Detective Rivalry

Chapter 15: Assistance

Felicine

"So about last week, yung something na bombing case. Nasaan ka noon? Tsaka narinig kong sinigaw nung gwapong detective yung pangalan mo. Paano kayo nagkakilala and bakit parang close kayo?" salubong na tanong sa akin ni Adrianna nang makaupo na ako sa aking upuan.

The one week suspension of classes is already over. Cali informed me that there will be people, aside from the police and us, will give their hands to us. Assistance for short.

As for the school administration, inspector already gave them a brief explanation about what's happening and they offered him in return the said assistance.

After hearing from inspector that there will be more people joining us in investigating, Eudayme was happy but Cali seemed to be annoyed by it. I wonder why?

"Huy Feli!" I flinched when somebody whispered to my left ear. "Yung mga tanong ko hindi mo pa sinasagot." I saw Adrianna pouting, looking at me. Her glasses is reflecting the light coming from the outside that made me can't see her eyes.

"Ano nga yung tanong mo?" tanong ko sa kanya dahilan para ikrus niya ang kanyang mga braso.

"Ulitin ko ah, tsaka MGA tanong." She said emphasizing the word mga.

"Nasaan ka lastweek nung nangyari yung bombing incident tapos bakit narinig kong sinigaw nung gwapong detective yung pangalan mo? Close ba kayo?" She asked slowly, saying the word one by one.

"Somewhere around the earth." Ayokong isabi sa kanya kung ano ba talaga ang nangyari.  "Nagpaalam naman ako sayo na may emergency ako last week, hindi ba? Teka nga! Sumigaw ba talaga siya?" I asked in amusement.

It doesn't sound like him, why would he do that? I mean, hindi naman masama na sumigaw siya pero kasi it's unusual for him to do such thing, he's the kind of person who does not care about the condition of others.

"Yup!" Adrianna answered.

"I did not know." Ang tangi kong nasabi sa kanya.

"Meron pa! Close ba kayo? And why?" She added.

"Uhm.."

Bigla naman siyang napatakip ng bibig at nanlaki ang kanyang mata. "Don't tell me na may kayo? O M G!" bigla naman siyang tumayo, handang isigaw ang kung ano man ang pinag-usapan namin ngayon.

"Guys!" tawag niya sa iba naming kaklase. Kinakabahan at nahihiya ako sa ginagawa niya. "Alam niyo ba? Si Fe-" agad ko siyang hinila at tinakpan ang kanyang madaldal na bibig.

"Adrianna, wala akong sinasabing ganyan ah. Hindi ko pa nga sinasabi yung sagot ko eh." Sabi ko sa kanya. Tinanggal naman niya ang aking kamay na nakatakip sa kanyang bibig.

"Eh ano pala?" tanong niya sa akin at lumapit pa ng kaunti, dalawang dangkal na lang ang natitira at magdidikit na ang aming noo.

I pushed her in the forehead using may palm slowly. "Same lang kami ng apartment na pinagtutuluyan. Yun lang." I said.

"Bakit kayo close?" She asked, her eyes are locked to mine as if she's interrogating me to something serious.

"Ano, uhm. How do I say this. Its ah, you see..."

"What? I'm all ears Feli~"

"He asked me before to accompany him everytime there's an investigation he's involved." I answered fast and straight. She was dumbfounded for a minute but was replaced by an amazed one.

"So you're a detective too? Cool~" she remarked with her eyes twinkling and slowly nodding.

The bell suddenly rang indicating that classes will start. Adrianna, after hearing the bell returned to her seat.