SEEKING IDENTITY

Chapter 3: The Start of Her Journey

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Chapter 03
The Start of Her Journey
[ Ava Maureen ]

THE STRANGE feeling... It's here again. I don't know if my dream will going to be real. Is it really true that there's a portal here? The other half of myself was thinking about me, being crazy for believing things that doesn't even exist and never will be. But the other one thinks the otherwise.

I step closer to the tree and face the part where the portal in my dream is located. Dahan-dahan ko iyong ginagawa at baka may sumakmal pa sa 'kin dito.

My breathing hitched when I really saw the portal there! It's really here, swirling literally with its blue color! Ang outline ng oblong ay isang ginto na para talagang pinako gamit ang martilyo dahil sa pagkakadikit.

How on Earth this was happened? The magic or power or whatever is that, is true?! How come? Sa buong buhay ko, ngayon lang siguro ako maniniwala sa mga ganoong bagay kung makikita ko nga ito.

Because to see is to believe, they said.

Namamangha kong pinagmasdan ang lagusan sa aking harapan. I can't still believe it was true. Kaya pala iba ang pakiramdam ko sa puno na ito. It's really something I cannot explain. So this is the reason why... but there's no time to shriek and amaze right now. I need to hurry or else, Uncle will find out about this.

However, I'm still thinking about where is the place this portal could reach out?

Kinuha ko na ang mga gamit na dadalhin ko at tumapak papasok sa portal na may asul na umiikot. The feeling of being dizzy is what I was thinking before I stepped in, and it's because of the movie I once watched. Nahihilo raw kasi sila ro'n, eh.

At first, it feels like I'm flying at heaven with an open arms and wings at my back, but the longer I'm inside in this portal, the longer it feels like I'm going to vomit and I already felt the dizziness I'm expecting. And I swear, this is worse than what I think it should be!

Oh, my goddess! I hate this feeling!

So this is what you're going to feel when you're at the portal, huh? The swirling sensation is all over my body right now. Parang hinihigop na ako at pinapapunta sa lugar na kung saan at humihingi pa ng pahintulot sa katawan ko.

My body immediately agreed, I think? Our body don't do talking—oh, my pretty mind, you're useless at times like this.

How many minutes should I stay like this? Ang tagal naman nito! Kahit nakatayo ako ay pakiramdam ko sumasakit na ang paa ko. Gaano ba ito kalayo? Goodness gracious! Ugh, nasusuka na talaga ako! This is worse than the plane and the helicopter above the clouds!

At last, nahinto na rin ang pakiramdam na parang hinihigop ako at pinapaikot lang. Nahinto ako sa isang gubat na parang 'yong nasa panaginip ko. Pero mas maganda pa rin 'yong sa panaginip. Here was just like an ordinary forest. Simple yet looks powerful and mysterious.

Sana lang ay walang mga nilalang na magtangkang saktan ako rito...

Ang sarap ng aking pakiramdam at parang may kumikiliti sa kailaliman ko. Parang may gustong kumawala pero may harang din. What is this feeling? Binalewala ko na lamang ito at nagsimula nang maglakad patungo sa kawalan.

There are sounds of insects everywhere. Crickets hiding somewhere but their voices would probably reach outside in this forest. Napalingon ako sa likod nang may marinig akong kaluskos. I roamed around my sight and found no one. But when I got the urge to continue to walk, there's a cute bunny landed on my sight.