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CADENCE
He was really busy with his target as he was using a rifle he pointed the gun at his target, his target was Mr. Abulah, who was one of the most drug dealers in his country. He was adjusting it as the target keeps on walking inside the hotel opposite where he was.
His father and cousin were also in the same situation as he was but, they were in a different location from him, some of their men were also waiting for him outside the building to back up him, and Nicholaus was also on the other side of the hotel, as they were both waiting for the right timing to shoot their target.
Cadence adjusted his rifle as he aim to shoot when the waitress went away from Mr. Abulah, as he shoot him on his head, Mr. Abulah fell on the floor lifeless, he saw how everyone from panic as their boss fell on the floor with a fatal wound on his head.
Cadence only shoots for the fatal area since he doesn't want to make it more bloody when he kills his target in public, if it were in a private place, he will make him suffer first before killing him.
After all, Mr. Abulah deserved a slow and painful death for what he had done to the children that he sells in exchange for drugs.
His father and cousin were in different places since they were going to rescue those children and women who were abducted by Mr. Abulah's group.
He was preparing his next weapon but before he will use it he needs to make sure that no innocent lives of civilians would be taken.
"Have you secured the civilians already?" Cadence asked Nicholaus through the device on their ear that their organization created.
"Our men already secured them, as of now everyone who's in that hotel was all part of Mr. Abulah's syndicate," Nicholaus said.
Cadence didn't answer as he loaded his weapon with a bullet, he then again aims for the place and without blinking he fired two shots in a row.
The whole building was on fire and he can hear people screaming as they were swallowed by fire, and he did even see the building crumbling.
Cadence walks to the door of the place where he was with a devilish smile, he was indeed a devil, but only for those who commit a great sin, he likes punishing them and seeing those shits suffer.
He was in the lobby when he hear a signal from the device in his ear, "Mission accomplished, Lord Hell," he said to his pappoús, but they didn't call him pappoús whenever they were on their mission to pay respect to the leader of their organization.
"Well done," his pappoús said to the other line, and after he said that the line ended.
Cadence looks at the watch that he was wearing and he saw the green light saying mission completed, and when he tried to locate the others he also saw green on the map from where they were assigned.
He hurriedly exit the place as he was now starving, he's been here for three hours and he didn't get the chance to buy some food.
AETHER
"Anak, anong oras na't bakit hindi ka pa rin bumabangon riyan?" (Child, it is already late, why aren't you getting up yet?) I heard my mother say while knocking so I open my eyes and open my room's door
"Magandang umaga po, Inay. Hindi ko alam na dadating po pala kayo ni Tatay ngayon." (Good morning, Mom. I didn't know that you and Dad will arrive home today.) I greeted her before I asked for her hand and guide it to my forehead, it is our way to honor and request a blessing from those who are elder to us.
"Magandang umaga rin sayo. Nako, maligo ka na, magbihis at kumain naghihintay na ang tauhan ng Abuelo mo sa iyo sa labas." (Good morning to you too. Take a bath, get dressed and eat your breakfast your Abuelo's men are waiting for you outside.) She said which I immediately obey.
Before I went out of our house I first bid goodbye to my parents, as I went out there is a van waiting for me outside with my Abuelo's men.
"Where are we going?" I asked one of his men while the driver is already maneuvering the van.
"You Abuelo is waiting for you in the near restaurant, Miss." He answered which made me nod but I wasn't contented and continued asking him...
"Abuelo went here last month, right? Hmm, why is he here again?" I asked again.
"He has some meeting and things to do here, Miss. So, since he is here, he wants to meet you again and ask you about your studies and he'll be busy for the next months also." He answered politely and I nod again. I told them many times to just call me by my name but they resist. They said that they prefer calling me Miss than by my name.
After 20 minutes, we arrived at the restaurant. They guided me down and one of them even escorted me and bring me to where Abuelo is sitting.
I then give my Abuelo a tight hug.
"I miss you, young girl," he said as he caressed my back.
"I miss you too, Abuelo." I greeted him back and seat across from where he is seating. This is a table for two by the way.
"I already ordered for us two, I hope you won't mind that," he said and chuckled.
"No worries because you know my favorite," I said and laugh which made him laugh too.
"So, how're your studies?" he asked.
"Hmmm, pretty easy," I said and that's the truth. Others find our lesson too hard but for me it was easy, I don't know why but all of our lessons are pretty basic for me.
"That's good to hear. Just continue studying well because I know for sure that you'll strive for whatever path you'll take in the future. I am sure of that, you got your intelligence from someone who is very close to me." He said which made me smile but at the same time wonder.
"Who is the someone you meant, Abuelo?" I asked.
"Your father, remember I know him very much because he was one of my men back then, right? He is pretty intelligent," he said which made me smile and proud of my father.