any question on what really happened it was like she don’t want to talk about it. That makes phaidra become at ease