Chapter II.2: The Threat

"Sir, tawagan na po ba natin ang special enforcement unit?" Usisa ng isang lalaki na nakasuot ng american formal suit sa katabi nito. Kasalukuyan silang nakaupo sa harap ng sandamukal na cctv monitors sa isang kubling kwarto.

"Special enforcement unit? Ano tingin mo satin, hindi kayang patumbahin yung dalawang babaeng yan?" Sapok nang mas nakakatanda sa kanya.

"May dalawang baliw sa harap ng gate na maaaring magdulot ng kapahamakan kay Sir Bryan. Baka malay nyo ay may bomba silang nakatago sa ilalim ng damit." Depensa nito.

"Shh." Suway ng matanda. "Panoorin mong mabuti, sa tingin mo, anong stage ng threat level sila?" Kalmadong tanong sa kanya.

"Ah, crazy threat? A symptom that can lead to obvious madness and pulling the trigger to let the cold blood flows on his body but exploding in the irrepressible brain cells driving them to insanity. They become impulsive, ravaging, delusional, hunter of illusions, wild, time bomb, aggressive, blood-lust, inhuman, animalistic and lastly, murderous. They will go on killing spree spreading the evilness in this world conquering every human's heart with fear and vengeance that everyone else's trigger will be pulled to psychosis. EOD." He pants.

"EOD?" Usisa ng nakakatandang lalaki.

"End of World. Reference: Google." Matipid nyang sagot.

The old man just shrugged it off. "So, anong level nga ng threat, crazy expert?"

Bubuka sana ang bibig ng lalaki kaya lang ay pinigilan syang muli ng matanda. "One more word about the crazy threat and I will believe that you have a symptom that can lead to obvious madness and pulling the trigger to let the cold blood flows on your body but exploding in the irrepressible brain cells driving you to insanity. You become impulsive, ravaging, delusional, hunter of illusions, wild, time bomb, aggressive, blood-lust, inhuman, animalistic and lastly, murderous. You will go on killing spree spreading the evilness in this world conquering every human's heart with fear and vengeance that everyone else's trigger will be pulled to psychosis. But I will remain compos mentis and pull the trigger on my gun shooting you straight on your head. Bang! EOYD." He shoots at him literally and the young man shuddered as if he felt the weight of the bullet.

"Ah ha-ha-ha-ha." They both laugh awkwardly.

"Joke lang po, Boss." Pahabol nya.

Pinalo ng nakakatanda sa ulo yung bata ng papel. "Anong natututunan mo sakin sa buong panahon na nagtatrabaho ka dito? Kalokohan? Kabaliwan? Hala, basahin mong muli yung mga libro at bigyan mo ko ng summary mamaya." Pangangaral nya dito habang hinimas-himas nya ang kanyang noo.

"Boss naman, joke lang yun." Protesta nito.

In a split second, they have stopped talking and focused their eyes on the monitor, they looked at each other robotically and realized one common thing.

The master is home and the two crazy women are waiting to ravage him the moment he steps out of the car.

"Ah, Crazy bitches! Stupid village security! Send word to Sir Arnold!" Pagmamadali nila palabas ng kwarto upang pigilan ang lumalaganap na kabaliwan ng dalawang nilalang sa harap ng villa.

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*Tok* Lagitik ng isang pipirasong bato sa bakal na tulos.

Pangatlong beses ng bato ng negra sa may gate ngunit wala pa ring sumisipot sa kanila o kahit isang anino ang masisilayan.

Hindi nila matanaw ang bahay dahil sa sadyang malawak ang lupain at masasabing halos mala-palasyo ata ang laki ng court nito.

"Bibilang ako ng apat at kung walang lalabas ngayon man din ay gigibain ko 'tong tarangkahan." Pagbabanta nya.

"Kaya ba talaga natin? Mukhang hindi ito tulad ng gate sa probinsya." Singit ng tsismosa habang pinipitik ito.

Nakiramdam muna sya sa paligid ngunit tanging katahimikan lamang ang maririnig.

"Ayaw mo ah, Isa! Dalawa! Tatlo—"

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Isang malakas na busina ang umalingawngaw at pumukaw sa kanyang paghahasik ng lagim. Napadako ang kanilang paningin sa isang magara at kumikintab na black Mercedes Benz Car.

(A/N: Car model: Mercedes-Maybach S 600 Pullman Guard || Credits to mercedes-benz.com site || Source link of the car: https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/mercedes-benz/iaa-2017/vehicles-iaa-2017/mercedes-maybach-s-600-pullman-guard-2/)

Ang dating matapang at mala-godzillang negra ay nabitawan ang bato at nagmistulang rebulto ni Jose Rizal sa Luneta samantalang naging anghel naman nito ang tsismosa.