A Thousand Miles

The Help

                    I started walking back sa park na una kong pinagmulan. This time desidido na akong malaman kung ano ang nagyari sa akin. I needed to know the truth as soon as possible. The only problem ay kung papaano ako makakakita ng taong tutulong sa akin. Where the heck I could find a seer?

                    As I reach the park where I started before naupo ako sa fountain sa gitna nito. Saan ba ako pupunta? Ang tanong ko sa sarili ko ng paulit-ulit. Eleven na ng gabi, but the water on the fountain is still on, mukang nakalimutang patayin ng care taker. I started staring at the water, It was the time when I notice something that I never notice before.

                  My face has blood, sa top left part ng forehead ko may tumutulong dugo. Ang damit ko na white na malinis ay may mga markings ng dugo. Sa may right arm ko, sa may left side ng tagiliran, sa right side ng dibdib ko at sa dalawang tuhod ko ay may scrape. May pasa din ako sa magkabilang braso ko. Ano ba ang nangyari talaga sa akin? Aksidente! Yun ang tamang explanation sa lagay ng katawan ko. I tried to wipe the blood away. I use the water that was on the fountain to wash it away, kaso ayaw matanggal.

After a minute or so I stop, this is just a waste of time. Kahit anong gawin ko hindi matatanggal ang blood sa parts ng katawan ko. I started scanning the place, mas na curious tuloy ako sa reason ng aking pagkamatay, as the death angel put it, my cause of death. I need to start hunting for clues, kung wala akong mahahanap na seer, I will find out myself.

                 I started walking, kung dito ako dinala ng pinto na iyon meaning this place must be the last place that I have been nung buhay pa ako. I started going into different direction, fun fact about being a ghost, nakakapunta ka mula sa isang lugar papunta sa isa pa with fast pace mode. Hindi nagtaggal ang aking paghahanap ng may mapansin ako mula sa old roan tree sa west section ng park. Ang ash tree na iyon was said to be planted there for millennium.

It was a legendary tree that can grant your wish, especially the wish of lovers. It was odd to find stain of blood on the grass beside that tree. The blood stain form a trail that I can follow, and I started my first journey, on finding the truth behind what happened to me. I started following it nang mapansin ko palabas na ako ng community namin. The blood stain continue to stretch palayo, forming a path away from the place I knew before. I took one last look at my community, I started to breathe the fresh air, and without looking back I started to walk away. 

                           As I follow the trail of blood, it became clearer as it goes far and far ahead. I pass through different places na hindi ko alam na nag-eexist. When I was still alive, ang pinaka center of my social life ay dalawang lugar lang. Ang Greenlight Academy kung saan ako napasok at ang light street kung saan madalas kami mamasyal ng mga friends ko.

Ang light street ang business area ng community, kung saan lahat ng shops ay nakalocate. I still follow the mysterious trail, on and on it goes. Ilang sandali pa ay napansin ko na malayo na ang nararating ko. Then I notice na  ang trail of blood stretch on papasok sa isang community na ngayon ko lang napuntahan.

Pagpasok ko sa arko kung saan nakalagay ang welcome sign nagstart mag curve ang trail. It started to stretch but as soon as I follow it, it started to disappear. Hindi maaari! Ang tanging link ko para magsimula ng hunting ko ay nawawala. I started to run. Another fun fact about being a ghost, nakakatakbo ka twice the speed when you’re still alive. When I stopped I notice that hindi ako humihingal, hindi ako napapagod, first initial reaction kapag galing sa pagtakbo. The blood trail started to enter a place na para bang hindi na parte ng community. I notice that ghosts inhabit there, not one, not two, but a hundred.

The police line was still attach to the entrance, it says perimeter closed beware. I past the line and follow the fading blood trail, on the center of the intersection It started to go left and right and then left again, then it went straight ahead. I started running again, excited and all. Maybe hindi ko na kailangan ng tulong, ako lang mahahanap ko na ang reason ng lahat. Then to my amazement it stopped. The blood trail stopped and disappears and I was lost.