Bring It On, Detective

QI

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"OUR DARK PAST will always find a way to fuck us up."

Hindi siya nakapagsalita sa narinig. Muling bumalik sa isipan niya ang mga pinagdaanan niya noon-the experiments, the chants, the trial and error, the whip coming down against her upper back kapag hindi nito nagustuhan ang resulta.

Lahat-lahat.

She shook her head to erase those thoughts and changed the topic. "How is she?"

Jack shrugged at her question, a smirk slowly forming across his lips, but she knows that that was just a facade. She can see his vulnerability.

"Better than ever, hopefully."

Rinig niya ang pait na gumuhit sa boses nito kahit na sinubukan nitong itago. "Do you want me to—"

Kaagad itong umiling. "No, no. She's happy. Mas mabuti nang wala siyang alam."

"Because you never told her what your plans were. And now, she left you. What happened will never be your fault, Jaxavion. You were just told to do so." Nilingon niya ito at tinaasan ng kilay. "Let's switch places. Baka mapa'no pa tayo. You can never hide your vulnerability from me."

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever, psycho. And I can still drive."

"It's psych," salubong ang kilay na sambit niya. Damn. People always call those who are in the psychology field that way. It's psych, not psycho.

But somehow, it fits them. May mga pagkakataon kasi na talagang nakakabaliw na ang mga readings.

"What about your detective?" baling nito sa kanya na may bahid na panunukso. She knows he's just changing the topic dahil ayaw na nitong pag-usapan ang bahagi ng nakaraan nito.

Napanguso siya sa narinig. "What about him?"

"Oh, shut up, Enesha. Alexander told me about your admiration for him."

Napasimangot siya sa narinig. "Siya lang ang kilala kong cold na sobrang misteryoso pero sobra ring chismoso."

Damn. Talagang mahilig magbuking si Alexander ng mga bagay-bagay! Sarap busalan ang bibig!

And how the fuck did he even know about her admiration for Shantrie, his friend? Gano'n na ba talaga siya kahalata? Tangina. Kahit iibahin niya ang kilos niya, she can never manipulate him. He's too fucking observant!

Ang proudest moment siguro na nangyari sa buhay niya ay nang mahuli ang technique nito sa paglalaro ng Craps! She had never seen him play Craps dahil board games ang parati nilang nilalaro!

"At hindi na ako magtataka kung sasabihan niya ang detective mo tungkol sa nakaraan mo. He's worried for you, Enesha. He wants to tell Shantrie. Ikaw lang naman ang pumipigil."