16:55 July 14, 2100
[Malory Hideout, Redhama, Necropolis City]
Bree Granger
"What?!" bulalas ni Generys.
"You mean someone is setting us up?" naguguluhang tanong ni Magnus.
"Sort of," sunod na ani naman ni Morgan. "Pero sino?"
I was just sitting here watching them. Kanina pa pabalik-balik ang tingin ko sa kanila. Chasin is in his usual position on a single couch. Sa sofa naman ay pinagitnaan naming dalawa ni Azai si Morgan. Naunang nagising si Azai kaysa sa akin. Nasa mas malaking couch naman sina Larasati at Alki. Magnus and Generys were standing in front of us, specifically in front of Chasin, at halata sa mga mukha nila ang pagtataka at galit. Si Kio naman na nakaupo sa beanbag ay tila may inaalala.
Since there is no single gadget that can be used because Chasin just confiscated them for what the real reason was, nasa common room kaming lahat nakatunganga. But suddenly Generys came out from the lift and the moment she saw us all here, dumeretso kaagad siya rito at tinanong ang Kapitan. Chasin refused to tell her what she was asking him first pero kalaunan ay sumagot din nang may nabanggit si Kio tungkol sa chart.
We were all shocked. And I'm being speechless here 'coz I still don't get it. I mean we were all confused of who manipulated the ranking pero ang talagang hindi ko maintindihan ay kung bakit. Why are they doing it?
"Denzel," sagot ni Azai.
We all looked at him both shocked and confused.
"He can't do that to us," I immediately defended.
"Ang ibig kong sabihin ay nawawala siya since yesterday."
Nagtinginan kaming lahat sa nalaman. I just woke up kagabi at hindi ko alam na nawawala pala siya. Ang akala ko ay noong oras lang na iyon.
"May pinuntahan lang siguro. Isa pa, he already knew this matter and maybe he went to his parent to ask them about this," saad naman ni Kio.
"So sino nga?" tanong ni Alki. "Dalawa lang naman iyan, eh. Either that someone wanted to frame us up or..." Tumingin siya sa aming lahat, "He wanted to bring us up for our own benefits."
Fair enough. But two reasons may lead a lot of culprits to be suspected to.
"Kung dahil sa nauna, we have Capitol, Redlight, and Sharpshooter as main suspects. But as for the second one, nasa sa atin lang kung sino 'yon."
From what Kio said, I started to doubt.
"If it was because of the latter, it's probably someone who knows how to manipulate the system. What do you think, Kio?" seyoso kong sambit.
Everyone became silent. Narinig ko pa ang mahinang mura ni Generys at kita ko ang nag-aalala niyang tingin kay Kio. Si Alki naman ay napasinghap saka napatakip ng bibig sa narinig.
"Are you suspecting me?" tanong niya habang ang mga mata niya'y naningkit na tumingin sa akin.
Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay at sinalubong ang titig niya. Nakaawang ang bibig niya at halatang hindi makapaniwala sa sinabi ko. I really didn't mean to speculate but I'm just looking for the most possible reason!
"Wow, angas!" singhal niya bago tumayo. "'Pag si Denzel, he can't do that to us! pero sa akin may pagdududa?"
I can see a hint of anger and pain from his voice. As if he felt betrayed. Napatigil ako sa inasta niya. Lumapit naman sa kanya si Magnus para awatin.
"Hindi ganon ang gusto kong iparating. I'm just stating that it is possible for you to do it!" I countered.
"Then let me tell you that all possibilities are just all hypothesis not until proven true."
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