Gifted (part 01)

02 February,2028 

This day can get no worse than this....Or can it? This place of mine reeks of smoke, nicotine, alcohol, and my meds. Paracetamols can be really strong to put you to sleep in minutes. The bleeding on my cheek is coagulated. But my head still throbbs from the jump off the building. The shake from my spear getting stuck in between the walls gave a painstaking jolt. Normally, if i were just like any ordinary guy, both my arms would get dislocated. But, i am not an ordinary guy. People like you get to live one life. But i; i am living my second life...uhh.....call me lucky or liar or whatever. But, i am not alone. So don't be surprised. Is it fun to live a second life?? Hell yeah and heaven No.

But i can't say exactly what made me regret living a hard life like this, although i'm alive. And i'm lucky. I never expected to be reborn like this...

I need a cigar now...\(click\)...huh..whoooo\(smoking, exhales\). Ah!! It still burns if i try to smoke. Guess i'm very addicted. But, i'm not built for this shit. Okay, enough of this...i need to sleep. Sleep. It's so good to sleep..Sleeping beau....

'Ring..ring; ring...ring'. Damn!!! Who is calling at this hour. Boss?? Nahh..i can lay off. He probably forgot where he kept his pants. I'll call him after a good, good nap. 'Cancelled'

2 hours later.....

'Ding...dong; Ding...dong'

Ahh...who's here at this late of night? Guess it must be the milkman. I didn't pick my jar of milk today. The kid is so generous.

(Drop...click...pull. Door opens)

Ahh?? No one?? Those bloody kids down the hall really love playing pranks at this hour. I'll teach them a lesson first thing in the morning. (Closes door) Let's get back to the nap.(Turns back...shocked)

(Smack..smack..smack..smack) A guy in a black suit hits fists and slaps as if he is the world's karate champion. I can't see... I'm losing sense. He hit right in my forehead. Throbbing more severely. My body's running on alcohol. It's a mistake to not take any food at all. Glucose..if i had just some glucose. But, who is that guy? Seems familiar. How did he get in?

I can't stay up..but i have to. (Drops to the floor, losing vision clarity, fainting)

"Boss called you. You should've picked it up. You know he doesn't like slacking off." the guy says. So, he's boss's guy. A relief. Though i was getting kidnapped(closes sense...totally fainted)

2 hours later....

" Wake up you piece of nothing!!!"

Ahh?? What's going....on? (Observes surroundings after woken up) Oh...looks like this is judgement day. So it's Niko and Tars on duty today. It was probably Tars who smacked me before, guessing from his height. He's a jack of stealth. Would've paid a great assasin. Hold on...."Why am i is chains??!!"

"Shush!!! Keep it low will you? We had to bust our good night's sleep to get you here. And what was that drama again?? Slacking off...the usual." said Niko.

"You're not even on the scale of amateur when it comes to respect. What's got into you?? It was Mr. Doomsday calling you. You could've at least said you're tired" says Tars.

"So what?? I nedded a nap. And i got it. Thanks for bringing me here. You spared my taxi fee. We good??"

"Not quite." -Niko.

"So what else good enough came up that your Mr. Doomsday had to pick up his pants and get here??? Got a new runner or an actual killer machine on the loose?? I hope it's a Real Job this time."

"Nothing but an odd job for you" -Tars.

Both of them leave after unchaining me. Well, i can't violate a contract, can i? So, let's get this over with soon. This should be my 110th contract. Got two more years left. Then i can go back to my normal life. I hope so....

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