The Sleuth: In the Shadow (on-going)

Chapter 1: First Bad Day

Edsie's POV

Kyaaahhhh!!

A loud voice awakens my sleepy soul.  I don't want alarm clock, it makes me cuss hundred times because of it's annoying sound. But thanks to someone who shouted, siya ang naging alarm ko.

Knock knock knock

Knock knock knock knock

Someone knocked at my door, at parang nagmamadali. Hindi naman siguro sila yan, wala namang ibang naka-aalam kundi ang landlady.

Nang buksan ko ang pinto, bumungad sa akin ang isang babaeng umiiyak. Sa tingin ko, siya yung sumigaw kanina.

"Hey. What ar----"

Hindi natapos ang tanong ko dahil agad niya akong hinila sa unit sa tabi ko. As we enter her unit, my mouth slightly open when I saw a woman bathing in her own blood.

"P-please *hik* help m-me. *hik* Tulungan mo ako--ong hanapin ang pumatay sa kanya."

Then she cry out loud. The woman has stabbed at her back. I look around to see possible things that will help me to find the killer.

"What's your foot size?"

I asked out of nowhere.

"A-ahm..seven, why?"

So, we have the same size.

"Nothing. What happened?"

I asked the girl. Somethings wrong in here.

"When I e-enter our room, I-i saw mom in t-that position. Then I-i call you c-cause I know that y-you can help me."

Part of it is missing. I tap my finger at my chin, trying to think the missing part. Aha! I knew it.

"You said, you enter this room. Where did you go?"

What's wrong with her? She's turning into red and bitting her lower lip.

"Ah, in the garden! I get bored here so I decided to go in the garden."

I look back at her mom. Base from it's blood, the crime scene happened about 5-10 minutes ago.

"Did you call someone when you saw your mom?"

I asked her and she answer me by moving her head left to right. I secretly texted the landlady.

"Why do you want me to be the killer?"

I calmly asked. She seems surprise with my question.

"W-what are you t-talking about? I-i called you cause..I know that you can help me!"

She answered me by stuttering and shouting. I'm not dumb para hindi iyon mapansin. Supposedly, kapag may ganitong pangyayari, unang tinatawagan ay ang ambulansya.

"Just answer it, enough of the game. You want me to be the killer, to be arrest by the police and spend my time inside the jail. Bakit gusto mong takpan ko ang kasalanang ginawa mo, huh?"

I calmly said. She seems suprised but it did not take for too long. She grinned for awhile.

"There are secrets that remains a secret. But a day may come when it will be spoken out." Mahinahon niyang saad.

I don't know kung anong sinasabi niya. Pero nagpatuloy parin ako sa pag obserba. Until the police came. Hindi ko sila hinayaang posasan ako. Alam kong kasabwat ang iba.

"Ask that girl, why did she killed her own mother?" Saad ko

Mukhang naguluhan ang iba.

"She stabbed her mother with the help of her pocket knife that she plant, so no one will see it. And then she get out of the room with the use of the window, and she didn't recognized that the blood drops at the window, and the blood is still on her hands. She jumped out into the garden to prove that she's from garden. She has the footprints on the sands, with blood. Check it if you want"

Then I left them dumbfounded.

***fastforward***

Kriiinnnggg kriiinnnggg

As the bell rang, I stood up and begin to walk. Dumiretsyo ako sa canteen dahil sobrang gutom at pagod ang nararamdaman ko ngayon. After the incident in the unit, I ran as fast as I can dahil late na ako, and as expected, I stand at the edge of the room with three thick books in my head and hands in one hour as my punishment.

My body shivers while walking in the corridor. I can feel that there's someone who is watching me pero nang lumingun-lingon ako, wala naman. Baka guni guni ko lang.

grrbrr grrbrr

Shet! Gutom na yung dragon sa tyan ko. I ran fast and ordered foods that I can eat. Pagkatapos kong makuha ang sukli ko ay naghanap na ako ng mauupuan. I literally dropped my spoon as I felt uneasy. But this is different from the other one. Hindi ko na kinaya ang gutom kaya ipinagpatuloy ko nalang.

After filling my stomach, I started to walk. I was in front of my locker. My eyes narrowed when I saw the keyhole that has scratches. So, someone tries to open it, huh?
I open my locker and a white sheet of paper fall. As I read the paper, it gives me goose bump and my heart beats so fast.

------------------------------

Hi guys. Sorry kung lame ha??😁😁sorry din sa wrong typo/grammars.

Don't expect na tuloy tuloy po yung pag update ko...sorry