The new semester opens with a bang that shocks the four Houses of QED University, an exclusive school for promising students of the science of deduction and art of detection.
The Holmesian Harriet Harrison never thought that the day would come when...
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HARRIET
LIFE IN the university doesn't revolve between Houses Holmes and Moriarty only. May dalawa pang Houses na kasali sa structure ng school: ang Houses Watson at Adler.
Students wearing yellow vests are the Watsonians, named after Sherlock Holmes's loyal friend and biographer Dr. John Watson. Sa lahat ng mga estudyante dito sa Class 2-A, sila ang mahilig sa analysis, partikular sa codes. Ginagawa yata nilang breakfast at dinner ang pag-aaral sa mga cipher kaya sa isang tingin lang, kaya na nilang malaman kung paano ika-crack ito.
"Maybe they used the Bacon cipher? That would explain the structure," sabi ng babaeng may highlights ang mahabang buhok at nakasuot ng salamin. "Look, compared sa ibang codes na ginamit, 'yan lang ang nag-match."
"I don't think so. Posibleng pinagmumukha nila 'yang Bacon cipher para malito tayo," sagot ng lalaking nakatayo at mukhang malalim ang iniisip. "They used that tactic before, they might have used it again. What do you think, Mina?"
Nag-type sa iPad ang kasama nilang babae na nakasalamin din, may mahabang buhok at natatakpan ng bangs ang noo. She then showed them a series of dots and dashes. Nang mabasa 'yon ng dalawa niyang kasama, napatango sila't nagpatuloy sa kung anuman ang pinag-uusapan nila.
Wilhelmina Williams a.k.a. "Mina" stands out in our class. Her way of communicating with her peers and classmates was unique in its own way. Hindi mo siya maririnig na magsalita. Kung kakausapin mo siya, she would reply through her iPad na lagi niyang dala-dala. At kapag sumagot siya sa sa 'yo, you have to crack it because she only communicates via Morse code.
Yeah, she's unique but equally brilliant.
Meanwhile, students wearing green sweatshirts are the Adlerians, named after the woman who beat Sherlock Holmes—Irene Adler. They are known for their superb acting and disguise skills. Sa sobrang galing umarte, hindi mo na alam kung nagpapakatotoo pa ba sila o hindi.
Perhaps their best representative in our class is Aiden Alterra—the self-proclaimed handsome guy with messy, blonde hair. He's also annoying, if I may add. He's beauty, brains and brawn, according to some.
Siya raw ang crush ng bayan. Well, ang sarap kasing i-crush ng mukha niya.
Nagawi ang tingin ko sa direksyon niya at ng kasama niyang lalaki't babae. He was laughing with them, showing his sparkling white teeth. No matter how hard I look at Aiden, I couldn't imagine why girls fell for him.
Nataon naman na lumingon siya sa akin. He winked at me and flashed a smile.
Ugh! I averted my gaze as I felt goosebumps all over my body. Nagawa niyang patayuin ang mga balahibo ko sa isang kindat lang. How dare him! Did he think na madadaan niya ako sa pagpapa-cute niya?
"Congratulations, you have piqued the attention of our class' hearthrob," Locke said lazily. He was turning the pages of his notes on cryptography. "Your name has been probably written in the list of school girls he wanna date."
