IMPETUS (Book II of Momentum Series)

Chapter 17: A Birthday Case (Part 1)

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Chapter 17: A Birthday Case (Part 1)

"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."

                      – Albert Einstein

"S-Salamat." wika ko sa tatlo nang nasa may gate na ako ng bahay. This is awkward.

Ngumiti si Yuan at nagbow sa akin.

"You are always welcome my girl." sambit nito kaya nanginit na naman ang aking pisngi.

"You are corny." wika ko. Tumawa ito na sinabayan ng pagtawa ni Duri maliban kay Min.

"Bakit ba ang sakit ng sinabi mo Selene!" inis na tugon ni Yuan.

"Aalis na kami." singit ni Duri sabay ngiti sa akin.

Napatango na lamang ako. Akala niya ba hindi ko nalilimutan yung– Aish! Wag na nga!

Sabay ng naglakad ang dalawa kaya natira si Min na ngayo'y nakatingin ng seryoso sa akin. Now this guy was mysterious. Nagkatinginan lang kami ng ilang segundo bago ito nagsalita. Kung kinakabahan ako sa mga ginagawa ni Duri sa akin, mas triple pa ata kay Min.

"T-Tell me if it will happen again and I'll help you to catch that person who had that stares awhile ago." turan nito sabay talikod.

Napangiti na lamang ako.

"Thank you." tugon ko at akmang tatalikod nang muli itong nagsalita.

"Your welcome."

Nakatingin lang ako sa ceiling. What was really happening now in Southville High is also happening in West Philippine Academy. Naniniwala talaga akong iisa lang ang may gawa ng lahat. And it was Coby's team. Ang hindi ko lang mawari ay kung bakit nila ginagawa ito? Dahil hindi na ako naniniwalang dahil lang sa nangyari non kay Mica. Mica. Are you alive?

Pero imposible talaga eh. Pero kung totoo man, bakit naman niya gagawin? Dahil ba sa ginawa ni Goo? At ngayo'y gumagawa siya ng paraan para makaganti kay Goo. Because almost of the victims are seemingly connected to him. It was not supposed to be happen but just like before about my mother, I am almost in craving the greatest revenge I could have. Pero totoo nga, masama ang paghihigante sa ibang tao especially on killing just to revenge.

Pero maaari ring may iba pa maliban sa kanila.

Napalingon ako sa aking cabinet. Pinagmasdan ko ang halos tatlompung fiction at nonfiction novels ko. Lumapit ako doon at kinuha ang "The Palomino Mystery" ni Linda Craig. There was a favorite quote here I even memorised.

"Do you think John Davis had a natural accident?" Linda asked.

This line literally talks about a case or a situation that there was another reason why it was happening. Kumbaga parang hindi kapani-paniwala ang nangyayari na parang may iba pang dahilan. And what is happening today was just like the story. Very mysterious.

Naalala ko nung dumating kanina sa HQ.

Agad na may kinuha si Duri sa bulsa nito. Samsung Chromebook ! For security system and hacking even finding the most deep sites in a certain place. Sumilip ako sa Samsung Chromebook  niya and he was using Kali as the operating system na kadalasang ginagamit ng mga hackers ngayon. May tinatype ito at agad na may lumabas na hologram sa may pinto.