Azure: The Retired Assassin

Azure 40

I open my eyes slowly and everything's a blur at first so I blink my eyes for a couple of times more until it was enough for me to recognize that the place is not familiar. I am not on my fucking bed. With that thought I quickly got up only to fall back down to bed at once. "Hot damn!" I groaned when I felt a searing pain on my lower back the exact time the door burst open and emerged a scowling Riley. Wait what? "Riley?!" I shrieked in surprise when his presence sinks in my mind.

"Quit moving." He said unreceptively when he saw the discomfort painted on face. What the hell? He shouldn't be here, he should be back in the State right now.

"Why are you still here?" I asked with the same blankness as him. He made it clear that he don't like to stay here. That being with me is just a waste of his time and in fact he's right. He could have been in an important mission right know than tending my wounded self because honestly I can take care of myself just fine without his help and besides this guy hates me.

"You obviously know." He said with his jaded eyes on me before he placed the tray of food on the table by the corner of his room. I mean this is his room right? I fixed my eyes on his retreating back.

"Then why didn't you stop me?" I challenged before he could open the door.

"As if you can be stopped." He snorted and opens the door. But we both know he can perfectly stop me from doing it, he's a lot stronger than I am. And it baffles me as to why he didn't.

"Thank you.."I said almost like a whisper but I guess he heard me because I saw him stop before walking out of the door completely. Like fudge I just said thank you to the guy who just called me a bitch two days ago. Seriously was there a drug on the freaking bullet that hit me?

All I remember is that Vince called and informed me about the spider's main hideout and I rushed to the place mindless of their number and just killed whoever blocks my way. I don't even remember being shot last night. Basta ang alam ko lang that bitch is dead and I totally fucked up since I let my anger ruled over me and I failed to ask her why he killed Angelo. And I also remember Sy was there too with his gun pointing at Yna maybe he already knows. But then my trail of thoughts was interrupted when the door opens again.

He was scowling harder now and I don't even know why but oh well he was always this grumpy. He stride slowly towards the bed at ako naman yung napakunot noo when he softly guided me to sit down leaning my back against the pillow. "What are you doing?" But he just hissed as I expected and got up from the bed. I followed his movements with my eyes and my mouth gape open when he settled back to the bed with tray on his hand. "I am not disabled!" I cried out only to recite a number of profanities inside my head after. "Fuck" And that one was said louder when the pain heighten.

"Eat." I pursed my lips tight when the spoon is almost touching my mouth. This is so not happening. If you'd ask me years back about him feeding me I would have totally laugh on your face. No uh! Never gonna happen but then this. This is ridiculous. And yeah I forgot that my stomach is more stupid than I am. It growls louder than usual. I warily meet Riley's eyes and for one second I thought I saw it flicker.

So setting my pride aside I open my mouth and let him fed me in silence. He was as stiff as I am, we're probably thinking of the same thing. Unbelieving what is really happening in front of our eyes right now. "So, are you going home after this?" I said trying to break that uncomfortable silence between us.