My Smitten Detective

1: Erande Clan

[Dion]

"...so you better make the point that your scores here, your score in the record make it higher. That's why I've been getting the attendance at the monitor. If you are present you can recite but when you were absent no matter how knowledgeable you are wala kang participation sa klase.

I have power to make it line of 8 for consideration."

Yeah number game nanaman tayo.

"Reciting voluntarily, if you vonlunteer for recitation you've read, you're confident. You have to make the teacher aware that you know what you've been talking in class. You're on the spot answers will make me know how knowledgeable you are. Paano kung nakatayo ka lang dyan? Di ka makasagot, alam ko na yan.

Whatever your grades will be at the 1st grading is a lesson. One, your performance is poor. Try to imagine to be a teacher, the students were not interested your facial expressions, the body movements, the movement s of your eyes. It just tells one thing, you show lack of interest. Second, you are taking time to bring out your book ang labas lang neto sakin is like parang gusto nyo na agad matapos ang subject ko, even in groupings you're taking long in making such things na kaya namang tapusin ngayong araw. Class pag ready kayo it will take you minutes not an hour."

Andaming sinasabi nito, magtatatalak lang ata 'to the whole period. Kung saan saan na napunta yung usapan namin, pati sa pusa daw nila sa faculty room.

If you were in our situation mabubugnot ka talaga. Kung walang galang yung section namin siguro pinagsasagot na 'to si Ma'am. To be honest, section 2 kami. Pangalawa sa pinakamataas na section sa University out of—I think 19—20? Aish basta. Out of 19-20 sections. Dyan naglalaro yung range ng bilang ng sections ng Grade 10.

So yung mga tao sa itaas ng room namin ay mga pinagkaitan ng utak, magandang attitude, utak at magandang attitude uli.

I know meron din naman dito sa section na 'to, lahat naman talaga. Pero yung sa taas yung mga kakaiba. Bibihira na lang mga estudyanteng mabait dun.

All of my classmates think I'm just a loner, not knowing na baka ako pa ang maglagay sa kanila sa panganib, sa buong section, sa buong school.

"Perez, why are you standing?"

I know all of my classmates stared at Syntax.

Well me? I didn't bother looking back, pwede ba? This class seems nonsense right now.

Buti sana kung nagtuturo si Ma'am. Pero hindi e ang daming salita sa buhay.

"Kasi Ma'am, Dion was sitting on my chair"

Ma'am diverted her attention into mine same as my classmates.

I lazily looked straight in her dark brown eyes.

"Why are you not in your seat?"

"I am in my seat, this is where I seat"

Ako ang nakaupo dito.

"Mister Perez, anong palusot 'yun? Alam nyo namang ayoko ng may pakalat-kalat sa classroom"

"Alam ko po pero mukhang si Dion Ma'am hindi nya alam"

"What the heck?!" I mouthed.

Maam looked directly onto my eyes seems like she wants to read what's on my mind and I let her.

"Perez go to English Department after class"

______

I went home, I live with my parents.

"How's school?"

Si Daddy.

"It was fine, always basic, easy as slicing a cake"

"I like that anak, you're so confident"

"Thanks, can I go to my room now?"

"Yes go ahead"

I walked towards my room when a noise coming from—sa labas ba yun? I went to the terrace to see what's happening outside.

"Dion, Dion, Dion Erande"

It's Earl, anong kailangan nya? Di pa ba sya naaaresto ng mga pulis? I think hindi pa, at bakit sya aarestuhin hindi naman sya ang pumatay kay Erin. I knew ginamit lang sya and someone is behind that murder case.

"Get out of your house, or I will forcefully enter!"

Nagi iskandalo na sya, our neighbors might talk about my family.

"Get out!"

He's drunk.

My father went out of the house handling a metal.

"What do you want from my daughter?"

"That little devil of yours let her out"

Lumabas si Lola hawak hawak ang basag na bote.

"Dion will not come up"

Sumunod si Kuya na may hawak hawak na boteng naglalaman ng lilang likido.

"Yah, dadaan ka muna samin before you get what you want into my sister"

Ang nahuling lumabas ay si Mama, handling a small knife.

Small knife na may button at pag pinindot yun lalaki ang kutsilyo.

"Yun ay kung mapapatumba mo kami. Look at yourself, you're dumb and stupid"

"Who's dumb and stupid? Me?"

"Nagtatanong ka pa eh ang obvious naman" my brother uttered.

Nagsalitang muli si Mama.

"Kapag pinagpatuloy mo ang balak mo mas pinapatunayan mo lang na wala kang kwentang tao. You shouldn't be at a higher section, alam kong kaklase ka nya because of the shirt you are wearing. You deserve to be at lower section kasi sa kamangmangang taglay mo ngayon daig mo pa yung pupils sa elementary school."

Aambahan na dapat nya si Mama pero hanggang amba na lang talaga.

"Sige ituloy mo, ipakita mo sa mga tao dito na wala kang karapatang mabuhay sa mundong 'to"

"Okay look I'm so sorry po" he bowed.

Nagulat ako sa ginawa ni Mama. I didn't expect this. Napaamo nya si Earl.

Pinapasok nila si Earl sa loob, my phone rang.

"Go downstairs"

I immediately went down.

"What brings you here?" my dad asked.

"I was involved in a murder case to be exact your daughter accused me being the suspect. Wala akong alam don, I love my girlfriend so much I will not kill her"

Yeah I know. Nakikinig lang si Mama at Papa when I started talking.

"Planado lahat ng suspect ang krimen, unang una pa lang nagtaka na ako kung paano nakapag type ng code si Erin. I know na yung suspect ang nagtype 'nun para hindi sya agad mahuli. Pero ang hindi nya alam mas pinabilis nya lang ang pagpapahuli sa kanya"

"What's her/his motive?"

"Let's just say may namagitan sa kanila"