Seventh Agent (Tantei High)

Thirty-Seven

Back to the old UD sched. School started na eh.

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Akemi's Point of View:

"I'm Ariel Diaz. The seventh one."

Hindi pa din ako makapaniwala. I have a sibling. Akala ko it's impossible to have one, pero here she is now. We both look a like, but people can tell who she is from me. And from what I'm seeing, Papa never expected to have another child, he's beyond happy. This is so mindblowing.

"W-where have you been?" nauutal pa din magtanong si Papa. He's still in the state of shock, "And, kayong dala ni.. ni Akemi, you're both the same age. That means.."

Tumango si Ariel and looked at me, medyo naiilang pa rin ako sa kanya dahil nakikita ko ang sarili ko but with a different aura. She's not just my sibling, she's my twin. But, many questions are running in my mind, bakit ngayon lang? Bakit ngayon lang siya nagpakita? And how did she find Tantei High? I want to ask her, but I can't quite find the rights words.

"I, I had dreams. Every single night, sunod-sunod na parang nanunuod ako ng teleserye pero buhay ko ang pinapalabas doon. It was fascinating and surreal. Like, who would imagine me wuth super powers?" tumawa pa siya ng mahina in disbelief, "But guess what, nothing is really impossible. I found a device, in our house."

Matapos niyang sabihin yun ay kinuha niya yung bag niya at may kinalkal doon. Lahat kami nakanganga at abang na abang sa sasabihin niya. We're sooo curious. And mindblown, too. Matapos ang ilang minutes, she lifted a time capsule from her bag at sinaksak ito sa computer na nasa desk ni Papa.

A folder popped up at binuksan namin yun. Then, there it was. The picture from the History book, yung dating Great Seven. And the article about it. When she flipped, I found something very na hindi ko aakalain na meron siya. Now, all the doubts are gone.. all gone.

Picture nila Mama at Papa nung ka-age pa lang namin sila.

"I lost this picture." sabi ni Papa at hinawakan yung screen ng computer, "A few weeks ago."

Tumawa si Ariel ng mahina, "Buti nalang po at may copy ako, Papa."

Ngumiti si Papa at brinush yung buhok niya pataas. He can't believe it. Cli-nick niya pa yung next page at may map kung saan makikita yung Tantei High. Paano niya nakuha ito from their house?

"Sabi ni Mama, when she found me at our front doorstep, may nakita na siyang nakasabit sa leeg ko. And it was that time capsule."

"You can read closed minds?" tanong ko bigla.

"Hindi, Akemi, you're just too transparent," ngumiti siya sa akin. "But I'm working on it."

Right. There goes that you're just too transparent line again. Sinabi na din sa akin yan ni Hiro. I'm really clear as glass and an open book, huh? Dapat baguhin ko yun. Should I do a poker face like Hiro para hindi na mabasa yung isip ko at expressions ko? Eh, bakit si Akane? She's lively, pero hindi siya transparent. May tutorial ba kung paano hindi maging transparent sa Youtube?

I really need it right now.

"I have a lot of questions to ask about myself, pero sa tingin ko hindi niyo din alam." she smiled and took a bite of her meal.

Yes Ariel, no one really knows.

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A lot of questions are on my mind, too. From Ariel's guardian, should I find out more about her? I'm her sister anyway. Though, hindi ko alam kung tatawagin ko siyang ate or not. She's 3 months older than me. Naiilang pa din naman ako sa kanya since I'm not the social kind of person. But I don't know if I should really call her ate, since hindi niya din alam kung totoong birthdate niya ba yun.