Broken Arrow of Fate (Broken Series #2)

Chapter 8

Lost

We are in Batangas right now for our department tour, before our semestral break. It was first planned by our section and our professor heard it; she proposed a department tour for us.

It was supposed to be our section lang, tapos ngayon naging whole department pa. That's fucking sucks.

And in unexplainable reason, I am now lost in the woods. I was just with my whole group earlier, Esme is telling me stories, then now I am alone and lost. What the freaking hell? Pinaghahanap lang naman kami ng tuyong sanga para sa bonfire, ngayon ako pa ang napahamak.

I knew I am not good with directions; I easily get lost when I am in a new place, especially when I am in a place like this. Forest, province, woods.

But the bad thing here is my phone is not with me, it's with our prof. She collected it for us to bond more while looking for dried tree trunks.

As if pumunta kami dito para sa retreat, gusto lang naman naming magpahinga at mag-bonding sa hotel or swimming, kasi may iba-iba kaming plano para sa sembreak. But this is how we ended. We want to enjoy! Hindi mag-hanap ng tuyong sanga. Wala kaming oras para sa retreat or opening-up shit, may thesis pa kaming iisipin next semester.

"Help!" I shouted and it echoed to the whole forest. I don't know where are they, where they go while I am getting these dried tree trunks I am holding. I didn't even know if Esme noticed that I am not with her, because she's busy talking with some of our classmates a while ago.

The sun is already setting down, that's the main reason why we are here because it's our first day and our professor suggested a bonfire for us to bond with each other at night, at the seashore.

I shouted again because I think no one is looking for me. Please, pansinin niyo naman na wala na ako sa tabi niyo!

Nagpatuloy ako sa pag-sigaw at pag-sigaw hanggang sa mapagod ako.

It's already dark and I am still walking and walking, I am trying to find someone, trying to find my way back to my whole group. But fate is not coordinating with me because it started raining. With thunderstorms and I am even more scared now.

I don't easily get scared, but the situation right now is making me scared. Lost in the woods, thunderstorms and heavy rains and I am sure a whole day of scolding from my parents is already waiting to me. That's scary...

Nakakatakot umupo sa may puno kasi baka matamaan ako ng kidlat, kaya lang magkakasakit ako. The last thing I want to happen is to get sick, mahihirapan akong gumala this semestral break.

I hugged myself and went on a big tree, I am already drenched from the heavy rain and it's so cold, but at the same time I am so scared.

Paano kung may kung anong hayop na umatake bigla sa'kin?

Paano kung hindi nila ako mahanap?

Paano kung magkasakit ako?

I have so many what-if's while I am hugging myself and trembling in fear and cold. I can't cry because it won't do me any good, it won't ease my fear and it won't make me feel warm from the cold weather, it won't even shield me from the heavy rain.

"Nasaan na ba sila?" tanong ko at huminga ng malalim. Pinunasan ko ang mukha ko at inis na tumayo para subukang hanapin uli ang daan pabalik.

Sa katangahan, nadapa pa ako dahil hindi ko na nakikita ng maayos ang daan dahil sa ulan at maputik na rin.

"This is so frustrating!" I shouted and just sat on a big log I saw, waited without assurance that they are looking for me.

Nakatulog na ako sa gitna ng kawalan habang umuulan ng malakas at natatakot sa kung ano ang pwedeng mangyari sa'kin. Pero nagising ako ng may naririnig na akong sigawan at naririnig ko ang pangalan ko.