Flash fiction stories

911

THIS IS 911, WHAT'S YOUR EMERGENCY?

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"This is 911,what's your emergency?"

Nakadikit ang telepono sa tenga ko, naghihintay ng emergency na isusumbong sa amin. Ito ang unang araw ko sa trabaho. Marami silang ibinilin sa akin na ang iba ay prank call lang daw. Nanginginig ang mga kamay ko dahil sa kaba. Hindi dapat ako magkamali dahil buhay ng isang tao ang nakataya.

"Hello? This is 911,what's your emergency?"

Pag-uulit ko sa tanong ng wala man lang sumagot. Maya-maya ay nakarinig ako ng malalim na buntong hininga.

"Christopher,kindly drop that call! It's just a prank!" Nabaling ang tingin ko ng marinig ang isa sa mga kasamahan ko. He's already pissed off for waiting too much long.Pero meron sa loob ko na kinakailangan kong mapakinggan ang sasabihin ng tao sa kabilang linya. Hindi ito prank call, 'yun ang nararamdaman ko.

"I said, Christop–"

I stared at him and put my index finger on my lips saying that he must shut his mouth. I'm waiting for the response for almost 9 minutes.

"Yeah, whatever dude!"ani nito at saka humigop ng kape. It's already passed 11 in the evening.

"Once upon a time,there was a little Princess Living in a small kingdom."

Nagulat ako ng bigla na itong magsalita. A story? Is she story telling? But why does is sound like she was emphasizing the word "princess" and "living"?

Magsasalita pa sana si Alex ng pigilan ko ulit siya. For some reason,this may sound like a prank call but I just want to listen to it. And that's what my gut says.

"Her name was Estrella,and she has two siblings. Abbie and Sarah. And they're always Excited when they saw their father,the King." She continued, emphasizing the word "Estrella–Abbie–Sarah and –Excited—".

Nanatili akong tahimik at naghihintay sa susunod na sasabihin ng babae sa kabilang linya. Kung pagbabasehan ang boses niya,siguro nasa 15-17 years old pa lamang siya.

"Hell,that's what they felt Everytime their king is around. But couldn't do anything but to Let him be Pleased."sunod nitong sabi. And for the third time,she emphasized the words "Hell—Everytime—Let—Pleased."

What's up with this words?

"Underground Safari."

At doon na natapos ang tawag.

"Oh ano? Nag enjoy ka naman ba sa story telling niyo?"tipid itong ngumisi sa akin. Ibinaba ko na lang ang telepono at saka kumuha ng mainit na tubig para sa cup noodles. Maybe Alex's right. It was just a prank call. But why does my gut tells me that I have to do something? Inipit ko sa chopsticks ang noodles at saka hinipan upang lumamig. Hindi talaga mawala sa isipan ko ang boses ng babae. It was calm and emotionless. Crap! Ano na naman pumasok sa isipan niya para gawin ang ganong bagay ngayong mag aalas dose na ng gabi?

Curiosity kills the cat. But I'm not a cat and I don't wanna be killed. Hindi ko 'to kayang palampasin. I immediately grabbed a piece of paper and a pen. I played the phone call audio recorder for the second time and take down all the words she emphasized.

••princess living estrella abbie sarah excited hell everytime let pleased underground safari••

It doesn't make sense damn! Isinulat ko siya horizontally at para lang akong nagbabasa ng isang sentence na walang sense. Nagtingin tingin ako palibot sa office namin at nakita ko ang sign ng arrow na vertical. May kung ano sa akin na sundin ko iyon at gawing sign.