Chapter 28: Fall of the QED Club (Part 1)

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LORELEI

"BAGAY BA sa akin?

I found myself standing in front of a circular mirror, turning around to see if the brown tweed cloak suited me. I glanced at Alistair through the reflection as he looked at me from head to toe. Magkapareho kami ng suot ngunit parang mas bagay ng mga lalaki ang ganitong outfit.

"It looks perfect on you."

"You sure?" I turned to him and observed his smiling face. Baka kasi sinasabi niya lang 'yon para hindi sumakit ang loob ko. Hindi naman masagwang tingnan ang suot kong costume. Naninibago siguro ako dahil first time kong magsuot ng ganitong damit.

Kung may ibang taong makakakita sa amin, aakalain nilang may pupuntahan kaming cosplay event. The truth was, nag-request ang editorial team ng Clark Clarion na magsuot kami ng Sherlock Holmes costume para sa cover photoshoot ng kanilang magazine. We were reluctant at first, but their features editor Felicity Ferrer convinced us.

Habang sineset-up nila ang camera, lighting at design sa audio-visual room, nasa kabilang kuwarto kami para ayusin ang mga suot namin. Donning the Sherlock costume, Loki sat on a chair with his eyes closed and fingers put together. On his lap was our club cat Freya, purring while licking its paws.

Our cat jumped out of surprise when someone slammed the door. Lumapit sa akin si Freya, iwinasiwas ang kanyang buntot at parang may pagkabahala sa mukha nito. Dumilat naman si Loki dahil sa ingay na umistorbo sa concentration niya.

"Sorry if I'm late!" Pumasok si Jamie na dala-dala ang kanyang costume. Napayuko siya kasabay ng paghabol sa hininga niya, mukhang minadali ang pagpunta rito. She looked well after being disturbed by what she saw two nights ago.

Isinara niya ang pinto at niyakap si Loki mula sa likuran. "Loki dear! Did you miss me?"

Wow. Isang araw lang siyang hindi pumasok, parang ilang buwan na niyang hindi nakita ang club president namin. As usual, there was no response from Loki, not even a nod or shake of his head. Kung mahilig siyang mag-K-zone sa text messages, may gano'ng version na rin siya in person.

Humarap siya sa aming dalawa at pagkakita niya sa akin, she quickly rolled her eyes to look at the guy beside me. "Na-miss n'yo rin ba ako?"

"A bit."

Sunod na nabaling ang tingin niya sa pusang nasa paanan ko. Marahang nanlaki ang mga mata niya't lumawak ang ngiti sa kanyang labi. She clapped her hands over her mouth. I could see her delight through her eyes upon seeing the feline creature.

...Tahanan ng mga kuwento. Tumuklas ngayon