DETECTIVE FILES. File 1 (Published under PSICOM)

CHAPTER 39: INVADING ATHENA HIGH SCHOOL

Chapter 39: Invading Athena High School

I went to school the next day na parang walang nangyari. No one knows what happened last night except Gray and his roommates who, I hoped, kept everything that happened a secret. Kung may nakakaalam man sa klase namin tungkol sa nangyari, it would be me, Gray and X if ever he is really one of my classmates.

The days passed by at mukhang hindi pa nagpapadala ng bagong sulat si X. Sana lang ay tumigil na siya. Gosh, I just don't know how he was able to come up with such plans!

Nang sumapit ang Biyernes ay pinagresearch lamang kami ng isa naming subject teacher para sa book review namin sa library. After few hours of staying there ay lumabas na kami and went straight to the cafeteria. As usual ay sina Gray at Marion pa rin ang kasama ko.

"I really can't believe na si Jeremy nga 'yang nasa kabilang mesa. Yeah, he's still nerd for reading books every time but look at him, he looks so different," Marion said at ininguso si Jeremy na abala sa pagbabasa ng Sherlock Holmes novel na pinahiram ko sa kanya.

Jeremy was still on his school uniform but gone was his thick eyeglasses, sa halip ay nakasuot lamang ito ng contact lense dahil nasira ang salamin nito noong maglaro kami ng dodge ball sa PE Class namin noong Miyerkules. He still has his braces on ngunit ang dating hating-hati sa gitna nitong buhok ay naka-ayos ngayon like the one that usual teenage guys prefer their hairstyles to be.

"He gained fans," komento ni Gray nang makita ang ilang mga babae na panay ang pa-cute kay Jeremy but to no avail because all his attention was on the book. Yeah, I think he's becoming a Sherlockian. Whatever.

"Wow! A chic!" someone said.

"Cool pare! Ang ganda!" komento naman ng isa.

Napalingon ako sa tiningnan ng mga ito and I saw a beautiful lady entered the cafeteria. She was not in Bridle uniform kaya hula ko ay hindi ito mula sa Bridle. Wait, why do I have a feeling that I have already seen that lady? Saan nga ba? I keep on thinking where have I seen her nang bigla na lamang itong lumapit sa mesa naming.

"Ae-ae!" she said smiling. Ae-ae? Hindi ba iyon ang tinawag ni Khael kay Gray? Is she –

Wait, oh my God, she really is! Gulat na napatayo si Gray sa kanyang upuan at nilingon ang babae sa kanyang likuran. I saw Gray's face crumpled at nagkatinginan naman kami ni Marion, throwing a questioning look with each other.

"Ae-ae!" she said again at akmang yayakapin si Gray but the latter keeps himself distance from the lady.

"Stop it Mom," he said.

"What did Gray call the beautiful lady? Mom?" I heard one of the guys in the cafeteria asked.

"Ha? Nanay niya iyan?"

"Shit! Did he really call her mom?"

"But Ae-ae –"

Gray cut her off. "Mom, isa."

The lady pouted at matamang tiningnan si Gray. "Don't you dare count on me Ae-ae."

"Dalawa," Gray said and closed his eyes as if he was controlling his patience.

"Ae –"

"Tatlo," he said. He turned his gaze to me and Marion. "I'm leaving," he said at akmang aalis but the lady held him.

"Fine. Ivan," she said at napatigil naman si Gray.

"What are you doing here Mom?"

"Oh my God, I'm going to be dead! She really is his mom," someone said.