One day, in the morning, while reading the newspaper and drinking my coffee, my cellphone rang.
*picks up the phone*
"Hello, what is it?"
"Unsolved case it is sir."
"Where?"
"#24 Lincoln Street."
"Okay I'm coming, Rafael's coming!"Rafael is a tall, white, handsome and a genius detective. He spend most of his days solving crime with hidden messages. That's what he do in his present life because Siah is single. He sleeps late at night and wakes up early in the morning just to solve a crime. For now, he hopes that he will meet the right girl for her.
It's 7:30 in the morning when he came to the crime scene.
"Sir, here's the victim, we can't determine the cause of death sir, do you mind?" the police said.
"Of course, I do!"After a couple of minutes looking at the victim, he knew the cause of death of the dead girl.
"Uhhm...police!? The cause of death is asphyxiation. As you can see there's a mark of tight rope in his neck, a case of murder it is, someone killed this girl and locked her hands so she couldn't do anything, as you can see there's a mark of fit locked handcuffs in her wrists. She can't fight the culprit so she tried to shout and that's why the culprit suffocated this girl so she will stop and die."
"Thank you very much sir!" Then I went to the victim's body, I was shocked in what I observed and I immediately asked the police about it.
"You're welcome! By the way did you check her pulse before?"
"Yes sir, negative."
"Well she have now, maybe it's good if you'll bring her to the hospital?"
"Copy sir!"
"Wait, I'll call my friend to assist this girl in the hospital."
*Calling his friend Siah*
*ring* *ring* *ring*
"Hello my friend Siah! Can I ask you a favor please?"
"Oh sure yes, what is it?"
"Could you assist a patient in Berkeley Hospital?"
"Oh sure yes! I'm coming!"
"A-and Siah? Can I come to your house?"
"Oh sure you can! I'll leave it unlocked. Bye!"
"Okay thanks, bye!"
While walking to Siah's house, I saw a man vandalising at the walls writing the numbers 7 15 15 4 2 25 5, below it, there's a number 7:25. He stopped when I looked to him but then when I left,he continued.*At Siah's House, 1:00 pm*
While reading a book from Siah's library, something from the window called my attention. A beautiful, tall and fair lady. We greeted and smiled at each other. Then Siah came home.
We talked for a couple of minutes and I mentioned about the beautiful lady living right next to his house.
"Oh, Jovelle?" He said.
"Maybe?" Then I left.
The other day I went to Siah's house, I met this girl.
"Oh, hello!" I said lively.
"Hello!" She said.
"My name's Rafael."
"Ohh I'm Jovelle." She said smiling at me.
"It's nice to meet you Rafael!"
"It's nice to see you too Jovelle."
Oh it really is Jovelle, I whispered.When I arrived at Siah's house, we talked about the patient from the recent accident. He said that she was doing good. And I remember, I'm not finding the culprit of that crime. When I got home, I worked on it and it wasn't easy. And in the news flashed a folk that committed suicide. And a picture of him was shown in the TV, that person was familiar to me and I remember him when I was going to my friend's house, he was the one whose vandalising that time. And if I am right, he didn't stop vandalising when I left. I tried to go back to the place where he vandalized and I know that he have a message there. I arrived there and I knew it!!! There's a message he vandalized in the wall but I don't know what's the meaning of the numbers lying there. Until I read something, it says "LETTERS and NUMBERS both they go, if you can solve it then go!" I got a clue! I tried to match the numbers to the letters and there's sense in words I get. Remember the numbers 7 15 15 4 2 25 5, it means "Goodbye." I don't know what's the meaning of the numbers 7:25. I went where the corpse of the vandal is located. And I knew that he died exactly at the time 7:25 pm. Then I returned to the vandalized wall, there are lots of numbers and I solved it one by one. Until I solved a sentence, it says " If you can read this, please go to my house, inside the mailbox I have a message.#21 Philip St. I immediately went there and took the message in the mail box. "I am Zephanie Stephens, please help and protect my family, please tell the police that they have to arrest a guy known as 'The Apocalypse' in the House of Gods located near the PowerPlayMall. Thank you and I expect a lot from you." I didn't tell the police but I will solve it myself, I can do it, I mean.... me and my friend Siah can do it. The following day, I told Siah about this, he's shocked and he said that we need assistance from the police but I stopped him.
" Siah, don't tell them, please, that's why you're the only one I told you about this, it's because I trust that we can do it."
He just nodded and I hope that he understand. 8:30 o'clock in the morning, we went to the House of Gods. We saw two guys talking and the other guy called 'The Apocalypse', then he came. He's a big guy! Then, without bringing any offensive item, I went to him and fought him. He's very good at fighting and I was brought down to my knees, unexpectedly, the police came and arrested him. Then Siah came to help me and told me" I'm the one who informed the police."
"Why did you tell them?!"
"Look, if I didn't call them, are you sure you will live?"
"Well, you can help me, why didn't you do that instead?!"
Then we took a ride to my house.
"Now that they knew, they will get on my way, on anything I do!"
"Why? That's there thing, they should do that!" Siah shouted.
Then I left him alone and I think of a new way to solve this case alone. But, I'm exhausted, I thought a way to relax but then I thought of Jovelle.
The next day, I went to her house, he welcomed me and I thanked.
"I will forget about Zephanie's case today, let me relax first." I whispered.
"Hello!" Jovelle greeted me.
"So, what brings you here?" She said smiling at me.
"Uhhm... I just want to relax and I thought of your place would be good ."
"Oh is that so.... so what do you want to talk about?""Uhhm, nothing." I just want to rest."
"Okay."
I know I'm a little bit rude to her, but I guess she understands that I'm upset.
Btw, I often visit her house this month and I forgot about Zephanie's case. I think I don't need to care about his case because it's just a waste of time.
Well, as for now, I take care of how I would propose..... I mean say that I've fallen for her. Then the next month, we became closer friends. The more that I became close to Jovelle, the more I want to propose to her. Until that day came, I finally have the guts to propose to her.
* March 11 2034, 2:50 PM, Jovelle's house, Present Day *
Jovelle was waiting for me in her house. Suddenly, while she was waiting, a car full of flowers passed by. She was amused by the car full of flowers and she didn't know that was for her. The car parked at front of her house but she still don't get it that those flowers was for her. Until some other people brought the flowers down. And then I came.
"What's this Rafael?""You didn't expect it don't you?" I said smiling at her
While walking towards her with flowers in my hand, I kneeled down and picked the ring case inside my pocket.
"You know Jovelle, ever since that I've met you, I already felt something. Something in my heart. And now, I'm about to express it and propose to you."
"Oh gosh, Rafael!"she exclaimed
"Will you marry me?"
"Yes!"
Yeepee! She accepted me as her husband. I didn't expect that but Thank You Lord!
But I saw someone looking at us, strangely.
To be continued.....
Next year pa ko mag uud.