Extraordinary Detectives

Chapter 6: The Organization

Another update!

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After we read the decoded code, we look at each others eyes and there's one thing in it. Confusion. Hindi namin alam at hindi namin maintindihan kung anong meron.

Ilang segundo rin kaming nakatitig sa papel at malamang ay iisa lang ang iniisip namin. Kung ano ba ang ibig sabihin ng tula na iyon. Naputol lang ang pagtitig namin nang pumasok sa sala ang mama ni Gunner.

"Oh, nandito pala kayo. Anong ginagawa niyo--" napatingin kami bigla sa kanya dahil hindi niya natuloy ang sasabihin niya. Mas lalo kaming nagtaka dahil halo-halong emosyon ang makikita sa mukha niya ngayon. Pag-aalala, pagkabahala, at... galit?

Bigla namang naging seryoso ang mukha ni Tita at sa pagkakataong iyon, hindi siya ang mama ni Gunner na nakilala ko. Nawala na ang kwela at bagets na Tita Kat.

"Where did you get that?" I got goosebumps all over my body because of her voice. Very serious and somehow, deadly.

"It's from Mario Cruz. My classmate who murdered my other classmate. When he was being questioned, he keeps on saying nothing and after he gave me this paper, he killed himself without saying a word."

After Gunner said that, Tita Kat became more serious and scary. And I think the four of us feel it because no one is uttering a word.

"So, they are on move again, huh."

Nagkatinginan naman kaming lahat dahil sa sinabi ni tita.

On move? Again?

"What do mean, Ma?" Bumalik naman ang tingin namin kay tita. Hoping for an answer.

Kinuha ni tita ang papel at hinarap kaming lahat.

"I'll tell you tomorrow. For now, the three of you should go home and Gunner, call your father. Tell him it's urgent."

After tita said that, she left the living room leaving us dumbfounded.

"So tita can be scary, huh?" We all nodded our head for agreement.

"I think mom is right. You three should go home. I'll call you if I got the go signal. For now, rest." After he said that, he escorted us to their gate and we all leave silently.

Pagdating ko sa apartment ko ay humiga agad ako sa kama at tumitig sa salamin. I have this feeling that from this day on, everything will change because of that poem. Tita's seriousness is odd. It is like something dangerous might happen. And I hope that I have nothing to do with it.

After how many minutes of staring, I feel like someone is eyeing me. I look at my open window and there, I saw that black cat looking straight at me, intensely.

I also stared at his eyes and I'm about to catch him but he suddenly jump. I immediately look outside but I don't see any traces of that damn cat.

Bumalik ulit ako sa kama at napahawak ako sa mata ko nang bigla itong sumakit. Napasigaw na ako dahil para itong tinutusok. What scares me more is that my sight is becoming blurry specially those sight within my radius.

I hold to it hard until I can't hold the pain anymore. I immediately dialed his number and when it stopped ringing, I managed to say help before I lost my consciousness.

I felt a seering pain in my eyes and I tried to open it but all that I saw is darkness. I started to panic and I don't know what to do until someone's arm hold mine. Someone touches my forehead and I suddenly feel calm. Naramdaman kong lumuwag ang hawak sa akin hanggang tuluyang naalis. Mabilis na lang ang paghinga ko ngayon at nanatili na lang na nakahiga.