The glimpse of us

Tahimik akong nakaupo mula sa tapat ng malaking bintana sa hotel room ko habang umiinom ng whiskey. Unti-unting sumilay ang ngiti saaking mga labi ng makita ang ‘target’ ko na bumaba mula sa sasakyan nito. Pumikit ako at bulong “sa wakas maipaghihiganti na din kita”kasabay no’n ay ang pag alingawngaw ng putok ng baril. Pero agad din akong natigilan ng makitang nakatayo parin si miguel at may isang babae na nakahandusay sa harap niya. “f**k!“Mahinang mura at tiniwagan ko ang tauhan ko. “What happened?! akala ko ba asintado ka Kung bumaril” parang kulog na sigaw ko dito. Agad nalang nanginig sa takot ang kausap nito sa kabilang linya, Kahit na isa siyang professional assassin Ngayon lang siya nakaramdam ng ganitong takot. “B-Boss bigla po k-kasing sumulpot Kung saan Yung b-babae”paliwang niya pero parang walang naririnig ang tinawag niyang dahil Panay lang ang pagmumura nito na halatang nanggagalaiti Talaga sa galit. “Kung ako Sayo magtatago na akong mabuti because I will fvcking haunt you,” he said while clenching his fists. Pinatay ko ang tawag at nag dial ng banging number. “I need an ambulance..now!”Tinignan ko ulit ang babae ng nakahandusay parin sa kalsada at pinagkukumpulan na ng mga tao. Hindi man lang nila naisip na tumawag ng ambulansya. Tsk..this is one of the reasons why I hate all everyone except her. Nang Makita kong may dumating nang ambulansya ay tumalikod na ako at sinarana ang kurtina. Pabagsak akong humiga sa kama at pabatong binaba ang cellphone ko Hindi ko na inisip Kung saan ito mapupunta. "Natakasan mo man ako ngayon pero Hindi ka Narin magtatagal dahil susiyudin ko ang buong Pilipinas mapagbayad lang Kita”punong puno ng poot at galit kong bulong. Miguel hinding hidi kita ha-hayaang maging Masaya habang nagdudusa ako. Buhay ang nawala kaya Dapat Buhay din ang kapalit, a few moments later my phone rang and I lazily pick it up. “What?” I ask, without even looking at the caller’s name. “Do you know how big the mess you just did!” he growled at me. So the news can fly huh?. He keeps on yelling and screaming at me but I don’t care. “You almost killed an innocent girl and you didn’t care?!” “Ano bang paki mo? and shouldn't you be happy because I wasted my precious time calling an ambulance just to take her to the hospital." “She should thank me because I save her life” I added “Save her life? No, you didn’t save her life because you’re the reason, why she’s like that in the first place!. And stop disrespecting me!do you think Anna will be happy if she—“ My face suddenly changed into cold and expressionless. “Don’t you dare mention her name again, and why do eve care anyway. Tatay ka ba niya?” Hindi pa man ito nakakasagot ay sinegundahan ko na ang sinabi ko. “It’s funny how the general was so concerned with some stranger, are you afraid that I might destroy your precious career?. Don’t worry I won’t…well not yet” I said and grinned deviously. “How dare you disrespect me? I’m your father! dammit is this what your grandfather has been teaching you these past years?!” he growled. “At least he’s teaching me something,” I replied without caring what he would feel as a father. Bago pa siya makasagot ay pinatayan ko na siya ng tawag. A few minutes later my phone rang again but this time it was grandpa. “Dobry vecher dedushka” I greeted him with a smile on my face.”Why did you suddenly call? Do you miss me already” “It’s morning in here you dumbass child in case you forgot”agad na Sabi nito.”..And why would miss you? I’m not softy eyh.” I suddenly burst out laughing when I heard the disgust in his voice. “Aww. I love you too,dedushka” I teased him even more. “f**k you, apo ba Talaga Kita?” although he is half Filipino and half Russian, He’s having a hard time losing his Russian accent when he talking in the Filipino language. “I think it’s a no because I’m handsome and masculine unlike you” “ Hey!..Hey!when I was your age a lot of girls is drooling on me, I’m like a Greek god. Anyway, tumawag ako para sabihing nakarating saakin ang balita.In short, your father called me and tell me everything about the incident you made”tumigil ito at huminga ng malalim. “Alam ko namang gusto mong maghiganti sa mga demonyong iyon na Walang pakialam Kung may nasasaktan Silang mga sibilyan at mga inosente” Natahimik naman ako at nakinig sa sinasabi niya. “Pero dahil sa pagpapalamon mo sa Galit Hindi mo na napapansin na nagiging katulad ka na din Nila. Let me ask you a question do you even know what you’re doing?” Lalo akong namawalan ng maisasagot. “You’re a smart kid, Damian. I know you're hurt but do you need to drag an innocent girl into your mess? Think about it, Damian” Philip—Damian’s grandfather was sighing heavily on the other side of the phone seeing his grandson doing the same mistake he had done when someone killed his mother. That’s why he's trying to guide him to the right path..because he knows how it feels to not to have a mother to guide his son,kung sana nandito pa si Catherine–asawa ni Philip baka hindi na umabot sa ganitong sitwasyon si, Damian. But sadly she got in a car accident a few months before Selene—Damian’s mother die.