Tumatakbo ang isang lalaking nakaitim na may hawak-hawak na isang bag na puno ng pera. Hinahabol na siya ng mga pulis at pinagbabaril pero agad din siyang naglaho. Hinanap siya ngunit hindi nila siya nakita. Naghanap sila sa ibang lugar at nung wala na sila, mula sa pagiging tubig, agad siyang nagpalit ng anyo at tumakbo agad nang...
"Ang galing ng disguise mo ah pero sayang nga lang nakita kita" sabi ng isang anyo ng babae.
Napatigil ang lalaki at napatingin sa nagsalita.
"What are you talking about?" tanong niya na gulat habang umaatras.
"Oh you don't understand tagalog? I pity you for that" at humakbang ang babae at dahil sa ilaw ng buwan, mas malinaw na ang anyo ng babae na may kulay pula na buhok at umaapoy na pula na mga mata.
"Tsk" the water thief just clicked his teeth and turned around quickly pero napatigil din siya at nagulat nang biglang may isang bakod ng apoy ang humarang sa harap niya.
"Where are you going? Going to steal on the next bank?" the fire girl asked.
Napaharap din ang lalaki sa kanya and smirked back at her.
"I-I'm not a-afraid of you" stammering, he said. "Yo-you're a fire girl and I-I'm a water guy"
The fire girl was just looking back at him.
"Really..."
At kasing bilis ng kidlat, nasa harap na siya ng water thief at hindi niya alam kung paano basta ramdam nalang niya ang panghina ng kanyang katawan kaya siya napahiga. The pain was unexplainable.
The fire girl crouched in front of him and raised his head to look at her.
"...then why are you shivering in fear?"
Sa sobrang takot, hindi nakaimik ang lalaki at dagdag mo pa ang binibigay na mukha ng fire girl sa kanya.
"Are... a-are you a cop?" hindi makasalita ng mabuti ang lalaki pero naintindihan pa rin ng fire girl ang sinabi niya.
Pero hindi siya umimik and instead, just gave him a smirk.
"Who... who... a-are you?" muli nauutal niyang sabi.
Nang hindi nawawala ang smirk sa kanyang labi, nilapit ng fire girl ang isang nag-aalab na kutsilyo sa kanyang leeg.
"Your worst nightmare"
...
"Last night, there was a report that a body of a water guy burglar was found in a secluded place where his back is burned and his neck has been cut. So investigation wise, this could only be done by a fire person" Yani stated ssabay inangat ang ulo at tinignan ang babaeng kaharap niya.
Hindi siya umimik at tumingin lang sa ibang direksyon.
"The killer was really professional dahil tanging ang biktima lang ang may nakakaalam kung sino ang pumatay sa kanya. Ni litrato, wala" tuloy ni Yani. "Although the killer has no intention of getting the money kaya naibalik ito ng buo at kumpleto so everyone thought that maybe he or she just wants to help, but basing on the scene, the victim was brutally killed so we can say that the only intention of the killer is none other than to kill him"
Wala pa ring imik ang babae.
"Wala ka bang sasabihin Flare?" tanong ni Yani at doon lang kumibo si Flare at tinignan siya.
"May kailangan pa ba akong sabihin, Prinsesa Yani? Being the princess, alam kong alam mo na ang lahat" sagot ni Flare.
Napabuntong hininga nalang si Yani. "Then why? Bakit mo siya pinatay?"
BINABASA MO ANG
Prince and Princesses of My Nation
Romansa(Next book after MY NATION) A compilation of stories of the princes in the world of Eullenuum Nation and met their respective princesses. After meeting them in the challenges in the last year's Tradition, their paths crossed once again. What will ha...
