Suspects

Chapter 2 - Prescription

Chapter 2 - Prescription

Wren

"KASALUKUYANG iniimbistigahan ang karumal-dumal na pagkamatay ng isang ginang dito sa Baranggay Specio. Kinilala itong si Felicidad Gamboa o mas kilala bilang Aling Fely na isang landlady ng isang paupahan sa mismong lugar.

Dagdag dito ang pagiging kaugnay ng biktima sa dating notorious serial killer na si David Gamboa.

Halos hindi makapaniwala ang pamilya sa sinapit ng nasawi lalo na't wala umano itong kaaway sa kanilang lugar."

As the short clip from YouTube ended, I immediately flipped my phone down. Bandang alas-singko na ng hapon and guess what? We decided to postpone our trip.

I'm sitting inside Keziah's car habang hinihintay na bumalik yung dalawa to buy flowers.

Everyone agreed to mourn for Aling Fely's sudden death first. Napaka-disrespectful din kasi kung uunahin namin yung saya kung sa kabila nito ay may nagdadalamhati kaming kasama.

"Yes we're heading our way there. See you. Bye."

Since bukas naman yung bintana, I can now hear Keziah's voice heading towards here. Magkasabay silang pumasok ni Billie holding a basket of white flowers.

Billie decided to take the wheels since wala kaming masyadong energy ni Keziah to focus on driving.

Hanggang ngayon nga eh hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala sa nangyari kay Aling Fely. The way she was brutally killed under broad daylight, it left me asking kung bakit walang ni-isang witness sa krimen na 'yon?

It sickens me whenever I'm recalling the events and how the murder weapon strangled her neck to death— a water hose.

Hindi lang ang pagkakasakal ang tuluyang pumatay kay Aling Fely dahil binutasan ang kanyang batok at doon ipinasok ang mismong hose palabas ng kanyang bibig.

It really is gruesome and traumatizing as I witnessed it bago pa dumating ang mga police at ambulance. Nagmukhang fountain ang kinalagyan ng krimen kung saan naliligo ng dugo at tubig si Aling Fely. A crime that only a psychopath can do.

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Hindi nagtagal ay narating namin ang memorial home kung saan nakalamay ang dati naming landlady. The atmosphere in this room is gloomy and I can see familiar faces.

There we met Leia— Aling Fely's niece and batchmate namin. She even mentioned before na kinupkop siya nito ten years ago after her parents died on a car crash.

I noticed a scar sa ibabang parte ng kanyang kanang mata. Nalunasan naman ito pero sa haba ng sugat ay hindi na ito kasamang naitago ng band-aid.

"Nakikiramay kami Leia." Keziah handed the basket of flowers and hugged her.

"Salamat Kez." She accepted it and started to lead us sa kabaong ni Aling Fely.

"My condolences too Lei." I said causing us to pause for a while. Parang iniiwasan niya ako so I initiated to hug her instead.

"Salamat din Wren." She smiled at me and continued to walk. This side of her is new to me. Hindi naman siya ganito.

Nang makalapit na kami, I don't know but it seems odd for me to face the casket of Aling Fely.

Laking gulat ko nalang nang makita ang mukha ni Aling Fely dahil parang natutulog lang siya. She seemed so alive as if she was not brutally killed.

"She's having panic attacks lately and it's difficult to calm her down. This happened even before graduation at sabi niya hindi ko daw sasabihin sa inyo kasi baka matakot kayo bigla sa kanya." Kwento ni Leia. This also explains kung bakit wala ito sa graduation namin.