Open The Door Ch 1 Novels & Stories

"K-Kukunin ko na ang mga gamit n'yo sa sasakyan at ako na'ng bahalang mag-akyat sa silid ninyo. H-Hindi namin alam na darating ka ngayon, Sir Travis. Pero buti na lang, kakapalinis lang ng silid ninyo kaninang umaga --" Hindi ko na ito pinansin at dere-deretsong nang pumasok sa loob. Sarado ang maindoor ngunit nang pihitin ko ang seradura ay hindi naman naka-lock. The door opened widely when I pushed it hard. At ang unang tumambad sa akin ay ang gahiganteng chandelier na bago sa aking paningin.

Javier. Inabot ng sampung minuto bago may magbukas ng pinto. Marahil ay dahil sa walang tigil na pagkatok ng malakas ni Mr. Javier ay kaya galit na binuksan ito ng nasa loob. "Who the f*ck is it‽ Why are you slamming my door? Are you tired of living?!" Natigilan ang lalaki nang makita ang malamig na tingin sa kanya ni chardon. "Ch-chardon? W-why are your here?"

I was preoccupied witht that transparent jar and I was blinded with my wrath supposed on this man. “What?” iritadong tanong ko. I heard him chuckled. Damn! Why does his chuckle sounds good? “Can I come in?” tanong niya pa. Napataas naman ang kilay ko. “Ano naman ang gagawin mo rito?” mataray na tanong ko. “We’ll just talk, baby...” hirit niya. I sighed. I cover my chest part with my left arm before I opened the door. Napalunok ako nang magtama ang mga paningin namin.

But it was locked, just fucking great. Inayos ko ang pagkakasukbit ng backpack ko, humawak ako sa dibdib ko at naglakas loob na kumatok. Inayos ko ang tayo, pinanatili kong walang emosyon ang mukha habang naghihintay na may magbubukas. Please, don't be the mistress. I kept chanting that prayer again and again but luck wasn't on my side. An unfamiliar lady opened the door for me, we were both stunned to see each other. I inhaled a nervous breath, I cursed so many times in my head and my knees was starting to get wobbly.

Kaya sinadya niyang hindi ipaalam ang kanyang pag-alis— Gusto niyang bigyan ito ng kaunting sorpresa… At sabay na tiyakin kung tinupad nito ang kanyang pangako na magpahinga nang maayos sa bahay. Ngunit sa sandaling binuksan niya ang pinto, ang bumungad lamang sa kanya ay isang tahimik at madilim na silid. Hindi maiwasang magulat si Chloe.

Tang'na! Wala akong ibang ginawa kundi ang umiyak nang umiyak sa loob ng bathroom. I didn't expect it to be this way. Maya-maya ay narinig ko ang pagbukas at pagsara ng main door ng condo. Si Chloe na marahil iyon, baka hindi pumasok ang professor niya para sa kanyang huling klase sa hapon.

Then he tried to open the door but his hands just got on fire and burned. The landlord's rule: he can't open any door without permission. He's the landlord without a duplicate key. "Fuck!" He banged the door but nothing happened. The protection is just too hard to break. He looks down to where his other tenants fight the Ghouls. There he saw Victoria. Walang sabi-sabi'y naglaho siya't nagtungo sa babae. Parang isang kisapmata ang lahat. Hindi na umabot ng limang segundo'y nasa harapan na sila parehas ng room 17.

Lalo akong kinabahan at kinatok na ang pinto nang malakas at pauli-ulit. “Chad, Ruby, open the door,” I called them as I knocked on the door. “Buksan niyo na iyong pinto, please.” When they still did not open it for the nth time, I just did it louder and pounded my fist more and harder on the door. “I said open the door, bitches!” Nauubos na talaga iyong pasensya ko kasi ayaw nila akong sagutin kaya sinipa-sipa ko na iyong pinto. “Chad, ano ba?!”

Just so the door will be locked from the outside. Bigla akong kinabahan. Mabilis ang mga hakbang ko papunta roon. "Michelle?" I called as I took out the chair. I throw it at walang pakialam kung masira. I have this bad feeling. Kaya natataranta na akong buksan iyon. "Michelle!" I called out again as I pushed the door open. The door opened wide. Madilim pero dahil sa cellphone ko at sa damit ni Michelle na may kinang kahit itim ay nakita ko kung nasaan siya. "Michelle," muli kong tawag sa kanya.

And yet, deep inside that fire, she felt herself start to break. ‎ ‎Then, a voice. ‎ ‎Cool. Commanding. ‎ ‎“Open the door.” ‎ ‎A clack. The lock turned. ‎ ‎The door swung open. ‎ ‎Warren stood there. ‎ ‎Behind him was Alexis, jaw clenched in disbelief. Arie, looking like she wanted to disappear. ‎ ‎Elio turned his head. Zein too. ‎ ‎She was shaking, lips pale, face empty, like a soul about to give up.