MYSTERIUM CLAVA (VOLUME 1) - PUBLISHED UNDER TBC PRINTERY

CHAPTER 1

IThas been 3 days mula nang i-announce ni Sir Barcelon ang tungkol safreshmen and transferees' day. I am so excited na makasali sa clubna kung tawagin ay Mysterium Clava pero in a matter of fact ay walapa talaga akong idea kung ano talagang klaseng club o organizationang Mysterium Clava. Anong klaseng club nga ba ang Mysterium Clava atsino nga ba ang bumubuo ditto at ano kaya ang ginagawa nila?

After ng aming 1:00pm class ay dumiretso ako sa cafe sa tapat ng academy na kung tawaginay 'PoiroteaCafé.' Pagpasokko ay um-order ako ng isang cup ng espresso at isang slice ngchocolate cake. Up to now, I am still bothered and at the same timeay excited kung anong klaseng club ito.

Maya maya pa'y maylumapit na isang lalaki na I think ay nasa around 60 to 65-years-oldna based on his gray colored hair and his wrinkles all over his face.Medyo may katangkaran din siya, and I think he is around 5'8 to 5'9in height and despite his old age ay medyo matikas at maganda angtindig nang kanyang pangangatawan. Obviously, based on the uniformthat he is wearing, he is an employee of the cafe and on his name tagit is labeled as 'GeneralManager.'

"Hello darlin'!I hope that I am not disturbing you. If you don't mind, kung uupo akorito?" he said habang tinuturo ang upuan na uupuan niya. Tumangolang ako as a sign na okay lang na umupo siya. Then, pagka-upo niyaay tinignan niya ako nang may isang malaking ngiti.

"Allow me tointroduce myself. My name is Seigmundo Salvador, I am the generalmanager of this cafe and nilapitan kita dahil it seems na you arebothered for some specific reason. If I may ask if what is botheringyou so much para if ever ay makatulong naman ako sa iyo. Dahil ditosa Poirotea Cafe, everyone is family."

Mr. Salvador looksso friendly and approachable so I decided to tell him this one thingthat is bothering me. Kung iba siguro makakarinig nito, malamangsasabihin nila ay 'Yun lang?' or baka 'Para namang ang laki ngproblema mo?' but for me it is. I am interested in joining the cluband I want to know the details before joining in.

"There is anorganization or a club in our school na gusto kong salihan but Idon't have any details regarding it. The club is called 'MysteriumClava.'"

I don't know forwhat reason at para bang nagulat si Mr. Salvador no'ng binanggit koang name ng club. After recovering from that shocked expression ayngumiti siya at bahagyang tumawa.

"Alright! Goodthing ay alam ko ang tungkol sa club na iyan kaya I can explain andfeed you the details regarding that club. Mysterium Clava is theofficial detective group of HolmesAcademy.This club is the one who investgates and help the clients nalumalapit sa kanila. I also heard that nagi-imbestiga rin sila ng mgamurder cases or mga issue about stalking, as long as it is related tothe academy or someone affiliated to the company. Pero may mga casesdin ang club kung saan 'di umano ay kahit na hindi related toanyone in the academy as long as interesting ay pinapatos na nila.Delikado maging member ng Mysterium Clava dahil hindi mo alam kungsino ang binabangga at babanggain mo sa mga investigation ng mgakasong hahawakan niyo ng club. Kung sasali ka talaga. So, I have aquestion to you. Are you ready to take the risk?" mahabangpagpapaliwanag ni Mr. Salvador.

Hindi ako makasagotsa sobrang excitement ko sa mga narinig ko. Mystery! Cases! Yes! Ifeel so obsessed with this. I'm d*mn so fired up!

FINALLY, its alreadyFriday! The last day of the week at ng araw na pinakahihintay ko!Today is the yearly 'Freshmen and Transferees' day.'

Kahit 8 a.m. pa angnasabing start ng event, 6 a.m. pa lang ay umalis na ako ng bahaypapasok sa academy. Pagdating ko sa academy ng around 6:45 a.m. ayina-assemble na ng mga maintainance personnel ang mga gagamitin forthe opening ceremony of the said event. May mga club officers na rinnag-aayos na ng kani-kanilang mga booth, and I had this facialexpression that shows how excited I really am. Hell, I never feltthis amount of excitement before.