Bring It On, Detective

WY

NAPAUNGOL SIYA NANG makaramdam ng pananakit sa kanyang leeg. She slowly opened her eyes, and a blinding light greeted her, making her lift her hand and cover her eyes with it.

Pinakiramdaman niya ang sarili. She's lying on something comfortable. Malambot iyon, and when she tried to feel it with her other hand, it felt hard. . . and shiny.

A patent leather.

Inalis niya ang kanyang kamay at nagmulat ng mga mata. Napangiwi pa siya nang makaramdam ng pananakit sa leeg, and when she roamed her eyes around, she saw white walls surrounding her. Idagdag pa ang kanyang nananakit na likod dahil para bang may matigas na bagay na nakadikit roon.

Kumunot ang kanyang noo. Saka lang niya napagtanto kung nasaan siya ngayon. She's inside a clinic. . . The clinic inside the lab.

The horrifying truth made her eyes wide, and her heartbeat rang in her ears, pero pinilit niyang maging kalmado. She's lying on a reclining chair, where the hypnotist will do her job—to hypnotize her.

At that thought, muling gumapang ang kaba sa kanyang dibdib. A gasp escaped from her mouth, and when she realized that she was alone, she tried to escape.

Mabilis siyang bumangon, pero hindi niya magawa na ikinalaki ng kanyang mga mata. Walang nakapalibot na kung ano sa kanya, but somehow, the chair is preventing her from making any movement.

Fuck! They're going to hypnotize her again!

Ayaw niya na!

The motion-censored door opened, and she immediately conditioned herself to appear calm and stoic, kahit gustong-gusto nang magwala ng kalooban niya.

She could feel her heart quicken when a person emerged from the door. A woman, wearing a white coat with blonde hair, came inside with a man in a tuxedo. His hair was still black, and his eyes were still the same.

A red spiral iris on the left and brown-colored eye on the other. He lost his left eye, as far as she remembered.

Nakatingin lang siya nang malamig dito. This was the man who adopted them. Medyo may katandaan na ito, pero ayos na ayos pa rin ang tindig.

A smile stretched across his lips when he noticed that she was already awake. Ang babaeng kasama nito ay pumunta sa kanyang gilid at may kinuhang kung ano. Hindi na siya nag-abalang tingnan iyon.

Now, she met the devil again, face-to-face. And she won't give him the satisfaction. She must show no fear.

"Welcome back, Number Two," he stated in a low voice and showed something to her. It was a teddy bear. . . 'yong teddy bear na binigay ng bata sa kanya kanina. And. . . she thought it was just a fucking coincidence.

"You remember this, don't you? This is your favorite toy. It's good that you took your cap off, or else we wouldn't have known it was you," he muttered as he traced the spiral on the bear's right cheek. Nakatingin pa rin ito sa kanya.

Damn. The cap. . .

Hindi siya nagsalita at tiningnan lang ito. Naglakad ito papalapit sa kanya. They didn't break their eye contact, at naikuyom niya ang kanyang mga kamao. Napatingin ito roon at saka ngumisi.

"Sadly, you can't move. The magnetic field prevents you from doing so." Pumalatak pa ito at umiling bago tumayo sa gilid ng kanyang ulo. She almost flinched when he caressed her hair.

Nakakadiri.

"You have such a rare talent, Number Two. You managed to break free from our grasp and even hypnotized our staff. Hmm. . ." Sumilay ang ngisi nito sa mga labi. "You will be a great asset to our foreign investors. But of course, we won't give you to them." Humalakhak ito at inangat ang ilang piraso ng kanyang buhok. He twirled it with his index finger.