CHAPTER 6

With no other decision, Leanda agrees to carry out the mission.

Her acceptance to the work, pleased Diego extremely well. He grins at Leanda and shows his delight to her acceptance.

"Good. I'm pleased," Diego said. Taking his hand to Leanda's face and caressing it slowly.

Leanda stood, staring at the gun and dagger In her hands. Her heart pounding, thinking of her decision to kill her coworker Dominick.

"A quick and nice work, makes a beautiful pay," Diego said to Leanda.

She lifts her eyes to find the eyes of this Mafia Lord, staring right down at her. She lowered her eyes back down on the weapon in her hands. Feeling her body shivering just staring at it.

Diego senses this. He smirked, closing Leanda's hands on the weapons. Causing the innocent lady to shiver once more.

"Remember the reward. You want the money, so get the work done. Once you're done, I'll give you the pay," Diego assured Leanda.

Leanda, who still stared at the mafia lord, swallows her saliva and promises to do the work. Even though she's wondering how to go about it.

Diego's hand slides up to Leanda's face once again. This time, his finger was on her lips, caressing the softness of it.

He smirked, drawing himself closer to Leanda.

The frightened and helpless lady attempted to move back, but stood instead.

She closes her eyes until she felt Diego's lips on her cheek. She had thought he was going to kiss her on the lips like the last time, but instead, it was on the cheek.

His face still close to hers, Diego whispered to Leanda, "The clock is clicking. Don't delay."

Understanding him, Leanda drifted away from the mafia lord. She doesn't say anything, but leaves the house with the weapon in her hands.

Diego felt pleased with this. He seats on his couch before contacting someone through the phone on the side table.

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Later on, at home, Leanda sits in the living room staring at the ground. Her head filled with confusion and contemplation.

She desperately needs money to get her sick father admired inti the hospital for treatment. But she can only get the money after eliminating Dominick.

"What have I gotten myself into? God, what I'm I to do now? I'm trapped," She lamented. Holding her head down with sadness.

She soon gears her father's voice calling out to her from the bedroom. Leanda rises from the couch and heads to the room to attend to her father.

Her father, laying flat with his face up straight, begs his daughter to help him in stretching out his legs. "They're aching me terribly. Please, help me," He begged.

Hearing his weak voice as he requested for her help, Leanda feels her heart breaking.

Controlling her pain, she smiles at her father and sits at the end of the bed to help him out.

Attending to him, Mr Fermi kept crying when he tried to stretch problem. He was in pain and Leanda could feel it. This sight was troubling her.

She felt like crying, but held back her tears so her father won't see her.

After helping him and getting him to sleep off, Leanda headed back to the living room. She took hold of her phone on the couch and called Dominick's number.

Once Dominick answered and said the word hello, Leanda's heart skittered. She controlled the fear she was having within her and said Hi to Dominick.

Dominick is glad to hear Leanda's voice again. He asks her if she needed anything. Leanda, thinking of how to carry out her mission, tells Dominick that there's a secret she wants to share with him.

"A secret?" Dominick asked.

"Yes, but I can't tell you over the phone. Can we meet somewhere quiet? Maybe outside the factory tonight?" Leanda suggested, waiting patiently for Dominick's response.

Dominick took a short time before he agreed to see Leanda.

"Thank you. I'll see you later," She said, before saying her bye and disconnecting the call.

Leanda dropped her phone down, feeling her hands shivering once again.

"Be calm Leanda. This is for your father. Don't be afraid," She comforted herself. Wrapping her arms around her body to maintain herself.

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As the night drew near, Leanda's mind and heart kept beating increasingly. She made sure she took care of her father, gave him his medicine before putting him to sleep.

Once she did all that, she got herself ready for the meeting. Her eyes on the wall clock as it ticked in the silence of Leanda's mind.

She had planned to go once it's nine thirty. She knows she'll get there late and it's the perfect time no one will be passing by to hear anything.

She took a look at the weapons in her head, thinking of which to make use of.

Unable to pick, Leanda kept both weapons in her back pocket.

She wore a thick long sweater that'll shield not only her from the cold, but cover the weapons as well.

DING DONG! The alarm came on, almost making Leanda hump out of her skin.

Seeing it's time, Leanda took in a deep breathe before leaving her home to see Dominick.

She makes her way into the night, until she arrived at the factory, which was so quiet and now free of passersby.

Her heart pounding, she waited patiently for Dominick to arrive. He wasn't there yet. Meaning she was early.

Feeling her heart beating and thinking of the reward, Leanda hears someone call her from the other side of the factory.

She turned around to find Dominick coming towards her.

Her fear increased, as she thought of her mission.

"What's up? You said there was a secret you wanted to share with me," Dominick asked, reminding Leanda of what she had said.

Leanda nodded, saying, "Yes. It's something relating to Mr Sharma."

"Mr Sharma?" Dominick's eyes widened at Leanda's words.

Seeing this, Leanda decided to continue with tale. She tells Dominick that she had seen their late boss keeping something inside the factory secretly.

"I think it's money," She said to Dominick.

Dominick looks at the factory then at Leanda. He asks her why she was telling him this. This question almost got Leanda shivering. But her desperation to get her reward, took over her.

"The thing is that I'm in need of money to help my sick father. I had seen Mr Sharma hiding the money the sane night he was killed. I had planned to meet him and request for a loan, but he's gone. And I want that money to help my father before it's too late for me. That's why I called you. You're the only strong man I can count on to help me out here," She lied.

Dominick stares at Leanda. She stared back at him, hoping he doesn't suspect her.

But she's able to breath when Dominick smiled at her and said, "Alright then. Let's break down the door and get that money."

"Thank you," Leanda appreciated.

Dominick moves closer to the entrance of the factory to get the lock broken while Leanda stood behind him.

Seeing him focused on picking the lock, Leanda slowly reached for the gun behind her back.

She took out and slowly pointed it at Dominick from behind.

Her heart beating. Words in her head, roaring at her to shoot Dominick immediately.

Scared, Leanda places her finger on the trigger to shoot Dominick. But she's left stunned when Dominick turned back with speed. Grabbing Leanda's hands up before she could pull the trigger.

Leanda is shocked to see this. Dominick's raging eyes on her.

Is this the end for Leanda?