MS1: Killer

CHAPTER ONE : One Morning With Four Dead Bodies

SUNOD-SUNOD ang pagkislap ng mga ilaw na nagmumula sa camera ng mga reporter at ibang mga nakiki-usyusong tao malapit sa ika-apat na bangkay na natagpuan ngayong araw.

She walked closer at the dead body and squated down. Just like the three other bodies they found, the corpse are bruised with multiple small cuts. The limps and the head was cut off from the main body yet it was clean. It wasn't bloody unlike how you would imagine it. Almost like, the body was deliberately washed and cleaned.

With her gloved-covered hands, she pressed the severed head's temple. Examining, whether it was hit too, but found nothing. There where no cuts or bruises on the severed head except for the missing ears. It was a gruesome scene but Senior Inspector Almira Rivera finds it weird.

Why would a killer meticulously clean a dead body, to hide all the evidence that may point him out, to just dump it in a dumspter of a well-known Restaurant?

"Inspector Rivera!".

Isang sigaw ang pumukaw sa kanyang pansin. Naglakad siya patungo dito at nakikila ito. A man in his police uniform stand 5'9 ft. holding a sealed bag on his glove-covered hands. It was PO2 Miguel Merced.

"What do you got there, Miggy?". Bahagya niyang tinuro ang bag na dala-dala nito at agad lumapit sa bagong dating.

Agad din namang inilahad ni Miguel ang hawak niya kay Mira. Naglalaman ito ng nagiisang hikaw. The earring's design was intricate.

"Nakita namin sa tabi ng basurahan. Hindi na sana namin kukunin ng mapansin namin  ito". Ibinaliktad nito ang sealed bag at itinuro ang pakaw nito na may bahid ng dugo. "Nang mapansin namin ito ay agad naming isinama sa mga evidence".

Mula sa kamay ni Miguel ay iniabot niya ito kay Mira. She inspected the earring from within the bag and look intensely at the blooded part before returning it to Miguel.

"Give this to Jeremy and tell him to call if he found something about it, okay?". Isang tango lamang isinagot sa kanya ng kausap at saka umalis sa kanyang harapan.

Muli, ay itinuon niya ang kanyang pansin sa bangkay.

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PARANG binibiyak ang ulo ni Marion habang nasa loob siya ng klase at pinipilit ang sariling pakinggan ang kanilang leksyon.

Kasalanan 'toh ni Montejo eh. Nang nakaraang gabi kasi ay nakipagpustahan ang kaibigan niyang si James Montejo na makipag-inuman. Pustahan kong sino sa kanilang dalawa ang unang tatamaan ng Cognac na pagmamay-ari ng ama ni James. And at the end, he lost. Good thing his ate wasn't home last night or all he'll will break loose.

He and James were best friends and neighbours at the apartment building they occupy. Despite attending different schools and having other circle of friends, they are still able to flourish their friendship. Marion couldn't even remember how the two of them became friends.

Maya-maya pa ay narinig niya ang pag-ring ng kanilang school bell. Hudyat para sa kanilang lunchbreak.

"Okay, class. I want you all to remember that tomorrow we will be conducting a mass for one of your fellow student that recently died. Kaya mawawalan tayo ng klase bukas. Pero hindi ibig sabihin nito ay hindi na kayo mag-aaral. The next day, I would give you a quiz so I want you all to study. Understood?" Mahaba nitong paalala sa kanila. Isang sabay-sabay na "yes ma'am!" ang naging tugon ng mga estudyante sa guro.

Marion stood up and went out of their room. As he walk down towards their cafeteria, a picture posted in their bulletin board along the hallway caught his attention.

We will miss you!

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JOSEFF MAGDAO