CHAPTER 22

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CHAPTER 22

It's already evening, and I'm still chopping the wood that I cut earlier. What the fuck, what kind of wood is this? even crack doesn't have? I said in the back of my mind while staring at the wood.

“Mukhang wala kapang natatapos”—suddenly, Helenora showed up. “Fuck,” I said in surprise when the old hag spoke up in my back, laughed, and hit me in the head. What's wrong with this old hag?

“Kailangan mong matapos 'yan kung ayaw mong diyan ka matulog sa labas madaming halimaw diyan," she said and got in the hut.

“Wait! What's the trick to cutting these woods using your dull ax?” I asked her, and she stopped walking and faced me.

“It's up to you to find out,” she said, and her glitching appearance makes me think she's insane.

I'm already tired— the crickets started to make noise, I saw a bunch of lightning eyes in the surroundings—red, white, many kinds of color in an eye.

I knock on the wooden door,

“I'm already thirsty— can I have a glass of water?” I asked, still on the outside.

“No, just finish that first so you can have a glass of water.” A woman's voice responded to me, eh? Who is that? Suddenly the door opened, and a middle-aged lady came out.

“Who are you?” I asked her, while staring at her curly hair.

“Hindi tayo talo bata, apo na kita—mag sibak kana kung gusto mong makainom na ng tubig,” she said, and my eyes widened.

“Old hag?”   I asked her in disbelief. She hit me in the head. Yep, this lady in front of me is the old hag. What the fuck does she love about hitting me in the head?

“Hindi kita gusto, mandiri ka nga lola na kita.” I said and walked towards the pile of woods in the middle of her backyard.

She threw me a large rock and hit me in my back.

“Sinasabi ko lang, nawala na nga ang nanay mo, ikaw naman ang pumalit sa katigasan ng ulo, mag sibak kana kung ayaw mong diyan ka matulog,” she said, and she closed the door. I just rub my back where she hit me.

While I'm still thinking about what's the trick to cutting these woods using this dull ax, may malakas na kalabog akong narinig sa gilid ng tarangkahan.

I walk towards and get the torch to have some light to see what's there. My eyes widen when I see a zombie-vampire lurking in our wooden gate.

What the fuck? I know it's a zombie-vampire, I still remember our lesson yesterday, a zombie-vampire is an vampire that goes to a rogue society to have more power, but in their case, this vampire poisons their brains and the other gets bit, and the cycle is still not cut, that's why zombie-vampires are  countless already.

“What the fuck, old hag, there's so much zombie-vampire outside.” I shouted, still looking at the zombie-vampires outside the gate.

They are all banging on the wooden gate. Halos konting tulak na lamang ay masisira na ang tarangkahan. Fuck, why does the old hag chillin' inside the hut while these fucking vampires are ready to eat us alive.

Shit, their saliva is dripping, and the noise of the crickets is adding intense effects. Fuck these creatures, I don't know what to do. The old hag is chillin' inside the hut while I'm here, and I don't know what to do if these zombies get inside.

As I look at the window of the hut, I see the old hag putting some lotion on her face, what the fuck is she doing?! In the middle of the zombie apocalypse, she's just putting some lotion on? Oh God, this old hag is insane.

I didn't notice that the zombie already held me in my arm. Fuck, I raised my hand, and my dagger appeared in my other hand. I swing, and it turns into a sword. I cut off their hands, but they all turn into ashes as my sword lands on their skin.

I'm panting and gasping for air when I finish all the zombie-vampires lurking on the gate, and the old hag comes out of the hut.

“Pasensya kana at hindi kita natulungan,” she says, like there's nothing that seems to have happened. I just hung my mouth open at what she said. I'm so sure this old hag is insane.

Her appearance changed again into that of a middle-aged lady, but she seemed younger than when I saw her earlier. What kind of witchcraft did she do again? I just took a deep breath to not explode. This old hag is testing my patience.

“Mag sibak kana, malalim na ang gabi,” she said and closed the door again. Fuck wala yatang balak na pag pahingahin ako, I have no choice, I swing the sword and turn it into a dagger, I put it on my waist, and picked up the ax and start to chop the woods again.

I wonder if anyone will find me at the university while I'm not around.

“Isang araw, katumbas ay isang linggo rito,” the old hag suddenly spoke, What the fuck bigla-bigla nalang siyang lumilitaw kung saan.

I frowned, “Hindi kita maintindihan.” I confusedly said to her, I stand straight from the bend and release the ax from my hand and I face her.

“Ang isang araw doon ay katumbas ng isang linggo rito,” she said while looking at me.

“Then, maybe they are looking for me,” I said to her, especially Elizabeth. I'm sure that lady is searching for me already.

“Hindi,” she said. I looked at her with confusion in my eyes.

“Hindi ka nila hinahanap dahil may iniwan akong kapalit mo na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin gumigising” she explained.

“What do you mean?” I confusedly ask her, What the fuck, I look like a dumb, na hindi ko maintindihan, pot—

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