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I can’t neglect all the years of training she must have put in to reach her level. Otherwise, it’d go to waste, and for what?
I run a hand over my head with a heavy sigh. Her job has already been flipped upside down. After all, she told me it was supposed to end with my death.
Even though that is no longer going to happen, I can’t help but feel as though I’m making things worse for Salina. There still lingers the question of how she’s going to return to Nakam without completing the scope of her contract.
She can kill one of us, or she can collect the ransom. To this day, there has still been no word whatsoever from my family, so them paying seems unlikely. And since I don’t want to die, I’m more than willing to set up my worthless brother, anyway.
The option of forcing my parents to fork over the ransom had been discussed earlier in the day, but I said it couldn’t be done. Part of it came from sentiment. As much as my parents seemed to regret having me, I still wish them no harm or distress.
“I just thought they would have sent communication by now,” I mutter, checking the time on my stopwatch.
I knew they barely care about me. I stopped trying to convince myself of that years ago. Still, for them to go to this extent incites me with a poisonous mixture of anger and sadness.
I don’t want to see them dead, especially at the hands of Salina. At the same time, I do not wish to perish myself.
Returning to the window, I lean my head against it, my body overcome with exhaustion from the stress. I glance up towards the rafters, knowing Salina is up there somewhere, keeping a lookout for any movement outside the warehouse perimeter.
I cannot see her, reminding myself that it’s a testament of her ability to blend in with the shadows.
I wish she were down here so we could have fun and forget about all of this… But I need this time alone to think about everything.
I continue pacing around for a few hours, my tiredness tempting me to sleep on the bed. Still, I know that even if I tried, the stress would not allow me to slip into a deep slumber.
Salina remains in the rafters as I mull over my thoughts. Eventually, I begin to feel as though I’m losing it, questioning just how valid this plan really is.
What the hell is going on? Where the fuck are my family?
Grunting, I throw a hand against the window.
Are they even going to show up? The least they could have done is –
My ears perk, catching an interesting sound in the distance. My mind silences all thoughts as I close my eyes, taking advantage of my advanced hearing to identify the strange noise.
Drawing near to the loft is the sound of footsteps.
Someone is coming!
I know for a fact it’s not Salina’s steps. Hers are light and featherlike, unlike these ones that are heavy and booming.
Wait a minute…
I hear two more sets of footsteps following close behind the first pair.
It’s my family, they’ve finally come!
My body becomes reinvigorated by their arrival as I straighten myself up. My heart beats faster as they draw near to the door.
They kept me waiting long enough but they’re finally here, thank the gods!
I stand to attention as the doors swing open, greeted by a draining sight. Inward strolls my brother with two burly guards by his side. I’m unsurprised but still hurt.
“Hello, dear brother,” says Ocuri.
“What is this?” I demand.
“Not even going to greet me?”
“Where is our father?” I sneer. “No, let me guess… He said he was too busy to deal with me?”
