Murmurs Sounds Novels & Stories

"But... I feels like, this scandalous events are connected. Bakit ngayon pa nila inilabas yon when it happens almost a week ago na?" Napahilot na lamang si Rowan sa sintido nya habang nilalaro ang daliri nya at inaangat baba sa lamesa causing for it to produce a tapping sound. The tapping sounds is like the sounds of the high heels of Evei walking in the corridor na narinig nya kanina.

Muling bumalik ang aking diwa sa gitna ng malamig at tahimik na silid. Hindi ko pa rin maimulat ang aking mga mata, at tila nakakulong pa rin ako sa mundong ako lang ang tao, ngunit malinaw kong naririnig ang tunog ng heart monitor at ang mahinang ugong ng aircon sa aking paligid. Ang bawat mekanikal na tunog ay tila nagpapaalala sa akin na may manipis na linyang nagdurugtong sa akin sa lupa.

Minsan-minsan, bahagyang kumikilos ang maliit niyang paa. The gentle sound of a ringtone chimed in the bedroom. It was as soothing as a breeze through wind chimes on a wooden porch after a rainstorm, filling the room with a calming resonance. But for Logan, the sound was oddly hypnotic, like a mermaid's song luring him closer.

Mabilis kong pinatay ang computer so no one would find out about it in case I collapse again. I am dumbfounded. I feel terrified. I feel dizzy. Anxiety and fear are attacking again. Tumayo ako at agad nanlambot ang mga tuhod ko at mas lalo akong nahilo. I hear ringing in my ears. I hear the distorted sound of the air conditioner. I hear a high frequency sound in my ears.

Sa sandaling nasa isip na niya ang pagpapakatatag, gumuho ang higanteng chi na ahas at tuluyang naglaho sa ere. Kahit na nagawang masalo ng ahas ang karamihan sa atake ni Fane, napakamakapangyarihan at napakalakas pa rin ng mga natitirang atake. Direkta itong lumapag sa tuktok ng pananggalang na bula ng chi ni Munro. Wham! Mas mahina ang tunog ng pagtanaw nito kumpara kanina, pero dalawa o tatlong segundo lang ang itatagal ng pananggalang na chi ni Munro bago ito tuluyang gumuho at mabasag.

I tried waiting for it again to make sure I wasn't imagining things. Iisipin ko na sanang hindi iyon totoo nang narinig ko muli ilang minuto ang lumipas. It was a weird squeak or more like a slurp, I exactly couldn't identify. Tumayo ako ng maayos at nilibot ang tingin sa buong second floor. Wala namang iba rito o anomang laruan upang tumunog... at kung mayroon man, paano tutunog kung walang gagalaw?

The sound of voices pulled me out of the darkness. At first, it sounded muffled like it was underwater, soft and hazy. Pero habang tumatagal ay lumilinaw sa pandinig ko. “Blood pressure is stabilizing… keep her on fluids… baby’s heartbeat is steady.”

Sometimes, alongside the beeping, I hear faint voices, distant and unclear, as if they’re just out of reach. I feel like my soul is hovering in darkness and it doesn't want to enter my body! Ganun ang feeling ko sa mumunting segundo na nagkakamalay ako. I braced myself when I started to hear the sound of a machine again! At first, it was so faint until it was loud for my ears. It will be like that for only a few seconds until it turns faint again. Iyon ang palaging nangyayari! Kaya nang tumagal ang tunog ng machine ay nagtaka ako. Medyo kumunot ang noo ko dahil sa ingay non!

I probably imagined things and possibly it was—- Another low guttural sound I heard and it made my sight look down to check the ground floor. Nothing is there. There is nothing I saw when a loud roar followed by another roar makes me feel like I am in the middle of a jungle. What the—?! No! It’s impossible to have a wild animal here. The sounds possibly come from the sound system that probably surrounds the whole mansion. That is the only explanation why there is—- oh, gee! Another roar and then again, the growl… A growl that sounds like it came from a hungry wild animal.

Biglang nag-iba ang tunog ng monitor. Isang mahabang tunog na tila pumunit sa katahimikan ng ICU. Ang kaninang mahinang beep ay naging tuloy-tuloy, mas mabilis, mas magulo, parang sumasabay sa biglang pagliko ng hangin sa loob ng kwarto. Parang pati oras ay natigilan—at pagkatapos ay biglang nagkagulo.