"What the fuck is taking so long?" Hector asked, stressed as fuck because they could hear all the shots, all the explosions, but still they needed to stay calm and wait.
"It's all about timing." Ramirez said as he sat beside Hector. "We need to believe in each other and the plan."
"Still, it takes longer than expected. Who knows if Marco already reached out to someone to call backup? Then the plan is worth nothing." Hector said, because well, it was true. They didn't know who Marco was working with, who could be his allies or partners.
"True." Ramirez sighed as he looked out the window. "Back in the military, we had a saying for situations like this." He looked back at Hector. "You know, we were trained not just physically but mentally too, how to handle the brutality that comes our way, and how to pull the trigger without any thought or morality." He stopped a little as he looked into Hector's eyes and thought about how to actually say it.
"What is it?"