DETECTIVE FILES. File 2 (COMPLETED)

CHAPTER 30: STRANGLED AND NAKED (Introduction)

Chapter 30: Strangled and Naked (Introduction Chapter)

"Good Morning!", masiglang bati ni Math sa akin and she kissed my cheeks. Nakasanayan na niyang gawin iyon but I never do the same. Kapag nakikita ko siya ay parang wala lamang. Siya lamang ang gumagawa niyon sa akin and even to Gray and Jeremy who always refuse. I sat on my spot, the one I had in Bridle.

Yup, balik Bridle na kaming dalawa ni Jeremy. Kahapon kami bumalik since our two-week stay at Athena has ended. After the event at the old mansion where we had a bad experience ay naging tahimik na ang lahat. We didn't reveal so much about the case at nanatiling tahimik lamang. Ang mga nalalabing araw namin doon ay simple lamang at balik sa klase na. No cases encountered at naging payapa. I have befriended some students but others especially girls, hated me. Tinawag pa nila akong malandi sa hate letter na natanggap ko. Ayon doon ay nilandi ko na raw si Gray, pati ba naman si Khael at Zywon? Uh, girls! I don't understand them! Hindi ko na lamang pinansin ang sulat na iyon, they're just some bunch of insecures who hated themselves because they can't be me na malapit sa mga gusto nila kaya ako ang napagdiskitahan.

Jeremy received many letters too. Unlike mine, his letters were of admiration and praises! Nakatanggap din siya ng sulat mula sa dati ng sumulat na si Mimosa, who said that he will know her soon kapag nagkalakas ng loob na itong magpakilala.

"Good morning too Math", wika ko sa kanya. Naupo ito sa kanyang upuan at inilabas ang kanyang tablet at nakinig ng music. Math is a techie, marami itong useful na naimbento which was very handy. Her bugs with the transmitter and wireless tap na nagamit namin noong pimuntahan namin ang warehouse—

The wireless tap! The last thing I remembered was tinapon ko iyon sa loob ng conference room dahil nagkaroon ng problema sa tawag ng babaeng nakatayo sa may pinto kung nasaan ang pinagtataguan kong drum! If I remembered it right, Math said na automatically itong mare-record sa naka-konekta niyang tablet! I was so depressed with Phobie's death kaya hindi ko naalala ang tungkol doon!

"Math!", wika ko sa kanya. I pulled the headset from her ears kaya nagtatakang napatingin siya sa akin.

"What?"

"Diba sabi mo automatic na narerecord ang lahat ng nasa wireless tap na ginawa mo? Do you remember when you went to Athena with Gray? I need to hear the recordings from that night!", naeexcite na wika ko sa kanya. Maybe if I'll hear those ay mas makakakalap pa ako ng iba pang impormasyon tungkol sa Genesis!

"Yes. I thought Gray lost it. Nang pakinggan ko kasi iyon ay ingay ng kulisap lang ang naririnig ko", sagot niya. "Sandali ha, hahanapin ko." She scanned her files in her tablet for a while at ibinigay sa akin ang headset. "Here."

Agad ko iyong sinuot at pinakinggan.

"Gray?"

"Amber."

"Anong ginagawa mo dito? Particularly here on the back part of the girls' dormitory?"

"I—"

"Hoy."

"I just came to see A—Athena. Right. I wanna see Athena. How about you? Why the hell are you jumping down from the windows? Plano mo bang maging Spiderwoman? No.  It should be Catwoman."

"I have something to do. Sinong kasama mong pumunta dito?"

"I'm with Math."

"Madalas kayong magkasama?"

"Yeah. We're on the same circle and since pansamantalang wala kayong dalawa ni Jeremy, kami na muna ang madalas magkasama."

"Gaano kadalas?"