
Episode 1
Catherine
The wind blowing past my ears made me increased my pace, the dark clouds are moving very fast. I close my eyes slightly as the strong wind blew sand in my eyes.
How come it suddenly wants to rain? I grumbled within me.
People are running to either take shelter before it rains or get to their destination in time before it rains.
The boss station is still far from where I am now, if I decide to rush there, I bet Iâll be drenched in the rain.
Looking around, I saw a dark alley, I bite my lower lip as I meditate whether to take shelter there or not.
Many bad things always happens in a dark alley I thought.
Suddenly, a very strong wind blew past me and I shiver, I feel my hands shaking in cold.
I donât have a choice⌠Since itâs about to rain, I donât think Iâll meet any evil in the alley with that little courage, I dashed into the alley.
I loose my sweater from around my waist and wore it, I rub my hand together and smile in satisfaction.
Much better! Iâm a little warmer now.
Soon, itâs raining heavily. I sighed softly and close my eyes to enjoy the sound of the rain hitting the roof.
You can say I love rainy days, because itâs the only day I can lazy about.
I flinch back in fright as I hear a loud thud, my eyes grew wide in fear.
Please donât tell me the bad guys are here! I panicked.
Then I heard a groan, a weak groan as if someone is in pain. I quickly open my backpack and reach for my pepper spray and torch lighter.
Itâs raining cats and dogs outside, I can get in the rain and get sick. And I canât just wait quietly for my death, I should find out if Iâm safe or not.
I take slow steps towards the direction I heard the groan, I turn on my torch. With each step I take, the groaning becomes louder.
My torch fell off my hand just as I released a frightened gasp, I quickly picked up my torch and point out my pepper spray as my weapon. I take slow steps forward and take a closer lookâŚ. Thereâs a man.
I crunched and look at him closely heâs covered in blood and breathing weakly.
Oh my goodness! Heavens! What happened to this man? I wonder.
Iâm suddenly in a tight grip and my torch was snatched from me, I close my eyes as my torch was pointed back at my face.
âWho the f**k are you?!â A male voice growled in my ear.
I tried to free myself but he wouldnât let go, his grip is too tight.
I thought heâs injured? How come heâs still this strong?
âWho the f**k are you?! Speak before I send you to your bloody maker!!â I feel something cold touch my head and I gulp.
It shouldnât be what Iâm thinkingâŚ. I shouldnât have come hereâŚ.. I should have entered the rain.
âSpeak!!â
âI.. I.. Iâm Catherine and I only came for shelterâŚ. I promise Iâll leave after the rainâŚ. A.. and I didnât see anything⌠I didnât see you⌠I didnât see you are bleedingâŚ. I didnât see any bleeding man⌠IâŚ. â
âShut up!!â
I nod and shut my mouth instantly. He lets go of me and pushed me away, he begin to cough and spat out some blood.
He grunts as he crawl back and rest against the wall.
I cling on my bag tightly, I bite my tongue and hesitate. I want to help him but I donât know if I should or shouldnât.
âWhat are you still doing here?! Go somewhere else!!â He sneered.
âErmâŚ. â I point at him. âYouâŚ. Injured⌠I⌠Tre⌠Treatmentâ
I canât see his face but I can tell heâs staring or glaring at me in confusion since what I just said made no sense.
âSpeak clearly!â
I cleared my throat, Iâm just offering help, he canât kill me for that, right?
âYou are injured, let me treat you!â
âNo!â
âBut you are bleeding so much, if I donât clean your wounds now itâs gonna get infected laterâ
âNo!â
âCome on, Iâm not gonna charge you. After all, Iâm not a nurse or doctor, I only know the basicsâ
He didnât say another but I heard him sigh. I took that as his approval and drop my bag, picked up my torch and search my bag. I took out the equipment Iâd use, I always carry them along because Iâm clumsy⌠I use them everytime Iâm hurt.
I unbutton his shirt and saw a hole on his chest, blood gushing out.
âBaby Jesus! How did you get hurt like this?â
âDonât ask!!â
âOh!â
I sigh and look at the hole, the blood is pouring non-stop.
âDonât just stare at it!!â
âYeah, yeah!â
âThereâs a bullet, pull it out slowly!!â
I freezed. Did I hear him wrong?
âBu⌠Bu⌠BuâŚâ
âF**king pull it out!!â
I nod quickly and reach for a scissors in my bag, my hands are shaking. Like seriously, Iâm hardly holding the scissors, how can I pull the bullet out?
âWhat are you still waiting for!!â
In fright I stab the scissors in his chest and he hissed loudly.
âBloody hell!!â
âIâm sorry⌠Iâm so sorry⌠Oh my God⌠IâŚâ
âBloody pull it out!!â He growled out.
I nod frantically and pulled the scissors out, I donât know what happened. The bullet was supposed to go in more, but it surprisingly fell out.
âIâm sorry⌠Please forgive meâŚ.â
âClean it up and wrap my wound!!â
âYes, yes, yesâ
I quickly clean up the wound and manage to stop the bleeding anyhow, I wrap him up and quickly packed up my stuff.
He grab my hand before I could run off.
âIf anyone knows about thisâŚ. Iâll hunt you down and kill you!!!â
I raised my fingers up with my thumb crossed.
âI swear, nobody will ever know⌠I didnât see you⌠I didnât treat any injured manâ
âGet lost!!â
Well, you donât need to tell me twice. I ran off immediately, thankfully it has stopped raining.
I ran and ran until I got to the bus station. I stopped and try to catch my breathâŚ. that was scary.
Cat! Cat! When will you stop helping strangers?
I could have died today if not for my good fortune.
Hopefully, I will never see him again.
Catherine
âFinally, youâre home. I was gonna send a search partyâ Andy, my roommate, said as I step in our apartment.
Yeah, my roommate and bestie is a guy. We are way closer than some female bestiesâŚlike he pampers me a lot.
I groan tiredly and drop my bag on the table in our living room and slumped onto a couch.
âWater!â I whispered.
He stretched out a glass of water in front of my eyes, I snatched it quickly and take large gulps.
âSlow down or you might choke!â He scolds me but I paid him no attention.
I finished the water within the twinkling of an eye and slam the glass on the table.
Andy sat next to me and stare at me silently for a few minutes before he speaks.
âWhat took you so long? I was beginning to get worriedâ
I sigh.
âItâs a long storyâ
âI have timeâ
I cleared my throat.
âWell, I was trapped by the rain and I ran into a bloody manâ I gasp quietly and slapped my hand on my mouth.
I shouldnât have told him about the bloody men, I promised him I wonât breath a word of it to someone else.
âBloody man?!â He narrowed his eyes. âHey, missy, donât tell me you ran into some trouble! And why didnât you f**king called me?!â
I hit his shoulder with a light frown.
âDonât curse in front of me!â
âTell me, how did you run into a bloody man?!â
I covered my mouth and shake my head.
âWhat do you mean by that?â
âIâm not saying nothingâ
âHmm?â
âI promised him I wonât tell anyoneâ
He snatched my hand away from my mouth and held it down.
âAre you being serious? What if he stalked you home? What if he sees you outside again and do something bad to you? And tell you not to tell anyone, will you still listen to him?â
âThat is differentâ
âDifferent how?â He paused and glared at me. âStart talking, missy!â
Andy ainât gonna let this go, itâs best if I tell him everything.
âIâm waitingâ he raised his brows.
âI knew it was gonna rain heavily, so I ran into an alley and I met him⌠He was bleeding so much, I just couldnât leave him there to bleed to death so I had to help him wrap up his woundâ
âWhat?! you helped a wounded manâŚ.and the first thought that came in your head didnât tell you to run for your life?â
I chewed on my lower lip and blinked innocently.
âMy conscience wouldnât let meâŚ.â
he leans forward and flicked my forehead, I hissed and glared at him.
âWhatâs that for?â I whined.
âI pray your kindness donât land you in trouble one day!â
I smiled and wink at him.
âit pays to be kindâ
Right on cue, my stomach growls loudly and I grab the hem of his shirt and tug it gently.
âAndy⌠Iâm hungryâ I give him my cutest puppy eyes.
He looks at me in amusement before he shakes his head and got up.
âGo to your room and freshen up, Iâll set the tableâ
I quickly shot up and flung my bag on my shoulder.
âSee yâall in five!â I dashed into my room.
I canât wait to eat⌠Andyâs cooking is the best!
Lucifer ?
âBoss!â
I raised my head and saw my right hand man, Chris.
He helped me up and led the way to where he parked my car, I got into the backseat and he enter after me.
âBoss, are you alright? Or should we call Anika to come over to the penthouse?â
âIâm fine, someone wrapped me up!â
âOh! have you killed him or her? do we need to take care of the corpse?â
I raised my hand and shake my head.
âItâs fine. I didnât kill herâ
âHer?â
âYeah, a femaleâ I clarified.
âAnd you didnât kill her?â I can hear the surprise in his voice.
I shake my head and look ahead, I tapped the driver seat.
âDrive!â I told the driver.
âYes, bossâ
Chris held my arm to have my attention.
âWhy didnât you kill her? Arenât you afraid we are gonna be exposed?â
âNo!â
âBut our number one rule is: donât let others see us wounded to avoid suspicions!â
I didnât say a word.
âBossâŚâ
âShe wonât say a wordâ
âHow do you know that?â
âNot another word!â
He nod and turn away, he knows not to disobey and speak.
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I strode into my penthouse with Chris following closely behind.
âBoss!â my boys chorused when they saw me.
I ignore them and head towards to the staircase.
âBoss, the guy that ambushed you have been foundâ Chris reports.
âHmmâ I hummed.
âWeâve locked him up waiting for your ordersâ
I nod and entered my room, I head straight to my bathroom to take a shower. Standing in front of the mirror inside the bathroom, I took off my shirt and stared at my chest.
That female did a pretty good job⌠though I didnât see her face clearly, but I captured her eyes and scent.. and thatâs enough for me to recognize her anywhere.
After shower, I step out and head to my closet, take out a shirt and pants. I changed and step out of my room.
âBoss, Should I take you there?â
I nod and he led the way.
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âThatâs himâ Chris points at him.
I stopped in front of the f**ker and observe him⌠he doesnât seem like a Mafia, heâs more like an assassin.
âSpeak! Who sent you?!â I growled.
He stays silent and stares at me⌠no, glared at me.
âThe boss is asking you, who sent you?!â Chris asked him.
âJust kill me! I wonât say a word!â
I reach for my gun in my back pocket, since heâs asking for death why not fulfill his wish.
I donât waste my time on people like him.
âYou might wanna rethink your decisionâ Chris told him.
He glared at Chris. âYou wonât get anything fromâŚ.â
I didnât let him finish his statement before I lost few bullets in his head.
âHave the boys clean this mess up!â
âYes, bossâ
I shove my gun back in my pocket.
âCome with me⌠letâs pay someone a visit!â
âWho?â
âYouâll know soon!â I smirk.
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