"Kill Me, Attorney." (Law Series #3)

PART THREE: CHASING CHAOS

"The jury is thanked and excused. Court is adjourned."

Matapos sabihin ng judge kung anu-ano ang dapat gawin ng prosecution at iba pang mga kailan sa trial, nag-dismiss na ito at ang lahat ay nagsi-tayuan.

Bago pa man ako makatayo  upang pumunta sa lalaki na ngayo'y nagmamadaling dalhin ang mga gamit n'ya ay ramdam ko na agad ang pagkahilo. Nang makita ako ay mabilis pa sa alas kuwatro itong tumayo at naglakad papalayo.

"OY!"

I kept on calling him but my every call was like a booster for him to walk faster.

Ah, that ghoster!

The moment I stood up, I immediately sat back as the whole place seemed like revolving around me.

Bwisit na soju bomb!

"Here."

Napatingin ako sa nag-abot ng candy. It was Aubrielle.

I immediately get it and ate it.

"Sa susunod, kung iinom ka, uminom ka nalang at 'wag maging sagabal sa korte."

I looked at her. She was smiling.

"Masyado kang pabigat."

My eyes widened.

"Alam mo ba kung gaano kasakit ang likod ko ngayon sa pagbuhat sa 'yo ngayon sa trial?"

I scoffed.

Here comes this bitch with her entitled behavior.

"Eh kung sinabi mo sa 'kin mga nalaman mo kagabi, eh 'di sana nakatulong ako," I said. "Naka focus ako sa pag pro-prosecute tapos ikaw sa pag dro-drop ng charge. We were not in the same wave."

She laughed.

"Anong focus sa pag pro-prosecute eh dalang-dala ka nga sa nang ghost sa 'yo. Ang pangit n'on, iniiyakan mo? Sabagay, basta desperada kahit sino papatusin."

My eyes grew bigger.

"Hindi mo ba alam na nakaka-offend ka na?!"

"If the truth hurts then it must be real," she said. "Ano bang ininom mo? Don't you know that could be a malpractice?"

"FYI, hindi ito intentional," pagklaklaro ko.

She sighed.

"By the way, kagabi ko lang din nalaman 'yung mga sinabi ko. Bintana pala ng kwarto mo 'yung binasag ko."

"ANO?!" I exclaimed. "BAKIT KWARTO KO?!"

She looked around and people were one by one leaving the court.

"Ang lakas ng boses mo," she whispered.

"EH BAKIT NGA KWARTO KO?!"

"Alangan namang kwarto ko?" she asked back. "Nakikitira ka lang naman sa 'min."

I gave her a sharp look.

"Anyway," she said. "Ako na bahala sa bagong charges. Wala ka namang maitutulong. Kaya nga dalawa tayong prosecutor sa kaso na 'to 'di ba? Kasi they don't trust you'll win."

I was about to say something but someone approached us. It was the judge.

"Job well done," he said, smiling at us. "Sometimes, the prosecution's mind is to prosecute the suspects because that's their job. But with you, Prosecutor Aubrielle, you're upholding the law and justice regardless of your job. I'd like to commend you for that."

"O-Oh," Aubrielle said, smiling shyly.

Ang pabebe.

"Hindi naman po ako lang ang mag-isa doon," sabi n'ya at tumingin sa 'kin. "Prosecutor Harriett helped me a lot and I have more things to improve pa po."