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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DAMON'S CASE is a strong argument on why extraterrestrial lifeforms, also known as aliens, do not visit our planet. I had to spell it out because some of you may not know the meaning of extraterrestrial. Why would they want to interact with organisms of inferior intellect? They'd be completely wasting their time.
This tragedy also demonstrated how easy and fast fake news—an outright lie or unverified info—could spread like the most contagious virus that could shake the world as we know it. It's like throwing a stone into a body of water, making ripples that disturb its calmness.
As a campus journalist and a future member of the media, it is my sworn duty to cure ignorance and stupidity by spitting facts in my news articles. Unfortunately, some people are hopelessly fact-resistant. Kahit gaano mo ipagdikdikan sa ga-munggo nilang utak ang katotohanan, hindi sila maniniwala. Kung ang katotohanan ay isang ahas na nasa kanilang harapan, ilang beses na silang tinuklaw nito.
Some facts aren't sexy enough. Some facts aren't arousing. People would try to find seducing alternatives that give them an erection or make their ovaries explode. And that could explain why some students in Clark University started to spew some theories that Cleo Petrarch, the once venerated campus queen, killed the campus king and her very own boyfriend, Damon Dominic.
Never did I write in my articles that Cleo is a suspect, but everyone started to treat her as such. They might have been reading my article from a parallel universe or they were just crazy theorists who had nothing better to do. She may be the most suspicious at the moment, given the circumstances, but she's only a person of interest.
Was I surprised that they didn't know the difference? No. It's like the to-ma-to versus to-mey-to debate for them. Different pronunciation but same spelling, so why bother at all?
So why did they concoct that theory in their narrow test tubes (a.k.a. their brains) and make some students sniff the fumes that got them addicted? Here are my thoughts:
First, Damon dying because of allergic reaction was totally anti-climactic. Parang naglalakad sa pedestrian lane ang isang karakter sa TV series o movie tapos bigla siyang nasagasaan ng bus. Some could argue that character deserved a better exit. He could have died a heroic death.
Wouldn't it be more appetizing to the students' palate if a campus titan like Damon was murdered instead of being taken down by peanut oil? If David blew some pepper powder into Goliath's eyes and the latter sneezed his brains out and died instantly, their battle wouldn't be as epic as we knew it today.
Second, a boyfriend killed by his girlfriend was a tragic plot that everyone would pay to watch if it's a movie. You may consider it a plot twist of the decade, especially if the couple's relationship was shown to be perfect. Cleo and Damon's relationship was not perfect, but it's a—what's the term that millennials and Gen Z use?—"couple goals." I was not a fan of their campus romance, but my reliable sources (see gossipers) told me that they're a perfect match. Sino ba'ng mag-aakala na may lamat pala ang kanilang relasyon?
