Sampu silang umalis, sampu rin silang bumalik. Ang hindi nila alam, isa sa kanila ang naiwan. Sino ang nagbabalatkayo? Sino ang hunyango? (Watty Awards Winner 2019 under Horror category)
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"Ate, kain na raw tayo."
Bumangon ako mula sa kamang hinihigaan at kinusot ang mga mata. Nakita ko si Eddie na nakasilip sa pintuan ko at nakabihis na para pumasok sa kanyang evening class.
"Ate, hapunan na." Pag-uulit ni Eddie kaya umiling ako at muling humiga sa kama.
"Busog ako." Pinikit ko ang mga mata upang matulog ulit. Mas kaya ko pang tiisin ang gutom kesa sa makasabay si Papa.
Narinig kong sumara muli ang pinto ng kwarto ko, senyales na umalis na si Eddie at bumaba na upang maghapunan kasama sina Mama at Papa.
"Hayaan mo yang anak mo! Masyadong maarte!" Narinig ko ang boses ni Papa mula sa baba. Siguradong pinigilan niya si Mama na puntahan ako. Ganun naman lagi eh.
Pinilit ko ang sariling matulog upang huwag nang marinig ang iba pa niyang sasabihin dahil alam kong masasaktan lang ako. Mas madali sana ito kung nasa akin lang ang cellphone at headphones ko kaso naiwan iyon sa campsite at hindi ko alam kung makukuha pa namin ito ulit.
Nagising na lang ako na umaga na. Gaya ng dati, mabilis akong naghanda para pumasok sa University. Mas maaga, mas mabuti. Hangga't sa kaya kong umiwas kay Papa, iiwas ako.
Matapos maligo, nagbihis na agad ako. Simpleng highwaist jeans at yellow pullover lang, okay na sa akin. Matapos maisuot ang mga medyas ko, bigla kong naalala ang mga sugat at pilay ko sa paa.
"Savi you idiot." I muttered as I sat back on my bed and took my socks off so I could put on some bandages and ointment for my wounds. But to my shock, the wounds on my foot were gone! Even the scratches on my ankles.
I gasped as I stared at it, even blinked twice. Just to be sure, I looked on my other foot and there wasn't a single wound nor even a scratch. I held my ankle and my eyes widened more when I felt no pain. It was as if my ankle wasn't sprained.
"H-holyducks!" I gasped as I continued staring at my feet. How could this be possible?!
I jumped off the bed and stomped on the ground and yet there was no pain. Instead of feeling relieved from the lack of pain, I got scared. There's no way my wounds would heal that fast considering how deep the wounds were!
Scared, I immediately took off my pullover and faced the mirror. I turned around and took a look of my back and all of the bruises were gone! Even the scratches on my forehead.
I took a deep breath and stared at myself in the mirror while I was on my pants and bra.
"Wake up, Savi. You're dreaming. This is just one of those sick dreams." I patted my cheeks with both of my palms.
Bigla akong may narinig na sumipol. Sa sobrang gulat mabilis akong napalingon.
Labis akong kinabahan nang makita si Papa na nakatayo malapit sa nakabukas na pinto. May mapaglarong ngisi sa kanyang mukha habang nakatingin sa akin. "Swerte naman ng boyfriend mo."
