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ANG kanina'y tugtuging nakakabingi ay napalitan na ng sirena ng pulis at ambulansya. Everyone gasped as soon the stretcher containing Dorothy's lifeless body passed between the crowds of highly intoxicated drunk teenagers.
"May nakita ho ba kayong taong lumabas ng mansion?" Tanong ng pulis kay Astrid na may dala dalang maliit na notebook at ballpen.
"No, wala akong nakita," sagot niya
"Do you have any idea kung may nakaaway ba si Dorothy?" Tanong ulit ng pulis. Astrid wasn't able to respond provided that she became a member of AKT just a few hours ago at hindi niya pa nauumpisahan ang background check sa mga kasama niya sa Manor.
"Ummm.... Ii-i" A tall woman wearing a backless sheath dress barged in. "I'll take it from here Astrid. Move," ani nito na sumingit sa gitna nilang dalawa.
Kumunot ang noo ni Astrid dahil sa inasal ng babaeng iyon.
"Hi sir, I am Seelie and I am Dorothy's friend. Dorothy is a kind and caring person, she was loved by almost everyone here sa manor. So I am pretty sure na it was a suicide" anito sa pulis.
"Ganiyan ba talaga siya mag salita? Napaka pabebe ng pota!" Bulong niya sa sarili habang pinagmamasdan si Seelie mula ulo hanggang paa.
"And besides Dorothy is a weird girl. Hindi siya masyadong nag sasalita or nag ku-kwento tungkol sa kaniyang personal life," Dugtong pa ni Seelie na daig pa si Jollibee kung mag bida bida.
"But I heard that nagkaroon sila ng small fight with her boyfriend pero hindi naman namin siya in-invite sa party so rest assured na di siya naka lapit kay Dorothy," sabat pa ni Seelie.
Astrid rolled her eyes and left Seelie together with the police. She can't stand looking to that fake blonde bitch.
Agad na dumiretso si Astrid sa kwarto ni Dorothy kung saan ito natagpuang wala ng buhay, dali-dali siyang naglakad patungo roon bago pa siya maunahan ng mga pulis na sakaling mag sagawa ng imbestigasyon sa crime scene.
She carefully opened the door. Bumungad sa kaniyang paningin ang sandamakmak na paintings na nakasabit sa pader nito, nakasulat din doon sa ibabang bahagi ng paintings ang pangalan at pirma ni Dorothy pati na rin ang petsa ng pagkakagawa niyon.
Gamit ang kaniyang panyo, masusi niyang binuksan ang medical bag ni Dorothy. Ginamit niya ang panyo upang maiwasan niyang mailagay ang kaniyang fingerprints doon.
After a few minutes of examining the said bag she found no suspicious inside.
"There must be a hidden clue somewhere," aniya habang iginagala ang paningin sa kwarto. Lumapit siya sa kama nito at pinagmasdan ang mga bote ng gamot na diumano'y ginamit ni Dorothy sa pagpapatiwakal.
What makes it more intriguing is that all of the medicine vials has no label. Wala itong pangalan kung anong klaseng gamot ito at wala ring nakasaad na manufacturing company neither a receipt.
While carefully scanning the entire room she saw her bedside table placed on the left side of Dorothy's bed, her pens are neatly organized inside a cup. Astrid went closer to her bedside table where she found a note under the feet of Dorothy's table lamp.
She read the inscriptions written on it.
"A Cab Cede Eleventh Hostel Iris" , "A Tentacles Cannot Hunt," napakunot ang noo ni Astrid sa kaniyang nabasa. "It doesn't make sense," reklamo niya.
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