"Hey! Bakit ngayon ka lang bumaba?! Today's your first day so don't ruin the people's first impression of you! Alam mo namang may iniingatan tayong pangalan! You're always a shame to this family!" Kakababa ko pa lang bago kumain pero eto agad ang bungad sa'kin ni Mom. But it's fine, sanay na 'ko. I've always been a shame to this family, that's what they always tell me.
Hindi ko nalang siya pinansin at umirap ng patago habang bumababa sa hagdan. Today's my first day in my new school, what's the name of it again? Uhh, Dete-something University. Ugh, whatever. Like I care. Pang-ilang school ko na ba 'to? I lost count. Well, I'm always transferring schools every semester. It's a fact.
By the way, let me introduce myself. My name is Irene Eushia Adler. Funny how my name is the same with a character in Sherlock Holmes. Irene Adler. But let me tell you another fact about me, I hate being called Irene because it's too common. Eushia's fine but you can also call me Snow. It's not even included in my name pero 'yun ang nickname ko sa lahat. They all call me Snow dahil daw bagay sa'kin, cold yet beautiful. And it's also because of my hair, it's white. Pero syempre, only close people knows that. Lagi akong nagkukulay ng itim para hindi agaw pansin. God knows how much I hate attention.
And oh, I'm 17 years old. My dream? Hmm, lemme think. Oh, 'di na pala kailangan 'cause I don't have a dream. But my hobbies? Reading and investigating. And it's good dahil narinig ko na para sa mga gustong maging detectives ang school na 'yon. At mas maganda dahil hindi na all girl's school ang papasukan ko. Err, the environment's really suffocating inside those scools.
"Ano? Tutunganga ka nalang ba dyan? Bilisan mo nga! Kahit kailan ka talaga. When are you gonna change huh?! I'm glad that university is a dorm-school and I'm not gonna see your face for a while!" Sigaw nanaman ni Mom. Tss, I didn't even notice that I was blankly staring on the floor. Buti nalang at wala si Dad, kundi baka pulang-pula na ang tenga ko dahil sa pagpingot niya. Tss.
"Ang serial killer na kinatatakutan ng lahat ay nahuli na ng pulisya sa tulong ng mga misteryosong imbestigador. Ayon sa Pamunuan ng mga Pulisya ay matagal na raw nilang sinusubukang hulihin ang hindi kilalang serial killer na kumitil na ng mahigit limampung buhay sa pinaka-brutal na paraan ngunit palagi raw silang bigo.
Kanina lamang, habang nasa gitna ng imbestigasyon ang mga pulisya, bigla nalang raw may dumating na mga taong naka-itim at tinulungan sila sa paghahanap sa naturang killer.
Sa tulong nila, nakilala ang serial killer bilang si Von Bucks na isa palang sikat na surgeon ng isang kilalang ospital sa bansa.
Labis ang pasasalamat ng mga mamamayan at binansagan na bayani ang mga misteryosong taong ito.
Nag-uulat, Annie Cruz."
Oh, nahuli na pala ang walang-hiyang 'yon. He killed about 57 people in the most brutal way. I'm telling you. Their stomachs were cut open, their throat was slit, their teeth removed, and so on.
Lumabas na ako ng mansyon dala-dala ang tatlong maleta ko. One for the shirts, shorts, pants, undergarments and such, another one for my stuffs, and the other is for my books.
Sumakay na ako sa car at pinaandar na ni manong ang sasakyan. Habang umaandar ang kotse ay sumilip muna ako sa labas ng bintana para kung sakaling ayaw ko man sa school na 'yon, alam ko ang daan pauwi. I have a photographic memory so it won't be a problem.
How did I have it? Well, because of an accident I cannot remember. All I know was when I wake up in a hospital na may benda sa ulo. It got hit for sure. Funny how I have a photographic memory yet I can't remember the accident that sent me to the hospital and made me stay there for a couple of weeks.
Wala naman akong nakikitang kakaiba sa labas dahil puro puno lang naman ang dinadaanan namin. I guess we're inside a forest. Pero paano nalaman ni manong ang ganitong lugar? I looked infront and saw the face of the driver through the mirror. Sh*t! It's not manong, it's my dad! Kaya pala wala siya kanina.
But why is he driving me to school? Hah, may lagnat siguro siya.
Hindi ko nalang siya pinansin at tumingin ulit sa labas ng bintana.
Wait—- kanina puro puno ang dinadaanan namin, paanong nagkaron ng open field sa gubat?
"We're here." Tipid na sabi ni dad that made me confused. Huh? Paanong nandito na kami? Eh open field lang ang nandito, wala namang school. Hah! Pinapagtripan ba nila 'ko? Ito na ba ang parusa ko for bringing shame to our family? Pinapalayas na ba nila 'ko?
"Don't think of useless things. Bumaba ka na at may dadating diyan na susundo sa'yo at ihahatid ka sa school. Hindi pwedeng makalagpas dito ang hindi naman doon nag-aaral o nagtuturo at ang estudyante lang ang pwedeng pumasok unless may importanteng event na kailangan ang guardian. So get out if you don't want to have red ears." Mahabang litanya ni dad. He only speak this long when he's serious so I better obey him or else my ears will be teared off. The thought of me having no ears is enough to send chills to my spine and to make me shiver. Geez.
Bumaba na 'ko kasama ang tatlo kong maleta at umalis na din si dad. Glad he can't read my mind because I mistook him for our family driver. Why didn't I even pay attention?
May dumating na limousine at huminto sa harap ko. Ito na ba 'yung sundong sinasabi niya? Wow ha, ang sosyal naman ng school na 'to. Limousine pa ang sundo.
Bumukas ang pinto kaya papasok na sana ako pero lumabas dito ang isang matangkad na lalaki, based on my calculations, he's the same age as mine. He has a good shape, so I think he's working out. A messy hair, gusot na polo, unzipped pants—- geez. I looked away.
If I'm not wrong, he's in a rush to go here. He woke up late and didn't have time to ready his self. He only had a sandwich and a coffee for breakfast befor going here. How'd I know? Well, gusot na polo at pants na nakabukas ang zipper would be my basis for him waking up late and the coffee and ketchup stain in his sleeves told me that he had coffee and sandwich for a breakfast.
"Nice deduction. You're right though." Nakangiting sabi nito.
"You can read minds?" Nagtatakang tanong ko. How did he know that I was examining him?
"Not really. You were murmuring those things so yeah." Nakangiti pa ding sagot niya. He seems to be the friendly type of guy. Wait, so I was murmuring those things unconsciously? Gosh, nakakahiya! I better seal my mouth so I won't murmur some useless things.
"So, you're a new teacher?"
"What? Do I look like a teacher? I'm still young and being a teacher is not my dream. I'm a transferee." Tss. How dare he call me a teacher? I'm too young to work!
Bakas ang gulat sa mukha nito na ipinagtaka ko. Bakit? Ngayon lang ba siya nakakita ng transferee?
"A t-transferee? Hahahahaha! You nearly made me believe you. Miss, we don't accept students below and above 5 years old. You don't look like a 5 year old kid so hindi mo 'ko maloloko." Tumatawang sabi nito. What is he saying? What kind of school is this?
"I'm not joking, mister. I really am a student—-"
"Oh mga bata, mamaya na kayo mag-usap. Pumasok na kayo sa loob dahil magbubukas na ang gates ng Deteria High sa loob ng limang minuto." I didn't even notice that the driver got out of the limousine. That shocked me.
Nagkibit-balikat nalang ako at pumasok sa loob. Tinignan ko sa mata 'yung lalaking kausap ko kanina.
"I'll prove to you that I'm really a transferee-student." Sabi ko dito. Nag-okay sign lang siya na para bang hindi naniniwala sa sinasabi ko. This man, really!
Umandar na ang sinasakyan namin at sa loob lang ng tatlong minuto ay nasa isang mataas na parte na kami ng lugar na 'to. It's a big cliff. I can see the school from here, but the gate in front of me is forbidding me to take a good look. Pero wait, a school at a cliff? Isn't it dangerous? Hmm, this school seems familiar.
Bumukas na ang gate at tumambad sa'min ang madaming estudyante, teachers, and the headmaster. Ohh.
A smirk started to form on my lips when I noticed what school I entered. Kaya pala familiar. This is going to be fun.
"Welcome to Deteria High!"
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Deteria High
غموض / الإثارةDeteria High is a strict school with high-security to ensure the safety of the students because they are not just students, they're beyond ordinary. This school is not popular, because it's hidden from the society to keep the students safe. Kids who...
