H E L L O G HO S T

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“Three days Jasmine, three days and you’re still not home. I’m really worried. I- I missed you so much.” I saw my mother break down and there’s no one in the house to comfort her. Except aunt Caroline, 27 years old and not getting married. She also lives in the same house with Me and my Mum.

Three days ago I’m one of those normal people. Who’s seen by everyone, touched by everyone and I can talk to anyone. Bumangon ako sa aking higaan, kumain, naligo and headed school. I usually ride a bicycle whenever I go to school – everybody actually. Mine’s pink, it’s cute and I need to emphasize it and then normal doings in school. Then everything comes in a foggy texture.

I can’t seem to remember what happened why is this crap happening to me?

Question is, how am I going to seek the answer if I barely remember anything? I mean it’s all blurry and uncertain.

Let’s get this through.

I’M UNSEEN.

I’M UNTOUCHED.

and I’M DEAD.

(Follow me on twitter, @missAyriin_30)

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H E L L O       G H O S T

“Tita Caroline! Tita! Mama! Mama! Nandito ko sa likod niyo! Mama!!!!” naiiyak na ako pero hindi nila ako marinig. Pinipilit pakainin ni Tita Caroline si Mama pero hindi siya makakain ng dahil sakin, dahil nawawala ako!

Lumabas ako ng bahay and saw Sofia, kapitbahay naming which also happened to be my bestfriend. She’s talking to someone with her phone and she seems…….. crying?

“Oo Leo.” Sinabi niya habang tumutulo ang mga luha niya. Leo nanaman? Palagi na lang siyang pinapaiyak ng Leo na’yan! I swear kung may ginawa na naman siya kay Sofia, hindi ko na alam kung anong magagawa ko sa kanya!

Lalapit pa sana ako sa kanya kaso bigla siyang nagsalita. “Leo. Natatakot ako. Hindi parin umuuwi si Jasmine. Three days na di’ba? Pero wala pa rin siya. I mean, policemen are everywhere trying to find him but they still have nothing to deal about.”

“This can’t be…” Humahakbang ako papalayo. Papalayo ng papalayo hanggang sa naramdaman kong mababangga ako sa isang poste. Humarap ako dito at nakita ko ang isang nakapaskil na papel:

MISSING: JASMINE GONZALES at nandun nga ang picture kong profile picture ko sa facebook, it’s a good thing I’ve decided na iedit ‘yun bago ko ginawang DP kun’di pangit ako sa mga nakapaskil na ito. WAIT… I’M MISSING?

Unti-unti na’kong napahagulgol at nagtatakbo.

Takbo lang ako ng takbo pero hindi ko alam kung saan ako pupunta. Anong gagawin ko sa buhay ko? Oh okay, I’m not buhay anymore. Oh my goodness, this is killing me! Wait, if I’m already dead then that means I’m – HUH?

Napahinto ako sa pakikipag-usap sa sarili ko, (Who else to talk to?) nang hindi manlang ako nabunggo sa nakasalubong ko. NAGSALUBONG ANG MGA KATAWAN NAMIN! I just passed THROUGH him! That’s unbelieveable! Sinubukan ko pa sa ibang mga tao pero paulit-ulit lang ang nangyayari. Totoo ba? Patay na ba ko? Patay na ba ko? Patay na ba ko??

Naririnig ko yung pagdribble ng bola and it’s really pissing me off! Naupo ako dito malapit sa gym ng barangay naming dahil napapagod na ako kakatakbo.

“Aaaarrrgggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Sumigaw ako, who knows? Baka magising ako kapag sumigaw ako at sinampal-sampal ang sarili ko, hindi ba?

“Hindi! Hindi talaga!! Arghh! Hindi maari! Hindeee! This really can’t be! Oh no.. No.. No…”