Her Secret Adventures

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DREAMVENTURE : where do you go?

It's our last subject and our teacher is busy discussing our lesson for today. Halos lahat sa'ming magkakaklase ay nakikinig. Samantalang ako ay walang ganang nakatitig lamang sa labas.

In the midst of boredom, a brilliant idea came in my mind, making my lips formed into a smirk.

"Hmm, where will I go this time? " bulong ko sa sarili.

I roamed my gazed just to see if everyone is busy doing their businesses. I sighed in relief, hindi naman siguro ako mapapansin ng guro namin. This is it, pansit!

"Ano na namang tumatakbo sa isip mo? What are you planning to do?" It's Fatima, my bestfriend.

I just grinned before I could utter, "Having some adventure, " I answered.

Napailing-iling nalang siya at muling ibinalik ang atensyon sa aming guro. I chuckled a little as I slowly shut my eyes closed.

I'll be having an adventure— in my dreams.

I found comfort on my chair and the last thing I knew, I fell asleep-- leading me to dreamland.

Sa aking pagtulog, natagpuan ko ang sarili kong abala sa pagduduyan. This playground looks familiar, parang nakapunta na ako rito kahit ito pa lang naman ang unang beses.

I gasped when I felt someone near me. A boy, he's the one who's pushing the swing. I let out my hair being blown by the wind as the swing continues to sway. I don't know what happened, I just found myself giggling and enjoying his company.

"Ano nga pa lang pangalan mo? "

Agad nakunot ang kaniyang noo dahil sa aking sinabi. "Lagi naman kitang dinuduyan ah? parang sa pagkakataong ito ay nakalimot ka?" aniya.

Napangiwi na lang ako, I just ran towards the Playhouse. Ayaw ko munang makisalamuha sa kaniya, baka magtampo kasi hindi ko siya kilala.

What do you expect? Sana nakinig na lang ako sa last subject namin.

"Hoy, wait for me!  Matapos kitang iduyan, iiwan mo lang ako?!" Halos mamaos na ang boses niya kakasigaw.

Pagkapasok ko sa bahay-bahayan ay agad akong nagpakawala ng isang malalim na hininga. I roamed my gazed just to see and I've noticed that this place looks vintage. All of the settings are Old-fashioned.

And that weird boy, he seems to be familiar too, is he? I don't really know...

"There you are!" Bigla siyang iniluwa nung bintana, dahilan naman para manlaki ang mga mata ko dahil sa gulat.

He grinned sheepishly then closed the small door of this playhouse where we at. That grin formed on his lips is giving me creeps!

"Huwag po! Bata pa tayo," wika ko sabay yakap sa sariling kabuoan.

He just burst out in laughter, tumawa siya ng tumawa na animo'y wala ng bukas. Parang tanga ampota, gusto ko nang magising sa panaginip na ito! Hangal itong kasama ko!

"We're only eleven, tsaka na siguro 'pag kasal na tayo." He smiled, parang proud na proud.

Minabuti ko na lang na hindi magsalita, bahala siya diyan.

Kapagkuwa'y bahagya siyang yumuko para magpakapantay ang aming mga mukha, "Pero dahil tinakbuhan mo'ko, dapat mo akong i-kiss," wika nito habang itinuturo ang kaliwang pisngi.

I just rolled my eyes out of frustration, "In your dreams!"  

"We're already in our dream, baby."

Napangiwi naman ako sa kaniyang sinabi, "Wait, what the—"

—

"Hoy, gumising ka na! uwian na!"

Muntik na akong mahulog sa pagkakaupo dahil sa malakas na sigaw ni Fatima. I just slowly stood up from ny chair, stretching and yawning. Aayusin ko na sana ang aking gamit para makauwi na nang bigla kong maalala ang napaginipan.

Did he said, our dream?

What if we're in the same situation? I can travel by just sleeping and being on a dream. Kung sa future ba o sa past, I don't really know what the effin damn is happening to me.

All I know is, nananaginip ako, hindi kapani-paniwala pero parang totoo.

One time, I had this dream that I have bitten by a cat, next thing in the morning, may sugat ako na para ngang kagat ng pusa. Weird isn't it?

"Oh, sino naman nakasalamuha mo sa panaginip mo? Caring is sharing bhie," untag sa akin ni Fatima sabay taas-baba nang mga kilay niya.

I just shrugged. "Hindi ko nga kilala eh, kikilalanin pa lang tapos bigla mo akong ginising."

Her eyes widened, "So kasalanan ko pa? Kung hindi kita ginising edi sana, naiwan kana rito mag-isa. Baka ma-rape ka pa at mapahamak ano na lang sasabihin ko sa magulang mo—"

Hindi ko na pinakinggan ang mga sinasabi ni Fatima. She's just being her, overeacting again. I just sighed in frustration, hahakbang na sana ako palabas nang bigla kong mamataan ang isang kagigising na lalaki.

He's our classmate pero sa subject lang na ito. I stared at him, abala siyang nagsusuot ng sapatos. My lips suddenly twitched into a smile when I saw his cute yellow socks.

Hala, cutie bibiboy!

Amidst admiring this boy, he looked and suddenly smiled at me. And there, I felt my heart skipped a beat.

I shrugged all of my thoughts, I was about to turn my back againts him when all of a sudden, I heard him laughed. Napalingon akong muli sa kaniya, nakangisi siya ngayon habang nakataas ang isang kilay.

"Bakit mo ako iniwan sa panaginip natin?!"

He stepped forward, making my surroundings into a slow-motion. "My name is Henne, let us continue our dream into reality baby, shall we Kleos?" he said, all I could do is to giggle.

I've been into incredible adventures through my dreams, and now? I'll be having a true adventure with him, in reality.

How about you, where do you go?

Where do you go when you're asleep?