Erudition of Doyle: Volume One

CHAPTER 20: CASE V - THE UNEXPLAINED DEATHS

Case 5: The Unexplained
Deaths (The Missing Detective
Chapter, Part Three)

ROSALINDA

NAKATULALA lang ako habang hinahagod ni Detective Joshua ang likuran ko. I can't shed tears, I don't feel like crying right now, and I don't know why. Umaapaw ang galit ko kaysa ang lungkot. Nasa harapan ko sina Doyle, August at Raleigh, nakaupo sa upuan. Naririto kami ngayon sa sala ng ikalawang palapag. Nagtataka kung bakit ako kino-comfort, I don't need comfort, I need justice.

I may want to embarrass my mother in front of a lot of people, I may not remember all of the people who are my guests in my debut. I may not cry after what happened to them. But, it doesn't mean I do not completely care about them at all. I do, I really do.

I'm glad Harley wasn't here, hindi ko talaga mapapatawad kung ano man ang mangyayari sa kapatid ko. I will not hesitate to tear his skin, feed his flesh to the bears, and sell his insides.

Ngunit naputol ang malalim ng pagiisip ko nang may naalala ako. I noticed my father wasn't around, where is he? May nangyari bang masama sa kaniya?

Napatayo ako at silang apat nama'y sumunod ng tingin sa'kin. Akmang lalakad na ako paalis rito upang hanapin ang aking ama nang hinawakan ni Detective Joshua ang kamay ko.

"Saan ka pupunta, Rosa?" Alala niyang tanong.

"Somewhere." Tugon ko na lang at marahas na binawi ang aking kamay.

Hindi pa ako nakaalis ay nagsalita si Doyle na aking ikinahinto. "Finding your father, hm? I suppose I can help you-"

"No need." Lumingon ako sa kaniya. "I don't think so I can still handle a boy who smiles, no reaction, and no emotions or compassion sympathy, when there's a tragic happen." Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. "All of his actions from the start are very suspicious, but I let it aside. Trying to observe him, but the more I tried to dig his real him, the one he became more mysterious."

"Oh, you're referring to me?" Lumawak ang ngisi nito sa labi. "Say whatever your suspicion about me, it will stay the truth that I didn't do anything wrong. I'm just a very insensitive person and lacking empathy, and that's honestly all I can say."

Humarap ako sa kaniya, ng dahil sa kaniya ay dumagdag ang naiipong galit sa dibdib ko. Sobrang bigat sa dibdib. "Hindi ba't nagsabi ka kanina na bago ko gawin ang nais kong gagawin, ay magpaalam muna ako sa kanila. You know something about this case aren't you? You know that man who calls himself Satan, in that video?" Takang-tanong ko, ngunit hindi ito sumagot. Nananatili ang ngisi nito sa labi.

Tumayo so Raleigh saka lumapit sa'kin. Siya na 'yung bumasag sa katahimikan rito sa sala. "Tutulungan kita sa paghahanap aa tatay mo. Malalim na ang gabi't baka mapano ka pa." Aniya, at tumango naman ako bilang sagot. For some reason, his altruisticness makes my heart warm.

"I'll help too," si Augustus, mabilis itong naglakad papalapit sa'kin. Subalit noong nakalapit na ito ay agad ko namang siyang inutusan. "Stay here, and keep your eye on Doyle." Pabulong kong sabi. They are very kind, except for the other boy.

Him suggesting help is still suspicious. Harriet's suspicion about that boy is still visible, but she was trying to hide it. I don't know why and where she got suspicious about him but it doesn't matter, it's evident. Before I will give my full trust like what I did to Raleigh, I'll observe him further.

But this is not the time for observing him, I have to find my father.

Nilibot namin ang buong mansion subalit hindi namim siya mahanap, kung kaya't napagsiyahan naming ipagpatuloy ang paghahanap sa labas. Bago ako lumabas sa mansyon ay nagpalit muna ako at dali-daling binura ang make-up. Nakasuot ako ngayon ng maluwag na plain white t-shirt saka ng black jogging pants at tsinelas.