"Thank you for calling us, How can I help you?"

"Umm.. Hi, is this.. GCU Tech?"
Celine is doing her best not to sound with authority.

"Yes, Miss. This is GCU Tech, where we fix problems and burn the trash"
Celine slightly smirked.

Her plan is working very well.

"Ahm, I'm just trying to watch a movie on my laptop.. And then something popped out.. It's says that my laptop will be going to lock automatically because of the virus.. And another ad popped up.. Saying that I should.. Call this number for..help.."
I hope my acting skill is worthy of Oscar.. Bulong ng dalaga sa sarili habang nakatitig sa kanyang laptop na may kulay Green na wallpaper.

"Sure ma'am, What is your name?"

"Canary.." Pagsisinungaling ni Lady Sy.
"Canary Carson"
Minainam ni Lady Sy na maging maamo habang nakikipag-usap sa hayop na nangiiscam ng mga tao saan mang lupalop ng mundo.

They are creating fake viruses so that people will call their team.

"Miss, Canary, I will control your screen so that I can fix the problem, Yes?" She's sure that she's not talking to an american person.
Hindi ganoon ang accent ng mga amerikano. The person she's talking to right now is probably Asian. And their site says that they are from US.

"Yes, please do fix the problem sir..?? "
Ani ng dalaga nang may halong pekeng kaba. She paused for a second to let him speak his name.

"My name is Matthew, Miss."

Kinokontrol na ni Matthew ang Screen ng laptop ni Celine, at kitang kita doon kung paano ito pumunta sa pribado nitong mga files at may kinalikot sa settings.
This is when the scamming begins.

Ang dalagang si Lady Sy ay may coding na ginawa sa kanyang laptop na nakakonek rin sa isang pc.
Kung ano man ang ginagawa ni Matthew sa kanyang laptop ay babalik lang sa din sa sarili nya.
That way, she will be able to tell and locate where are they hiding.

Hmm, look at that, they have CCTVs. Lady Sy murmured.

Matagumpay na nahack ni Lady Sy ang kanilang system dahil sa palpak nilang paraan ng pangiiscam.
She can see various of floors with tons of computers in it.
Ang ilang ay nagtatrabaho ang ilan naman ay mukhang nagmemeryenda.

Sa CCTV ay kita nya ang isang computer na may kulay Green na Screen, it must be Matthew's desk.

At nakikita nya rin ang likod ni Matthew. He's wearing a nice pink shirt. Pink panther lover huh..

"It would be $350, Miss Canary, just type your info in your screen"
They didn't really fixed anything, kasi wala naman talagang problema pero heto sila, nanghihingi ng kabayaran.

"Nice pink shirt Matthew."

"Excuse me?" Kita ni Celine sa kanyang computer screen ang CCTV footage ni Matthew na ngayon ay nakikipagkausap na sa kanyang katabi tila nababalisa sa nangyayari.

Asking for help huh?

Pinabayaan na ni Celine ang kanyang laptop at nagfocus nalang sya sa kanyang computer.
Salamat kay Kevin Rivera dahil sa isang bloody ketchup na kanyang pahabol.

Sinuri ni Celine ang kabuo-an ng Building kung saan nagtatago ang mga tuta ni Sinclair.
They're somewhere in Madrid.

"The payment Miss Canary.."
Matigas din 'tong kupal na ito.
Hindi nya siguro alam na nakikita ng dalaga ang bawat galaw nya.
Well, unfair pakinggan, oo.
Nakikita ni Celine ang mga kalalakihan pero ang mga lalaki ay hindi sya nakikita.

Wait for me, gentlemen. I'm coming.

With a smirk stapled on her face, Lady Sy went out to her secret apartment and headed outside to start her motorcycle.
Hindi naman talaga kanya ito, it's from someone she paid to buy one.
She already risked her identity by using a public plane to get here.

In short, sa iba nakapangalan at nakarehistro ang motor.

Nagtungo sya sa Building na nakita nya sa CCTV footage at inaral ang bawat anggulo na kanyang natatandaan, she already located them a while ago. She has a sharp memory. That's why it's easy for her to do such things without thinking thrice.

She arrived at a certain spot.
She analyzed her surroundings and there she saw a building, it looks like a normal company , but it isn't.

The top floor was very wide, at gamit ang kanyang binoculars, kita nya na may mga nakahilig na baril sa salamin. I smell massive danger..

I love it.

Her last day in Spain is gonna be bloody.

And here she goes.

GAYA ng inaasahan ay wala pang humarang sa kanya sa ground floor, she used an elevator for her to get up.
At lumabas lang sya nang marating nya na ang floor na malapit na sa tuktok.

No one interrupted her inside the elevator while it's going , marahil siguro abala ang lahat kaya't isang pasada lang ang pag-akyat nito.

She took the left direction and she headed to the emergency exit.

There she used the stairs. She won't use the elevator all the way up to the top because she knows, the guns were ready to shoot. At wala syang matatakbuhan kung sakali.

This is when she asked herself.. "Why on earth did I left my gun again?"
Oh, because I want thrill..
And besides, They have plenty of guns alright? I can borrow 'em.

Walang CCTV sa emergency exit kaya malaya syang nakaakyat sa hagdanan,
What kind of building is this..
She became more alert in every step she makes. Hanggang sa marating nya na ang top floor, dala nya pa rin ang pagiging matalas nya.

She came without a weapon.

Wala syang armas na bit-bit.

She's just wearing a black gloves that will hide her handprint.

Binuksan nya ang pintuan at sumalubong sa kanya ang mga kalalakihan na ngayon ay may hawak na tinapay at ilan naman ay pinulot ang kanilang mga baril. Wait, is that ensaymada?

Nasa kalagitnaan sya ng pag-iisip kung totoong ensaymada ba ang nakita nya nang bigla syang pinaputukan ng baril. She was hit by two bullets and the other one is just a scratch. Is it really ensaymada?

Gumulong sya patungo sa ilalim ng isang table at inihanda ang sarili.

She's bleeding rapidly, so she needs to finish her job immediately.
It's just getting started.. Where's the fun in that?!

From the table itself, she grabbed a pen. Wala na syang ibang mahagip dahil puros papeles lang naman ang laman ng bawat drawer.

With full force, she kicked the table so hard, making the scammers to move out of her way. That table looks like it's heavy, but it's really not.

Taimtim nyang inalisa ang kanyang paligid at nagumpisang tumakbo patungo sa isang sagradong silid. She's bleeding so bad and she's not even flinching.

Ang gwardya doon ay inihanda ang baril pero madali naman itong nahinto si Lady Sy.
Binato nya ang ballpen na kinuha nya kanina nang may buong puwersa kaya't nabitawan ng gwardya ang kanyang baril.

In one swift move, Lady Sy was able to pick up the gun before anyone else.

With her gun on her hands, he punched the guard slightly with it, causing him to lost consciousness.
She doesn't want things to be super messy, she called cops for this..

Yep, cops.

Time is ticking.. Paparating na ang mga 'yon.
Ang tanging dapat gawin lang ng dalaga ay ibalik lahat ng pera ng mga nanakawan. At syempre ipakulong ang mga hayop na mga tuta ni Sinclair. And hopefully, recruit someone.

You need to start in small things in order to form a big picture.

Agad pumasok si Lady Sy sa silid at minaiging i-lock iyon. Itinulak nya rin ang isang cabinet para ipangharang sa pintuan.

Bago pa nya tuluyang maharangan ang pintuan ay isang putok ng baril ang umalingawngaw sa loob ng silid at napagtanto nalang ng dalaga na tinamaan sya sa likod.

She slowly turned. And there, she saw Mr.Matthew, wearing a pink shirt. Standing behind the chair, infront of him was a table with apples on the surface, and there's a knife too.

Muntikan na mawalan ng balanse ang dalaga dahil sa panghihina pero nagmatigas ito. Kumapit sya sa cabinet upang suportahan ang sarili at ininda ang sakit.

She kept her professional look while bleeding so bad.

She should be dead right now, but her body seems to be used to it.
Ilang beses na sya nabaril noon, it's part of her job before. Immune na lang ang mga balang dumadapo sa kanyang katawan.
My boss injected me something in order to endure before..

"How dare you shoot me, I am not even wasting a bullet here"
Panimula ng dalaga.
How dare he use a bullet on her when she doesn't even used any bullet to anyone.

"W-what kind of —— person.. Are you..."
Finally, he spoke.

Kinasa ng dalaga ang napulot nyang baril at pinakatitigan si Matthew. She even pointed the gun towards him.
He's scared. Making her smirk,
She can see it through his eyes.

"I wanna play a game earlier you know?.... But where's the fun in that?
I can see you yet you can't see me.. How unfair isn't it?" Ani Lady Sy.

"Y-You're that.. Canary! What do you want! You'll be dead if——"

"If what? I come closer?"
Pinakawalan ni Celine ang isang bala at tumama yon sa CCTV Camera na nakakabit sa sulok ng silid.
She's not looking at it.
She just used her peripheral vision.

Lady Sy walked closer with authority in her every step,  causing Matthew to back off.
Ngayon, nagkapalit sila ng pwesto.

Lady Sy carefully sat on the swivel chair as if it was hers. Not to scare him or what..
She just needs to sit so that she can remove the bullets from her body.

"So tell me Mr. Kevin Alexander Servillo, out of all the jobs out there.. Why did you chose this hellish path?"
She asked while cutting a bit of her skin.

"M-my answer will be the same. It's for my family.. " Family Oriented.. Hmm.. It rings the bell, he's probably half blooded.. Didn't conduct further research about him, I just need his name and that speaks all of his identification.

Ikinasa ni Matthew ang kanyang handgun at itinutok iyon kay Celine.
Nagtataka ang binata kung paano nalaman ng dalaga ang kanyang tunay na pangalan, pero malabo. Wala pang pinagsabihan ang binata tungkol sa kanyang tunay na pangalan.

Sa kabilang banda naman, walang pakialam si Celine sa baril na nakatutok ngayon sa kanya.
She's in the middle of removing some bullets and now he's gonna plant her another one?

What a clown.

Lady Sy just rolled her eyes when she finally removed the last bullet on her body. Pumunit rin sya ng tela galing sa kurtina na nasa gilid  nya upang ipang benda sa kanyang sarili. It's a dark blue curtain and it's enough to stop her bleeding for a meanwhile.
She also used the see through one to tie things up.

Nang matapos nyang puluputin ang huling tela sa kanyang braso ay agad nyang binuksan ang laptop sa harapan nya, at nandoon nagkakalaman ang milyon-milyong dolyar na nalikom nila sa pang-uuto ng mga tao sa iba't-ibang panig ng mundo.

Using the bloody ketchup, she was able to change the codes in order to have footages deleted and to create..
"Hmm.. What's this 'return all money' button do?" Celine sarcastically asked.

"No.."
Tumakbo si Matthew patungo sa computer pero huli na ang lahat, napindot na ni Celine ang 'enter' button sa keyboard.

"Oops.." Lady Sy just laughed out loud, it is her way of releasing her physical pain. Laugh.

Si Matthew ay lalong nag dilim ang aura, wala naman nang takas si Celine.
Rinig nya ang barilan sa labas . She can't go there. She's already wounded. Thanks to those who shot her.

Now, she's feeling like a bruised tomato.

"I can offer you better than his offer, Kevin."
Lubos na nasasaktan ang dalaga sa natamong bala pero pinipigilan nya ito dahil gusto nyang ipamukha sa kumag na iyon na hindi sya madaling matumba.

Maya-maya lang ay muling tinutukan ni Kevin si Celine sa noo.

She laughed again.

" Why are you so eager to kill me right now?
I am giving you a choice. A choice where you can be clean and free. Be happy and successful....
Where you're safe..
and most of all.. Not hurting anybody to gain such power"
She paused.

"I won't train you like a puppy, I will train you to be a wolf"
Matthew, his real name was Kevin, thought that considering Lady Sy's offer is a big opportunity for him to be with his family again..

So he settled things, he agreed to her in an instant. He doesn't love his job here anyways.. It feels like he's being tied to death.

He lowered the gun and he planned his escape with Celine, may lihim na lagusan pala ang silid na iyon kaya't madali nalang sila nakatakas..

Nang makalabas silang dalawa sa gusali ay binigyan ni Celine ng pera si Kevin agad-agad. He can use that to anything he wants.

They need to part ways for now.
Lady Sy badly needs a doctor.

But before anything else, she bid her goodbye.

"Welcome to my clan, Alpha, I will meet you again for your job, I'll give you 1 month to spare, after that, the job will start, Adiós "
Alpha, the leader of the wolves.
She just recruited the new member of her own organization.

.

.

THORN was worriedsick. Walang nakakaalam kung nasaan ang dalagang si Celine. He's still anxious about the kiss they've shared.
Is it really it?
She left without a goodbye because I kissed her?

But she kissed back!

He sighed.

It was a cold rainy night. Hanggang ngayon ay wala pa rin ang dalaga. Hindi pa rin ito umuuwi..
Maybe she visited Red outside the country?

But she will never do that without me.. She promised not to leave me..

Nasapo nalang ng binata ang kanyang sentido habang nakaupo sa sopa. Sumasakit na ang ulo nito kaiisip kung nasaan ba ang mahal nyang babae, bakit ba ito umalis at bakit hindi man lang ito nagpaalam..

Nasa kalagitnaan ng pamomroblema si Thorn nang may marinig syang nabasag sa kusina.

He immediately grabbed his hand gun and and he quickly hid himself behind the sofa. Iba ang kutob ng binata..
He's not sure of what it was or who it was, but one thing is for sure.. Hindi iyon si Celine.

Celine is a skilled lock picker, she won't do such thing..
Nakita na noon ni Thorn kung gaano kagaling at kabilis manipulahin ng dalaga ang kandado..

My baby is not safe..

Nanatili lang syang nakatago nang ilang segundo, nang walang  narinig na kahit anong yapak si Thorn ay nagsimula na syang umalis sa pinagtataguan at tinungo ang kusina nang walang kahit anong ingay.

It's dark because it's night time, at dagdag pa ang ulan sa labas kaya't hindi sumisilip ang liwanag ng buwan.
He can't see properly. ang tanging inaasahan nya nalang ay ang pag-analisa ng presensya na pinag-aralan nya noon.

I won't get myself killed without seeing my baby for the last time.

Base sa tunog na kanyang narinig, ang nabasag ay ang bintana sa kusina.
The sound was loud and you can really say that someone forcefully entered the house.

Inihilig ni Thorn ang kanyang sarili sa isang pader upang abangan ang sino mang mapangahas na taong nanloob sa bahay ng dalaga.
Damn I will literally kill someone tonight, I'm not in the mood to fight. I should be sulking right now, not fighting.

.

Oh cr@p!

Thorn can feel it. Someone is coming.

inihanda nya ang sarili para sa kahit- anong mangyayari.

Nang nakita na ni Thorn ang paa ng kalaban ay agad sumugod si Thorn para agad na matapos ang gulo.
But the person he's fighting with is so strong.

Buong akala ng binata ay matatapos nya agad ang gulo pero nagkakamali sya, The person he's fighting with was skilled.
Hindi lang ito basta-bastang magnanakaw.

That person must be a spy or some sort..
Planning to kill my soon to be wife even if she's not here..

Not on my watch.

Sa isang iglap lang ay napangiwi si Thorn nang masapak sya ng kalaban.
D'mn it hurts.. This will lessen my pogi points d'mn it!

Minabuti ni Thorn na gamitin ang kanyang pinakatatagong technique.
A fighting technique he learnt from Juan Pablo.
It is a technique wherein his opponent will only have 32% chance of survival.
But surprisingly, his opponent was able to dodge his attack.

Hindi nya mamukhaan ang nanloob sa bahay ni Celine marahil ang kalaban nya ngayon ay nakasuot ng itim na raincoat.. It's a big raincoat so the person he's dealing with is surely a guy.

"You fcking fck! What do you want.. Why are in my baby's house?!"
Angil ni Thorn sa dumadagan sa kanya.
Thorn was being pinned on the floor with his face pressed against it.

"What the ——Thorn?!" Galit na bulyaw ni Celine sa binata.

"Celine..?" Hindi makapaniwala ang binata sa narinig na boses. Is it really Celine? Or am I dreaming?

Tumayo na ang dalaga dahil sa inis.
Ang mga sugat na dapat ay pagaling na ay muling nabuksan, Celine can feel her blood running down to her spine.
She's bleeding again. Thanks to this creature who fought me.

"I'm so sorry.. I didn't.. Fck.. Why is there blood on the floor.."
Natakot ang binata nang makita nyang may dugo sa sahig.
He just opened the light, at nanginginig sya ngayon sa takot dahil baka napuruhan nya ang dalaga.
Impossible, ako nga ang nakawawa sa aming dalawa.. She punched and kicked me..

"Ano bang ginagawa mo dito dis oras ng gabi?!" Galit na tanong ng dalaga.
She's angry not because of her wound.

Galit si Celine dahil sa napagtanto nya.

" I was waiting for you..." Malungkot na tugon ng binata.

In an instant, Celine's anger just vanished. This man.. How can he be so.. sweet and all..

"Why are you bleeding what the —— I'm so sorry.. It's my fault isn't it?
I just fought you.. I didn't mean to--"

"Hey Thorn, Calm down, it's not your fault.. I got shot that's why I'm bleeding, it's not your doing-"

"You what?"
Nagdilim bigla ang mukha ni Thorn sa narinig.
My baby got shot..

"Hey.. It's okay.. I'm here, alive.. "
Nagtambol ang puso ng binata nang bigla nalang lumapit ang dalaga at hinawakan ang pisngi nya.

She's trying to calm him.

And it isn't working..

Parang sasabog sa kilig ang binata.

" W-why did you broke your window?"
Pag-iiba ni Thorn ng usapan.

"The front door was locked, and I have no keys with me.
Akyat na ako, I need to rest.. And you can stay here as well, malakas ang ulan sa labas"
Napangiti si Thorn sa narinig..
He didn't even wondered why Celine didn't used her lockpicking skills..
Because he knows, she's wounded and hungry. Kaya sa kusina sya pumasok.

"Sa guestroom ka"
At nawala ang ngiti ni Thorn sa kanyang labi.

CELINE cleaned herself up and she covered her wound with a thick bandage. Nagamot naman na ang mga sugat nya sa Spain dahil dumiretso sya agad sa doctor, and it's Kevin Rivera, the man with a butcher's knife.

Huminga nang malalim si Celine habang pinagmamasdan ang sarili sa salamin.

"Something is wrong.."

Ang hindi alam ng binata,
Sinadya ni Celine na basagin ang bintana kahit pa na marunong syang magbukas ng kahit anong kandado, she always have the tiny tools with her.

Tama ang hinala ko.. May alam si Thorn.
Kung wala,

Bakit alam ni Thorn ang galaw na iyon?
I know he's Juan Pablo's niece, pero isa sa batas ni Sinclair ay huwag ipaalam sa hindi kasapi ng organisasyon yung paraan na yon..

It is something that is forbidden to teach.

And looking at Juan Pablo's case, Hindi nya ilalagay sa panganib ang pamilya nya dahil ang kapalit ng galaw na iyon ay kamatayan.

Lady Sy sighed. A question just popped in her mind. Isang tanong na ngayo lang ulit sumagi sa isipan nya.

Who are you Thorn?

(A/N: The picture used is from the internet, hahaha. Credits to the rightful owner.
Inedit ko slight, nilagyan ko ng mga mansanas at kutsilyo at isa pang kurtina 'yong white na see through.
If you came this far, let me know!
Si Larrah na sunod, she'll have her own story in the future :)
Adios Mi Amor!

Ps. The scamming part was inspired by a youtuber who expose scammers in a good way)