The girl who cried murder too

Chapter 32 : The other side of justice

32.

The other side of justice

Sisa

Si Zeppelin.

Everyone thought she was a good girl, no one ever bothered to think what's beneath the mask she wears. Zepp might not be an angel, but she wasn't evil. Zepp was a hypocrite, there's no doubt about that.

Maihahalintulad ko si Zepp sa mga taong kotang-kota na sa katagang Plagiarism is a crime pero sila rin naman yung nangpa-plagiarize.

Maihahalintulad ko si Zepp sa isang class president na wagas manuway pero siya namang nagpapatubo ng sungay.

Maihahalintulad ko si Zepp sa isang pulitikong ayaw sa corruption pero siya namang uhaw sa kickback ng pekeng foundations.

I can write a 69-paged essay on how i'm pissed at Zepp dahil sa mga nalaman ko pero I can't deny the fact that she became a friend. Fuck. I just lost another friend again. Double fuck kasi hindi na naman ako nakatulong.

"'Wala ka ba talagang naalala sa nangyari?" Muling tanong ni Ponzi na kanina pa nakatayo sa likuran ko.

"I told you already. I woke up in the hospital with Ecleo. Wala siyang malay at gaya ko, sugatan rin siya." Giit ko at napabuntong-hininga na lamang habang pinagmamasdan ang mga sasakyang mukhang langgam mula rito sa rooftop ng ospital na kinaroroonana namin.

Umihip ang malakas at malamig na hangin, napapikit na lamang ako upang damhin ito lalo. I really need a fresh air right now. It keeps me calm... Sort of.

"Sisa hindi ka man lang ba nagtataka? Sisa lahat kayo sugatan, paano kayo maihahatid ni Sir Monterro dito sa ospital ng mag-isa? Sisa something doesn't add up." Kunot-noong giit ni Ponzi na para bang may ibang gustong-ipahiwatig. 

Nagkibit-balikat na lamang ako at napabuntong-hininga. Nakakapanlumo na 'tong police files at evidence na kanina ko pa binabasa kaya ibinalik ko na lamang ito sa maliit na kahon na nasa harap ko lang.

"Sisa, Zepp was murdered, hindi ba--"

"But Sir Monterro is not the Crimson Ripper!" Giit ko.

"Paano mo nasisiguro?" Aniya.

"Ponzi nabasa mo rin ang laman nitong kahon na'to. This contains proof of how perverted that principal is! This contains proof of how Zepp killed Sir Monterro's daughter. Sure, Sir Monterro's a murderer but he's not the crimson ripper. He's just a vigilante!" Giit ko sabay turo ng laman ng mga kahon.

"At ganun-ganun nalang 'yon?" Tanong ni Ponzi na para bang labis na nadismaya.

"Look, clearly Sir Monterro is giving us a message. I woke up with this box beside me kanina. He left this box with evidences! And it's not just about the Principal's pedo-shitness or Zepps's hit and run debacle. God! He's not a baddie, he's just a broken old man who decided to do what others can't! The principal was blackmailing girls just to get inside their skirts! He's powerful and his victims aren't! Zepp on the other hand was his personal business! Ponzi you need---"

"Mas kinakampihan mo ba si Sir Monterro? Sisa kaibigan mo si Zepp at isa pa, maaring hindi pa tapos si Sir Monterro sa pagpatay! Hindi natin alam kung nasaan siya, maaring hinahanap na niya ang kasama ni Zepp na nakapatay sa anak niya!" Giit ni Ponzi kaya noo ko naman ang napakunot.