World Next Door

She wakes up

In the crowded mall of Las Pinas City, everyone was busy preoccupied with what they were doing. Rowdy and noisy it was until a sudden gun shot was heard and everything fell silent. A strange angry man was shouting at another man who after seeing him immediately fled from him. The angry man aim shots at him but he missed. He started chasing him then. The people got scared and panicked. The angry man felt irritated as the crowd was distracting him. He fired his gun at the roof and shouted "get down!". The mob was halted and dropped down on the floor. The man continued to chase his target and saw he was disturbed by the people in front of him. So even from a distance he aimed his gun at him and shoot. The target saw the man aimed at him and with an instinct pulls a woman near at him as a shield. The bullet missed him killing a young girl instead. The girl hugged the woman beside her as her body fell to the ground.

I hope mom didn't got hurt.

We were scared. We were holding each other on the floor when suddenly a man pulled mom towards him. Mom struggled against the man to protect me but instinctively, I grabbed the man's arm holding my mom and palmed him in the chin hard.  Both of them fell on the both sides as a gun was shot. Mom's face looked horrified. There was pain in between my chest as my knees felt weak and I dropped to the floor. She cried and shouted my name several times. It was painful. My chest hurts. I coughed feeling the pain more and more. So this what it feels like being shot and dying. 

I was holding Mom's arms with tears falling on my face. I hold on her tightly. This was very painful. In just one instant, my life is barely holding on. I don't know if I could miraculously lived tomorrow but I'm glad I never let my anger go through with me this day. I was really annoyed early this morning. I got angry with my brothers. I got angry to myself. But I compelled my anger and talk to them. "don't get angry" as the Muslim's Prophet said in one of their sayings. "don't get angry". Somehow I dealt my anger and got through until this moment. If I hadn't, I would have regretted this day. Although I wanted do many things in life such as teenage freedom, I guess this was the end of me. Nothing more.

One last look to my mom and I closed my eyes.

This pain. This feeling.

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It was pitch black and cold. I look everywhere but I couldn't see anything.

Hmmmm,.. Maybe my eyes are closed? I touched and felt my eyelashes moving as I open and close my eyes. I chuckled. It's not as if it is necessary for me touching my eyeballs for assurance. Haha, I'm being silly to myself.

Anyway I'm awake and I'm in a dark place. What should I ever do now? Hmmmm, am I asleep? hmmm, or somehow dead?

The thought of myself in death's doors hasn't sink in yet so I'll just wait for the grim reaper, the guider, or anyone I should meet. I thought it should be instant but it's not. Hmmmm. . . Maybe this was the time to recollect my thoughts, memories and etc.
Hmmm.... I'm meditating. My body feels so relaxed and light as if floating in the water. Yet,
nothing comes to my mind. I had nothing. No memories at all neither any thoughts I should know. It feels weird. Hmmm? I know that I'm dead though. Also I know that I am someone but . . . I can't remember? Hmmm, I don't even feel panicking or even the slightest fear. Slowly, I feel like I'm falling deeper in my mind.

Who...
am... I?

My emotions were getting warped. My feelings of wonder continue to grow. I had the feeling my body was getting conscious. I could see some light. Oh! I was actually asleep! My eyes opened slowly seeing different colors of light.

Bubbles appeared as I open my mouth. I grabbed my throat. Thinking I couldn't breathe but I actually can!

I stretched my hand and felt something smooth, cold and glassy wall in front of me.
Looks like I'm confined in some container filled with water? Shouldn't I not be able to breathe underwater? Hmmmm. . I'm not sure. Oh darn! I'm stark naked!
bang!

I got surprised and my chest hurt. what was that? I could hear some noise near me. It was hurting me for some reason. This feels weird but I was getting worried.
I couldn't see anything beyond the glass so I tried hitting it to break. I could hear the voices getting louder and angry. It sounded like buzzes but with few words that I could understand.

'fraud' . . .

'abomination'

'witch'...

'out here'

Such cruel words! With all my might, I hit the wall in front of me. I broke the container like crystal glass scattering. I started falling from a high place, waaaah! Then I stopped mid air, then my feet slowly touched the ground.

I actually thought I was falling but rather I was landing to a specific place. A woman was in front of me. She was old, wrinkly, pale with black hair and stern brown eyes staring at me. I reached her hands in an instant worriedly. She looked appalled but held my hands tightly with a smile. Tears were on her wrinkling face. She started crying. I smiled at her. It was very warm.

Suddenly the people behind her knelt down looking at me. I looked around they were, huh?
What's with this?

They all look different from each other different and they look so new to me. Some were huge, gigantic, some were very small like midgets and some were normal heights yet different in colors and features. That felt weird. But then again, they were looking at me as if I was the weird one. Suddenly, I heard a soft sparkling sound behind me. What was that?
Everyone also heard it and stood looking at me. The old woman was also surprised.
She caressed my arm and said.

"don't worry. Don't worry. "

She had a very warm light. Suddenly, I started feeling of an ominous presence. I looked around our surrounding once again and saw a very dark and evil aura that envelopes everyone. I didn't saw it a while ago but it's so clear as day and night. Everyone here except the old woman had this evil aura with them.

It was very creepy. I feel agitated and cautious.

"You..." Someone with a large and husky voice called me from behind. I look at my back and there were these men all wearing colorful and heavy armors. They also had this black aura behind them. Then, I noticed a greater and darker evil behind them. He was standing at upper area of the room. Very dark and ominous, it's as if such man hated me. It was scary!

I immediately grabbed the old woman and carried her with my hands.

This was too creepy I could even hear them chanting something until some one blurted it out "Angelus!" and he quickly run approaching me.

I stepped back and flew. I didn't notice it but I had this big white wings behind me. It looked pretty. As I was taken aback with just a glimpse of my wings another man tried grabbing me and fell on the ground. He came from the 2nd floor of the building. What? how? why would that man tried reaching me? That was ridiculously dangerous!

These people are crazy.

"calm down. don't be scared." the old woman said but I shook my head.

I want to run away from these people. They're scary. I flew in the direction of the open window. When I left I heard a young man's voice saying, "Please, don't leave! stay!" as if it was a plea.

I turned at him and all I see was a man with a shadow bigger than him that looked like a monster.

"No!!!" I shouted back expressing the first word since I was awaken.