✓ | The Power of Mind [Season One]

T1 • Chapter 15: The Introspection

It is past nine in the morning, at doon ko lang napansin na sobrang bilis ng oras. Kanina lang nabuwisit ako sa kapit-bahay ko, ngayon narito kami sa labas ng istasyon ng pulisya. Hindi ko rin akalain na nagcut ako ng subject ngayon dahil rito. Minsan kasi kapag gusto ko lang lumiban nasa Moon Class ako.

The place can be visualized in a sense of a celebrity's concert, because there are a lot of people walking in different directions: some entering the station then others goes the opposite. Their thoughts echoed in my ear and stayed in my mind. A busy day for complaints, I guess. The ongoing issue about online phishing scam seems unending. Pumasok na lamang kami sa loob at pumunta sa area ng CID.

"Inspector!" Kenzo yelled to gain Police Inspector Bernard Barredo's attention. The officer looked at us and smiled, then gestured his left hand for us to come to him.

"Good that you guys are here," it was his greetings as we closed our way.

"Bakit po? Ano ba ang nangyari?" tanong ni Kenzo rito.

Our eyes glued to the Police Inspector. "The Forensics didn't find any evidence in the crime scene na pwedeng mag push for murder. So, Detective Mañez closed the case."

What?

"What? He can't do that! There is a third party! Nakita niyo naman po 'yung CCTV camera, hindi ba? She was abducted, then she escaped and then she ran to the school to hide but she ended up getting killed!" I can sense the anger of Teressa. Her voice has pitch, and anytime pwede siyang sumabog sa inis.

Hindi nagsalita ang Inspector. I looked at him and heard his thoughts. "Teressa. I think you need to go to the interrogation room," sambit ko sa dalaga kahit hindi sa kaniya nakatuon ang atensyon ko.

"Come on, Tess. Thank you, Inspector." Kenzo pulled Teresa away and they walked to a corridor leading to the interrogation room. While, I was still standing here.

"Detective Manez closed the case as suicide because one of the summoned people connected to her said she jumped off?" I asked him. He was taken aback of how I knew that information, but he replied right after.

"Madeline Gajes's younger brother testified he saw his sister jump off the building."

That man.

"Is he still in custody?" Police Inspector Barredo nods as a response. I excused myself after he gave me where Madeline Gajes's younger brother is currently held. He is one of the few people who has close connection to the dead student. Aside from that, he just testified his sister jumped. If he saw it, and he didn't do it. Why would Madeline Gajes jump from that building? To what reason?

Kailangan ko malaman ang katotohanan. Pumasok ako sa loob ng interrogation room kung saan ito pinapanatili ng pulisya muna. Each interrogation room is only 4-meter squared wide, and there's a tinted window that connects to the other side.

"Why did you say she jumped off?" Warren Gajes was startled to my sudden trip. Napatayo kase ito dahil sa lakas ng pagtulak ko pintuan.

Gulat ang nakarehistro sa mukha nito.

A Police Officer suddenly arrived to stop me, "I am with Noesis, officer." Pero sa huli, hindi niya ako nahawakan. "Could you let me interrogate this man?" I asked the officer, and he didn't react. Instead, he walked out and closed the door. My attention went back to Warren Gajes.

"Pasensya ka na. Nagulat rin kase ako sa sinabi nila," sambit ko rito at umupo sa kaharap na upuan. "I'll ask, again. Nakita mo ang kapatid mo na tumalon sa rooftop ng building? Ibig ba sabihin naroon ka sa mga oras na namatay ang ate mo?"

Warren Gajes lowered his head, but I can hear his thoughts. He is thinking, regretting, and emotional.

"Tumalon ang kapatid ko," mahinang sambit nito. Tumingin siya sa akin na may maluha-luhang mata. "Hindi ko siya napigilan. Hindi ko maintindihan. Sinundan ko siya kasi nakita ko itong papasok sa entrance gate..." huminto muna ito para punasan ang ang luha niya, at agad rin naman siyang nagpatuloy, "Hindi siya umuwi kagabi, kaya nag-aalala ako. Maaga pa akong pumunta sa eskwelahan para hanapin siya. Sinundan ko siya sa building na iyon, at huli na ako para pigilan siya."