CHRIS
"My men are now searching for your friend's body," the Chief began. His forehead creased as he examined the results of the fingerprint analysis. "And as for the fingerprint that was found on her hand, do you know someone named Leona?" the Chief asked Qea.
"Leona Florentino?" she inquired and her eyes widened slightly. I took noticed of her hands that began to shook again as if the mention of that name brought another fear in her system.
"Yes."
"She's a former member of the club, but Queenie removed her because her name doesn't start with Q," she divulged.
"That explains it! She's probably exacting revenge on you guys," Zanaya exclaimed as if winning the lotto. Her right hand was on her chin and she seemed to be forming another theory in her mind. The room fell silent for a moment as we tried to digest this new revelation.
"Wait, where d
ZANAYAMy heartbeat quickened at what I heard. My clammy hands felt like frozen from the chilling wind. I tried to find in my memory if I have encountered this man before, but all I drew was a blank sheet.He knew me. How did that happen?As far as I know, I have been here in the academia for less than a year, so, it’s very impossible for me to know the boss he’s referring. Whoever that boss was, I'll make sure that we'll end him."Who ordered you?" Dave asked.The man laughed again. He seemed to be mocking us. "Soon, you will meet him. Don't be too excited, Dave," he leered.I badly want to wipe off that smirk on his filthy face."You still don't want to suffer, do you?" he added."What?" Dave snapped at him.While they were busy talking, I slowly approached where the
ZANAYAThe students could be heard laughing and talking. Obviously, they were all having fun. Who wouldn't be satisfied? The exam for the first semester was finally over."Well, this calls for a celebration!" Monica said with burgeoning excitement"Cheers, my friends!" said Arya and raised her bottle of soft drinks for a toast.The six of us were here at the cafeteria and eating our lunch. After the case of Ms. Q, we focused on our studies for the meantime, but of course, Dave was still very attentive to the case. Thankfully, there were no bloody incidents in a week. Dave also never failed to update us on the progress of the Bermuda and JDC case. This included our suspicion that the two groups were allies or have joined forces.Within a week, we found out that it was possible that JDC had a connection to the rouge group. It turned out that they have one goal and
ZANAYAWhen I opened my eyes, I immediately noticed that I am in my familiar room. I darted my eyes until it landed to the woman sitting next to me."My daughter, I'm so glad you're awake," she said and turned to the door. "Manang Ising, get Reign's things ready, we'll be dressing her up."I frowned because of what I heard."Mom, what's going on?"Instead of answering my question, she hugged me tightly. I felt the warmth of her embrace for the first time, something that I haven't felt for a long time. It felt so foreign like I am hugging someone else and not my very own mother."I'm so glad you're here, Reign," she said as she let go of our hug.I repeated my question to her, and this time, she smiled before answering. "Reign, I know that you're against the joint venture because of your engagement with Dave, but please, t
DAVEI was awakened to the sound of people murmuring. They seemed so engrossed with what they're saying that they haven't noticed me. I roamed my eyes around the white room. Judging by the white walls and the smell of alcohol that lingered around the room, I am positive that I am currently inside one of the rooms in the hospital.What exactly am I doing here?"Dave! I am glad you're finally awake," Monica was the first to notice that I have already gained consciousness."What happened?" I groggily asked."You were poisoned."I looked at Monica to see if she was joking, but she seemed sincere though.I also noticed that Chris and Reign were not in the room. I was wondering where they were. Reign was supposed to be my fiancé, yet she's not even here by my side. I guessed she was furious of the sudden announcement of
DAVEI let out a bitter laugh. "Are you sure? You might have made a mistake again?" I leered even though I was aware of the presence of her parents inside the room.She glared at me and her perfect eyebrows knitted. "I am definitely sure, Dave," she shot back and even stressed the mention of my name.I often lost my temper when Reign was around. I don't know why, but I just couldn't bring back the friendship that we used to have. When I try to talk to her, we always end up arguing about nonsense things. It was just so hard to talk to her, and right now, our family wanted us to be together in a serious relationship. If that happened, it would be the start of world war three. I couldn't just destroy something that I've been trying to build."That's right, and we have one big revelation," Chris drawled.I don't know but I'm also annoyed with Chris right now.
ARYAWhen I opened the door, an old fashioned lady greeted me. I looked at her from head to toe to determine if it was just my imagination, but it was confirmed. Ms. Dimalanta was in front of me now."Hell! The enemy is here," Dave blurted so I looked at him and narrowed my eyes. What was he saying?"Ms. Dimalanta! What are you doing here?" Monica asked politely. Good thing Monica was here or else this old lady here would taste a thorough investigation from us.Fortunately, the angel of the group was here because without her, there would definitely be a commotion in Dave's room. I might not hesitate to tie up this old woman and let Zanaya beat her. However, on second thought, that would be too rude."I came to visit Dave," she replied, not taking her eyes off me as if anticipating that I would attacked her.I glanced at my watch instead. It's
ARYA"Ms. Dimalanta, you need to tell us the truth now," said the newcomer. I turned around and saw Eroll approaching us and was still mumbling. His aura was very different now. He really looked like a detective."Ah, Eroll! So you're here too. You also want to know the truth, I presume.""Stop manipulating us, it was you who taught us the art of manipulation and told us to beware of manipulative people. I just couldn't believe that you're also one of them," he spat out as his eyes never left Ms. Dimalanta, aware that she was keeping a firearm with her."You don't know what you're saying," she replied and took a deep breath. She even looked around before she turned to us again. "Alright, let's go!"Huh? What? Where are we going? It was as if the tension around suddenly disappeared when Ms. Dimalanta said that. I swear, I'm terrified now.&ldq
CHRISAboard Zanaya's van, we simultaneously observed the traffic in the car window. Actually, we were also with the president of the student council who was Zanaya's cousin-- Nico. We could hear the relentless honking of cars due to heavy traffic and anyone would think that it would never move."Dave, do you think it's true when Ms. Dimalanta said that the former JDC was gone, and the young ones took over the organization?" Arya suddenly asked.We all looked at Dave who had been busy fiddling with his phone. He also avoided being too close with Zanaya who was next to him now.He looked up and shot us a glare."Hey! They're just asking," said the one next to him who was obviously irritated as well.He sighed before answering, "I think that's possible. He might have retired or dead."Indeed. Maybe he retired because of his