Bring It On, Detective

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"BAKIT KAYO PURO naka-dark red scarf? 'Yan na ba ang trend ngayon?" kunot-noong tanong ni Officer Amado sa kanila. He pursed his lips to suppress his smile.

"Yeah. We were watching an anime yesterday, at 'yong fave character po namin ay nakasuot ng dark red scarf," Elisheva answered casually with a small smile on her face, kaya nakagat niya ang ilalim ng kanang pisngi upang pigilan ang tawa na gustong kumawala sa labi niya.

Oh, god. She's so fucking amusing. Nakakagigil.

Sumilay ang malawak na ngiti sa mga labi ni Officer Amado. "Huhulaan ko, si Mikasa Ackerman 'yan, 'no? Nako, nako. Na-a-addict na rin pala kayo sa Attack On Titan."

Nagkatinginan sila ng babae, at sa titig pa lang nito, alam niyang wala rin itong kaalam-alam sa binanggit ni Officer Amado. But he knows the anime, of course. Parati niya iyong nakikita sa social media.

"Yes. 'Yan nga, Officer. She's so cool, that's why we like her," pakikisabay niya na lang. He brushed his hair upwards and looked at the name of the subdivision. It reads 'The Happy Village 1'.

"By the way, Officer. Why did you call us here? It seems important." Kung hindi 'to importante, baka may masakal siya na officer.

Damn. They were already dry-humping inside his car when the officer fucking called! It really frustrated the hell out of him while Elisheva was just looking at the window the whole time until they got to the mall to buy a scarf, clearly embarrassed.

Fuck. Nakakabitin.

Officer Amado let out a sigh. Napahimas ito sa halos kalbo nitong ulo at tinuro ang subdivision. Pansin niya rin na mayroon nang mga officers doon.

"Nagko-conduct kami ng interview. No'ng madaling araw, labingpito na bahay ang ninakawan."

"That's a lot." Kumunot ang kanyang noo.

"How did the thief do it? Ang dami," banggit ni Elisheva habang nakatingin sa subdivision.

Napakamot ng kilay si Officer Amado. "Hula namin marami sila. Nasira rin nila ang CCTV, eh." He clicked his tongue and gave them a piece of paper. It contains the numbers that made his forehead knot.

Lalo pang nakapagpakunot sa kanyang noo ay ang pangit na sulat-kamay nito. Damn. Officer Amado has really bad handwriting. Matagal niya nang alam iyon, pero sumasakit pa rin ang ulo niya kapag nakikita ang sulat nito.

Pabara-bara lang nitong isinulat ang mga numero at hindi pa iyon naka-arrange. Damn. Sakit sa ulo.

34, 15, 35, 52, 41, 43, 45, 21, 49, 53, 59, 64, 66, 71, 77, 81, 13

"Are these the lot numbers, Officer?" Nag-angat siya ng tingin sa officer. He nodded and looked at the paper.

He almost jumped in his place when a hand slowly slipped into the space between his torso and arm. Nagbigay iyon ng kakaibang kilabot sa kanya, lalo na no'ng tuluyang yumakap ang mga daliri nito sa braso niya. He sucked in some air, and for a moment, he seemed to forget how to breathe.

Damn, Elisheva.

Rinig niyang natawa nang mahina ang babae at tumama pa ang hininga nito sa kanyang tenga. That made the hair on his nape stand on end, making him forget where he was in the moment.

"Hinga, Detective," bulong nito sa kanyang tenga at marahan pang hinaplos ang kanyang braso.

Fuck. This woman is teasing him again!

He threw her a sideways glance, giving her a threatening look, before looking at Officer Amado, who was currently scribbling something in his notebook. Seryosong-seryoso pa ang mukha nito.