VENGEANCE

TWENTY-EIGHT

And I can't argue. Kahit na ako naman ay sinisisi ang sarili ko.

"You all should become more aware of your classmates. Magkakasama kayo sa iisang classroom. Watch how they act and ask them if they are not okay. Because I am telling you, each one of you is suffering everyday, magkakaiba lang ng degree."

Sobrang lungkot ng boses ni Ma'am Jenessa habang sinasabi iyon.

"If you think it's cool if you don't care about others, then you are wrong. Caring for others is the coolest thing ever. Because caring is being kind. And being kind is being human."

Iyon ang huling mga katagang sinabi niya bago kami iwanan.

Isinama niya rin si Luhence sa paglabas niya. At pagbalik ni Luhence ay isa isa na niya kaming pinapila.

Tumayo ako sa unahan. I want to know the details why they are doing this investigation.

Ang akala ko kasi ang isinarado na ang kaso as attempted suicide.

Pagkapasok na pagkapasok ko sa loob ng gymnasium kung saan gaganapin ang pagtatanong ay sinalubong ako ng ngiti ng isang lalaking Detective na mukhang nasa 30's pa lamang. Mayroon din siyang kasama na babae na mukha namang mas bata sa kaniya. 20's probably.

"You are Elixxir Louisiana right? I didn't expect you to come first."

Hindi ko pinansin ang sinabi niya at kaagad na naupo sa bangkuan sa harapan niya.

I don't have energy to smile or greet anyone.

I went straight to the point.

"Can you tell me the details? Why are you doing this?"

Animo'y namangha sa akin ang babaeng iyon at inayos ang pagkakaupo niya. Habang ang lalaking Detective naman ay nagtas lamang ng kilay sa akin.

"Ofcourse, you are curious. But we can't give you the private informations we have because someone might manipulate it so that the truth can never be discovered. "

Sabi niya while looking at me intently.

It's as if he is waiting for me to react in some kind of way.

"I'll help you."

Sabi ko sa kaniya.

"Just tell me, and I'll help you. No one knows everyone in our classroom better than me. I can stay here and detect if they are lying."

"What do you think you are? A lie detector?"

"I can be."

Mabilis na sagot ko sa kaniya.

There was silence between us before he sigh and told the grl beside her to explain to me what is happening.

"She said that this case might be a murder case. Since someone tipped the police that the students are being bullied in Vienna Carteres High. And the main suspects are The Royals."

Us.

Sabay sabay na napamura ang mga kasama ko matapos na marinig iyon.

"Do you really think that someone– from The Royals– killed her?"

Tanong ni Kinsrae sa akin.

"Did you not do it?"

Balik na tanong ko sa kanila.

"What are you saying."

Bulalas ni Kinsrae matapos kong itanong iyon.

Kanina sa gymnasium, habang pinapanood ko siya ay napansin ko na sobra sobra ang takot niya at napapayakap pa sa sarili.