DETECTIVE FILES. File 3 (COMPLETED)

CHAPTER 30: HER STORY

Chapter 30: Her Story

I don't know how to feel habang tinitingnan si Dracula na unti-unting nasusunog ang balat dahil sa sinag ng araw. I was sweating all over because of fear at nang mahagip ng tingin ko si Math ay hindi maipinta ang mukha nito. She looks- how should I describe it? Terrified? But she's more like hurting as she looked at him.

"C-close the curtains!", she shouted at last mula sa tila matinding pagkagimbal. I saw Gray followed her instructions calmly at matapos nitong isara ang bintana ay nakahanap siya ng switch ng ilaw at lumiwanag ang paligid. Dracula was still on the floor and blisters started to appear on his skin. Both Gray and Math squatted on the floor beside him at inalalayan itong tumayo.

Wait.

Hindi ba sila natatakot sa kanya? Baka muli na naman itong umatake and given that they are so close to him, he might harm them immediately.

"Anong ginagawa ninyong dalawa?", tanong ni Jeremy. Bakas pa rin sa mukha niya ang pagkagimbal nang inatake siya ni Dracula.

"He's suffering from a disorder called Porphyria", paliwanag ni Gray. "It is because there's a problem in the production of heme in his blood. All we can do now is help him."

Inalalayan nilang tumayo si Dracula at pinahiga ito sa kama na naroon. The misunderstanding about him has been cleared. He is just a man who got fangs and disorder.

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"Talaga? Grabe ang tapang ninyo!"

"Anong nangyari doon Jeremy?"

"Jeremy, kwento ka na! Dali!"

My classmates were encircling him right now matapos nilang malaman ang nangyari. They were so eager to know about how we deal with Dracula kahit pinaliwanag na ni Gray sa kanila na hindi ito totoong bampira.

The stakes ay galing nga sa mga itinanim na stakes kagabi para sa test of courage. He got it off the ground at may sugat pala si Dracula sa kamay kaya nabinat ang sugat niya at yun ang dahilan ng bahid ng dugo na nasa stake.

"Pagpasok namin, ang dilim! Makapal ang maitim na kurtina pagkatapos bigla na lamang tumalon sa akin si Dracula!"

"Whoah! As in?", tanong ng isang kaklase ko kay Jeremy. Siya ang napapalibutan ng mga kaklase ko dahil siya lang naman ang umi-entertain ng mga katanungan nila tungkol kay Dracula.

"Nakagat ka ba Jeremy?"

"Wala!", he said showing his neck to everyone. "Nanlaban ako no!"

"Grabe nakakatakot!"

"Siguro kung ako yun umiyak na ako!"

"Nah, baka maihi pa ako sa takot!"

"Ikaw Jeremy, anong naramdaman mo nung tumalon siya sa'yo?"

Jeremy's eyes widened na tika ba takot na takot talaga siya. "At first I was afraid..."

"Nakakatakot naman talaga! Pagkatpos?"

He still flashed his horrified look. "I was petrified! Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side!"

"Jeremy!!!", sigaw ng mga kaklase namin sa kanya and then he burst out laughing.