WIPING OUT WOUNDS
4.

...—"I once admitted defeat for falling in love with you. Fall to pieces... Until then I realized that we can't be together!"—...

...Keanu Felton's...

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Keanu looked at the gloomy sky of the city from behind his car glass. Tonight was cold because it seemed like the overcast sky was going to drop rushing water. Deciding to close the glass next to him, he has now refocused his tablet on the passenger seat.

Reports from his men for today are chaotic. His presence was started by the police. That means Keanu has to re-strategize to move to this city... Just like before. He did not want the police to know where he and his men were, and then languished in prison for life. Nah!

There's still so much Keanu has to do. Revenge to complete the will of the late father. And meet the woman...

"Sir, we have to go to the warehouse to check the inventory. There our men were waiting before sending him to the port." exclaimed Rommy, the man who drove his sedan quietly.

Another of Keanu's looks was dressed formally in a black suit and a neat white shirt. Rommy looks like a bodyguard with a scary face. It seems that the man was indeed born to be a rogue figure in order to protect the master, Keanu.

"Warehouse? You've made sure no one's after us there?" asked Keanu while frowning deeply. He simply did not want his enemies to secretly stalk them.

Rommy nodded steadily. "I've sent some people to stand guard from yesterday. Don't worry!" yells. "We're just waiting for you to approve the shipment. The rest will be taken care of by our men."

Keanu nodded steadily. "alright. I trust you. We'll just go there. Then take me home."

Rommy glanced at Keanu from the middle spy. "Go home?! Tumben once you want to go home." asked Rommy because usually Keanu would rather be in his office, in a factory, warehouse, or anywhere as long as it is not home.

Keanu smiled obliquely. "You know, Rom... Sometimes I feel tired. I also want to rest like everyone else." he almost whispered.

Rommy understands. Being Keanu is not easy. He had to sacrifice many things in order to complete his revenge to finish off the father's killer. Including love...

"Sir, are you going to end all this work once your mission is complete? Do you want to find the life you're really looking for?"

Keanu's hand stopped in midair. He no longer presses the static screens that make his head dizzy. Suddenly, he turned off the tablet. Then look towards the quiet streets. There was a ridiculous amount of hope coming to his mind. "If only... Yeah, I want to end it!" exterminator.

And find true love with him... Inner Keanu.

Along the way, Keanu can only daydream. Thinking about his work, his past, and returning to this city is not the best option. He once left this city, went to various places around the world to launch his action. Why does this city have to go back?

A city reminiscent of her innocent teenage years together with the bravest girl she has ever seen and loved in a lifetime. Suddenly Keanu wondered, does the girl still exist? Is he still as brave as before? And is there still a chance for him to come back with her given how evil Keanu was for leaving that woman first?

How's things... Is he okay and able to move on with his life while Keanu can only be glued to the shadows of the past?

"Sir, we've arrived." exclaimed Rommy telling Keanu, ripping the man out of his long daydream.

"Ah, yes. Comeondown!" he said after rubbing his lethargic face.

As Rommy explains, Keanu's gaze accidentally captures a shadow on the roof of the warehouse. A woman was standing there noticing what. Keanu rounded his eyes when the woman seemed to be suicidal.

Keanu. He must have seen a ghost. Where are there women on the roof of that tall building these nights? No wonder, his bodyguards always choose a quiet place away from the settlement to avoid public suspicion so that the police do not track his whereabouts easily. It's worth it if the place is gloomy, haunted, or whatever it is. Everything did not make Keanu afraid or even doubt. He can even feel calm. Humans are more scary than ghosts.

But...

Keanu squinted his gaze. His chest pinched when the woman's face looked faint. He was sure it wasn't a ghost. Slowly, the woman's hand was raised. As if preparing to slide.

Am I seeing a ghost? But why does her face look so much like my woman? How can I hallucinate at this time?

Keanu was sure his view was not wrong. He must have seen a human and not a ghost. But why is he there? What's he doing?

"Sir, are you okay?" ask Rommy.

Keanu did not answer. He quickly ran, climbing the outer stairs to the roof with all the speed he had. Rommy's chasing. But the fact that the boss is faster than himself makes him wonder what really happened.

Keanu stopped at the end of the stairs. His breathing is irregular. His chest wanted to explode. Just a split second when the woman wanted to jump, Keanu caught her waist. Twist it backwards until it is bent. Pulling that tiny body to tumble backwards. With the precision that he has.

"Well..."

"Geez!!!" lirih Keanu when he felt the tip of his elbow pain due to hitting a hard surface. In a matter of seconds he felt his suit wet with blood. But instead of looking at her situation, she asked the woman. "You... Fine sa—"

The sentence was not concluded when his eyes looked at the eyes of almonds that he had longed for all night for the past ten years. His longing was puffed up when he saw the same figure as the more mature face figure this second.

"You.." the woman's great-grandson quietly.

"You..." Keanu tried to shake off the thought of hugging the woman in such a difficult situation. He opened his mouth. Spelling a name that he had barely dared to say. The name he buried in memory of the memories he could only pray for in his evening. Her...

"Andrea..."

"Kean?! What are you doing here?" ask Andrea slowly. Still as surprised as Keanu who was speechless.

"You... You okay?" ask Keanu again. He was just trying to make sure that the woman in front of him wasn't hurt.

Did you miss me? How's it going? Why are you here?

"Boss? Did you just catch a spy?!" sergeant Rommy. In a matter of seconds, his party of men had already approached towards them while brandishing a gun on standby.

Shit man!!!

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