"Aude sapere"
Dare to know
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I made clear to myself na hindi ako na nanaginip. Since that man done that 'thing' hindi ko alam kung totoo ba lahat o hindi. Nandito lang kami sa isang gubat. We went to a small cabin at doon ko nakilala ang kaibigan ng lalaking hindi pa nagpapakilala rin sa akin.
"Yo! You're not listening to what I'm saying ah"
I looked at the man's friend beside Karin. Hindi ko malaman noong una kung pagkakatiwalaan ko ito but naisip ko na lamang na napagkatiwalaan ko iyong lalaki noong una, why not this guy too?
"Ano bang sinasabi mo?"
He laughed at me and said. "So I was thinking na bakit hindi ka natatakot or kinakabahan na you were brought here by a strange man"
Not to think na tama ang sinabi niya.
"Of course hanggang ngayon I'm scared kasi baka mamaya kidnapper kayo and scheme lang ang lahat na ito. I don't know also kung nasaan kami but I trusted your friend so we're here"
Kahit noong una ang weird ng ginawa ng kaibigan mo
"So you are Xeres? I'm Saquih and that's my friend Karin" I said and he offers his hand for me and I reached it.
"Your name sounds interesting but your friend seems more interesting" he said then winked at me.
Hindi ko alam kung mandidiri ako pero don't tell me na may balak siyang pumoint sa kaibigan ko. No way.
"I don't want you close to her" I said directly to him and for the second time he laughed at me.
He raised his both hands. "Oh, chill. I'm not doing something bad to your precious friend"
Napabuntong-hininga na lang ako sa mga nangyari ngayong araw na ito. Nagbago lahat ang takbo ng buhay namin ni Karin since that day. Isang strange na lalaki ang nagdala sa amin sa strange rin na lugar. Hindi ko tuloy alam kung patay na ba ako dahil sa mga nangyayari but even though na mahirap isipin as always tinanggap ko pa rin since parang may something dito na gusto ko ring malaman.
"Xeres nga pala anong pangalan noong kaibigan mo? One week na kaming nandito pero hindi niya pa rin sinasabi sa amin kahit ikaw hindi mo rin sinasabi. Kriminal ba siya kaya tinatago niyo?" I asked again.
Tumigil si Xeres sa pag eexperiment ng kung anu-ano sa kanyang mesa. He didn't look at me, instead itinuloy na lang nito ang ginagawa. So meaning, it's a secret na hindi pwede malaman. I stayed silent.
"Ignore mo na lang sinabi ko, I'm sorry"
Before na makalabas ako ng kwartong iyon. Xeres talked about something.
"Wait for the time to come na siya ang magsabi saiyo noon. I don't want to interfer pero ayaw niyang sinasabi ang pangalan niya sa kahit sino. Only his closest friends are fond to him"
Nagtaka ako sa sinabi ni Xeres pero siguro ganoon nga kaprivate ng kaibigan niya. Hindi naman ako magmamaktol sa pangalan e. I just want to know but even his name is mysterious too. What a mysterious man.
"But if you really want to know him, you should research too because mas thrill silang pag aralan"
I laughed. Not a fake laugh. That mysterious man is making me feel like na mas gusto ko pa siyang alamin ng alamin like what Xeres said mas thrill silang alamin.
