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Nate
Lahat ng mga estudyante sa cafeteria ay tumigil sa kanilang mga gawain at nakatingin sa isang babae na nakahandusay sa sahig, motionless. Nang makarating kami dito ni Anthony, una kong napansin sa biktima ay walang bakas ng dugo ang makikita sa kanyang katawan.
"Tawagin mo ang mga pulis at paalisin mo ang mga estudyante dito. " Sinabi ko sa kasama naming estudyante at nilabas kaagad ang kanyang cellphone. I looked around, seeing two students near the victim. "Wait, the both of you should stay here." sabi ko.
"Huh? bakit?" tanong ng isang babae.
"You might have done something with the victim since, the both of you have a relationship with the victim, am I right?" tanong ni Anthony as he stood besides me. Both of the girls' eyes widen but, the other girl with glasses switched her expression into a mad one, "Tama ka, kaibigan namin siya. Sinasabi mo ba na pwede namin patayin ang kaibigan namin?!"
"We cannot miss any chances. Both of you must have a motive to kill her." sagot ko.
Tiningnan ko si Anthony na lumapit sa biktima at lumuhod, "She's a grade 10 student, her name is Korina Francisco...she died because of a poison." sabi niya habang tinitingnan ang I.D. ng biktima.
"Poisoned? Paano mo nalaman?" tanong ko.
"There are no visible wounds or bruises on her body and her mouth have a bit of redness which proved that she was poisoned. more specifically, potassium cyanide, commonly used in this kind of murder case. " he added. Tiningnan ko mula ang katawan ng biktima, kaya pala wala akong napansin na bakas ng anumang sugat o dugo. "She must have intake something in order to die. Probably from the food she was eating earlier." dagdag niya.
Maya-maya, narinig namin ang mga yapak ng mga sapatos ng mga pulis na nagmamadaling pumunta dito kasabay nila pumasok si Inspector Edward at lumapit sa amin.
"Oh Nate, nandito ka nanaman." bati niya sa akin at tumungo na lamang ako. Lumipat ang kanyang tingin kay Anthony at nanlaki ang kanyang mga mata,
"At Anthony? Matagal na kitang hindi nakita. Ano ginagawa mo dito?" tanong niya.
"I am now a member of the D.I.C.E. club, Inspector Edward. I gave up being the SSO President." Anthony said.
"Teka...kilala ninyo po siya?" tanong ko kay Inspector Edward.
"Aba! Oo naman. Tinutulungan niya minsan si Christine sa pag-imbestiga ng mga kaso tulad nito." sabi niya sabay pinatong ang kanyang kamay sa aking balikat at humarap kay Anthony,
"Mabuti na lang na nandito ka para matulungan si Nate sa mga imbestigasyon." dagdag niya at tumungo na lamang si Anthony. Hindi na nagtagal ang aming pag-uusap at sinimulan na ang aming imbestigasyon. Nakita ni Inspector ang dalawang babae na tinanong nila ang kanilang mga pangalan,
"Ako po si Janna." sabi ng babaeng nakasalamin.
"Angel naman po ang pangalan ko." sagot naman ng isa.
"Just like what i'm saying earlier, the poison must be from the food she ate. Since these girls are with the victim a few moments ago, they might have a chance to kill their friend here." tiningan ko ang nakalagay sa lamesa niya at nakita ko ang isang cake na may bawas, isang cake slicer at tatlong tubig, dalawang baso ay may bawas habang ang isa ay wala ganun din sa tatlong saucers.
"It must be the victim's birthday, isn't it?" Anthony asked as he glanced at the two. "Its unfortunate that you will kill her on her special day."
Both girls shot daggers to me and Anthony. Anthony simply ignore it while I just let out a deep breath to avoid the pressure. It's natural to have people like this but, I can't ignore it simply since what happened on that day..
BINABASA MO ANG
D.I.C.E.
Mystery / ThrillerWest Xavier High starts an another school year.Nate wants to spend the entire year as a normal high school student until he 'accidentally' enters the world of anonymous murders and deaths. It is now up to him to solve the mysteries within the school...