Between Guns and Roses

Old Friend

At the house owned by Antonio's family, Anna and Natasha were chatting together in the living room while enjoying a snack and watching television.

"Anna, how was your mission all along? Are you having trouble?" natasha asked Anna who looked serious staring at the television screen.

"How is it? It seems to be safe until now, even though I almost died. However, thanks to her quickness I was able to survive," Anna replied with a radiant face while recalling Antonio's face in her mind.

"Yes, I heard the news from the association, and I was shocked to learn that you were in a critical condition" Natasha said.

"How long did I get word that you're cured" he added.

Anna and Natasha are two very close friends, they know each other when they first enter the association. The cohesiveness and cooperation between them is intertwined because of the many missions they often live.

The Russian branch association is different from other branch associations. In Russia, one team can contain 2 to 4 people. One type of strategy can set 3 or 2 people execution type. Very different from Pedro's team from headquarters in Mexico, they are only filled by 2 people, namely one member of the strategy type and one member of the execution.

Anna and Natasha's team only contains 3 people, it is because of Anna's ability is quite qualified. Although he is the type of execution, but sometimes he always improvises like Antonio who is in Pedro's team.

"Thank you for worrying about me" Anna said in response to Natasha's concerns.

Not long heard the incoming call from Natasha's cell phone.

The crane! The crane!

The woman rushed to the table where her phone was lying. Then take that call.

Anna, who was sitting in a chair, was watching her partner's behavior, her eyes following where Natasha was walking while calling.

"Call from whom?" asked Anna when she saw the look on Natasha's face that looked disappointed after just answering a relatively short phone call.

"Association," replied Natasha short.

"Huh?! What's up?!" asked Anna astonished.

"They asked me to come back, there's a new case for me" replied Natasha, bowing her face.

"Aren't they telling you to help me?! Why did they suddenly tell you to come back?!" Anna asked again, frowning and feeling increasingly clueless.

"Hmm .. I don't know ..." replied Natasha with a short sigh.

The woman does not know if Pedro has confirmed Antonio's health to the association's top brass, thus making Antonio return to the mission and forcing Natasha to be repatriated.

"Here you go, whatever it is you have to take it with a graceful chest," said Anna, calming down as she rubbed Natasha's shoulder, who was sitting next to her.

Natasha feels very disappointed when she learns that the mission for her has been canceled. Though he really wanted to go on a mission with Anna, although in the end his desire had to run aground.

"Yes I understand, maybe I need more there" said Natasha.

Anna did not answer anything, she just looked at the television screen that is now airing music shows. His head was seen nodding small as the rhythm of music coming out of the television speakers.

***

Meanwhile, at Acquolina Cafe, Antonio seemed to nod after hearing Pedro's wife who was now sitting in his work chair. The two of them were discussing a strategy to restart the mission that had been delayed.

"Do you understand?" pedro asked Antonio who was sipping coffee while sitting in the chair they used to sit in.

"Yes," replied Antonio short.

"The guard at Black Shadow headquarters is very strict, but I'm sure we will have no trouble infiltrating it" Pedro reminded.

"Hopefully, I don't want to waste any more time. We have to get it over with" Antonio replied enthusiastically.

Pedro smiled as he gave the thumbs of his right hand to Antonio, signalling his agreement with the spirit of his co-workers.

"They've been killed, they should be weak now" Antonio said.

"Don't be rash! I heard the Asians came to their headquarters to train and educate Pablo's men. It's possible that they have become stronger now" said Pedro.

Pedro then sipped a glass of coffee for a moment.

"Optimist and confident is necessary, just that you should not be careless and act as you like," he said as he put the coffee glass he just gulped.

"Yes I understand" replied Antonio briefly

"Then I go home first" he added.

Then Antonio got up and nodded his head towards Pedro who was only met with a thumbs up by Pedro the type of strategy. After that Antonio then rushed out of the cafe, heading to the car park.

But when he arrived at the parking lot he was stunned again, he then remembered that his car had been brought home by Anna.

"Gosh, I forgot," he murmured while patting the eel.

Then he went into the cafe and went back to meet Pedro in his study.

"Hahahaha, I expected," Pedro said as he watched Antonio re-enter his room.

"Your carelessness can't be eliminated, or, it seems, it can't be eliminated" he told Antonio.

Antonio only let out a long sigh when he heard the words of his co-worker.

"Let me drive you home" said Pedro, rising and walking out.

Antonio just patted his eel, he already thought that Pedro was actually aware of his carelessness. However, Pedro deliberately let it go so that he could realize it himself.

"You want to drive?" pedro asked Antonio when they were both in front of Pedro's car.

"No" answered Antonio briefly.

"Oh .. okay ..." said Pedro briefly.

The two of them then boarded the car and drove to Antonio's house.

***

The atmosphere of the sky began to darken, a sign of the night will arrive. Anna and Natasha are seen cooking a meal for dinner.

"What are you doing?" natasha asked when she saw Anna frying something.

"It's like corn, a real food from Indonesia" Anna replied.

"Where do you know?" Natasha asked again.

"Someone who helped Antonio, he taught me how to make Indonesian food" Anna replied.

"Actually at that time he taught me how to make vegetable bakwan. But he also said that not only vegetables, but corn can also be if we cook using wheat flour dough," he explained to Natasha.

"Oh ... like that? Can I try it?" natasha asked when she saw the cornbasket that was still in the frying pan.

"May, but then yes, it's not ripe yet" replied Anna.

For Natasha who has never known Indonesian cuisine, bakwan maize is a strange thing. So he was curious to taste the food.

But not how long was heard the roar of the car engine that stopped right in front of the house they currently occupy.

"Who is that?" ask Anna to Natasha.

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