Chapter 2
477 Words
Interrogation room. Tobias Miller is already here.
"Hey there, you must be the good cop! You sure look like one."
'How do I react to this?'
"Yes, I am very good at police work, thanks. Now, let's begin."
"Shouldn't we wait for the bad cop?"
"No, we don't really do that."
"Oh, alright..."
"Alam mong ikaw ay suspect sa isang murder investigation,don't you?"
"Yes, but I'm not guilty, so I will be let go, right? That's how it works?"
"Yes, that is indeed how the justice system works. Where were you when you heard the shot?"
"Oh, I didn't hear it. I was locked in my room, painting. My door is soundproof.
"So how did you end up in Mr. Steven's room?"
"Couple of minutes, before you arrived, I headed to the bathroom to wash my hands and realized his both door and the door of the apartment were left open."
"Hmmm, so someone left in a hurry.."
"Logical thinking looks so great on you.."
"Let us continue. Sabi mo ikaw ay papunta sa bathroom."
"And you're a good listener too."
"Bakit yung mga kamay mo ay red na red?"
"I was painting."
"Anong klaseng painting? Finger-painting?"
"I was trying to get in touch with my inner child."
"So what was it? Work or self-analysis?"
"I absolutely like your dedication to find the truth."
"Mr. Miller, I asked you a question!"
"Alright, alright. I need in my inner child in order to do my work."
"Isa pang question. Your neighbors claim that you and Mr. Stevens had been fighting, very loudly, several times. How do you explain that?"
"Oh ayun kase, yung gitara nya disturbed my creative energy. That's why also I soundproofed my room.
"Okay, you we're right, no evidence points to you, and the doctor claims that you were in a genuine state of shock. From which you have quickly recovered."
"I was safe in your competent hands soon enough. It helped."
"I was arresting you, Mr. Miller."
"And the way you did that was just..."
'What do I do now?'
"Just what, Mr. Miller?"
"Marvelous! Inspiring! I am going to paint that scene..."
"Thanks for all the compliments Mr. Miller. You may leave now."
"So, yun na yun?"
"No, actually you will need to come to the station again, tomorrow. Today you were a suspect, tomorrow you are a witness."
"Just so you know, I would never kill another human. I would be glad to see anyone who did it to put behind bars for life! Even though we had our differences, Razen was a good guy."
"I promise you that me and my team will do our best na malaman kung sino ang murderer at maipunta sa kulungan."
"Glad to hear it. So we are seeing each other again?"
"It seems so."
"See you tomorrow then."
"Goodbye, Mr. Miller."
- Writer
