"What does these cookies have to do with what I'm about to do?" Noah asked entering the house, "wala," i answered and got the paper bags from him and started munching the cookies, i love these! Kalasa ng cookies ni Ate! He looked at me weirdly, "sinayang mo lang pala oras ko," he stepped forward, "wait!" I said while devouring cookies, "eto naman atat!" he sat down the sofa,
"I need you to research about who did my ate fought with, lahat ha!" I told him, "how can I find them? I'm a transferee sa school niyo, di ko alam kung pano ko-" I raised my hand above his face, "talk," binaba ko ang kamay ko at ngumuya ulit ng cookies, "what?" he asked with furrowed eyebrows, "talk!" my voice suddenly toned up,
"talk? The fuck will talk will do-" his face suddenly lightened up, "oh!" he said understanding my statement, "for a detective to be, ang bagal mo!" panlalait ko pa, he glared at me, I retaliated by glaring too, his face softened, good! Matuto ka!
"BAKIT di kayo nagpapansinan, sis?" tanong ni Sharri, kumunot ang noo ko, who? As if on cue tumingin si Dani sa akin at nginuso si Manuel, ah si Manuel! Aba! Swerte naman niya kung ako ang unang papansin, siya lalaki eh, tsaka bakit ba siya di namamansin? Kalalaking tao daig pa babae pag tinoyo! "I don't know, I'm just tired, maybe?" that's all I did answered
DAYS passed yet hindi parin ako pinapansin ni Manuel, and today was the day Noah and I will talk about the prospects, we've decided to talk about it over at Sugarcoat, I ordered as usual cookies, red v's and vanilla shake, I sat down and wait for Noah to come, a few minutes later Noah arrived as well as my order, "ano may balita?" I asked him pagka-upo niya, his hand were about to get some cookies, I glared at him, he looked at me innocently, "try me," I told him and agad niyang binawi ang kamay at nag order.
He handed me a folder I opened and different names and profiles were displayed, "Annita Dimaano, 23, Business Management." Tinuro niya ang nasa pinakataas ng folder,
she looks...province-ish?
"naka away niya ang ate mo just because of the last spaghetti serving was left at the canteen and sabay nilang nahawakan ang plato and boom, umuwi silang namumula ang uniform," I laughed at the scenario, sa canteen kasi it was like buffet yet it was fixed serving by serving and the cashier would check how much you will eat,
kung ako makikipagpatayan sa cookies, si Ate sa spaghetti!
"bata ang away, masiyadong mababaw para patayin si Ate." I took a bite at me cookie.
"Felicia Delina, 20, Accounting," he pointed at the second person at the list, "they fought just because natamaan ang table, take note Veronica gave in the table yet ayaw tanggapin ni Felicia at sinampal si Veronica," nangalit ang bagang ko,
"they asked her why, she answered, 'wala lang, ang pangit lang ng dating niya eh'" same with the first one, pang bata! "bullshit naman 'to wala naman ata matinong away diyan eh! I took a sip from my shake, his order arrived and he took a sip from his coffee shake,
really? Coffee shake? I looked at him with disbelief, "what?" He asked curiously, "iyan talaga?" I asked pertaining to his shake, I looked at his plate, hmm. Butterscotch! I drooled at the sight, I looked at him, "uhm, can I have some?" he looked at me weirdly, like I said something wrong, "you already ate two big ass servings of their Cookie Monster and their Red Velvet Supreme, and now you want my butterscotch?" my mood went sour, parang butterscotch lang!
"Wala ba na mas seryosong away diyan?" I asked coldly and avoided his gaze, "Clariz Mo-" I cut him off, "about saan yung away?" still cold as the winter in December, "Veronica stealed her so-called-crushie-" I took my things and stood up, "give me better information next time," nagsimula na ako mag-lakad but I haven't took one step a hand held my wrist and forced me to sit down once again, Noah then put the plate of butterscotch in front of me,
"eat," he said, it lightened my mood, I smiled at him, "thanks!" masiglang pasasalamat ko, "god, woman, 'di ka namimigay pero pag pinag-damutan, galit parin?" he whispered in nonchalantly, "hmm? May sinasabi ka?" I asked threateningly as if 'di ko naman narinig, umiling siya na parang disappointed.
"SO tell me, why are you so addicted to cookies," he asked while walking, napag-trip-an ko kasi mag-lakad, kahit mediyo malayo, dapat ay mag-isa lang ako but Noah insisted, I declined, of course! I can handle my self! But he was persistent, baka daw kasi marami pa ang mabiktima ko, take note, ako pa ang sinisi niya, bwisit na 'to!
"Because my Ate, Veronica, used to bake me those lalo na kapag malungkot ako, she'll make some cookies, sometimes, Chocolate Chip Cookie Cereal," his brows furrowed, oo nga pala, gawa-gawa lang namin ni Ate 'yon, "you know, mini cookies that are meant to be eaten like cereals?" tumango siya, "and she would make me No-Bake Cookie balls, Chocolate chip cookie sandwich, and cookie dough ice cream," I said while smiling, I cant help but to miss her, mediyo matagal-tagal na rin siyang nawala kaya tanggap ko na ng slight, "ikaw naman! Andami mo nang alam sakin, ako ni favorite mo 'di ko alam!" he chuckled, "para saan pa? Detective mo lang ako!" he laughed,
ouch, detective ko lang pala siya, And that made me silent, akala ko pa naman we can become friends.
"My brother," nagdikit ang kilay ko, "he was the reason I want to become a great detective," he chuckled, mag o-open din pala, pinatagal pa, "because I was an orphan, I have a foster brother inside the orphanage, but he never made me feel like one, until one day, nakakita ako ng pagsiklab ng apoy mula sa kulungan na ilang metro ang layo mula sa orphanage ay nagpunta mula sa bahay ampunan, I wanted to scream! For help but I am one of the children that can not speak at an early age, nothing came out,"
he sighed, "nasunog ang buong orphanage ng walang nakaka ligtas na ka roommate ko maliban sakin, but my two eyes clearly saw silouette of men taking my brother, I was left to be dead that night, but luckily my foster parents arrived to save me and adopted me," he also had a tragic past, my poor detective! "okay," I said awkwardly, "what's your favourite food?" I asked trying to lighten the mood,
"sinigang, without okra and taba ng baboy," he said, "okra? What's wrong with okra? Ang sarap kaya!" I said cheerily, "with those little seeds like sperm and slimey thing, that looks like came from someone with runny nose plus the skin that looks like a ballsac? Walang mali doon?" he said sarcastically.
HINDI ko na napansin na malapit na pala kami sa bahay, our conversation went deeper, from okra to the government, to different mythical species, aliens and more! Nang malapit na kami sa bahay ay may nakita akong bulto ng lalaki,
Zeus! Shit!
Bago ko pa masabihan na magtago si Noah ah huli na at nakita na siya ni Manuel, binitawan niya ang dalang bulaklak, tinignan si Noah mula ulo hanggang paa, at sa'kin, nagpabalik balik ang tingin niya at saka tumalikod na para umalis, nagpaalam ako kay Noah at pumasok na sa loob.
I'm doomed!
J.S.|Dreameist
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Veronica
Mystery / ThrillerVenice was living peacefully until one day she receives a call from Veronica, her sister that's far away from her, asking for help. She decides to pay a visit to Veronica to know what happened to her, but she was missing and later on found dead. Sh...
