THE DOUBLE-CROSS
P R O L O G U E
He will reciprocate in the only way he knows how. And to let you know, death is in his nature.
I spun around the dark, my gasp caught in my chest. May nakikita akong anino ng isang lalaki sa 'di kalayuan. He was standing near the doorframe with arms crossed.
"I don't want to surprise you," he said coldly. Nanghina ang aking tuhod at nanginig ang aking mga kamay nang marinig ang kaniyang boses. Those words does not mean to reassure me. It is in fact an obvious state of warning, he knew what I was up to. But I need to show him I wasn't afraid.
He stood by the door, hand on the knob. He looks like he'd been there for some time. Probably watching me from the moment I enter the place.
I want to hear his confession personally. It hasn't sink to me yet that he's the person behind all this cruelty.
Aaminin ko na umaasa ako. Sana, sana ay hindi siya ang nasa kabila ng kasuklaman na nangyari sa aming paaralan. However, looking back for what had happened- it made me realize that I've been fooled. All along, the clues I was trying to find is sitting right on the tip of my nose. Lahat kami ay napaikot niya.
"You should've kept your curiosity door locked. Siguro, hindi ko maiisip na ipahamak ka at ang mga kaibigan mo." Malalim ang kaniyang boses na nagpanindig sa aking balahibo. A voice that I didn't know have been this dark and petrifying. "Hindi ba't ilang beses kitang binalaan? Ilang beses din kitang binigyan ng pagkakataon. You chose to ignore me, for what? Justice?" His laugh grinds on my ears like the edge of an axe being pressed against my neck. His face was in shadow, but I can imagine how he make out the curved of his lips.
"Evil, sonofabitch!" I cursed under my breath."Paano mo nagawa ang lahat ng 'to?" Both anger and fear collided within me. It's hard to handle than the fact that the notorious serial killer of Valentino High School- the person I've been looking for- is standing few steps away from me.
He pushed the door frame aside and began walking towards the sink, which is close to a long table. Nakatutok sa mesang iyon ang dilaw at pakislap-kislap na ilaw. There are black envelopes properly arranged, a familiar red stamp, a long knife, and the discernible red hoodie, all as though they hadn't been touched in so long.
Narinig ko muli ang kaniyang nakakabaliw na tawa. It didn't last, though. He turn to face me and began stomping towards my direction. When his face finally emerges in light, his dark pupils tear through me. I shouldn't be astonished to see his face, yet my hopes made me so.
"You are always impressive. You've come this far; figuring out who I really am. Wow!" His lips grinned; his eyes gleaming as he trudged towards me. As if this hadn't been planned all along. He knew I was coming, and I knew he'd be here. "I'm always impressed by how you solve my shitty little game. You keep wasting your time meddling with others' business. Dahil do'n, maraming nawala sa 'yo." His once-bright smile is now filled with malice.
BINABASA MO ANG
The Double-Cross
Misterio / Suspenso[Under Extreme-Revision] A mysterious murder case occurs in Valentino High School. A coincidence that the new student, Aloshi and Taleigha was transferred to VHS who disobeys their previous school's rules and regulation, encounters a crime on their...