Sinners(Hiatus)

Case 9.1

Akane Satō

Darkness embraces her as she walks down to the forest. No one is with her because everyone died in mysterious ways. She's with her best friend earlier but her best friend suddenly disappears in thin air. She can't found any traces that may lead to her. Silence is deafening her. Besides the sounds of crickets, the only thing that she can hear is her heartbeat.

*dug-dug-dug-dug*

"H-hello?" She shouted when she felt someone is watching her. "A-anybody in there? Uhh? Hello?"

No one answered her but she heard a crackle from bushes. She slowly went to it to check it out. Hoping that is one of her friends. One step at a time. Few more steps and she can finally reach it. Her heartbeats make more noise in every step she takes.

"C-can you hear me?" She shouted once more, like earlier no one answer her.

*dug-dug-dug-dug*

She gulped her own saliva to ease herself but it's useless. She was too consumed by her fear.

"H-hello? Can you please answer me?" She put a tough act. One step more, she will finally reach it. She about to take another step...

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Tili ni Chase sa tabi ko. Letse. Bading. Ampota.

"Bading ka ba?" Inis na tanong ko. Nakatingin ako sa kanya, nasa muka niya ang takot. Halos yumakap na nga siya sa braso ko kanina nung may pumatay sa kaibigan nung bida.

'Tangina! Kay laking tao takot sa horror movie. Teka! Baka hindi lang horror movie.'

Nakaisip tuloy ako ng kalokohan.

Kasalukuyan kaming pito ay nanunuod ng horror movie. Hilig ni Aly ang mga ganitong palabas at siya ang naka-assign sa movie trip namin ngayong linggo. Last week kasi ay ako ang naka-assign kaya wala silang choice kung hindi ang manuod ng anime. Kami lang ni Nico ang nag-enjoy ron. Every Sunday kasi nagmomovie marathon ang Sinners para marefresh ang mga utak namin from cases and school stuff. We're still human after all. We deserve a break.

Katabi ko si Chase sa sofa. Nakayakap siya sa unan na parang batang takot na takot sa pinapanuod. Halos natapon na rin ang popcorn sa sahig dahil sa kanyaa. Letse! Ang bading tingnan.

"A-anong tinitingin-tingin mo?" Pagmamatapang niya sakin.

'Sakin ka pa talaga nag matapang?'

Nakatingin rin siya sakin. Napataas ang kilay ko dahil ron. Hindi ko naman siya masisi, may cute na tumingin sa kanya. Biro lang. Marahil ay naramdaman niya na tinitingnan ko siya Kaya gumanti rin siya ng tingin. "H-hindi ako natatakot. Tss. W-walang kwenta naman tong pina- pinapinapanuod natin." Pagdadahilan pa niya.