Dekada Wala || A PabKen Au ||

Chapter IX

—Ken's POV—

I awoke to the sound of the bed creaking as well as some shuffling beside me, I slowly opened my eyes and checked to see who it was, it was Stell and Justin.

They were sitting beside me with the book and the pocket watch in between them.

"What... What happened earlier?"

"you passed out, so I called Jah over. To be honest hindi ko rin alam kung anong nangyari" Stell answered while scratching the back of his head, indicating that he was just as confused as I am.

I looked over at Justin who wasn't in  any better state than the two of us

"Ken, sure ka ba na... Gusto mo talagang ipagpatuloy yung 'paghahanap'?" Justin asked.

"huh? What do you mean?"

"pano ka nakakasiguro na mahahanap mo s'ya? I mean, wala namang kasing kasiguraduhan 'yan eh.." Justin said as he looked down at the book.

"so sinasabi mo'ng itong mga nangyayari sa'kin ngayon hindi totoo? Imahinasyon ko lang, ganon?"
I asked as I sat up, looking at the both of them beside me. The tension was building up slowly but surely.

"hindi naman sa ganon Ken, what we're trying to say is... How can you be so certain na totoong may 'John Paulo'?"  Stell added.

"I don't know! okay? Hindi ko alam..."
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—PAU'S POV—

Nagising nalang ako sa tunog ng mga kumakalampag na plato't kutsara, Josh was washing the dishes.

I looked down at my hand and saw that I was still holding onto the watch, I sat up straight and looked at it more intently.

"bakit ba nangyayari 'tong mga 'to sa'kin?"

"Sino ba may gawa nito?"

"bakit ako?"

"ibalik ko nalang ba 'yung librong 'yon?"

Nag simula nanamang balutin ng tanong ang utak ko. Nakaka drain na ang mga nangyayari sa'kin lately, nakakapagod, nakakapag taka, halo-halo na ata.

"hoy Pau! Tulala ka nanaman d'yan, sabi ko sa'yo 'wag ka na mag puyat kaka-aral eh" Josh's voice snapped me out of my thoughts.

I looked up and found him standing infront of me with his hands crossed.
His eyes traveled down to my hands, and he immediately grinned and grabbed the pocket watch.

"uyyy, ano 'to dre?"

I leaned back on the sofa and closed my eyes while answering his question.

"pocket watch malamang" I answered sarcastically.

"sungit naman, pero kakaiba yung logo ng brand ah, sa'n mo nabili?"

"hindi ko naman binili yan, nakita ko lang"

"weh totoo? Ayos ah!"

"mhm..."

A moment of silence filled the house.

"Pau, okay ka lang?"

I opened my eyes and looked at Josh who now has a concerned look on his face.

"hm? Oo naman, bakit?"

He sat next to me and fumbled with the watch.

"eh kasi.. Napansin ko lang, medyo off yung vibes mo. Usually kasi pag ganyan ka, may pinag dadaanan ka e"

"loko, medyo stressed lang ako." I answered along with a chuckle

"mm sige sabi mo eh, basta mag sabi ka lang ah?"

"oo naman, syempre..." I answered

He stood up again and put the watch on the desk infront of us, he said he was gonna go inside his room to finish up his schoolworks.

I eventually got up, with the watch in my hand and went in my bedroom aswell.

I put the watch aside and proceeded to change my clothes, once I was finished I went straight to my bed.

I sighed and stared at my ceiling, I zoned out trying to piece everything together. My head hurts just trying to figure it out, but I'm not going to give this up.

I sat up and took the watch, how can I go back to that place? The book gave me this, so this has to be useful right?

I analyzed it and found a small button on the bottom of it. Assuming that this can bring me back to that place, I held my breath and placed it back down on my bed.

If I'm gonna go back there, I need to be prepared.

I packed a back, I put the book inside, some money, and some extra clothes along with a pen and some papers.

I grabbed my bag and held onto the watch again, as I slowly hover my finger on that button I started to count down.

"1....2....3...!"

click!

I pressed it.

I closed my eyes shut, preparing for the worst.

"huh...?"

"Nothing happened? But that can't be—"

Then suddenly I was cut off by that blinding light again. And I knew what was about to go down.

After a few seconds, I heard the sound of cars, beeping noises, people walking and chit-chattering, and I felt my surroundings grow cold.

I opened my eyes and found myself on the side of the road. I quickly stood up and composed myself, I looked around and I wasn't in a familiar place. This wasn't the place I ended up in last time I was here.

"hanep, naligaw si olbap.."

I whispered to myself, regret beginning to crawl up my mind as I started to walk around the area and look for some signs to indicate where I am right now.

I saw a jeepney that was headed to where my house is supposed to be or rather, where I found that empty lot.

I got on and payed, I was looking outside the jeepney's window the entire time. Trying to atleast familiarize myself with the surroundings.

I eventually arrived, and once I got off I went straight to that empty space where my house is supposed to be.

After looking around, I thought that it'd be better to find a place for me to stay for the night. Sana may mahanap akong mura, I only brought a handful of money with me.

As I was walking around I came across a homeless guy, he was kind of staring at me weirdly but I chose not to mind.

Not until he said something right when he walked past me.

"wala s'ya dito, Nase"

What? Tama ba narinig ko? I immediately turned around and...

Found no one.

Pa'no n'ya nalaman apelyido ko? Pa'no n'ya alam na may hinahanap ako? Siya ba may kagagawan ng lahat ng 'to?

I felt my heart fasten its pace, I continued to walk until I found a cheap hotel to stay in.

Once I settled in, I immediately took out my pen and paper and wrote down what had happened earlier.

After that, I grabbed the book and put the paper inside. I'm not sure what it'll do with the paper but I hope it will help me with this dilemma I'm facing.

I put the book on the small desk beside my bed. I looked out the window and admired the city lights, it's been a while since I had the chance to do so.

As I was lost in the beauty of the lights outside, I heard a knock on my door.

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—End Of Chapter IX—

(A/N: gipit sa time si otorrr, hope this can suffice for now! Thanks for sticking around!l)