Page 11 of Halo: Tales Of A Hitman

As soon as it did my nose felt like it was bleeding, I couldn’t breathe and I’d jump up. It was not in me to tell it, even though Greek just admitted that he and Golden knew my change came before our parents died. I looked down at my folded hands and I talked.

“I’m just not like you and Golden. I thought I was but I’m not and sometimes it bothers me. On top of that I miss dad and mama, that’s all Greek. Nothing more nothing less.”

“A’ight, when you say different what do you mean?”

I had no way to answer that because it meant saying it out loud and I never have. I never even said it to myself.

My shoulders shrugged and I said, “Just different, that’s all I got for you now.”

Greek pressed his lips together and he gave me a hug then he stood up. When he kissed the top of my head I wanted to break down because again, he did what our dad used to.

“I’ll take that for now but remember what I said. The best of me is you and Golden. Love you brother.”

“I love you too.”

When he closed the door, I put the towel on the nightstand and laid back down. His words meant everything to me, and it got me emotional. As my tears fell, I wanted to go out and admit to him and Golden my secrets.

But I just cried and swallowed my truth, I put my childhood blanket on top of my face, and the smell helped me fall back to sleep.

**

Madrid, Spain Sixteen hours later

“We should have asked for more money.” I said while I flew the drone way over the Perez’s mansion.

We had the best high-end technology that we got from overseas. This drone was small and had a very good body heat camera on it. That way we could count how many people were on the property. The three of us were wearing all-black, hiding on the grass covered hill behind the mansion.

“I count six guards, the house in the back must be where the help stays because I see five people entered it at the same time. The siblings are in their bedrooms. Don Bacallao was right. Their kids are not at home.” Greek alerted us while he looked at the mini screen that showed the drone’s camera footage.

“Good because I wasn’t in the mood to kill any kids. At least not this trip.” Golden added. He unzipped the black duffle bag and started assembling our guns.

Unfortunately, our job has consisted of us going on a killing spree and kids have been involved. Golden was more open to doing that, so we gladly let him do the honors. Any job that requires that always had something to do with the mob/mafia.

Or revenge from a person whose child was killed by someone else. Those hired hits are heavy on me sometimes but it’s what happens in this twisted world. It had to make sense to us for us to take the job.

Involving kids was the only job that we did not take lightly. It took time for us to investigate the reason and make sure no lies were told.

“A’ight, we all set, let’s get to it.” Greek put the mini screen in the duffle bag.

I got the drone back in my possession and disassembled it. Once that was done it was time for us to put our silencers on our guns and make sure they were in our waist. Me and Golden put our book bags on. Greek put the duffle bag on his back.

Then Golden handed us the dart guns. Each carried two cartilages full of high dosages of botulinum toxin. When injected death comes within two minutes.

“We all good?” Greek checked on me and Golden.

After we gave him the ‘okay’ it was time for us to move in. The good thing about this job was the grounds had no cameras. That was going to make the entry easier. There was a guard at the gate. Greek gave the signal for me to take the first out of six out.

I aimed at my dart gun and waited for the guard to get in perfect sight. Once he did, I pulled the trigger and he went down like a drunk horse. In seconds, he started shaking and foam came out of his mouth.

Golden knew how to manage tech, so he manipulated the keypad and got us in. We moved around the property like the wind in the night. The dark spots were the ones we stayed in so we could remain invisible.

Greek took out two other guards, and their reaction was the same as the first one. There were four more and they were inside the home. The side door was open for the guards that were outside to enter. We went in that way and as soon as we entered, a guard spotted us.

Golden then shot him before he could make noise. I went and moved his body from the hallway so he wouldn’t be seen. The last three guards were somewhere in the house, but we agreed not to separate until we got all six.

“You hear that?” Golden whispered to us.

There were footsteps coming then the guard Greek just killed walkie talkie was going off.