✓ | The Power of Mind [Season One]

T1 • Chapter 24: The Davien Trial

"You mean the badge. Nakita mo na?" I asked.

"I did, pero hindi ko nakuha dahil pumasok si Detective Laurez," He pointed his index finger on the direction behind me. Napako ang tingin ko sa mga cabinets na nakahelera sa opisina.

"Bakit hindi mo pa kinuha? Kunin mo na."

"What to see something interesting?" agad akong napaisip sa sinabi niya, "well, Detective Davien and Detective Laurez had an ongoing case."

"Oh tapos?"

"If you are interested, we can look for it."

"Ito ba ang tinutukoy mong 'mission'?"

"Could it be?"

"Wala ka talagang maayos na trip ngayong araw," tugon ko. My eyes roamed around the office. The place is somehow not that tidy or messy. Even the abstract painting on the left side wall made my anxiety jump off to its normal limit.

"What should we do, then?" tanong ko sa kanya. Nakatingin lang ito sa akin na parang binabasa na naman ako at bago ito nagsalita ay binulsa muna nito ang dalawang kamay niya.

"Detective Luthern had this wide white board inside and I think you'll be surprised to see what's written in there." Nagtataka akong tumayo at magtatanong na sana subalit naglakad ito papunta sa pintuan ng main office ni Detective Luthern at binuksan ang kwarto. He quickly emerged inside, and I don't have a single clue why I followed him.

The door of Detective Davien's main office made a faint sound as I held the doorknob and swung it open. Raishin did close the door on purpose and although he sounded so nice when he asked for my attention, it does not mean that he'll be nice all the way.

He has this kind of thing that loves messing people's patience. Hindi mahirap basahin ang ugali niya dahil kahit hindi siya nagsasalita, nakikita ito sa buo niyang mukha. Pagpasok ko sa loob ay bumungad agad sa akin ang makalat na anyo ng kwarto.

The main office is composed of white, black and gray color but black is the dominant color. He had this weird taste, he likes seeing plants around his room and he loves figurines. There are tons of cabinets at the right side of his room, a big printing machine, a 46-inch TV, and at the far end lies a half meter tall refrigerator since he likes cold sodas, and a tinted black oven. Sa kaliwa naman nakadistino ang malapad niyang lamesa na may figurines rin ng mga karakter ng ilang mga anime na napanood siguro niya.

His name is imprinted on a rectangular glass and placed at the center of his table that almost reaches the edge. Kahit saan rin dumako ang tingin ko ay may nakikita akong mga papel at dokyumentong nakakalat. At higit sa lahat, isali na natin ang malapad nitong kulay putting whiteboard na katabi lamang itong mesa at ilang metro lang din ang pagitan ng nakatayo sa gilid nito na si Raishin habang hinihintay siguro na matapos ako sa pagtingin sa paligid. Nakataas ang kilay na tinungo ko ang posisyon nito.

"I don't really understand why we are slacking off," I blurted out right after I made sure we were a meter apart from each other. Hindi ko maiwasan na titigan ulit siya habang hinihintay ko kung ano ang dahilan ng 'surprise' na sinasabi nito. I end up getting trapped again from those blue colored eyes. It was like talking, and the more it succumbed me, the more I fell deeper to it. Umiwas na lamang ako ng tingin, at nakita ko ang pagtaas ng kanang bahagi ng labi nito.

He did that on purpose. "Don't be too hard on yourself. Give yourself and your mind some time to be mesmerized."

As if naman makakapag pahinga ang utak ko e, isa na namang kaso ang haharapin namin kuno, kung maiisipan man namin na isolba ito. Baka mabaliw ako ng wala sa oras.