ICE!

Sophia felt the pain in her left shoulder.

She doesn't know how long she remained unconcious, pero ng magkamalay tao sya nakita nya ang communicator sa cemento at dali-dali niya itong isinuot.

She rolled over with the kid nang binalikan sila ng isa sa mga nambaril sa kanila. Narinig niya ang iyakan ng tatlong bata na naiwan niya kanina.

"Sophia do you hear me!" 

Malakas na sigaw ni Leo sa kawalan habang hinahanap ang dalaga.

"Lee, I'm here!"  

Sophia broke down. Nagmamadaling inalis ni Leo ang mga kahoy na nakaharang kina Sophia and help her up.

She saw three dead men on the ground.

"What the hell just happened?"

Parang wala sa sariling tanong ng dalaga sa lalaki.

"I'm sorry I could not save them!" 

Sophia sobbed habang wala sa sariling napayakap kay Leo, umiiyak naman ng malakas ang bata na nailigtas ni Sophia.

"It's fine!" 

Leo said consoling her, napatiim bagang naman si Rain habang nakikinig sa kanila.

"I'm sorry, Sis!" 

Rain blame himself for Sophia's mishap kung hindi lang sana sya na distract kay Leo kanina hindi sana nangyari ang nangyari kay Sophia. 

Pero hindi rin niya kayang isakripisyo si Leo and what if Sophia asked him about it? 

Ano isasagot niyang rason? It will makes everything more complicated.

Sophia trusted him kaya't hindi niya bibiguin ang dalaga. He might have secrets but he's going to tell her some other time.

"Get down!" 

Sigaw ni Rain sa kanila when he spotted someone coming in there way. 

Pag lingon nila Sophia the man already fell on the ground with a shot in his head.

Rain, improved drastically simula noong makuha niya ang ulo ni Mr. Lim

"Move, may iba pang papalapit sa inyo!" 

"Dito ka lang huh, maglalaro tayo ng tago- tagoan. Wag na wag kang lalabas rito hanggat hindi kita nahahanap, ok?" 

Bilin niya sa isang bata bago ito iniwan.

"What was the situation?"

"We been double cross—"

"Princess, do you copy?"

"Yes, what is going on Mike?"

Sagot ng dalaga kay Mike.

"Princess, are you hurt?" 

Nagulat pa si Sophia ng makilala ang boses ng abuelo sa kabilang linya.

"I'm fine Lo—"

"Abort the mission!"

"Why?" 

Pabigla niyang tanong sa matanda.

"The package is just a bluff!" 

Ani Mr. Ybañez na tila nahihirapang bigkasin ang mga susunod na kataga.

"This op. was supposed to be a trap for me sweety, You been exposed—"

Pero bago paman nakatapos ang kanyang abuelo nakarinig na sila ng sunod sunod na putok.

"What's going on?"

"There's another group—"

The first group that arrived were all shot dead by the second group, Sophia and Leo fire their guns in deffense. 

The agent that was tasked to lure the detective happened to come across where they were hiding.

"Who are you? What are you people are doing in here?"

Tanong ni det. Go sa kanila, Leo did not answer him bagkus tiningnan lamang nya ito.

"What kind of attitude is that, a police officer is—"

"We are not in the situation to be introducing ourselves, sir!"

Leo sarcastically, said.

Leo moved out while Sophia covered him.

"Rain what was the situation?" 

Leo asked Rain throught the communicator. Marami kasing nakahilirang mga trailer van kaya't si Rain lamang ang may visual point mula sa taas.

"Section C 1 o'clock!"

Leo moved to section C slowly and fire his gun in 1 o'clock. 

"Now, turn left. . two blocks from where you are standing!" 

Leo moved as per Rain's instruction.

"Steady. .fire! There's one in your side!"

"What the hell are you doing?" 

Leo suddenly asked Rain furiously, napagtanto kasi niya na parang ginagawa syang pain ng lalaki.

"I'm going to leave it into your imagination, either, you do it on your own—"

"Could the two of you, will shut the fuck up and be done with it? wala tayo sa uras para magpataasan ng ego! We have a situation here!"

Galit na saway ni Sophia sa dalawang lalaki. 

Di nya maintindihan kung anong nangyari sa dalawa at bigla nalang naging aso't pusa ang mga ito.

"Control tower permission to take over the control, I'm going to switch off any outside communication, do you copy?"

"Copy—permission granted!"  

Sagot ni Mr. Ybañez kay Rain na nasa control tower, Rain suspected that someone is tapping their conversation.

"I'm taking a full control on this operation!" 

Rain said ignoring what just Sophia said.

"Now lets move. .Black phanter do you hear me?"

"Copy sir!"

Nagulat pa si det. Go ng biglang nagsalita ang informant na kasama niya kanina.

"Now, listen team. Leo will going to clear the way, black phanter bring that detective along with you to check the van!"

"Copy that!"

Rain saw Leo moving from one trailer van to another.

"Someone is behind you—fool!"

Paglingon ni Leo, the one that coming to him was already shot dead.

"Focus!" 

Rain hissed. Leo was a bit distructed dahil sa nangyari sa kanila ni Rain kanina.

"Soph, it's all clear!" 

"Got it!"

Sophia along with black phanter went inside the van, ang lahat ng mga taong sakay noong cargo vessels ay wala ng buhay. 

They don't even have guns to protect themselves, malamang walang alam ang mga ito kung ano talaga ang karga ng naturang vessels.

"Princess!" 

Tawag ni black phanter sa kanya.

"We have a situation here!"

"What?"

Sophia saw 10 boxes of smuggle riffle, but when she scan it, It was all defective.

"What the hell is this?"

Pero ang mas nakakagulat ay ng buksan ni Black phanter ang tiyan ng malalaking tuna na nababalot ng yelo, it was all contained with "methamphetamine"

"This is what they called, ICE!"

Det. Go said in a matter of fact tone.

"This bastard! Dapat sa mga ito pugutan ng ulo!"

Galit na galit nitong sabi, he was about to step ng makarinig sila ng "click" na may kasunod na tunog, na parang nag ka "Countdown"

"What was that?"

Sophia signalled black phanter to removed his communicator, tinanggal nilang pareho para hindi mag panic sila Rain at Leo.

"Don't move, you step on something!"

Black phanter slowly move out, he already knows what's going on. Det. Go step on a wire that connected to a bomb.

"This is a trap! As soon as you let go on that thing, mamamatay tayong lahat!"

Naalala bigla ni Sophia ang sabi ni Mr. Ybañez sa kanila kanina.

"We have to get out from here—"

Hindi na pinatapos ni det. Go ang iba pang sasabihin ni Sophia, ng bigla nalang itong kumaripas ng takbo.

"What an idiot!"

Dahil sa pagkataranta mabilis pa sa alas kwuatrong tinakbo ni det Go ang pintuan ng trailer van which makes the bomb explode immediately.

Bigla nalang nagulantang sa malakas na pagsabog sina Rain at Leo.  

"Sophia!"

They both gasped in horror.