DETECTIVE FILES. File 3 (COMPLETED)

CHAPTER 32: DAMSEL IN AN ARMOR

Chapter 32: Damsel in an Armor

Did I just pull a trigger and kill a beautiful, innocent bird?! I felt sorry for the poor lifeless creature. I just hit it right in its head. Ayoko nang alamin pa kung magkano ang halaga ng ibong iyon. I am sure as hell that it is greater than my three months allowance or even my allowance for the whole year! But it was a relief that Cronus asked me to kill a bird instead of a person... to be honest, hindi ako sigurado kung kaya ko ba talagang kumitil ng buhay. But I am determined and I guess such determination is enough to push me do it.

Tumayo si Cronus mula sa upuan at lumapit sa ibon. The bird's blood dripped from the cage to the floor. "You hit Bacchus in a critical spot. Not bad at all."

Bacchus? He named a bird after the Greek god of wine? Uh, yeah. After all he named a beetle after a Greek hero Hercules. Hindi na dapat ako magtaka kung lahat ng may buhay sa mansion na ito ay ipinangalan sa Greek mythology. Nagulat ako sa sunod niyang ginawa. He dipped his thumb on the blood of the bird and put his thumb on my forehead. Uh, is this some kind of initiation to become part of the mafia?

"W-what are you doing?", hindi ko mapigilang tanong. The blood on my forehead is slimy and kind of gross. "Does it mean that I am an official reaper now?"

He looked at me without any expression except his seriousness. Damn. He is really serious that it frightens me. Baka nagalit ito dahil masyado akong atat sa hinihingi ko.

"Hell no. That's for your conscience. You killed Bacchus who has been my companion in this room for two years now. His blood will haunt you every now and then", he said at bigla na lamang bumunghalit ng tawa.

Can I kill him? I mean how can he laugh like that samantalang halos sumabog na ang dibdib ko sa sobrang kaba dahil sa kaseryosohan niya? Fine. I will offer a prayer for Bacchus later at nang hindi ako dalawin sa pagtulog gaya ng sumpa ni Cronus.

"I feel sorry for Bacchus", wika ko sa kanya. He picked up a tissue on his table at pinunasan ang kanyang kamay. He also offered me some at kumuha naman ako upang punasan ang noo ko.

"Don't. If you want to be a reaper, never feel sorry for whoever you assassinate." He pressed the intercom in the side. "Please bring someone up here to throw Bacchus an also send a reaper whoever is available."

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang marinig ang sinabi niya. Did he say THROW? Itatapon lamang si Bacchus after its two years of being his companions in this room?!

"Aren't you suppose to bury Bacchus?", tanong ko sa kanya. If the bird has been with him for quite some time, doesn't it deserve some proper burial?

"Miss Sison, like said, being a reaper means isolation. You don't have to attach yourself to things and people unless they are family members. Bacchus is just a bird who sat there so no need for some burial", wika niya. "Follow me."

Binuksan niya ang isang pinto sa kabilang gilid ng kanyang office. I noticed that there were so many doors here and the door in which we enter lead us into- an open space? Walang gamit doon. The wall was white and there were two doors on the side. Nag-resign na ba ang dating umo-occupy sa espasyong ito kaya bakante ang silid na ito?

"Your Mom will be furious if she will know what you are asking for", wika niya habang nakapamulsang tumayo. Seems like we will stay in this open space for a while.

"I'm sure she will understand", wika ko. Yeah aside from the array of guys that Cronus enumerated who opposed to this, there is also Mom and Khael. Gaya ng sinabi ni Mommy sa akin dati, she doesn't want me to become like her. She admitted taking lives before as part of the mafia.