DARK TERRITORY: THE BATTLE

Chapter 9

Zell POV

I am very much fascinated by the place. La presidencia preserves the beauty and enchanting of nature even there were already big buildings and establishments in town. You cannot assume that this town is very productive and progressive because of the preservation of nature. In some municipalities or cities that I already been, I can easily tell that those towns slash cities are well-improved because of their big, bigger up to the biggest establishments.

Because of my too much admiration in this town, I didn't notice that the time is already past twelve in the afternoon. I almost skipped my lunch.

Buti na lang at naisipan kong mag-take out noong nasa Turks pa kami at iyon ang kinakain ko habang naglalakad kanina. Hanga din naman kasi ako sa Big sister ko at hindi man lang niya ako tinanong kung may masasakyan ba ako pauwi! Ang swerte ko talaga dahil pati si L na tampururot ay iniwan na lang ako na walang kahit anong pasabi. Pwede niya naman akong i-inform kahit galit siya sana pero wala eh nakalimutan niya dahil mas nanguna ang inis niyang hindi ko alam kung saan nanggaling.

Sorry Zell, hindi kita masusundo dahil naiinis ako sa'yo.

Hindi kita susunduin bahala kang umuwi mag-isa mo!!!

For me, simple actions and words matters. Angry or having trouble with your feelings still I am in need and demand for the showing of action or saying of words.

As I walk farther in the town, a very captivating full grown of wildflowers caught my eyes. Nasa may pinakaliblib na dulo na ito ng town kaya hindi agad ito mapapansin ng mga taong dumadaan lalong-lalo na kung nakasakay ka sa sasakyan. Pumasok ako sa eskinita kung saan ko lubusang matutunghayan ang kagandahan ng mga ito. I was about to pick a single stem of flowers when I noticed a sign on my left side.

"Hollow Sanguine," I read the sign and immediately search it on the Google. I didn't read it on the La presidencia pamphlet so I get curious what this Hollow Sanguine is. And I think Hollow sanguine is not mentioned as one of the wonders or a tourist spot of this town.

The Google failed to give me any information about this hollow sanguine so I search in my electronic dictionary the two words that comprise the name of the place.

Hollow means an empty space inside of something and Sanguine is a synonym for the word bloodthirsty. If I will combine the meaning of the two words it means---nanlamig ako sa posibleng kahulugan ng lugar na ito.

Hollow Sanguine means it is a place where emptiness exists through bloodshed. Sa puntong ito ay dapat kinakabahan na ako at tumatalikod na sa mapaglinlang na lugar na ito pero hindi sang-ayon ang katawan ko sa gustong mangyari ng aking utak. My body wants to feed my curiosity. I want to find out wants inside that place of emptiness.

I walk to the entrance hall of the place. You cannot see anything except nothingness. I mean there are a lot of trees in the place more like a forest though but I cannot change the fact that I entered in the place na pwedeng malagay sa panganib ang aking buhay.

Para akong naliligaw sa paglalakad ko dahil pare-parehas lang ang nakikita ko.

Just walk straightly Zell. There's no point of turning back. You already entered so you don't have the right to back out!

When I was in the middle, I decided to stop. I need to think and deduce the possible outcome of this nothingness. What will be the possible things that might happen? What are the secret of this place? What will happen to me?

I close my eyes and concentrate. I know I cannot skip the danger that this place had.

This is craziness, Zell. You know what is inside of this place but you ignored it!