ordeal made national headlines. People blamed the Unive

s Az

ard and I turned to the caller.

d closer to him

We're having an emergency meeting, so

cepted what

s with Mr. Anth

egaining my composure. I quic

p away but then stopped and looked back at me. "By the way, please se

bfounded.

lice want to get your statement regarding what happened." He fixed

a

suggestion. "No. Just a questio

l go now,

y, S

deep breath. The police are just going to

lassmates gathered together, discussin

e who found the bo

ed. "Maybe she's t

me, but it was different when it did. So, I decided not to listen and

ead to toe, smirking. "Are you frie

g the silence enveloping the room as eve

? I didn't do anything wron

y. "What's with that face? I'm just a

I shook

u two eating together at the cant

t was the truth. Anthony wasn't j

eing my boyfriend because, to them, Anthony

ou look like you've seen a ghost?" She scanned the classroom. "I'm just a

you." I smiled and

er face. "Okay. No hard feelings, Zor. I was

I was telling the truth because Anthony kept thi

well-known on campus because he was part of the student council and also a campus journalist. But I didn't know what was happening behind the scen

said. "Go back to your seat. Pr

at the professor's desk. There was no one behin

e in when you en

ka

d something. I called the class mayor again. "Prof is not

oom fell s

n at the folder and opened it. She cursed again. "We have an activity,

eat. I immediately took out my lapt

ven by the professor. But even as I typed on the

booked a room in a nearby hotel instead. I was twenty, so it wasn't difficult for me to book

s furious because

me to a murderer. I didn't want to sleep i

That's not it! The c

one who shouted. It was my classmate,

and sighed deeply. My code's syntax was wron

y were already packing up their things.

dmin office because the police wanted to ask me somethi

ow!" my classma

the Admin Office. I stood outside the do

one opened the door. Professor smiled

uscles felt cold even though the police were just goin

was also there, her eyes were swollen. She glanced at me before turning

ai Briones?" on

lowed.

irst person who found the body, Miss Jenica Helvez

't know if it was because of the air conditioning or jus

wo practically eat together at the canteen ev

I'm not a murderer! I

reaking down her cheeks which she quickly wiped away. "I just wan

kill him!"

r interjected. "No one is accusing you of murder. Ju

d believe me because everyone knew Anthony and I ate together.

hat I know? Should I say

of the police offi

nd nodded. "I'm fri

want to hear,"

nd made a note. "Did you ea

-Y

g a conflict with someone

my hea

out any problems? Or is he

mbered our conversation at the canteen the other day. "He told me that he's tir

down notes on their small notepad. Jenica started c

lice officer looked up. "Thank you

have a suspect? I mean, do you

rst one who spoke earlier smiled. "We don't nee

uicide

ant piece of evidence indicating that the victim took his own life. The case will be closed, esp