Gemstone: Verde

Chapter 1

Sylvia's P.O.V

I feel warm, it's like my skin is being bathed with the rays of the sun. This comfortable feeling, it makes me want to stay in this position forever.

But pano? How? I'm sure I was dead by then? That guy was about to shoot me.

Did I live? Or did I die? Is this comfortable feeling the feeling of afterlife?

*Skssss*

I was alerted, narealize kung I'm really not dead yet when may narinig akong kaluskos sa gilid ko. Maybe because of that realization, I immediately opened my eyes and ang pinakaunang bumungad sa mga mata ko is a ceiling in a room.

It seems that buhay pa nga talaga ako, maybe it was all a dream.

I heaved a sigh of relief. Grabeng panaginip napakavivid, the details was so scary.

But wait, I don't think the ceiling in my room was filled with intricate designs though. Saka parang napakataas naman ata ng ceiling.

"It seems you are awake, young miss" agad na nanindig lahat ng balahibo ko sa katawan when I realized that the owner of that voice wasn't someone I knew.

Shit, who's that? Ano bang nangyayari talaga?

"I'm glad you're stable now young miss, but I assume that you'll need more rest so I'll give you this time to articulate with yourself first" this time napalingon na ako sa pinangagalingan ng boses, it was of a man's voice, parang mga nasa 30's and he has the appearance of a foreigner, I can see worry in his eyes pero I can also see wariness.

Patuloy lang akong nakatutok sa kanya, I want to move but I can't. Di ko pa naproprocess yung nangyayari, I really don't know what to say, ni di ko nga alam kung anong nangyayari eh. Is it connected to my dream ba? Wait was it a dream ba talaga?

Nakahalata naman ang kausap ko na I am still in shock kaya nagsalita siya ulit. This time he smiles, it seems that he is trying to comfort me.

"I see you're still in shock with the events, I won't force you to interact with me so don't feel pressured young miss. Rather I want you to take the time that I'll be away to rest. Make sure you recover, and don't worry anymore. You'll always be safe in the estate of Lord De Braose" he said with a smile, yung smile na tipong nakakapag gaan ng loob "I'll be going out for a few hours, please use that time to rest young miss, the moment I return, you'll be administered with the medicines needed for you to recover. It seems that the wounds you have acquired in the forest yesterday needs to be tended with medicine, and your body is currently in deep stress thus you need a good rest"

He said in a comforting voice, he then proceeded to the door. Of course I didn't fail in tracking his every movement until makalabas siya ng kwarto.

But wait, what the hell's happening ba? Estate? Lord De Braose? Medicine?

Agad ko namang chineck ang katawan ko and lo and behold. I realized it wasn't a dream after all. All over my body was wounds, some deep enough to cause infections, and some are shallow lang. My body was so beat up to the point na para na akong mamamatay anytime anywhere, although it might be strange but I don't feel pain.

I immediately hugged myself, that fear in facing death will always remain in my heart forever. Gusto kong pigilan, but I started to cry. I'm deeply confused, and my body's wounded. Di ko alam ang gagawin ko.

If I remember correctly, I was just with my friends in the forest park just a few kilometers away from the city. That place wasn't even owned by any lumads, so imposibleng nasala ako dahil nakalabag ako ng customs.

Then if di ako nasala, what happened? Why did those people chased me with guns?

Still hugging myself I cried, humiga ako sa bed in a fetus position while crying a lot of tears. I immediately covered myself  with the blanket saka patuloy na umiyak.
Yes I didn't die. But I'm lost. Ano bang nangyayari, I really regret saying yes to that plan.