Chapter 16: Case 8: Valley of the Shadow [5]

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LAST TIME:

May gumagamit sa urban legend ng Reverie Valley Raider para tambangan ang mga kabataang vendor ng Kain-Cart Livelihood Program.

Nadiskubre nina Tim Crespo na ang mga inatakeng Kain-Carter ay puro ex-members ng Upos Komandos Gang – kung saan neophyte si Louella Ortega, ate ng client nilang si Elaine...

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THE EBARLE STREET Incident.

Ito ang isa sa hindi malilimutang engkuwentrong nasaksihan nina Trisha Navarro at Tim Crespo sa huling taon nila bilang schoolyard detectives.


Pero walang record ng pangyayaring nito na maipapapasa sa susunod na henerasyon ng schoolyard detectives ng St. Jude of Galilee Academy. Sa katunayan, buburahin nina Trisha at Tim ang Reverie Valley Raider case sa kasaysayan nila. 

As if it had never been.


The reason why would come later. But for now, the truth of what happened that night on 25 Ebarle Street can be told.

And it began - as most of these cases have – with children of young bodies and old souls, preparing to charge into the heart of evil.

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Fourth Year Classroom / Tuesday, 4:00 PM

MATAPOS ANG KLASE, pagkaalis ng Tuesday cleaners ng Fourth Year classroom, nagkita-kita sina Tim, Trisha, Alexa, at Jomar para ikuwento ang update sa Reverie Valley Raider case.


"Yes!" sabi ni Alexa Sanchez, nakaupo sa isang armchair sa front row: akmang posisyon sa papel niya bilang rookie kina Trisha at Tim. "Pwede na ba kaming sumabak? I mean, this is an actual case now, right?"


Pero sinira ni Tim ang excitement ng sophomore. Nakasandal siya sa mabigat na teacher's desk ng classroom, nakapamulsa ang kamay niya na 'di naka arm sling.

"Dito namin kayo kailangan, sa school. Bantayan niyo yung campus sa Blackmail King. Kami na'ng bahala sa Raider."


"Bakit?" tanong ni Jomar Benevidez. True to his trademark string of misfortunes, he had tried imitating Tim's leaning-back stance, only to accidentally lean on the chalk dust-filled edge of their blackboard. "'Di ba sabi mo, kulang kami sa experience?" tanong niya, pinapagpag ang likod ng pantalon niya.


"So ito ang gusto ninyong unang case?" lingon ni Tim kay Jomar. "That's like starting your driving lessons by winning the Grand Prix."

Kinontra ni Alexa si Tim. "Paano kami matututo kung ikaw lagi yung nagda-drive?" tanong nito.


Sumimangot si Tim. You airhead, he thought. You think you can replace Trisha? You think you can replace me?


"Hindi ko pa rin nalilimutan yung nangyari sa Homeowners' Association meeting," sagot ni Tim, pero nag-shrug si Alexa.

"Wala akong idea na HOA Board Member sina Miss Nieves at Ate Claire. Sorry, Kuya," sagot ng babae. "Pero 'di ibig-sabihing mali na lahat ng punto ko. Kailangan niyo kaming turuan."


"Pwede kaming mag-research sa Raider," alok ni Jomar. "Yung nabasa ko sa kanya? Marami pa 'kong nakita noon..."

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