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
JULIUS CLAUD Roman? I haven't heard of that name, but his face and familiar looked strangely familiar. Like Hadriana, I might have seen him in the hallway, the library, or the Social Sciences faculty room. He looked like someone who could spell trouble to me. Kaya siguro kakaiba ang aking pakiramdam pagkakita ko sa kanya.
Remember what he had just said? He's here to find the person who's sheltering Cleo! Napaka-specific ng word na ginamit niya: sheltering. As if he suspected that one of us would take our missing classmate in.
First, how in the world did he know about that? Wasn't it more logical to think that Cleo might have already ridden a bus and fled the city, never to return again? If I were the murderer, gano'n ang gagawin ko. Bakit ako mag-i-stay sa isang lugar kung saan alam kong wanted ako? That would be like I'm asking to be caught!
Second, what made him think that Cleo would come to us, her classmates, instead of her relatives? Kapag may problema ka, kadalasan na ang una mong lalapitan ay ang pamilya o kamag-anak mo. There's a considerable risk of trusting the wrong people if she would rely on her classmates whom she had only known for what, two or three years?
This unexpected visitor started calling my classmates one by one. Pagpasok ng estudyanteng kanyang tinawag, agad niyang nilo-lock ang pinto. I tried pressing my ear on the door discreetly, which others found odd, but I couldn't hear anything. The room was soundproof. If someone's being murdered inside and was screaming for help, we wouldn't know.
Sumandal muna ako sa pader at ipinagkrus ang mga braso ko. This Sir Roman must be so confident to offer his assistance to the university police. The police must also be confident in him because they allowed him to be involved. I know nothing about him, so it's best not to underestimate him.
Nabaling ang tingin ko sa aking kaliwa kung saan nakasandal din sa pader si Hadriana. She looked way sadder today than she was yesterday, when we found out that Cleo fled their unit. Hanggang ngayon siguro'y nag-aalala siya kung nasaan na ang kaibigan niya. Wala siyang kaalam-alam na nasa apartment ko ang taong hinahanap niya at ng mga pulis.
Cleo did not want to let Hadriana know about her whereabouts, so I got to respect that decision. I got to pretend that I had no idea where our runaway classmate went. Let's say it's for the best.
"May balita ka na ba kay Cleo?" walang muwang kong tanong.
Lumingon siya sa akin at sinabayan ng malalim na buntong-hininga. Marahan siyang umiling. Walang kislap ang mga mata niya. "Hindi ko na nga matawagan ang number niya. Either lowbat na siya, sinadya niyang patayin ang kanyang phone o nagpalit na siya ng number. She told me in her last text message to not worry about her. Paano ko magagawa 'yon kung wala akong idea sa kalagayan niya?"
Well, she's just trying to be a good friend. Malalim ang pinagsamahan ng dalawa. Hindi na ako magtataka kung magkapatid na ang turingan nila sa isa't isa. It's kinda common for siblings to constantly worry about each other, unless they're not that close.
