Knotted Conundrum (Project:Mystery #1) [COMPLETED]

Chapter Twenty-Five (Part 2)

Chapter Twenty-Five (Part 2)

Liz's POV
"Argh! Throne, how many times do I have to tell you na huwag mo nang kamuhian si Mavis?!"

Nakapameywang ako at nakataas ang kilay habang nakatingin kay Throne na nakaupo sa kanyang swivel chair habang naka-de kuwatro na panlalaki. Nakahawak ang kanyang isang kamay sa ulo habang ang isang kamay ay nananatiling nasa office table niya.

Halatang stress na stress na siya sa akin. Kanina pa kasi kami nag-aaway at tungkol lang naman kay Mavis ang pinag-aawayan namin.

"Will you just f*cking shut up, Liz? You're making my head ache," reklamo niya habang tumingin sa akin nang may talim.

"No," madiin kong sabi. "No, I will not! At hindi ako titigil hangga't hindi ka tumitino at hindi mo pinapasok diyan sa kokote mong pagkatali-talino na huwag mong kamuhian si Mavis dahil kaibigan natin siya!"

"Wow! Thanks for complimenting my brain, Liz," puno ng sakastiko niyang sabi. "And she is your friend, not mine."

Napakuyom ako ng aking kamao at tumingin sa kanya na may galit sa mga mata.

"Ano bang problema mo kay Mavis ha?! She doesn't do anything to you! Hindi ka naman niya sinisiraan sa iba. How could you treat her like that?"

"I don't trust her," sabi niya. "I hacked pieces of information about her to make her come out of her skeleton closet and I knew f*cking one thing. She could kill people."

I rolled my eyes. "Come on, Throne. Seriously?! Iyon lang? Dahil lang naman sa p*tang in*ng impormasyon na 'yon, kinamumuhian mo na siya? And what else is your reason na ibibigay mo sa akin? The thing that she is a Throver. Right?"

He opened his mouth but then closed it as if he wants to say something but couldn't let it out for me to know. Napabuntong-hininga ako at napahawak sa aking ulo.

"Look. I don't want to fight on some small matter such as this but please naman, Throne, you need to f*cking grow up and realized na kahit na isang Throver si Mavis, she wouldn't do any harm to us."

"How would you know?" Tumayo na siya mula sa kanyang upuan at napaigtad ako sa malakas na pagkakahampas niya sa office table. "That human--or perhaps, that thing, or whatever she is--is not human. I know her parents. I researched it; Tito Ris let me--and they're fine. But her. Just only her. She's a menace to our organization, Liz. Believe me or not, I could predict as much she is dangerous."

"Dangerous more than we?" tanong ko sa kanya.

"Dangerous more than we," sagot niya at bumalik sa pagkakaupo sa kanyang swivel chair. He turned his head to his multiple screens and do his job in there. "She had this technique that's supposed to be confidential for our organization and yet, she knows it."

I scoffed. "And you have a proof with that?"

"I'm not lying, Liz." Seryoso ang kanyang tono habang narinig kong pinindot niya ng mabilis ang mouse at keyboard niya. Huminto siya kapagkuwan. "Here. This is the proof you want to see? See it for yourself then. How dangerous she really is."

He leaned back on his swivel chair, slide it back a little bit on the side to give me space as I walked towards his office table, focusing my eyes on that one screen where there is a video clip playing.

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko habang pinapanood ko ang video. It is really her. It is Mavis. Pero ibang-iba siya. Hindi siya ang na-meet namin dito sa loob ng mansion. She's really completely different. Like a beast... Like a menace... A havoc...

Napailing-iling ako at tumingin kay Throne. "Sa'n mo 'to nakuha?"

"I have my own ways on searching data, dear. I will not reveal any of my techniques. So, naniniwala ka na ba sa'kin?"