Detective Buddies

Chapter 19: Bonding with Cousins.

Aiven Sherwood

"Little kiddo, come join me."

Why am I here? This is just a dream, I need to wake up. I gulped, I felt my sweats on my forehead while looking at the woman. She's wearing a devilish smirk that I don't want to see.

"Come here little Ruzzo, let's have some fun tonight."

I shook my head. I tried to call Mom and Dad but no response. I tried calling Kuya Zeus and Kuya Dayday but they didn't come. I started shaking when she started to walk towards me and I couldn't do anything but cry. Atras ako nang atras. I don't know what to do! She's evil!

"Little Ruzzo…"

I can't do anything but shout for help. I don't deserve this, I'm just an eight years old kid! Why am I experiencing this?! Please wake up Aiven, damn wake up!

"If I can't have your father, I'll just get you away from them to make them suffer."

"NO!!"

I opened my eyes, napabangon ako habang tumutulo ang luha ko. Hinihingal at pawisan kong nilibot ang tingin sa paligid. It's dark, it's so dark. I started to cry and shake.

"V-Vivienne," I muttered and tried to stand up.

I felt something was on my head and hands but I didn't mind it. I want to get away from here. Mas lalo akong nanginig at napaiyak when I felt someone behind me.

Kinapa-kapa ko ang pader and when I already felt the lights switch, wala na akong sinayang at binuksan na ang ilaw. I sighed heavily and wiped my tears. I gritted my teeth and clenched my fist. Why can't I just forget that past?! She's gone now, Aiven, so stop acting like a child always crying when it's dark!

I looked around, my mouth hung open a bit when I saw the ceilings and also the walls. May mga maliliit na stars na nakadikit. Of course it's a toy star. My forehead creased and walked towards the pictures on the wall. Napatitig ako sa mga pictures, it was Vivienne.

"Beautiful," I muttered while staring at her picture.

She's smiling at the picture while holding a cotton candy on her right hand. I smiled while staring at her cute smile. She's so beautiful yet so dangerous.

Kinuha ko ang picture na iyon, I walked towards the bed but I stopped when I saw Vivienne laying down on the other bed. May isa pa palang higaan at hindi ko iyon napansin. I hid the picture of her on my pillow, naglakad ako palapit sa kaniya at umupo sa tabi ng bed niya.

Obviously, this is her room. Her room were full of a toy star, siguro umiilaw ang mga star na 'yon kapag madilim. Hindi ko napansin kanina dahil sa takot. I sighed and stared at her face. I couldn't help but chuckle when I saw how she frowned while still sleeping. Is she dreaming?

May benda sa ulo niya kaya napatigil ako sa pagtawa. I touched my head and may benda rin akong nakapa. Hindi ko iyon pinansin at tumitig kay Vivienne ko. I held her hands and softly caressed it.

Naghihinala na siya sa akin, but I won't do anything just to make her believe me. I'll let her investigate me, hindi ako gagawa ng paraan para hindi siya maghinala sa akin. Why would I do that? Eh nagsasabi naman ako ng totoo kaya bakit pa ako gagawa ng paraan para paniwalaan niya ako? And she's Vivienne Mstrielie Martinez, she can do everything and I believe in her.

I know she won't accuse a person without evidence. She's a woman and I'm a man but, lahat ng hindi ko kayang gawin ay nagagawa niya. She always amazes me.

But hindi ko siya nagustuhan or minahal nang dahil na-amaze niya ako. That's the case that I can't solve, why do I love her? Why do I like her? There's so many girls–women in the world but sa kaniya ako nahulog.