Chasing Game "4"

ℂℍ𝔸𝕊𝕀ℕ𝔾 𝔾𝔸𝕄𝔼 𝟜 

The night was cold because it's been raining for two days but she wont stop from her decision...

[Hey... I'm here] she text to someone on her contact after 5 minutes she got a reply 

[I'm on my way] she smiled when she received the text...

Nakatayo siya sa harap ng isang madilim na gubat dito sa Verlin at nakasilong sa isang bus stop... natatakot siya sa dilim pero hindi ibig-sabihin nito ay aatras na siya

It's already 12 am in the morning.

She want to met this man... They've just met online but she felt something special because of his words and promises, it felt like she's special to him, it felt like she's a princess waiting for his prince, or a damsel in distress waiting for it's knight, it felt so unreal and yet her heart didn't stop from beating because of excitement...

"We're going for finally meet" she said giggling but her smile faded when she saw her phone ringing, she saw her boyfriends caller ID.

She push the end button and text immediately the man she's been waiting.

Yes she has boyfriend... But she think her boyfriend don't make her special like how this man does, her boyfriend didn't have his attention and even his time...

Palagi itong busy sa trabaho at madalas ay nalimutan siya nitong kamustahin, She's a woman with needs, and yet her boyfriend neglected her, that's why she found this man and she fall immediately to this man.

[Where are you Harrier?] she texted... Hindi na siya mapakali bukod sa nasa harap siya ng madilim na kagubatan ay nag iisa pa siya.

She felt like inside the forest there's a pairs of eyes watching her, and that's make her more scared.

She smiled when she saw "Harrier's" reply

[At your back] after she read the message she turn around to see the man she was waiting... 

The man was wearing black jeans and bkack V-neck T-shirt and a blackhood it maybe simple but when she looked at his face a smiled form on her lips.

"Hey handsome" she said while giggling the man smirk and walk closer to her.

"Do you know that meeting someone you don't know.... Is dangerous" nakangising sambit ng lalaki sa kanya.

"What?... Are you saying this because of the psycho criminal they were talking about?"   Nakangiting sambit ng babae sabay hawak sa kamay ng lalaki.

"Maybe... Aren't your afraid?" He asked in a cold tone that make her body shiver.

"O... Of course... I am afraid... But I'm with you right" na-uutal na sambit nito she don't know but she felt something she can't explain and yet she erase those thought and hug the man she known as Harrier.

"Yeah I am..." Nakangiting sagot ng lalaki ng nag pakilig sa babae.

"Let's play" the man said with smirk on his face.

"W... What? Are you out of you're mind... Madilim na at umuulan" hindi makapaniwalang sambit ng babae.

"Yun nga ang maganda... Madilim at umuulan... Mas makakapag tago ka mas may thrill" nakakatakot na sambit ni Harrier na nag paatras sa babae.

 "Do you remember something in this place...?" Nakangising sambit ng lalaki habang matamang nakatingin sa babae na halatang natatakot na at hindi na inalintana na mabasa sa ulan dahilan para mapayapos ito sa sarili palingon-lingon sa paligid at nag aabang ng mga sasakyan na dadaan subalit wala...

"Let me tell you a story..." Simula ng lalaki at paunti-unting lumalapit sa babaeng umaatras dahil sa takot at pag kabigla

"Stop this Harrier your scaring me, if your playing a prank stop it right now" naiinis na sambit ng dalaga habang tinuturo nito si Harrier.

And instead of stoping he continue on talking like his narrating a good story to child while his arms are moving.

"There was a girl and guest who is this girl?" Nakangising sambit ng lalaki napailing ang babae dahil sa kaba na nararamdaman.

"Tell me who's the girl sweety" Harrier said in a gentle tone, but because the girl is scared it felt like it as a scary voice.

"You're... C... Crazy" sambit ng dalaga na lalong nag patuwa sa lalaki.

"C'mon sweety... let me finished my story..." Sambit pa nitong muli at tumayo sa harapan ng babae.

"That girl was you.. She was too happy to chat with someone she don't know... And guest whose this man?" Sambit pa nitong muli...

"I... Ikaw"  kinakabahang sambit ng babae.

She want to get out of here, she was too scared, but she wanted to know what would be the ending of his story... Imbis na tumakbo at sumigaw para humingi ng tulong pero eto siya nakatayo at hinihintay na mag salita ang lalaking hindi niya akalain na isa palang kilalang kriminal.

"What a wonderful answer" nakangiting sambit ng lalaki sabay palakpak na nag pagulat sa babae, her eye's started to water... 

She's idiot to accept a man she just met online... And now she's regretting her decisions...

The girl was too scared... That's why she run...

She run for her life...

As soon as she thought of the word run, she immediately run as fast as she could... She can't think clearly, she just saw her self running inside the forest... While shouting for help and crying 

Halos madapa siya sa sobrang Pag kataranta at takot hindi niya naisip na ang pag takbo niya sa isang masukal na kagubatan ang lalong mag papahamak sa kanya...

Mabilis niyang pinunasan ang kanyang mata na napupuno ng luha...

"Let's the chasing game begin" huling narinig niya dahilan para lalo siyang matakot...

She realized that she will be the next victim of a so called psycho killer

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𝔸𝕔𝕖𝕪'𝕤 ℙ𝕆𝕍

Halos mapangiwi ako sa aking naabutan... 

A lady lying on her own blood... Near on the clift she was killed 5 hours ago 

"Anong balita?" Tanong ko sa dalawang pulis na nakatoka. 

"According to the Autopsy she was stab 3 times on her abdomen" report nito sa akin napatango nalang ako habang nakatanaw sa katawan ng babae

"And we also saw a letter "H" engrave on her right breast" dugsong pa ng isang pulis na nag kuha ng atensiyon niya...

An "H" on her right breast... She whisper to her self 

"Ibig ba nitong sabihin ay nag balik na ang kilalang psycho kriminal?" Hindi makapaniwalang sambit ng pulis na kausap ko.

Pero imbis na makaramdam ako ng takot ay tila na excite pa ako sa maaaring mangyari.

So that H accept my challenge huh.

"Hey... Acey I'm sorry if I'm late" hindi ko pinansin ang pag bati sa akin ni Andrew na kararating lang.

I know him... If his late he just slept with some random woman he just met.

"What a Jerk..." I said as I roll my eye's

"Detective Lim" narinig kong tawag sa kanya ng kasamahan naming pulis hindi ko nalang ito pinansin sa halip lumapit ako sa bangkay ng babae bahagyang yumuko sa yellow tape na nakaharang sa biktima at agad na sinuot ko ang disposable gloves upang suriin muli ang bangkay.

"Right... He's starting to play again" komento ko ng matiyak ko na isa nga ito sa naging biktima ni "H" 

Aalis na sana ako ng may makita akong papel sa loob mismo ng pantalon na suot into, I took the paper and smiled when I saw a familiar letter "H"

Hindi na nakakagulat na mag bigay into ng ganitong paraan upang maiparating lang na interesado ito...

Inside the paper is one sentence written in a calligraphy way, and at the end of the letter is the criminals trade mark that only know by the police.

" 𝓛𝓮𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓰𝓪𝓶𝓮 𝓫𝓮𝓰𝓲𝓷"

                                                     "𝓗"

"What's that?" Biglang sulpot ni Andrew mula sa likuran ko... I shrugged

"Just H " I said like It doesn't matter to me

"What?.." Hindi makapaniwalang sambit ni Andrew sabay kuha ng papel na hawak ko at binasa.

"D*mn this psycho killer" Andrew said and glared at me... Tinaasan ko lang siya ng kilay at umalis sa harapan niya.

"Look what you've done... He seem interested on you huh... And swear this isn't funny anymore" Dugsong ni Andrew habang nakasunod sa akin.. I turned to him with a bored look

"If you're scared then let me do this... Dinaig mo pa ang babae... Dada ka ng dada" sambit ko sabay lakad palayo sa kanya

"What? Me... Whoa... I am not scared... I'm just worried to you" 

"Don't be... I can take care my self"

"Ohh great.. Here comes a tough and brave attitude of you" he said sarcastically

"Whatever" I said and ride at my car.

"Hey saan ka pupunta?" He asked and stand in front of my doors car.

"Sa impiyerno sama ka?" Tanong ko sabay silip mula sa bintana ng kotse ko.. Bigla naman itong ngumisi dahilan para mapairap ako... He get the wrong meaning of my word...

"Ooohh... Masyado ba akong hot para isama mo" sabi nito sa akin habang nakangisi.

"Oo... At itatapon kita sa ilog na umaapoy baka sakaling masunog ang kakapalan ng mukha mo" masungit na sambit ko at pinaandar na ang sasakyan ko nakita ko pa sa side mirror ng kotse ang pag kamot sa batok niya

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𝟛𝕣𝕕 ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕤 ℙ𝕆𝕍

"Detective Lim" tawag sa kanya ng isang pulis na kasamahan niya na tumatakbo papalapit sa kanya.

"Yes"

"We found a phone on a bus stop" agad na sabi ng pulis pag katigil sa harap ng detective ay inilahad ang isang cellphone na nakalagay sa isang plastic sealed... Kinuha naman ito ng batang Detective at sinuri ito

"Who's the owner?" He asked but before a police officer answer he's question the phone rang.

"Henry?" He said 

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"No... " agad na sambit ng lalaki pag karating sa police department.

"I'm sorry for the lost sir" Pag hingi ng dispensa ni Andrew sa lalaki na nag pakilalang boyfriend ng biktima.

Ito kasi ang tumawag sa telepono ng biktima kaya agad niya itong pinapunta sa kanilang departamento upang may makuhang impormasyon.

"Nag kausap lang kami kagabi... Hi- hindi lang ako makapaniwala na ganito ang mang-yayari, k-kung alam ko lang.... H- Hindi ko na siya pinayagang magpa-iwan sa bus stop" sambit ng lalaki habang patuloy sa pag iyak

Napangiwi naman si Andrew sa kadramahan ng lalaki... Kaya ayaw niyang mag karoon ng karelasyon... Baka maging madrama at iyakin siya... Napailing nalang si Andrew.

"So you leave your girlfriend in the bus stop under the rain... Why?" Tanong ni Andrew sa lalaki napatingin sa kanya ang lalaki na kanina ay umiiyak.

"Y- Yes *sigh* ang sabi niya ay may kikitain lang daw siya doon" malungkot na sambit ng lalaki

"So... She's meeting a person... And who is it?" Tanong pa niyang muli nakita naman niya ang mukha nito na tila hindi alam ang isasagot.

"H-Hindi ko alam... Ang akala ko ay kaibigan niya, kaya pinayagan ko siya..." Paliwanag ng lalaki sabay hagulgol ng iyak.

Lihim naman na napairap si Andrew sa kakaiyak ng lalaki at napabuntong hininga...

I need a break bulong nito sa sarili agad naman siyang tumayo at tinawag ang isang pulis upang ito ang mag asikaso mag lalakad na sana siya palayo pero tinawag siya ng lalaki.

"Please find that criminal" mahinang ani ng lalaki pero sapat lang para marinig niya.

"You don't have to say... Its our job to catch those criminals..." Seryosong sambit niya ng hindi nililingon ang lalaki.

Nag lakad na si Andrew palabas sa opisina ng mga kasamahan niyang pulis at pumunta sa elevator.

He push the number 3 button where he's office located.

"𝙿𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕" muling naalala nito ang pakiusap ng lalaki napa sandal nalang siya sa elevator sabay hilot sa sintido.

Pang ilan na ba ang nabiktima ng "H" na  iyon.

Anim na... kasama na ang kaibigan nila.

It felt like dejavu, Ganoon din ang naging pakiusap niya sa mga pulis noon pero hanggang ngayon ay wala paring resulta kahit pa hawak na niya ang kaso ay wala siyang magawa.

"I'm useless " he hissed at his self frustratedly

Elaine's face flash on his mind it's innocent and jolly face.

Why Her? Bakit pa ang babaeng mahal niya... 

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"Andrew ang cute mo" nakangiting sambit ni Elaine sa kanya habang nakahawak sa dalawang pisngi niya ang mga kamay nito at gigil na gigil na hinihila ang pisngi niya.

"Tsk.... Gwapo" sambit niya kahit nahihirapan sa pag sasalita dahil sa ginagawa ng kaibigan.

"Hahahaha narcissist " natatawang komento nito sabay bitaw sa kanya bigla namang bumukas ang pinto ng classroom nila ng may lalaking pumasok sa loob halos mandilim ang mukha ni Andrew ng makita ang lalaking pumasok sa loob.

"Kyaaah... Baby" kinikilig na sigaw ni Elaine sabay takbo at yapos sa lalaking kapapasok lang...

Andrew saw how happy he's friend is... Kaya hindi nalang siya nakialam kahit gusto niyang sugudin ng suntok ang lalaki.

Nag seselos siya... Dahil noon pa man ay may gusto na ito sa dalaga pero kaibigan lang ang turing sa kanya ng babae kaya hinayaan nalang niya... Masaya naman siya sa boyfriend niya  kaya bakit naman niya guguluhin ang buhay nito

"Bye Dew" pag papaalam sa kanya ng kaibigan habang nakayapos sa braso ng kasintahan nito tumango naman siya sabay ngiti

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Malinaw pa sa kanyang isip ang mga ngiti at kakulitan ng kaibigan tila kahapon lang ang iyon nangyari tila kahapon lang ay kapiling nila ito pero sa isang iglap ay wala na ito.

She died without a fight... Her memories is still vivid on he's mind... The memory of her still breathing until he saw her picture lying on the cold floor

Her lifeless body is still clear on his mind....

"I'll find him... Elaine... I promise"

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He's driving he's car when he saw a red Mitsubishi in the road he lean to see whose the driver and when he saw who was it an evil smirk form on he's lips.

"Detective Acey Morales" mahinang usal nito sa sarili habang matamang nakatingin sa detective na seryosong nag dadrive at diretsong nakatingin sa kalsada

"Beautiful" he said

"Well see each other my little detective" nakangising sambit nito habang sinusundan ng tingin ang papalayong sasakyan ng detective

He licked he's upper lip and remember her victim... How the way she's pleading and desperately shout for mercy.

"𝙸'𝚖 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞..." Tila isang musika sa kanyang tenga ang paulit-ulit na pag mamakaawa ng babae sa kanya

But he's a bit annoyed when he remember her face...

"Bitch" gigil na sambit niya sa sarli but he's mood change when he remember that detective face again, like a mask with different kind of face's.

He's excited to see her again... But he want to play with her.

More victim more chances to see her

More murder more excitement...

And lastly 

Much longer much chances to have her attention.

He's too impatient and yet he tried his bests to be more patient for her...

Madami pa siyang balak na gawin... Madami pa siyang isusunod... At sa oras na dumating ang tamang oras maaari na niyang gawin and lahat upang makuha ang dalagang detective.