Built to Slaughter

MAKING FRIENDS

RAYO GRIFFIN WOOLRDIGE

“Okay! Okay! I give up! Please stop, I’m sorry” My victim is crying and begging for mercy, telling me to let him go. My grip on his neck got even tighter, his face was turning violet.

“Spare me please” Choking on his own breath. I dropped him on the floor as he was trying to regain the oxygen he lost earlier, he was holding onto his neck for his dear life.

I shot him a death glare

“Now I’m going to ask you one more time”

“Where is the package!!” I growled my fists clenched, and then I kicked the boxes beside me in frustration.

“I don’t know I swear” He was trembling under my gaze, but I could see that he is still lying to me so I took my gun from my back and shot him on his knees making him writhe in pain

“Where!” I grabbed him by the collars of his shirt

“A- - -a - -at the back of the truck” He whimpered, I immediately check, and there they are, our boxes.

“Why are you trying to steal our thing?”

“Who are you working for”

I bombarded him with questions

“I---- I can’t tell you”

“Fine, suit yourself” I took the syringe from my back and injected it to him, and in just second he fell unconscious

I decided to bring him to the base, so they could do the torturing and maybe they could squeeze out some information in him

Father sent me to a warehouse because our packages arrived, he ordered me to get it as soon as possible because it’s very top secret, but when I got to the warehouse I saw two men loading their truck with boxes which I saw our mark printed to the side of the boxes

They were trying to steal to us.

“So what now” I furiously asked, I’ve been pacing around in dad’s office for an hour I think

“Don’t worry leave it to us” Father said I can see him sigh in irritation “You can leave now your mission here is done”

“but I want to know”

“No buts!” Father reprimanded “I’ll give you a call if we can get information”

“Fine, I’ll leave you to it” I said in a dry tone as I walked out of his office slamming the door on my way out.

-

The day passed, turns out the guy I saw stealing he was just a truck driver, who was ordered to do dirty stuffs.  Father said that man was going to get rewarded with loads of cash if he succeeds. Someone was behind it. I wanna know who but father said I need to calmly wait for its next strike. So I obeyed and patiently wait for news.

But it didn’t come.

So I dropped the case and move on to new cases that’s waiting for me.

The next day I was at the base with my friends training together again.

“So Rayo, are you up to a party at my place tonight? “Blaze asked, we are in the middle of training right now I’m with my friends Jeremy, Don, and Ashley at the intermediate room because we want to practice on dummies.

Blaze Mccre, the boy that I fought last week, turns out he was the top assassin for two years in a row. After our fight last week he approached me and apologizes for his actions, for belittling me, and said that he is looking forward to learning something from me and work with me in the field.

Little does he know I don’t like to partner up with anyone. But we became friends because he’s a good man and we automatically clicked given we are the same age. Although I can still feel that he is a bit mad because I humiliated him in front of the people that we're scared of him and look up at him.

Ever since then, people always treat me with respect, not that I didn’t like it, but I kinda don’t,  it’s just new to me, I feel like I am old and I can’t imagine leading this place someday it’s just overwhelming to me. But it’s good to see the people in our company are very well disciplined and they respect their leaders.

“I don’t’ know, what if father will have a task for me? I got to be there” I said unsure, as I kicked the dummy on its groin. “Besides we are killers, we don’t go to lame parties it’s for normal teenagers

“Dude you’ve been throwing yourself at work lately,” Blaze said in disbelief, as he stopped what he was doing and went to a near bench to get water. “And I can see something is bothering you, why don’t you loosen up for a bit?”

He’s right from the past couple of weeks I’ve been working on missions nonstop, even my father was worried about me, but he still gives me tasks every time I ask him because I kept forcing him. Well, I’m having a lot of fun; I was just catching up on the years I missed.  And I was a bit preoccupied about the last case maybe this is what I needed.

A distraction

“We are still ‘Normal teenagers’,” He pointed out “One party wouldn’t hurt, besides we only do this once or twice a month because too much beer will make us heavy”

“He’s right Ray you should come with us” Jeremy chimed in, a bit out of breath from all the kicking and punching he was doing, he sat down with Blaze and chugged a lot of water too.

“Come with us, come with us” Ashley enchanted

“Let’s get drunk tonight!!” Don shouted, making others looked at him weirdly “Think of it as if it was your welcome back party”

“Will there be pots?”

“Oh there will be,” He said wiggling his eyebrows “A lot”

“Fine I missed partying too” I finally gave in since all of them are going and of course lots of pots are going to be there I’m not going to miss that. I stopped beating dummies and decided to rest, I walked over to the bench too and help myself with a bottle of Gatorade. We are all now resting at the bench catching our breaths.

I haven’t been to any party for a while this will be good

“Where is max by the way? I haven’t seen him this morning,” Blaze questioned, as he scanned the whole room, frowning when he didn’t find a sign of Max “I want to invite him too “

“I don’t know, I didn’t saw him either” I shrugged “Maybe he’s out on a mission or something, I’ll just text him or go to his house after training”

“Hey Rayo”

Blaze suddenly stood up and looked at me like he wants something from me.

“Teach me something”

I knew it, he’s been asking me since we became friends it’s pretty annoying, to be honest.

“Not now I’m tired” I groaned

“Come on man up master” Blaze teased and I shot him a death glare.

“Fine”

“Take note kiddo” I reminded him as I stood up from my seat cracking my knuckles “and try not to break a bone or something”

“No, what I meant is a piece of advice that I could use,” He said putting his palm up, I can hear my friends snorted “No need to fight you 1v1”

“Okay coward” I taunted “Talking too much in a fight is a sign that he or she is weak, the enemy is just trying stalling you, so you would be out of focus and you will lose sight of your goal,” I earnestly advise, as I put my hand on my chin pretending I am thinking deep “And always go for the feet because without a proper balance they can’t fight you properly like what I did to you last week”

“Yeah thank you for that” He rolled his eyes, as he checks the clock that was hanging in the wall “Got it boss, so I’m going to call it a day now, see you guys later”

“See ya” We all waved him goodbye and continued to train until we can’t feel our legs.

-

“How many cups did you drink?” Maxwell yelled over loud booming music, completely drunk already.

“7, and I don’t even feel tipsy at all” I lied, I was feeling a little drunk but I’m keeping my s**t together.

“What about you?”

“Just 4”

“Damn you’re still weak” I shook my head in disbelief, I was expecting that because Maxwell is a lightweight but it didn’t matter to him he would still drink a whole bottle of vodka.

“So did you find someone yet Rayo?”

I ignored him and started downing another shot; I was leaning against the counter near the fruit punch mixed with vodka.

“I’m gonna go and find Blaze to ask for some pot, stay here I’ll be right back” Maxwell demanded and disappear into the wild crowd. I was a little bit surprised by the amount of people that showed up I thought it was just a few couple of people from our department but he invited them all (Only teenagers though); I guess blaze is really popular given since he was the top one.

I suddenly laughed by myself because if I was a normal person and someone will tell me that there is a house party that is full of killers I wouldn’t believe them but look at us.

“You must be really drunk, laughing like that on your own”

A voice suddenly interrupted my thoughts, a petite black-dyed hair girl with steel-grey eyes, she has piercings on her nose, a tattoo of a rose in her right hand; probably several more under her black leather jacket, under the black leather jack she’s wearing a white shirt that says ‘I don’t give a f**k’.

“Oh no I am certainly not drunk,” I said in a casual tone

“That’s what a drunk person will say” she smirked as she looks around the counter, picking a bottle of whiskey in her cup “Anyways I didn’t mean to startle you I was just getting a drink when I saw you going a little crazy over there”

She chuckled as she stretches her hands out and I firmly shake it.

“My name is Charlie”

“Cool name, Mine is R—“

“Rayo, I know” she cut me off by finishing my own sentence, I was shocked

“Obviously you don’t know me” She replied with her eyes downcast “I’m from newbie room, Your dad adopted me two years ago after both of my parent's planes crashed on the way to get their new promotion, and fast forward I started training last month and finally I join in the ranks hopefully my rank will go up”

“I’m sorry,” I said sympathetically as I gave her a small smile “Just trust yourself and most importantly train hard every day because practice makes perfect”

“Thanks, No need to say sorry though, it’s alright maybe it was meant to be, I’m glad to be a part of this team”

“So your name has been going around for a while now, I heard you beaten up the arrogant, self-conceited, and lame top assassin”

“Yep that’s me” I proudly said, as I poured myself another fruit punch “I don’t know where you heard that but, Blaze is alright if you get to know him”

“That’s because you don’t want to be enemies with someone much stronger than you right?” She winked, as she downed a shot of whiskey that she poured earlier. I just shrugged at her, maybe that’s true but I don’t mind though.

“So how’s the party?” I asked

“Good, until a guy earlier tried to bring me up to a room”

“He was handsome and respectful, we are talking since I got here and we had a lot of fun actually, I thought he was nice but he only wants to get in my pants” she grumbled, her grip on her cup tightens.

“Poor you”  was the only thing I said because I’m out of topic and I’m not much of a talker so we just stand there, I felt a bit awkward when I saw her studying me.

“So you are the type of quiet guy, like silent but deadly”

“Pretty much” I answered “I don’t usually talk to people, given the fact people are always afraid to approach me, when they know I’m coming they are going to run away as soon as possible and sometimes others hide, so that’s one reason, I only talk to people who are close to me"

“Yep I can see that,” she said nodding her head, and then she quickly glances at me “But you are not much a threat for me though especially when I caught you laughing here by yourself”

“Geez that was one time!!”

“Yup I won’t make you forget those rare moments”

“So do you want to hang out with us?” her eyes twinkled in excitement but then her expression changed.

“Uhm newbie hanging out with high class I don’t think so” She warily said.

“Come on, Leave the work or ranks it doesn’t mean anything, we are in a party forget about anything and let’s just be drunk, pretend we are just teenagers having a party”

“We are teenagers “she tilted her head quizzically.

God why no one gets my point.

“I mean normal lame teenagers,”

“Okay fine, I just don’t want to be talked about by other people in my department” She sighed in defeat “They will think I’m a snake if they saw me with you guys”

“Ahh don’t worry about work for a second we came here to party to make friends with people okay?!” I put my hands on her shoulder giving her a pat of encouragement while giving her a reassuring smile.

“If someone tries to talk about you or harm you we will deal with it, that’s what friends are for”

Maxwell came back in good timing, he tells us the good stuffs are upstairs and the others too they are just waiting for me, I introduced my new friend to Max and immediately he shoots me a look he always does when I talk to a girl and that is pretty annoying I want to smash his face in the counter.

“So you found your girl already?” Maxwell whispered, we are slowly walking upstairs carefully not to trip to our death, Max walking beside me and Charlie was trailing behind us watching her surrounding carefully.

“No, she’s just a friend” I truthfully said and Max nodded understandingly “And you know I don’t need a girl because it’s just a distraction”

“You're saying that now, wait till you find a girl that makes you crazy, like I met mine” He looked up like he was imagining and then he smiled, Max have a girlfriend they’ve been two years together, I’m glad max found his soul mate and her girlfriend is really, really nice like angel nice, he’s a lucky guy, they are both lucky to have each other.

“No, maybe I’ll grow old with a cat or even a dog and lots of them “I jokingly said we finally reach upstairs that seems like we’ve been walking up all day.

“Speaking of you girl where is she? didn’t you invite her?” I asked him.

“She got a lot of things in her hand right now she can’t leave yet” He said.

“We are finally here” Max smiled as he opens a door reveals Blaze, Jeremy, Don and Ashley they are sitting in a circle at the center of the room, rolling papers with cannabis on it, between them is a bag of cannabis, red cups and ten bottles of tequila and vodka. The air filled with the strong smell of grass and wood, the room has no furniture or things on it, it was just blank.

“What up RayoooOooO” Blaze stood up his legs wobbly as he walk towards us, as he look behind us eyeing Charlie “Oh hey who is this pretty girl”

Am I the only one who is sober tonight?

Damn I really need to put my game up get drunk.

“Gosh man you are so drunk and high” I heard Maxwell said we stepped in to the room and blaze close the door and locked it now we are all sitting on the floor.

“So guys this is Charlie our new friend” I introduced her to them and she was waving at them shyly, and they greeted her warmly, inviting to join her in our circle.

“The night is still young SO LET’S GET HIGH TONIGGGHT!!” Blaze shouted and the others yelled in excitement too.

We all got drunk until we passed out.

This is definitely what I needed.