[2.2]
"Yeah. Wanna come?" She didn't respond, instead, she just nodded. So we started walking towards Ms. Ignacio's office, Errol's adviser.
After minutes of walking, here we are now infront of Ms. Igancio's office. We're standing here more like one minute I guess. The door opens and reveals Ms. Ignacio wearing her teacher uniform with her eyeglasses.
"Oh! here you are. Come in." While smiling at us so we return her a smile too.
"Have a seat, Ladies," She said as she fixes her eyeglasses.
I sat at one of the chairs' so as Ashley, "So... Who's Luinsse Nathalia?" I raised my right hand as an answer to her question. She nodded her head and ask my cousin's name.
"Ash Shun Ruiz, ma'am. Thalia's cousin," Ash said and give her a beautiful smile.
Sana beautiful din smile ko 'di ba.
"Okay. I'll get straight to the point. Kaya kita Nathalia? pinapunta rito sa office ko kasi.... Uhm, well you and Errol know here in
[3.1] Ashley's Point Of View I was carrying Thalia's conscious body at my back as I walk in this place full of tall trees. Forest. "Ugh! Why you're so heavy, Thalia?" I roam my eyes in the place, hoping that I can find something where we can take a rest. "Sana naman buhay ka pa. Hindi ko hahayaang pati ikaw ay mawala pa saakin," I whispered referring to Thalia's conscious body. I check her pulse if she's still alive, and thank God. "Where would that place be?" I run fast so I can find a place where to rest. After minutes of running, the forest with tall trees are gone. These isn't the human world. Napalitan ng mga kabahayan ang mga nagtataasang mga puno, naglakad ako papunta sa isa sa mga bahay sa 'di kalayuan at kumatok. I guess this is the place. The house door opens, and it reveals a girl with her house clothes. She walks outside and opens the gate, she smiles at me so I return her wit
[3.2] Ashley's Point Of View (Continue...) Kinabukasan ay maaga akong nagising, bumangon ako at tinignan ang putlang-putla ng katawan ni Thalia. "Thalia is already mated to someone," Mom said while she caressed my hair. "Someone? Is he a vampire too?" I looked at her confused. "Not just a vampire." She looks at me and shows her beautiful smile. "What do you mean?" "Her mate needs to bite her at full moon." That memory of my mom reminded me of that scenario. She told me about Thalia's mate, but not all. I wish she had just told me who really is that 'mate' of Thalia, why you couldn't get me straight to the point and tell me, mom? Why you're just giving me hints? Tomorrow night, the bright full moon will show. I need to find her mate and bring Thalia to him or else, her body will bid a goodbye. And as if I will gonna l
[4.1] Awake I open my eyes and stared at the white ceiling for a couple of minutes and I realize that the place wasn't familiar. The atmosphere wasn't familiar to me. I roam my eyes around while still lying at my bed until found out I was inside a room or more like in a room because of the apparatus attached to me. Mag-isa lamang ako sa silid, wala si Ash. Wether I wanted to get up and find her, I can't. It feels like my body was really tired, as if I just came from doing something that results my body to be like this. Sinubukan kong i-angat ang ulo ko ng bahagya ay hindi ko magawa. Ang sakit talaga ng katawan ko, sobra! Urgh! One move and I felt my body aches! As in buong katawan ko yata ang masakit. And, why am I here in this place anyway? What did really happened? And where's Ashley? Why am I feeling so tired? Urgh! Where are you Ashley Ru—?! "Doc! She wakes up!" speaking of the devil, the devil is coming. Ash w
[4.2]"Pagaling ka na Thal." I don't know why but, by how Ash said that it sounds like there is something else she want to say. I can feel it. Pero sa halip na tanungin siya ay pinili ko na lamang na inialis sa isip iyon dahil baka ako lang ang nag-iisip ng ganoon."Syempre. Ayoko ng nakaratay ako sa ospital." And I ended up a fake laugh to make it sound a joke because Ashley looks too serious. But I guess it didn't work, she didn't even bother to change her serious-look-face expression. Instead, she just smile while looking at me. Inayos niya ang aking buhok at inipit sa gilid ng aking tainga. Ilang minuto pa kaming dalawa na nasa ganoong posisyon habang nakakabingi na katahimikan ang bumalot sa amin.I couldn't take the silence so I spoke up, "Ano ba 'yan, masyado kang seryoso."Saglit pa bago siya nagsalita, "matulog ka na." Tumayo siya at iniayos ang sofa na mahaba na narito mismo sa silid upang doon matulog. Hanggang sa nahiga na
[5.1] “You’re….” Ash pause for a moment while she didn’t even bother to break the gaze on me. “You’re going to be discharged here tomorrow,” she said and look at both Myra and Bryan. I am going to be discharge tomorrow? Is she joking? She said yesterday that it’ll be on next week. Ano iyon nagbago ng desisyon? Hindi naman niya nakausap si Dr. Henry e, ibang tao ang pumasok dito kanina at inaya niyang sa labas na lang sila mag-usap na dalawa. Kaya paano niyang nasabi na lalabas na ako dito bukas? Ashley was acting strange lately, I swear. I can see it. Marahil ay nakita ni Ash ang pagtataka sa aking mukha kaya naman ay nagsalita siya. “I talk to Dr. Henry after I talk with that guy,” she explained. Speaking of that ‘guy’ who entered the room lately, there is something wrong with his aura. ‘O baka naman guni-guni ko lang iyon. “You...talk to Dr. Henry huh? Nagbago siya ng desisyon kaya bukas na ako lalabas?” Tumango ng bahagya si Ash habang ang tingin a
[5.2] “Ano'ng pangalan niya, Ash?” Napunta sa akin ang atensyon ng tatlo ng magtanong ako. “Who?” “No’ng lalaki, iyong pumasok dito tapos inaya mong sa labas na lang kayo mag usap.” Paliwanag ko “Ah a-ano kasi…” Napalingon ako kay Myra ng siya ang magsalita. “H-hindi namin alam ‘yong pangalan niya e, ‘di ba?” Dugtong niya at tumingin siya kay Ash at Bryan. “Ah? O-oo.” -Si Bryan. Tumingin siya sa akin at binigyan ako ng tipid na ngiti. Samantalang si Ash naman ay tumango lang sa akin bilang pagsang-ayon sa sinabi ni Bryan. “Iyon ang totoo,” paninigurado ni Ash. Kumunot ang noo ko dahil roon. “Paano kayo naging magkakilala kung hindi mo alam ang pangalan niya?” Masasabi mo bang magkakilala kayo kung hindi mo alam ang pangalan niya, ‘di ba? These three is really weird, hmmm. “When we met, I asked his name but he just said ‘I don’t have the name’ so I called him that.” “Ay grabe naman siya, pangalan na nga
[6.1]Umalis ang lalaki na parang wala lang sa kanya, samantalang ako ay halos gusto na lang mahimatay habang nakatitig siya sa akin. Kung nakamamatay lang ang titig ay kanina pa ako namatay. Sigurado iyon. Salamat na lang talaga at hindi nakamamatay ang titig.Nang makaalis ang lalaki ay doon lang ako nakahinga ng maluwag, para bang may kung anong nakabara sa aking lalamunan para mahirapan akong huminga kanina, ngunit ang tibok ng aking puso ay matagal pa bago kumalma. I was afraid earlier that he would inter the room! Good thing he didn’t. Akala ko talaga ay papasok siya kanina! Kinabahan na nga ako ng sobra do'n sa titig pa lang niya, paano pa kaya kung pumasok pa siya kanina? Malamang sa malamang ay namatay na talaga ako.Pasalamat na lang talaga ako ay hindi siya pumasok kanina. Sino ba talaga siya? Bakit niya iyon ginagawa? Bakit niya ako tinititigan ng ganoon ka-tagal? Hindi ko naman siya inaano. Sa pagkakaalam ko ay wala akong atraso sa kanya para
[6.2]“So… let’s… eat?” Bryan asked.“Yeah. Uncle will go here and remove those stuff on you Thalia and talk you about some stuff, I guess.” Myra stand up and went to the table, starting to remove the food from the plastics', Ash helped her from doing it.Nang maiayos na ang mga pagkain ay nagsimula na kaming kumain. Habang kumakain kaming tatlo ay may dumaang lalaki na nakasuot ng itim, habang naglalakad siya ay sa akin siya nakatingin kaya naman ang kutsara ng kanin na sana ay isusubo ko ay natigil sa ere. Nakatingin din ako sa kanya at hindi maialis ang tingin. Nagtitigan kami hanggang sa natakpan na siya ng pader. Hindi ko alam kung anong meron sa kanya para makaramdam ako ng kaba, ramdam na ramdam ko ang bilis ng tibok ng aking puso.Bumalik lang ako sa aking huwisyo ng tawagin ako ni Bryan. “Ayos ka lang Thalia?” Tanong nito habang nakatingin sa akin. Ngayon pati na rin ang dalawa ay nakatingin