"A beauty to die for."
Stunning, smart, soft-hearted. Having all these qualities, Carrie even gets called an angel who descended from heaven.
Everyone loves her. Everyone adores her.
Little does Carrie know, someone has taken a different level of d...
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Carrie
As the cups of coffee and tea on the glass table emitted various nutty, herby, and faintly sweet aromas, the statuelike people around me emanated intense vibes of confusion, anxiety, and somehow... distrust.
"So..." I cleared my throat as I laid my eyes on them one by one. "How do I start..."
"How much do you know about the case? Kailan ka pa involved? Do you remember what you said last night?" Chantal started the discussion with her queue of questions. Lalo akong kinabahan sa huli niyang itinanong.
"Hinay-hinay ka naman, Chantal, nalilito 'yong tao, o. Pero, ano bang sinabi ni Carrie kagabi?"
"Y-yeah, hindi ko rin maalala," I seconded.
Chantal sighed.
"Of course you two won't remember. Ang lalakas ng tama n'yo kagabi, lalo ka na, Jasper. What about you, Icarus? Narinig mo pa ba 'yon? I'm not asking Kold since he's always the first one to pass out."
"It's kinda unclear, but is it about us being... suspects?"
Napalunok ako sa sagot ni Icarus. I should've never thought of that plan.
"Right. Carrie, you just told us that we are suspects in Ethan's murder and begged us to tell you we didn't kill him... or something along those lines. And now, it's clear as day na suspects nga tayong lahat. Mind explaining how it got to this point?"
Oh, gosh. I definitely messed up. How could I tell them that the reason I agreed to the party was because I wanted to gather information? I even insisted on bring Dwight since he was also a suspect, although it was also true that I wanted to know him more.
I planned to simply ask them—especially Kold, Icarus, and Dwight—questions about what they did during Ethan's time of death. At that point, I already know about the CCTV footage since ipinakita na sa akin 'yon last Wednesday.
How stupid of me to think that I could pull off faking being drunk and use that excuse for my questions? Hindi ko magawang tanungin sila nang diretso kaya kunwari ay magtatanong lang ako dahil sa kalasingan, but oh, well. My alcohol tolerance let me down, literally.
"Carrie? Okay ka lang?" I felt Kold's hand tapping my right shoulder as I realized that I spaced out. I bit my lip.
Should I tell them completely?
I glanced at Chantal on my left, then Jasper, Icarus, and finally Kold. Their stares were all fixated on me, waiting for my response. I took a deep breath.
"Okay, so after Ethan was discovered last... Monday, ipinatawag ako ng police that afternoon to ask me about the case. Jasper and Chantal both know this, kasama ko pa sila sa station," I started. The two I mentioned just nodded as they all shifted nearer to me. "They informed me that I was indeed connected to the case."
