Case Magnet

Chapter Two: Case Closed

"Life is full of whimsical happenings, Watson."

- Sherlock Holmes

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POV OF ACE

"Mahal kita kahit ano pang sabihin ng mundo,
Hindi basehan ang kahit na ano,
Para masabing mahal mo ang isang tao.
Sa pag-ibig, walang talo-talo,
Basta ikaw ang tinitibok nitong aking puso.
Ikaw lang HON."

Paulit-ulit kong binasa ang tulang nasa huling pahina ng kanyang kwaderno.

'Walang talo-talo' ibig bang sabihin...

"Mayroon bang karelasyon ang biktima? May nabanggit ba s'ya patungkol sa lovelife n'ya?" Tanong ni Inspector.

"Wala po s'yang kasintahan. Wala rin po s'yang nababanggit sa amin patungkol d'yan, inspector. Ni minsan ay hindi po s'ya namin nakitaan ng pagka-intirest sa mga babae rito, kahit paghanga." Steve stated in a very sad voice. Did I hear it right? Wala siyang interest sa babae? I need to confirm my deduction.

"Pero may babaeng umaaligid sa kanya. Sa katunayan nakikiusap 'tong babae na ito na ipaglapit namin silang dalawa. Minsan na namin s'yang pinagbigyan subalit naging cold lang talaga si Henry sa kanya. Pero hindi pa rin tumitigil 'tong babae na 'to." Jake added to the statement of his friend.

"And who it is?"
"Heme." Sabay na tugon ni Jake at Steve.

"Papuntahin siya rito." Inspector commanded and one of the police went to the crowd with Jake to call Heme.

While I'm still looking at them biglang na pukaw ng lalakeng janitor na nakabunguan ko kanina ang atensyon ko noong papalapit siya. I pick up some piece of plastic and crumpled it.

"Ouch!" I bumped to the same person that I bumped lately.

"S-sorry po" He bowed his head as he apologized.

"Hindi ka ba tumitingin sa dinadaanan mo? You bumped me twice. Tsk." This time he looked at my face and he recognized that it was me again. I smirked.

"Sorry po ulit, medyo nagmamadali po kasi ako e." I rolled my eyes on him and didn't bother to utter some words. I continue walking towards the trash bin na may medyo kalayuan pa.

"Ako na po magtatapon niyan ma'am, bumalik na po kayo roon, itatapon ko na rin po kasi 'yong mga basura sa labas." He just popped on my front and give me a smile. Tsk. I gave the plastic to him and walk to the opposite direction, going back to the police. Pero bago pa man ako makalayo ng tuluyan...

"Wait." I said with a cold and board voice. I didn't even bother to rmturn my head to him, but I can feel that he stopped and look at me.

"Hindi ba't bawal pang lumabas?"

"Ay oo nga pala, bawal pang lumabas." He laughed awkwardly and I heard that he scratched his nape. I continue walking.

"Anong koneksyon mo sa biktama?" The police is now interrogating Heme, the one who seems so uneasy a while ago. Napansin ko ring dumaan na uli 'yung janitor at parang may kakaiba sa kanya. Muli ko rin namanh ibinaling ang aking atensyon kay Heme.