THE MISSION

CHAPTER THREE

CALVIN LET out a soft sighed while staring at Bryleen, meters awat from him. One thing he notice is— she's always smiling to everyone. Calvin can't figure if her smile is real or what. Out of his curiousity, Calvin took his phonr inside his pocket and he do some research about her condition. He can't help but to feel pity after finding out that most of people with CIP condition can't feel physical or emotional pain. They can't smell anything nor taste a food, I wonder— is Bryleen one of those CIP that can't feel emotion?

Base on his research it's just SOME of them haven't emotion. How can they tell that they're happy? What about Bryleen? Is she have emotion?

"Whatever it is. I'm just here to protect her, it's none of my business if she can't feel emotion." Calvin uttered and sip a coffee while thinking on how to be close on her? He have to be close to Bryleen so that it's easy to protect her.

"If I ask her to be my friend would she accept me as her friend?" He asked his self and think again about her possible answer, "maybe yes, maybe no." He utter again and sighed when he remember that he's not so friendly and he didn't know how to interact with others.

Calvin shrugged and look at his wrist watch, five minutes more and it's already Bryleen's out. He fixed his coat and walk towards the black montero, Calvin lean his back at the hood of the car while waiting for Bryleen to go out.

A lot of girls are looking at his way but he just ignore them, he's busy thinking on how to interact with Bryleen. What comes in my mind to do this without thinking twice? Argh.

"What a wrong move, CK. You're not thinking! Whatever—" Calvin didn't finish his sentence and stood up straight when he heard a feminine voice, it's Bryleen Marchesa.

"Excuse me, sir?" The girl said while looking at him with a smile on her lips, Calvin cleared his throat out of context.

"Uhm—" he clenched his fist and sighed to calm his self, good thing it works.

"Don't you remember me? I'm the guy who—" Bryle cut her off, "yeah, I remember you! I owe you, thanks to you."

Calvin smile at her before he offer the girl to have a coffee with her, "You owe me a coffee." He said with a playful smirk on his lips, Bryle stilled for a moment but she manage to smile.

Base on staring at her, Calvin expect that she'll say no, but good thing— she said yes. Even though he knew that she's not agree to the idea of having coffee with a stranger.

Calvin respect someone decision if they don't want to, he didn't force. But in his case right now, he didn't care about her decision— it's for her own safety after all.

"My name is CK. What's your name?" He asked when he enter the car. Calvin introduce his self as CK; his agent code name.

Bryle arched her eye brow and became silent for a moment before she decide to answer his question, it's not easy for her to intoduce her self to a stranger.

"I'm Bryle." She answered that made Calvin smile, telling her name to me means trusting me. Calvin is aware about her mindset, he understand it if Bryleen has a trust issue because of her condition.

But somewhat, Calvin felt a little anger to the fact that Bryle can trust a stranger easily. He's a stranger after all.

"Anyways how's your wound? It's been three days, I'm sure it's not done yet recovering." Calvin said that made Bryle stilled again, "it's okay— i think?"

Calvin want to slap his forehead for asking that question— why did he ask her that again?

Good thing is— the car stopped infront of the known café around the country. He didn't speak again because he might ask again such things that can make her think of something about him. Bryle won't trust him if she found out that he knew her condition, she might think that I'm a threat.

They caught a lot of attentions when they enter the café but they both ignore it. Well they're both good looking. Calvin just let her to choose a table, they sat at the front where they can see the nice view of the pure white sand and the torquise water in the sea, ahh this is relaxing. He didn't know that there's a branch here, a sea side café.

"Sipping a coffee while watching the waves is relaxing. This is my favorite café," Bryle said while staring at the shore.

"Agreed, this view is relaxing." He agreed, the fresh breeze of air blew his hair that made him smile.

This sea side café branch suits the theme of the surroundings. The theme is modern bamboo wall, there's a surf board at the right side and a cruise design at the second floor.

Calvin didn't notice that he's already smiling when the memory of his past flash on his mind. Back then— he want to be a pirate and look for some treasure. His mother wants him to be a seaman, he saw the image of them at the sea shore, talking and laughing with a happy smile on their lips— that is when they're still completed—when their family is still happy.

The flashback ended when he notice that Bryle is uncomfortable, she seems scared or what. He look around because he feel someone presence— no, not just one but a two or more? The enemy is just around, he knew it, he can feel it. When Calvin look at the glass wall at the back of Bryle— he saw two guys who's satting at the next table— on his back. He smirked when he notice that one of them is carrying a gun inside his pocket.

Both of these guys is wearing a formal suit and one of them is holding a case, they're not making noise so Calvin ready his self incase needed.

"Let's g-go. We have to leave," Bryle said but he gesture her to quite. He saw how nervous she is that made him sighed, don't worry Bryle— I'm here to protect you.

Bryle isn't comfortable but she manage to calm down. When their order came— he keep on opening a lot of topics but Bryle is silent, she's scared.

"Don't worry, I won't let you get hurt." Calvin said back of his head and clenched his fist, "let's go?" He asked and nod to her.

Bryle automatically stood up to leave so he calmly took his coffee, they both stopped when the two guy from his back turn around and move faster towards Bryle spot but Calvin immediately pulled her waist closer to him, then he look at the two guy coldly.

They didn't utter any words but one of them rush to their spot while holding a dagger, Calvin push Bryle to his back to protect her and before the guy threw his dagger, Calvin kicked his hand then he turn around and use his other foot to kick his jaw with full force.

People around is in panic, the stuff tried to call a police but the guy shoot her that made Calvin gritted his teeth in anger.

The guy pointed them a gun, he knew that he can pull the trigger any time so he hide Bryle on his back, he can feel him trembling in shocked that made Calvin more triggered.

Calvin took his glock 17 on his back, he feel her stilled but she remain silent. Her hands is still trembling and she's holding so tight at his coat. Slowly, he snake his arms around his waist and waiting for the gun man to pull the trigger.

The whole café covered with a scream because of a loud bang when the guy pulled the trigger. Calvin immediately pull her down and they both landed to the floor, Bryle is on top of him but he manage to pull the trigger of his glock 17 and shoot him to stomach same as the other one that made them both scream in pain.

He was about to smirked and move to stood up but she remember that Bryle is on top, staring at him.

"Oh damn, we're too close." He said back of his head but he manage to act cool even though his heart is beating like a crazy. What's the meaning of this? F*ck.

BRYLEEN IS still in shock and she can't help but to stare at his face. Then she realize their position that made her cheeks burn in shy so she automatically stood up.

She offer her hand to help him stood up, Calvin accept it but she didn't look at him.

"You okay? Are you hurt? Do you get bruises? How's your wound?" Calvin asked worriedly that made her gulped and stare at him for a moment before he step back to distance her self.

"D-Don't gurt me, p-please..." She said out of her mind thinking that Calvin wants to hurt her too. Her tears are starting to fall when anxiety hit her.

"Hush. I won't hurt you, do ya think i'll protect you if I want to hurt you too? Tsk. Let's go," Calvin gesture him but she didn't follow.

"Trust me, i'm here to protect you." He said and offer his hand. Out of her mind, Bryle accept it and they left the café holding each other's hand. Bryle want to push him but she like the feeling, she feel safe.

But should I trust him? I'm scared.

Her eyes widden when Calvin handed her the gun when they enter the car, "shoot me if I do something you don't like," he said that made her eyes watered in tears again.

She didn't know what to do, she didn't know if she should trust him, but one thing she knew is she have to stay away from him— she might drag him on her messy life.

The other side of her mind saying that it's okay to trust him but the other side is pushing her to stay away from him— it's either he's also an enemy that pretending to be a nice or maybe he's telling the truth but she have to stay away because she might drag him to mess.

"Go to my latest location, clean it." Calvin is talking with his phone, she's just staring at him.

Who is he? Why did he just pop up in my life? Who are you really, CK?

Calvin drove the car and both of them became silent, in her thought she's thinking about what happened earlier. CK is fast, and strong. He can also use gun and know the next move of the enemy. Bryle can't stop thinking that he's also her enemy that pretending, the world is full of enemy and she have to trust no one.

Calvin stopped the car infront if their building and before he left, "Bye, keep safe. I want to be your friend and I won't accept no as an answer, you owe me a coffee again." He said and wave his hand before he left her speechless.

She look at the gun at the back seat and sighed.

She feel nervous about what happened earlier, she's trembling in shock and up until now she's still thinking about it. She's too weak to fight for herself, she really owe him but she'll stay away from him.

Bryle is getting paranoid thinking that CK protect her because he want to kill her with his self. For living 26 years, half of that 26 is full of death threats. She didn't saw it but she always heard her parents talking about her safety, they even sent her to abroad for more than 3 years but the enemy is chasing her, they didn't let her to live in peace.

At the age of 18, she came back to the Philippines. That time, she started to face her life outside world. She didn't run to those threats and face them even though she knew how weak she is. She didn't let them bring her down, and starting from that day she's fighting for her daily life, but she realize just now how weak she is.

She don't have to trust CK or whoever it is, she don't need them, she have to face her own problem and not to drag someone with her miss. She didn't need anyone to protect her because she believe that everyone can be her enemy. In this world that we live in, you have to trust no one but yourself.

Bryle started the engine of the car but before that she opened the window and follow Calvin who's walking at the street.

"You. I don't believe that you're just here because you want to be my friend. I'm not stupid so f*ck off. I knew that you know something about me, for now i'll let you move whatever you want. You can try to kill me if that's what you want, but once i make a move— i'll make you regret. Try to hurt me and one wrong move, this gun of yours will kill you by my hand." Bryle said that made CK stilled, she didn't let him speak and drove her car faster and left him. Meters aways from him she stopped her car beside the road and lean her head at the hand wheel.

All of her energy drained. She can't believe that she can say it, she didn't want but she have to. She have to act strong even she's not, because if people see her weak— they'll do something to harm her because they know that she can't fight.