Everyone is witness to the death of Damon Dominic, except for that one person who might have murdered him. After a "person of interest" is identified, three campus journalists will launch their own investigation to prove her innocence... or guilt.
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TONY
PEOPLE LOVE intrigues. That's what I kinda remembered the next day. Kataka-taka pa ba? Mahilig sa tsismis ang mga tao. Mahilig sa mga kontrobersiya.
And I became unwittingly part of these intrigues that spread like wildfire in the campus.
Two days after the tragedy in the University Night, Damon's death was still the hottest topic. Kumbaga sa Twitter, trending pa rin ito hanggang ngayon. May mga bulungan sa hallway. May mga tsismisan sa cafeteria. May mga chika-han sa daan patungo sa school building.
So what happened? Octavio, also known as God's gift to campus journalism, posted a follow-up article on the Damon incident, revealing the shocking cause of death. I wasn't that shocked since I already saw and read the autopsy report.
Kumuha ako ng copy ng Clarion mula sa circulations station sa entrance hall. Dati nilalangaw 'to, ah? Mas marami na ngayon ang nakapila at humihingi ng kopya. Well, everyone wanted to be in. Everyone wanted to be updated on the latest happenings.
Inilahad ko ang diyaryo sa aking harapan. Students around me also did the same. For the second time, Octavio's news article was the banner story on the front page.
PolSci student did not die from allergic reaction —autopsy by Octavio Agustin
The cause of death of the senior Political Science student who died during the University Night has been revealed.
It has been suspected by witnesses and first responders that Damon Dominic died because of his allergic reaction to peanuts, though it's still unclear how it got triggered.
However, the autopsy report obtained by the Clarion revealed that Dominic's death was due to hyperkalemia, or higher than normal potassium level in the blood, which led to cardiac arrest.
The medical examiner suspected that the content of the auto-injector used on Dominic was a lethal dose of potassium, not epinephrine.
"Upon analysis of the liquid residue in the injector, we found traces of potassium," the medical examiner said. "Kung talagang epinephrine ang laman no'n, dapat nakontra na nito ang allergic reaction ng estudyante. But no, we didn't find any trace. Potassium lang talaga. Para siyang na-lethal injection."
The police would look into how the contents of the epinephrine auto-injector got replaced with potassium and if there's any foul play involved here.
"Ayaw muna naming mag-speculate," Inspector Morgan Morales, chief of the university police, said. "Titingnan namin ang lahat ng anggulo—kung aksidente, kung murder o kung manslaughter ba ito."
And that's the signal. Dahil sa kanyang article, naglipana na ang mga feeling detective. Humayo at nagpakarami na ang mga self-proclaimed theorist sa campus. They posted their theories, from stupid to wacky, on social media. They shared them during cafeteria talks.
