Rain's curiosity!

Nakatuon din ang pansin ni Sophia sa dalawang nagpapatayan at sa kanilang paligid.

It is always a protocol to check the perimeter to secure their heads.

Nakita niyang bumunot ng kutsilyo ang isang lalaki na nasalo naman ng huli sa pagitan ng dalawa nitong palad pero bigla nalang itong napaluhod at tila nanghihina.

"Fire!" 

Ani Sophia ng makita nyang itinaas ng lalaki ang kamay, it mas be a sign from someone waiting a signal.

Rain fire it dahil sa kawalan niya ng experienced the rifle back fired and he was taken a back kaya't nagmintis ang kanyang tira.

Sophia immediately took over. She only fired once and it was a head shot and another fire sa may katapat nilang building.

Sophia saw him before, nang mahagip ng kanyang paningin ang isang bulto na nakatayo sa tapat ng kanilang building with his sniper rifle, katulad nila naka steady then ito.

He must be aiming to Viper at nagbigay ng signal yong nasa baba, kaya ng makuha ni Sophia ang target sa baba alam niyang hinahanap sya nito, pero hindi na nya ito binigyan ng pagkakataon makita ang lokasyon nila.

She wiped her sweat in her forehead, this is also her first Kill using a sniper rifle, pero hindi na nya ipinaalam pa kay Rain.

"Let's go!" 

Napabuntonghiningang sabi niya sa nakatulalang lalaki. Sophia felt pity towards Rain.

"I'm sorry I know. .we come here for only one, as I said but as we took his men down, he'll come after us!" 

She said apologizing to him.

"There are some an inevitable circumstances that we have to act fast and these are one of those, We also have heads to protect!"

Nakita nya ang panlulumo ng lalaki and she really felt sorry for him.

"As a sniper, One shot is always precious to us, remember that!" 

She said it afterwards, to console him.

"Mike check the perimeter!" 

Utos niya kay Mike through the device.

"Copy!" 

"Just leave viper!" 

She has to set Viper free, kaylangan pa niya ito sa mga susunod na araw.

Isang lingo ang nagdaan ng di sinasadyang magkrus ang landas nila Sophia at Leo sa may library pero hindi sya pinansin ng lalaki.

"Woah. .ang lakas ng loob magsabing magkikita pa kami ulit tas ngayon?"  

Sophia snorts, pero napakunot noo sya ng mapansin ang benda sa kamay nito.

"Disappointed?" 

Nanunukso tanong ni Rain sa kanya, di man lang niya namalayan ang biglang pagsulpot nito.

"Hell. .no!" 

Anyang hindi man lang nagbawi ng tingin sa gawi ng lalaki.

"He's cold. .he never talks or smiled, sa tingin ko bagay kayo!" 

"You and your mouth!" 

Anyang pinandilatan ito. Di naman mapigilang mapabungisngis ni Rain. Kasalukuyan silang nasa library noon.

"By the way!" 

anitong medyo hininaan ang boses ng makaupo na sila.

"Claire told me that they never use your card!" 

"What do you mean?"

"Probably Ric lost it and the worst thing is they could trace you through it, Pinahahanap ka raw ng council member!" 

Napakagat labi si Sophia, ngayon lang niya na realized ang pagkakamaling nagawa. 

"It was the day I rescued you!" 

bigla niyang baling rito habang tinitingnan ng masama ang lalaki. 

"I never asked you to do such thing!" 

Depensa nito sa sarili.

"But Soph. .I mean sis!" 

dali-dali niyang bawi bago sya kutusan ng dalaga.

"Someone use it, in the convenience store near the fifth ring?" 

"When?" 

"Yesterday night!" 

alanganing sagot ni Rain sa kanya. kagabe pagkatapos ng mission habang papauwi sila, nadaanan nila ang fifth ring dahil iba ang route pabalik.

"Yesterday night?" bulalas niya. "What time?" 

"Around 3am!" 

It was already 2 am ng mapadaan sila sa naturang lugar.

"We have to check it!" 

Tamang tama namang napadaan si Leo sa kanilang gawi, both boys had an intense eye contact, para bang binibigyan ni Leo ng warning si Rain na ikinakunot noo ng huli.

Hindi naman napansin ni Sophia ang nangyari sa pagitan ng dalawang lalaki, as  she was drown into something.

"We could not exposed my identity. .once they trace me. They could easily access an information about Mr. Ybañez!"

Ngayon lang na realized ni Rain why Sophie calling his grandfather that way.

"You should have known that!" 

sumbat niya rito.

"By the way. .did you meet him?"

"Who?" 

Ininguso ni Rain si Leo na nakaupo sa di kalayuan.

"Once. .why?"

"I think he had some enterest on you!" 

kibit-balikat na sabi ni Rain sa kanya bigla namang nagblush si Sophia na hindi nakalampas sa paningin ni nito.

"The way you look at me is quite different!" 

"How do I look at you, then?" 

Nanantiyang tanong ng dalagita. 

"It's something like. .you're being over protective to me, tinatansya mo muna ang mga taong lumalapit sa akin!" 

Napangiti si Sophia habang ginugulo ang buhok ng lalaki.

"It's because your my lil' brother!" 

Napasimangot naman si Rain ng marinig ang kanyang sinabi.

"But why are you looking at him, as if you're curious?" 

"When did I look at him like that?" 

depensa niya sa sarili. 

"I don't even know him!" 

So what was that? nakakunot noong tanong ni Rain sa sarili. Para saan yong makamandang na tinging ipinukol ng lalaki sa kanya? kulang nalang kainin sya nito ng buhay.

Kilala niya si Leo, no one mess up with him. He's a mysterious type, hindi naman ito pangit infact he's one of a guy that makes you stop in your track kapag napadaan ito.

Pero matagal na niya itong kilala wala man lang siyang nakitang babae na binigyan nito ng pansin oh kinausap man lang not until he saw him earlier passing a glance to Sophia.

What the heck was going on? 

Anya sa sarili, bigla niyang tinitigan ng makahulugan si Sophia.

"What?" 

Sophie asked frowning ng mapansin nya ang curious na mga titig ni Rain sa kanya na para bang may nais itong malaman. 

"Did he talked to you?" 

hindi nya mapigilang tanong kay Sophia out of his curiosity.

"Why?"

"So that's explain everything!" 

Hindi na kaylangan pang sagutin ni Sophia ng diretsahan ang kanyang tanong. As they been living together he just realized na parang unti unti na nilang naiintindihan ang isat-isa. 

They could communicate with each other through eye contact, he also developed a brotherly emotion towards her, itinuring na nyang tunay na  kapatid si Sophia.