DETECTIVE FILES. File 1 (Published under PSICOM)

CHAPTER 49: TREACHEROUS

Chapter 49: Treacherous

AMBER SISON'S POV

Nagulat ako nang makita kong nakahandusay si Jeremy sa sahig. His head was bleeding as if he was hit with something hard. I was so worried kaya nais kong tumakbo palapit sa kanya but I saw Marion holding a gun. She flashed an evil smile on her lips. Did Marion hit Jeremy? I keep myself calm at mahinahong kinausap si Marion.

"Marion, si Jeremy! What happened?" I asked her. The truth is I'm so scared. One thing is for sure, dahil kami lamang ang naroon ay malamang si Marion ang may kagagawan ng nangyari kay Jeremy.

"Oh, Jeremy? He's lying cold on the ground," she said without any emotion. Kakaiba ang Marion na kaharap ko ngayon sa Marion na araw-araw kong kasama sa Bridle. This Marion here seems so dangerous. Is this really Marion? Unti-unti siyang lumapit sa akin habang hawak-hawak pa rin ang isang baril. Marion looks so dangerous in her long black gown and gun. Unti-unti akong napaatras dahil lumalapit siya sa akin.

"I-ikaw b-ba ang may gawa niyan kay Jeremy?" nauutal kong tanong. Bahagya niya itong sinulyapan bago muling tumingin sa akin.

"Yeah, that nerd is annoying. Isa pa ay ayaw ko ng audience the moment that I will kill you." Papatayin niya ako? Bakit? Ano ba ang kasalanan ko sa kanya?

"Marion, ibaba mo yan! Delikado yan," I'm trying to tame her. My God! How could she hold that gun in a way like she was just holding a pen? Tila madaling-madali lang sa kanya ang paghawak niyon.

"I really thought you're a cat Amber. You've got nine lives! Ilang beses na kitang pinagtangkaang patayin indirectly but I always failed. That's so bothersome. I have to give a code and cite Holmes' quotes just to plan your death ngunit palagi na lamang akong palpak. That's when I decided to kill you directly," she said.

Ibig sabihin siya si X?! But why? Bakit kailangan pa niyang mandamay ng iba?

"You're X?" halos hindi ko makapaniwalang tanong sa kanya.

"That's right. Nice to meet you, I'm X," she said and laughed like a maniac.

She's X? Pero hindi ba ay muntikan na siyang maging biktima ng unang beses na nagpadala ng notice sa akin si X? She and Jeremy were almost hit by that big flower pot!

"N-no. You're not X! Isa ka lamang sa mga nadamay ni X," I said stattering. No, Marion can't be X! Mabait si Marion. She's the happy-go-lucky girl that I've known in school. She can't be the cunning and evil X! It's impossible!

"That's part of the trick Amber," wika niya.

"Bakit Marion? Bakit?" tanong ko sa kanya. As far as I can remember, I haven't done any harm to her. Maayos ang pakikitungo naming dalawa sa isa't-isa tapos ngayon ay malalaman ko na lang na siya pala ang may kagagawan ng mga banta sa buhay ko. Idinamay pa niya si Ma'am Sera!

"Ibig bang sabihin ay ikaw din ang may kagagawan ng nangyari kay Ma'am Sera?"

She laughed evilly again. "Oh, that stupid chemist? Yeah, I shaved her hair. Pakialamera kasi."

"Why Marion? I thought we're friends?" tanong ko sa kanya. Other than fear, I also felt so angry. Hindi nakakatuwa ang ginawa ni Marion!

"Friends? Naririnig mo ba ang sarili mo? We can't be friends! Not even in hell!" she shouted at napapiksi ako. She's scary! This is not the Marion that I used to know!

"Ano bang kasalanan ko sayo? Why do you have to undergo so much trouble just to kill me?" sigaw ko sa kanya.

"It's because I HATE YOU! So much! I really hate you Amber to the point that I want you dead," lumapit siya sa akin at hinampas ang ulo ko gamit ang hawak niyang baril. I was caught off guard but I was still able to take a step backward. Tumama ang baril sa gilid ng ulo ko but I haven't lost my consciousness. Naramdaman ko na lang ang hapdi at ang pagpatak ng dugo sanhi ng sugat. Naalala ko ang sinabi sa akin ni Cooler.