The Cold Case

Chapter 10

PRESENT

"Do you think he was talking about the video?"

Pinark ni Yohan ang sasakyan nila sa ilalim ng isang malaking puno, ilang metro lamang ang layo sa building na dapat nilang bantayan. Tahimik lamang ito habang nagkwekwento si Sage at tanging tanong lamang nito ay 'Naalala mo ba kung anong building siya nakatira?' at 'May nabanggit ba siya tungkol sa The Ravens?' ngunit walang mahalangang impormasyon na nakuha si Yohan dito.

"I don't know.... Maybe" Sagot ni Sage.

Yohan sigh. Tinignan nito ang building at sinandal ang likod nito sa upuan niya.

"I didn't expect that... that would be your reaction." Sambit ni Sage

Yohan looks at him. "About what? Na magiging gan'on ka ka-soft kay Tegan?" nakibit-balikat lang si Yohan at inabot ang bote ng Coke sa backseat. "I've already knew since the first day, sir. Pinagkamalan nga kitang bakla eh."

Sage rolls his eyes at Yohan. "I'm not"

"I know. Si ma'am Mackenzie ang gusto mo, I just observe on how you look at her." Nanahimik lang si Sage at kumuha ng bote ng tubig sa backseat. Parang isang araw itong 'di nakainom ng tubig kaya't agat nitong naubos ang labang ng bote at kumuha pa 'to ng isa. He underestimated Yohan's skills like everyone else did in the department. He didn't think that Yohan is this great in observing people.

"Hindi ko kilala si Teagan. Ikaw ang nakakakilala sa kanya. And here you are, more than a year after that shits happen and still trying to make sure he gets justice. I see that you obviously cared about Teagan like a younger brother. You still do. I'm—I'm sorry you were there. I'm sorry a nangyari 'yon. I'm sorry you had to see it."

"You don't need to be sorry. At least hindi siya nag-iisa. I was with him."

"We're going to figure this out," Yohan says. "Maso-solve rin natin 'to, sir. We'll get to the bottom of all this shit."

"This is new Yohan, parang naniniwala na ako sa sinabi mo." Sage laugh.

Yohan smiles. "I'm sorry pinagkamalan kitang bakla, sir" Sage stops laughing and glares at him. Yohan chuckles and pulls out a file on his backpack. "Here. Medical report yan, sir."

Habang tinitignan nila ito ay sinisigurado rin nilang binabantayan nila ang building. Binabasa nila ang mga documents tungkol sa cause of death at mga impormasyon tungkol sa mga Extraordinary.

"The wounds were made with a carving knife," Sage reads out. "According sa report, ang murderer ay mas maliit sa kanya. Shorter but stronger , huh? The Organs and tissues are severely damage dahil sa paulit-ulit na saksak sa kanya... in an upward angle? So basically, kung sino man ang gumawa noon he pushed the knife in and angled it upwards.

"Hmm....Maybe"

"But do you think the killer is also like them? Na baka extraordinary rin your killer? Baka may DNA siya rito" nilipat ni Sage ang pahina at agad napakunot ang noo nito."They did DNA. Walang natagpuan na murder weapon pero may nahanap silang DNA ng ibang tao. Asian, about early twenties, male."

Nilingon ni Sage si Yohan at napakunot lalo ang noo nito.

"Okay ka lang?" Tanong nito rito.

"Huh?"

"Namumutla ka"

"It's nothing. Okay lang ako"

Tinignan ulit ni Sage ang report at binasa ito. "Bakit nila tinago sa'kin 'to? There's nothing here or maybe... I'm missing out something?"