Blood of the Last Heir

Secret 13: Even Shadows have Shadows

CHRISTEUR

"I thought you're the girl who died in this bathroom when I heard the rumors." she said after sprinting from our homeroom to the C.R. Tinawanan ko lang siya habang umiiling-iling.

"Sino ba kasing maniwala ka agad sa mga tsismis?" tanong ko. Sinamaan niya ako ng tingin at inayos ang beanie niya. Napansin ko rin na nakaalis ang blazer niya at nakasabit sa balikat nito.

"Someone told me so." saad niya at sumilip sa may loob. Kumunot agad ang noo niya sa nakita niya.

"What? May namatay talaga?" bulalas niya. Tumango ako at pasimpleng tumingin doon sa babaeng umiiyak dahil sa pagkamatay ni Candice. I smirked. Let's see how tough you're acting is. 

"Yes, a person died and she was murdered."

Napatingin agad si Mack sa akin dahil sa tinuran ko. Halata sa mga abo niyang mata ang pagtataka. 

"I can sense something from that smirk." she mumbled. A grin escaped from my lips as I show her the contents of my gallery regarding the bathroom murder. Her eyes scanned every images saved there.

"There is an important clue in those images." I said and darted a glance to the girl who cried when her "sweetie" died.

Sweetie my ass.

"Hindi ko alam kung anong clue ang tinutukoy mo," saad niya at lumingon doon kay Candice." But based on the pictures that I saw, may something sa labi niya. 'Yon ba ang clue?" tanong nito. I nodded.

"But my hunch is not yet confirmed because I don't have any evidence against her." I mumbled while subtly pointing my lips to the suspect. Napahawak naman si Mack sa beanie niya at lumalandas ang mata sa bathroom at doon sa pinaghihinalaan kong killer. I do not even know kung anong pangalan nung babae. How can I ask about those things? 

Mackenzie cleared her throat and an unpleasant smile curved into her carnation pink lips. She eyed me playfully.

"I have an idea." she said and walked closer to me. She leaned and whispered something to my ear. Kinilabutan ako sa hininga niya na nasa tenga ko pero hindi ko na 'yon pinansin. After saying her plan to me, I nodded and smiled.

"Let's do it." saad ko at sabay kaming napatingin sa babaeng kasama nung namatay na si Candice. Hinapit ko ang bewang ni Mack at nilapit siya sa akin. I tried to find some awkwardness in her face but I got nothing. 

"Hey." she greeted at the girl and turned to me.

"Condolence." she mumbled and tapped that girl's shoulder blade. The girl nodded and looked away.

"Your pity won't bring her back." she countered. I watched Mack as she composed herself while smiling. Pasimple niyang sinandal ang ulo niya sa may balikat ko.

"But you can actually help our relationship work  to lessen up what you're feeling right now." saad nito. Kumunot naman agad ang noo nung babae.

"Excuse me?" saad nito. Tumingin sa akin si Mack at hinawakan ang pisngi ko. 

"The truth is, Honey and I didn't even kiss ever since we go dating." saad niya at humarap ulit doon sa babae. Honey? Honey tawagan namin?

"Anyways, my name is Mack and this is Clandestine." 

"I'm Isy." tugon naman nito at tumikhim. "Hindi ko alam kung bakit ako ang tinanong niyo tungkol sa ganyang bagay pero ang masasabi ko lang, remove the awkwardness that meddles in your relationship." mapakla nitong saad. 

Why do I feel like there's something on the words she just said? And buti may energy pa siya sumagot sa insensitive queries ni Mack. 

"Is that so? So, ilang beses kayong naghahalikan ng girlfriend mo?" Mack bluntly asked. Napaiwas naman agad ng tingin si Isy dahil sa tanong. I smirked. Onting usisa pa. Tumutugma na ang lahat ng pyesa.