Chapter 4 CasLo

Cassie's POV

"Are you sure you don't like Paolo?" Mika asked.

"Paolo?" I was confused. Paolo who?

"Come on, Cassie. Paolo Catacutan." I raised my eyebrows at her.

"Oh."

"You really don't like the dude?"

"Where did even came from, Mika?"

"Well, he's hot, he's smart and definitely your type." I rolled my eyes at her.

"Speaking of the devil, he coming towards us." I turned around and Catacutan was really walking towards us. Is it just me or is he walking in slow motion? Wait, what the hell?

"Good morning ladies, especially to you Detective Rivera." Then he winked at me. What the fuck?

I looked back at Mika and she was smiling, weirdly.

"What?"

"I believe Paolo likes you." I scoffed.

"Come on! Don't crash CasLo my dreams!" She said as if she's a little kid. I scoffed at the ship name.

"CasLo? Are you requesting that we should get together?" And she laughed.

"It's my ship name for you too! Whether you like him or not, I'm rooting him for you." She said.

"Detective Rivera, we have a new case." One of the officers said.

"Okay, I'll be there."

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"What do we have here, Mika?"

"This is Akira Mendoza, 24 years old. Apparently, poor Akira was strangled with a rope. According to my fellow scientist , Jake." She said.

"She hanged herself?" I asked.

"Nope. In my brilliant mind, I believe she was attacked from her behind." She demonstrated with her fellow scientist. "Then the suspect came," She was really into this interpretation and I chuckled at her and Jake. "Grabs a rope then he or she used it to strangle her, causing her to not breathe any air." Then Jake faked as if he was losing his breath and knelt down. "Sadly the rope that was used, is not here. So, no murder weapon." Mika said and she helped Jake stand up and laughed.

"Is there any witnesses?"

"Yep, they're over there." She pointed at them.

I was about to walked over to them when Paolo walked beside me.

"You think I'm letting you talk to them without me. We are partners, mi amor." He said with a smirk. God, help me please.

"Mi amor, my ass. We are just partners not lovers. Now can you be professional just for once? Thanks." I said and we walked to the witnesses and I noticed one of them exactly looks like the victim.

"Hi, I'm Detective Rivera and this is my partner Detective Catacutan." I said.

"I'm Oedrey Esguerra. I'm Akira's twin sister and this is her husband, Carl Mendoza." She said while trying to fight back her tears.

"I'm so sorry for your loss. Do you have any idea who will do this to your wife?" Paolo asked.

"I don't know. We just got married 2 weeks ago and I didn't know I'll be a widower this fast." He said and I can sense his sadness from the tone of his voice.

"Don't worry Carl, we got this. We will update you if we got something."

"Damn, I feel bad for Carl." Paolo suddenly said.

"All of us are and we have to go back to the station." I said and he nodded.

*******

Me and Mika are in the conference room scanning and analyzing files when Mika said something that made me think.

"Cassie, look!" She showed me a file of Akira's twin sister, Oedrey.

"Yeah, that's the victims sister. What about it?" I asked. "Did you investigate her sister? Why?" She ignored my question and handed me the file.

"Look. It says right there that Oedrey went in and out of rehab for some violence." She said and I read the file.

Name: Erica Oedrey Esguerra

Age: 24 years old.

Birthday: November 21, 1997

Case: Addiction & Violence

"Also she almost killed their mom 'cause she was high on drugs." I looked at her with disbelief.

"But that doesn't mean she'll kill her sister and that's the point of rehab right to help her." I said.

"But looks so suspicious, right?" Mika asked.

"Yeah, like what I said she will not kill her own sister. That's absurd, Mika." Then Paolo came in.

"Hey ladies." He said and winked at me once again. Ugh, what the hell.

"Hey Paolo! We are just looking at some files of the witnesses, wanna help?" Mika asked.

"Yeah, sure anything that can let me hangout with Miss Cutie right here." He said and I scoffed at him while Mika is smiling so hard. I hate these two.

15 minutes have passed someone barged at door. A girl wearing pastel pink body fitted dress with a black blazer and black high heeled boots, definitely a girl who goes to clubs and bars.

"Paowi bear!" Paowi bear? What kind of a nickname is that?

"Phiona?" Paolo said but you can see it in his eyes that he's surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"Why? I can't visit my Paowi bear? Plus, you're not returning my texts and calls." She pouted. Oh, I wanted to punch that face.

"Oh, that. I'm sorry, Phiona. I got so busy with all of this cases." Then this Phiona went up to Paolo and trace her fingers on his torso. Gosh, I really want to punch that seductive bitch. Wait, am I getting jealous? No.

Then Mika faked a coughed.

"This is a work place not a motel, Miss Phiona. If you got nothing to do or don't have any information about the case we are doing, will you just leave? We are busy." Mika said. Damn, that's my girl.

"And who are yo-" Phiona was about to say something when Paolo interrupted her.

"Uhh, Phiona.. This is Mika, our forensic scientist." Paolo said and Mika nodded.

"And this is my partner.. Detective Cassandra Cata-, I mean Rivera." What the fuck, Paolo?! I was about to shake her hand like the civilized person I am but she raised her eyebrow at me so I pulled away.

"What do you mean by partner, Paowi bear?" She said.

"My partner in the case I'm in and all of the cases in the future." I don't know if Mika can notice it but I see that Paolo's uncomfortable.

"Oh, okay!" She said with joy.

"Uhm, Phiona? Can you go grab coffee somewhere. We are really busy right now." Paolo said.

"Okay!" She kissed Paolo's left cheek and went off.

"God." Paolo said.

"Is she your girlfriend?" I asked.

"No, God no. She's just some girl I hooked up with 2 nights ago." He said and I nodded.

"Why are you jealous?" Then she showed his signature smirk at me.

"No, why would I?" I said with pride. Paolo was about to say something when a police officer barged in the room.

"Guys, Mrs. Mendoza's husband is dead too. A neighbor called it in." He said.

"We have to go." I said we rushed out of the room.

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"They really took it serious with the t'il death to us" part." Paolo said as we stared at the cold body of Akira's husband, Carl.

"And also goals. They both got killed in the exact same way. Both got strangled by a rope." Mika said. "Get it? Because relationship goals? No? Okay."

"Who would do this?" I said.

"Wanna bet, Detective Rivera?" Paolo said. What the hell?

"The fuck, Catacutan? Do you think this is a game?" If he isn't this good looking, I'll literally beat the shit out of this dude.

"No but if the killer is Akira's twin sister, you'll go out on a date with me." He said while wiggling his eyebrows.

"OMG! Paowi bear! Why are you guys here?" Then this Phiona suddenly came and yet again my blood started boiling.

"Phiona? What the hell are you doing here?! This is a crime scene." Paolo said with a annoyed voice.

"I live next door, Paowi bear. Don't you remember the things we did in my house?" She said with a seductive voice. God, I'm going hurl my guts out.

"Guys, we found the murder weapon that was used on Car. I'm going back to the station to run some tests. You guys should rest." Mika said.

"You hear that, Paowi bear?! Come lets go back to my house." She said.

"Uhh, how about we go out... with Cassie?" WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!

"Paowi...." She said with her lips pouting.

"You'll come right, Cassie?" He asked.

"Why woul-" I was about to say no but Paolo interrupted me.

"Great! Let's go eat at Chipotle! I'm craving some burritos!" He said and I sighed.

*******

This is not I what I want. I never wanted to be part of this. We are at Chipotle outside at some round table. I don't know if I should throw up or something because the sight I am seeing right now is disgusting.

This Phiona girl is flirting at Paolo like I don't exist and for your information, I am not jealous. I am just disgusted. Does this girl have any dignity? Wasting her time with this fuck boy yet good looking dude? Girl, she should just stop or better yet find a much better dude than Paolo.

Again, I AM NOT JEALOUS.

"Cassie right?" Phiona said. My name sounds disgusting when she said that.

"Cassandra. Call me Cassandra." I said in a bitch tune.

"Okay, Cassandra. How'd you got partnered up with my Paowi bear here?" She asked.

"Well our chief partnered us because we are both great in solving cases. Your Paowi bear is a detective, don't you know that? He didn't tell you why we got partnered up? damn." I said with a rested bitch face.

"You solve cases Paowi bear? I thought the case you're solving is alcohol related." Then she laughed. The most annoying laugh you could ever hear. Paolo just gave her a slight chuckled.

Our Chipotle session was interrupted by a phone call.

"Sorry, I have to answer this." I said then stood up to answer my phone, it was Mika.

"CASSIE! GOOD THING YOU ANSWERED YOUR PHONE!" She was screaming.

"YES! STOP SCREAMING! WHAT HAPPENED?!"

"Remember the rope we found?! THERE'S A FINGERPRINT! AND IT MATCHES AKIRA'S TWIN SISTER, OEDREY!" She said. "I TOLD YOU ITS HER!"

"Other thing is Carl was her first love but it didn't work out because he likes Akira more than her. That's why she got crazy! Its because of jealousy!"

"OKAY! CALM DOWN, MIKA! Where is she?!"

"We just found out that she's flying to Manila! She's in LAX right now! Go after her! I'll send in back up." I said okay and hung up.

After I hung up, I went back to the table and see that Phiona is getting closer, like face to face closer with Paolo but he keeps swerving.

"Sorry to interrupt but Paolo we have to go LAX! Oedrey's the killer, let's go!" I said and he stand up quickly.

"Can I come?" Phiona asked and Me and Paolo exchanged looks.

"FINE! JUST DON'T DO ANYTHING!" I said and she squealed in excitement. God.

We ran to the car and drove to LAX to stop Oedrey in getting in that plane. We made it to the airport but a guard stopped us.

"I'm Detective Rivera from Los Angeles Police Department and it seems one of your passengers is a criminal." I said to the guard and we spotted Oedrey and it looks like she saw us because she ran.

The guard let us in and we tried to stop her from running away.

"OEDREY! Stop running!" I said.

Then suddenly Paolo became the Flash. Woah.

Good thing Paolo caught Oedrey. All of us were panting from that mini running sesh.

"Erica Oedrey Esguerra, you're under arrest for the murder of Akira and Carl Mendoza." I hand cuffed her gave her to the other officers.

"Good job, Rivera." He said.

"Same to you too, Catacutan." I said trying to attempt a smile because I'm still tired from running. Then Miss Pink dress hugged Paolo.

"OMG, PAOWI BEAR! Are you okay? That was scary!" She said. Damn, this girl. If I wasn't this tired, I'm going to drag her ass out of here.

"I'm okay but Phiona will you stop this?" He said and Phiona looked at him confused.

"This ain't gonna work and it was only a one time thing. Goodbye." He said and Phiona looks pissed. The next thing you know, she slapped him and walked away with those Prada high heel boots.

Then classic me couldn't help to laugh at what she did to him.

"What are you laughing at, Rivera?" He said while he was caressing his right cheek.

"Nothing." I said but continue laughing at him.

"Remember we have a bet, Rivera." He said and my laughter quickly faded.

"I won the bet, Cassie. Oedrey's the killer. Now you have to go out on a date with me." He said with a smirk.

"Hell no, Catacutan. Over my dead boy." I said and he's the one who's laughing.

END OF CHAPTER 3

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