CHAPTER 28: CASE VI - THE HORRIFYING ADMIRERS

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Case 6: The Horrifying
Admirers (The Missing Acting
Detective Chapter, Part Three)

ROSALINDA

HANGGANG ngayon ay hindi parin ako makapaniwala sa ginawa ni Ajax noong isang hapon. I didn't expect nor imagine that he can do that. I want to ask him questions, but he wasn't around yesterday and today, where is he? His classmates said that he's present but I cannot find him anywhere. Is he avoiding me?

About the progress of finding my brother. They still doesn't have any leads and their investigation are nothing but a dust. There's still no light from their investigation, even just a peak of a light from the closed curtains.

Natagpuan ko ang sarili kong naubtog mula sa likuran ng isang lalaki, mataas siya kung kaya't kinakailangan ko pang i-angat ang aking ulo para tingnan ako. Napaatras ako ng konti bago ko siya tiningnan, pagkaangat ko ng tingin ay natagpuan ko siyang bahagyang nakatitig sa'kin.

It's Solomon.

"It's you..." Bungad ko sa kaniya saka pilit na ngumiti, ngunit umlais lamang ito na walang binibitawang kahit anong salita. But, I noticed that he has a worried expression from his serious demeanour. May problema ba?

Huminto ito sa isang classroom doon sa may dulo. If I can remember well, it's the section where Doyle is.

"Excuse me," pagkuha niya ng atensyon mula sa isang babaeng nagwawalis sa labas mismo ng silid.

"Yes?" Kung kanina ay nakasimangot ito, ngunit ngayon ay lumiwanag ang mukha nito nang dahil kay Solomon. "May kailangan ka po ba?"

"Is Doyle present?" He asked.

"Ah, hindi po eh."

Hindi na tumagal si Solomon doon saka naglakad na papalayo doon. Nang papalapit na ito sa akin ay agad ko siyang tinanungan kung kaya't napahinto ito sa paglalakad. "Is there a problem?"

Nakahalukipkip itong humarap sa akin at napabuntong-hininga "Mind your own business," napatingin ito sa aking ID. "Miss Rosalinda."

"Is this about Doyle? I'm one of the members of the Literature Club, not only that but we are friends as well." Nagsinungaling ako sa huling parte na sinabi ko. We are not friends, but I have to convince him. "As a friend, if the problem is talk about Doyle. Well then, would you share about it even just a bit?"

"A friend?" Umiling ito saka naglalakad papalayo. "Why would he have a friend? My brother would never make anyone his friend," brother? "He will never think of friending anyone. So, it's impossible that you are his friend."

Pinapanood ko lamang siyang naglalakad hanggang sa nawala na ito na parang bula. Napahawak ako sa'king baba, I never thought he had an older brother. But, how weird that Doyle and him are the same grade eleven students. Well, as far as I know, Doyle is only fifteen years old old. And according to Solomon's introduction earlier he is eighteen, which is the same old as me. Doyle is supposed to be in his grade 10 right now, right? Whatever.

Solomon is obviously trying to find his brother. Why? I cannot jump into conclusion, I have information at all.

"Rosa," tawag ng isang lalaki mula sa likuran ko. Napalingon ako sa kaniya para alamin kung sino iyon. He's Clark, I guess. "We have a problem."

Humarap ako sa kaniya at hinintay siyang magpatuloy sa paguusap. "I heard earlier from his older brother, he declared that Doyle went missing, lumabas daw si Doyle sabi pa niya ay nagpapahangin lang siya. Ngunit hindi na siya nakauwi sa mansyon nila. Also, earlier as I opened the clubroom. I saw a letter from Maya. The one who also always sent him letters, but Doyle chooses to ignore all of those." May dinukot siya doon sa kaliwang bulsa niya at inabot iyon sa'kin na agad ko namang tinanggap.

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