Chasing Shades

Life of a Detective

Jaja's POV

     Today's just a normal day. I, sitting on my swivel chair while reading my favorite Mystery / Thriller story; the book series of Sherlock Holmes. Why do I love these stories? Simply, because I love the way he work as a detective and make deductions on his own. Wow, just wow. And I somehow learn pieces of info here. That's why...
       By the way, sitting next to me is the founder of this chronicle, Adi Wilson. I forgot to tell you that Adi is the founder and at the same time the president of The Shades Chronicle. And I am his partner, Alyja Gomez!

*Tok*Tok*

"Come in."  I smiled to the girl walking towards us as I  greeted her with "Good morning, how may we help you?"

While Adi's just staring to the girl in front of us. Wag na kayong magulat. Ganyan talaga yan.

"Hindi na ako magpapaligoy-ligoy pa. May nangyari po kasing murder sa school namin ngayon lang. Kaibigan ko po siya, isang guro din." Pagpapaliwanag ng babaeng guro.

"Lead us the way." Adi said coldly. If the case is about killings, he quickly responds.

We've reached the crime scene in just a few minutes and saw a woman in her forties lying on the comfort room's floor na mistulang naliligo sa kanyang sariling dugo. May mga pulis na ding nakapalugid sa crime scene at kumukuha ng pang dokumentaryo sa kasong ito. Pumasok na kami sa crime scene at nagsimulang imbestigahan ang kaso. Kung nagtataka kayo kung bakit kami basta bastang nakakapasok sa crime scene. Kilala na kasi kami bilang mga professional detectives in town. Pinag aralan na namin to kaya may koneksyon din kami sa pulisya ng aming bayan.

What's creepy in this scene is that the corpse' face is smiling despite what happens to her right now. And a bloody writing on the wall that says

" Cleanse Hair "

"What's with that bloody writing?" I asked Adi.

"I think I know what's going on here." And here we go again. Obviously, Adi's such a great detective. I don't know why his still into me as his partner knowing that he can solve cases on his own.

"So ano na?" Tanong ko kung anong plano niya. Baka kasi mapag iwanan pa ako nito. Hahaha

"Let's prove that this is a murder." Adi answered as if meron pa akong maitutulong sa kasong ito. Sa totoo lang hindi namn talaga ako professional detective eh. I was just a client of him years ago but he asked me if 'can I be his partner?'. Noong una, ayoko talaga. Kasi baka madamay pa ako sa mga kasong hinahawakan niya. Pero habang on going yung kasong kinunsolta ko sa kanya narealize ko nalang na gusto ko naring maging kaisa niya.

"Anagram!" Bahagya akong nagulat sa sigaw ni Adi.

"Ano naman ngayon?"

"If I will kill you. You will write a dying message, aren't you?" Adi asked.

"Of course, as long as kaya ko at para mabigyang hustisya ang pagkamatay ko." Sinagot ko nalang dahil alam kong para sa kaso ito.

"Exactly, that's why that woman wrote 'Cleanse Hair' as her dying message. All I have to do now is to asked for more information." Lumapit si Adi patungo sa babaeng kliyenti namin. Sumunod namn ako kaagad. Hanggang ngayon hindi ko parin nakukuha kung anong magagawa ko sa kasong ito. Wala naman akong alam sa mga codes and ciphers o kung meron man, galing pa yun kay Adi sa mga previous cases na hinawakan namin.