Big 7: The Rising Detectives

Chapter 1.1: Premier meets Supereminent

super-

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: bigger, better, or more important thanothers of the same kind

: superior in position or rank

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Continuation

*Yet another flashback*

After watching my mom do her work, I decided to go home, nagpaalam na ako kay mommy, dahil busy naman din sya sa work. It was 6pm so medyo madilim na.
While I was walking at the alley near our house, I sensed that someone was watching and following me. But I ignored it and continue walking. Nakarating naman ako sa bahay ng ligtas, nag prepare na ko ng mga gamit ko para sa pagpasok bukas. So I went to bed early.

The following day.

Hay, Monday nanaman, nakakatamad pumasok. At dahil 10 minute walk lang ang school ko mula sa bahay, naglalakad lang ako papasok at pauwi. It was 5am, habang naglalakad ako, naramdaman ko nanaman na may sumusunod sakin. “Seriously?! Ganito kaaga may stalker na ko agad?” pero nag tuloy tuloy na ko sa pag pasok sa school. After my first subject, comes my favorite subject this year, Culinary, dahil gusto ko talaga magluto.
While I was in the locker room to change my uniform, I saw a letter in my locker, pero di ko pinansin, mamaya ko na lang babasahin dahil excited na ako magluto, at baka prank lang yun. AT 11AM I went straight to the kitchen laboratory kasabay ng mga classmates ko, maaga kami lagi pumupunta sa kitchen to prepare everything we need or in culinary term it’s called (Mise en place). Lumipas na ang 15 minutes wala pa din ang teacher namin. Nagrereklamo na ang ibang classmates ko. “Ang tagal naman ni sir Reyes, baka absent sya ah.” Sabi ng isang classmate ko. Naiinip na mga classmates ko at paikot ikot na sila sa kitchen, yung iba lumabas na. Then we suddenly heard a high pitched scream sa kabilang kitchen, kay nagmadali akong tumakbo, at nakita naming si Sir Reyes na nakahandusay sa sahig at may saksak ng kitchen knife sa kanyang likod, may mga basag na plato at ibang gamit sa kitchen na nakakalat sa sahig katabi ng walang buhay na katawan ni Sir Reyes. Lalapit na sana ang mga classmates ko sa crime scene, pero pinigilan ko sila agad. When the police arrived, I saw a familiar face walking straight to the crime scene, it was inspector Garcia. When he saw me nagulat siya at nagtatakang tinanong ako. “Oh Jerlock, ikaw nanaman? Anong ginagawa mo dito sa crime scene? At wag mong sabihin na napadaan ka lang.” So I explained to him that this was my class. Our class was supposed to start at 11:30AM, we found the body 11:45AM. Since I helped them with the case yesterday, they allowed me to investigate, but of course with their supervisions. The police checked everything in the crime scene and also including our lockers. Lumabas na ang result ng time of death. Based on his rigor mortis, he probably died between 11AM-11:30AM. Mukang magaling ang gumawa ng crime na ito, given that lahat kami ay nasa kabilang kitchen lang na isang pinto lang ang pagitan, wala kaming narinig na kahit anong kahinahinala, parang ninja ang gumawa.
The police came up with 3 suspects, first is the one who found the body and one of my classmates. Michelle. The next one is the custodian, kung saan namin kinukuha yung mga gamit na kailangan namin sa pagluluto, si Kuya Jerwin. And the last one is the janitor, si Mang Boyet, they are one of the people who has access to the rooms including the kitchen, dahil pag wala ng mga studyante, dun sila naglilinis. So they started the interrogation.

Michelle. (Still wearing her white chef’s uniform with black slacks and black kitchen shoes. She looks shocked dahil sa nakita niya, na parang gusting umiyak): "Magkakasama po kaming lahat ng mg classmates ko dun sa kabilang kitchen, pero ang tagal ni Sir, kay yung iba pumunta na sa canteen para mag lunch, yung iba naman nag stay sa kitchen at isa ako dun, pero dahil walang magawa, I decided to roam around, nakakainip na kasi, then bigla ko ng nakita si Sir Reyes na nakadapa at naliligo sa sarili nyang dugo, kaya napasigaw ako, it was only seconds nung dumating na ang mga classmates ko, ilang hakbang lang naman papunta sa kabilang kitchen."