Seventh Agent (Tantei High)

Nineteen

Akemi.

"Hoy, doon ka sa male!"

It's been years since makapunta kami sa isang ordinaryong mall with humdrum guards na tinutusok lang yung bag mo, pretending they're checking. And as from what I've observed, may sexual conflict si Ken. Pumasok ba naman siya sa female!

Crush na yata siya ni Ate Guard pero nung pumasok sa female, wasak. Nawalan ng hope. Natatawa naman kaming lahat sa pagpasok niya sa female and hindi namin namalayan na we're here at O-Tantei. Well, not exactly O-Tantei dahil hindi naman iyon yung pangalan ng real store but- Ugh, no more further elaborations basta we are here in O-Tantei at dala-dala na namin yung mga ID namin.

At katulad nga ng dati, tinanong nanaman nung guard yung mga IDs or form namin. So we gave them.

"Saan pong stall si Carrie?" I asked, sabi kasi ni Sir na siya daw ang puntahan namin.

"The gray door to the left hall," we nodded at umalis na kami papunta nga sa left hall. When we did, hindi namin agad-agad nakita yung gray door kasi nakacamoflauge siya sa mga walls.

Hiro knocked and a woman in her late twenties came out na punong-puno ng paint splatters all over her face. She's quite beautiful, "Kayo po ba si Carrie?" Akane asked.

Tumawa naman yung babae, "No, dear. Carrie is inside," she said at nung makapasok kami parang ang laki ng space!

Parang isang art gallery siya dahil punong-puno ng paintingtapos may ,ga nakikita kaming cans of paints sa gilid. And, mukhang na-istorbo namin siya dahil may hindi pa tapos na canvas sa gilid.

She lead us into another door, black naman ngayon. When we got in, a little girl dressed in yellow gretted us. "Good morning," she said cheerfully.

"Hi, little girl, nasaan si Carrie?" natawa nanamn yung babaeng kinausap ko kanina at yung little girl sa sinabi ko. Why? Ang weird.

"I'm Carrie," the little girl said once again, "Well, I mean, I'm not Carrie in my body- Ugh, Tiara can we change now?!" na-frustrate ko yata siya. Anong ginawa ko?

Lumapit yung Tiara, yung babaeng kinausap namin kanina, kay Carrie at pumunta sila sa isang machine na ngayon ko lang nakita dahil ngayon ko rin lang napagmasdan yung room na ito.

It was elegant, yet simple. A mixture of black, gray and white. Ibang-iba siya doon sa room sa kabila na punong-puno ng colors. I focused my attention to the two females, pumasok silang both sa tube andafter a while lumabas sila. What the hell happened? Aning ginawa nung machine na iyon? Wala naman akong nakikitang change sa kanila.

"Okay, we're back to normal na," said Tiara.

"Anong ginawa ng machine? Wala naman kaming nakikitang change," Akane pried.

"We went back to our respective bodies, I'm Carrie in my own body, and she's Tiara, of course also in her own body," sabi ni Tiara-which was now Carrie. Ugh, kagulo!

Basically, yung babaeng late twebties na nakausap namin kanina ay si Tiara na nasa body ni Carrie. Tapos, yung bata kanina ay si Carrie in Tiara's body. Gets?

"That machine is for swapping," sabi ni Ken na mukhang na-gets na din lahat.

"Okay, so let's start na?" we all diverted our attention to Carrie na mukhang may inaayos doon sa machine. And may pine-press din siyang buttons.

"Start, what?" tanong ni Reiji at yun din ang gusto naming itanong lahat.

"Just get inside, dear" sabi naman ni Tiara and she pushed us papunta sa may mga tubes. Napansin ko na nag-expand yung tubes para sa amount namin, which is six. Ang galing, siguro ininvent nila ito. Bago kasi kami nag-enter sa room na ito may nakita akong blueprints ng isang machine.

Sa kabilang tubes naman may pinasok silang six jars, hindi ko makita yung nasa loob, basta jars sila. After a few minutes pinalabas na din kami, sumikip nga yung damit ko eh. Parang.. woah! Bakit, bakit ganyan yung mga itsura nila? They look like someone from there early-twenties.

"Here's your forms, pag-aralan niyo ng maigi yan," Carrie said giving us files.

Tinignan ko iyon and it stated someone's profile. Medyo gulat pa kami kaya hindi ko napigilang mag-tanong, "Uhm- Carrie, para saan ito?" I asked and all attention diverted to her.

"Your new selves, you'll be that person until your investigation ends. Dapat kasi naka-disguise kayo and you need to own some rich company to get in. So, we made up some companies, nandyaan sa may files," she said and pina-upo niya kami sa may couch while we determine the profile.

So, I'll be Astrid Ford. A 21 year old owner of a Magazine company called Ford. Then there are people listed na nago-own din ng magazine company, sila siguro yung ka-clique ko. Right? Also, napagawi ako sa status. What? May spouse na in her age?! Sinong asawa niya- I mean ako?

Binalewala ko na muna yung spouse thing and looked through the traits. ill-tempred? Brat? Ang hirap. So kailangan mag-sungit ako doon? Kaya naman, siguro. Goodluck sa akin.

"So, mind describing yourselves?" tanong ni Hiro.

"Maebel Analyse, has a fashion shop in Le Paris. 21 years old, no spouse" sabi ni Akane habang ini-isa isa yung traits niya.

"Nakakatawa naman yung pangalan mo! Maebel? Mey bel bel? Hahaha," tumawa naman kami sa sinabi ni Ken at nag-bangayan nanaman silang dalawa. Well, we missed this. Minsan nalang silang magbangayan eh.

"Eh ikaw anong name mo?" hamon ni Akane.

"Secret, ladies first muna. Si Riye na!"

"Daya," sabi ni Akane at nag-pout.

Lumingon-lingon si Riye dahil nasa gitna siya nila Akane and Ken. Kawawa? Yes, super. Ang iingay kaya nilang dalawa tapos napapalibutan ka pa? Oh no, basag na eardrums.

"Maisie Marlow, 20-year-old owner of the biggest coffee shop. Walang spouse," sabi ni Riye at ngumiti ng sweet, "But her trait is somewhat spoiled," she said at napa-pout. Hindi ko pa nakikitang mag-taray si Riye. This will be fun.

"Ako na ba?" tanong ni Reiji at um-oo naman kami, "Kael Brylin, may-ari ng sports cars, 20 year old. Wala ding spouse. Maingay at mayabang yung trait," naawa din ako kay Reiji dahil hindi naman siya masyadong maingay eh.

"Ikaw na Ken!" sabi ni Akane at pumalakpak pa.

"Oo na Maebelbel!" pang-aasar nito at sinamaan siya ng tingin ni Akane, "Tyler Leighton, 21 years old, may-ari ng restaurant sa New York," he said at napa-kunot naman yung noo ko dahil napasilip ako sa file niya kanina at alam ko na L yung una niyang name.

"Hindi ba Leighton Tyler?" tanong ko at nagulat si Ken at napasuko, he nodded at tumawa sa kanya si Akane. Boom, bistado.

"Akemi naman eh!" sabi ni Ken at tumatawa pa din si Akane.

"Leighton? Hahaha, hindi pa ba sapat na pumasok ka sa female? Babaeng babae ka na!" Akane once again laughed at muntik na siyang ma-choke.

"Kayo? Ano naman ang sa inyo?" tanong ni Ken.

"Astrid Ford,"

"Flynn Ford,"

Tumingin ako kay Hiro with wide eyes. Siya ang asawa ko?