My Smitten Detective

Prologue

[Dion]

Nasa school pa rin ako ngayon, me and my classmates are doing such things para sa props ng speech choir.

Dapat kanina pa kami umuwi at pinapauwi na rin ang mga 4th year na gaya namin sa oras ng ganto maaga kasi ang dismissal time ngayon.

Some are reading things from their phone.

Some are err—watching. I'm not interested in what they're watching. I almost cut my finger ng batukan ako ng isa sa mga kaklase ko.

Dylan Gomez, One of the most handsome in this school not my friend pero feeling close 'sakin. Pag ako nag assume iisipin ko talagang he likes me.

"Is that your new way to say 'hello'?"

He replied with a smile. I pasted a poker face, and he laughed. I remained quiet as I trace the marks that I am asked to cut.

"Hey can you go with me? Upstairs?"

Mahina pero tamang tama lang para marinig ko, I looked out para malaman kung kanino nanggaling ang boses at luckily nahanap ko— Earl Bautista, at nakikipagusap sya sa girlfriend nya. Erin Meroy, psh.

Ano kayang gagawin nila sa taas?  Pero I was too lazy so I just brush that thought away.

I continued cutting the edge of the carton to make it perfect, walang signs ng baku-bako.

So kinder kung baku-bako ka mag gunting.

"Hayyy, can I go home now?"

George Dela Cruz, the one who's assigned to paste some stuffs on the board, not-so-lazy boy as you can see. Hope you can feel my sarcasm.

"Uwi uwi, wala ka pa ngang nagagawa at naaambag uuwi ka na?"

Syntax Perez, the talkative guy. Lahat ata ng kaklase namin close nya, but despite of that gun mouth of him he's the top student in class. Kabaliktaran ng maingay kapag walang laman.

"And who says we're gonna go home late without food?" a bass sounded voice appeared.

Rod Angeles, I don't have much info to describe him pero based sa kilos nya. He's fake, he likes to caught someones attention, and this is by buying a pizza for the section, and by that his heart rejoices, he don't have real friends, lalapitan lang sya ng mga kaklase namin just because he has the money and foods.

People are like leeches—I consider myself with it.

Kaya ayokong magkaroon ng kaibigan, o kung meron man. I only befriend with them to play with their feelings, to throw my boredom away, to make their life miserable.

I was about to get another carton when—

Irritating voices starts to own the room.

Something caught my attention.

A girl who's drowning in blood.

Fatal.

What happened to her? She has a lot of bruise, knife stabs, and a mark on her face. I wonder what that mark means I was about to touch the mark when a old fashioned man hold my arm.

I stared at him and went away.

Several students formed a circle signs that they are curious and they went throught the crime scene.

Gasps.

Gossips.

Shocked.

I wore my smile in my head as I saw the suspect. Great acting! You seemed to be concerned but deep inside you want to laugh out loud on your own—should I say art?

I am Dion Erande, Grade 10 Student of Feathxr University, not-your-typical girl protagonist.

The policemen were discussing with the man who held my arm a couple minutes ago, mid 30's I think. He's wearing a small shirt and maong pants. I don't think he's interested in fashion.

I heard whispers from my back saying—

"Is he Detective Phinneus?" a girl with a dark lipstick hinted.

"I think he is, look at what he was wearing ugh!"

"He's so hot! If I am to be murdered tomorrow I want that detective to investigate my death"

Her friend chuckled.

"For all the students please go back to your respective rooms"

What a bloody entrance.

"5079022016073"

I heard that Phinneus said. I went near that detective.

"She typed this in her phone"

At sa mga sinabi nya may nag-udyok ng kung ano sakin lara sumingit.

"Sino ang person's of interest?"

"Mikey De Leon, Rod Angeles, Earl Bautista & James Ventura"

I knew it was him.

"Elements".

"Ano nga uli yung tinype nya?"

"5079022016073"

I noticed na may zero ang bawat pagitan at familiar ang numbers.

Sa sobrang pagmamadali nya—

Gotcha!

"She left a message"

People starts to be thicker around me.

"5 79 22 16 73"

"Why eject those zeros?"

"Dahil sa pagmamadali nyang magtype akala nya space ang napipindot nya, at naka set sa number ang keypad nya"

"Boron Gold Titanium Sulfur Tantalum"

"BAuTiSTa" he mouthed. "Where is he?"

Bakit ba nagpasikat pa ako. I should've stayed quiet. I don't like attentions, and I will never want to be the center of it.

Di ba nila pinatawag yung mga persons of interest? Psh.

I went away but someone gripped my arm.

"Where do you think are you going Dion?"