A Thousand Miles

III: City of Lost

**********Leon POV**********

          “For Good sake! Tigilan mo na ako!” Ang paulit-ulit na sabi ko.

               It’s been two weeks since sundan ako ng makulit na multo na ito.  I met her sa isang lugar sa end street. Kung bakit ako napunta doon ay pilit kong kinakalimutan. Ang kulit niya sobra, unli! Kahit saan ako pumunta nakasunod siya. I started to see her beside me the next day after our encounter.

      “Kelan ka ba titigil ha??” Ang irita kong tanong.

**********Lyka POV***********

               “Hindi kita titigilan hanggang hindi ka napayag!” Ang nakapamewang kong sagot.

                Lantsa na, nakahanap nga ako ng seer matigas naman ang heart and head. It’s been two weeks since makilala ko siya. I started following him after niya ako takbuhan sa street na iyon. I really need his help, kaso ayaw naman niya ako pakinggan. I followed him everywhere, I am desperate and fourteen days past with a blur. Fourteen days ang lumipas, I have to convince this guy or else I will end up doomed.

***********Leon POV**********

               Two weeks since magulo ang buhay ko and it all started ng makilala ko itong multo na ito. At nagsimula ang lahat after I met her sa end street.

                I started to stand up. This is definitely trouble, I started walking away, far away from her, and the last thing that I want is getting caught sa isang gulo. But before I can get far away from her I sense that she started to follow me.

Hindi ako takot sa multo, hindi ako takot sa dilim, pero takot ako sa makulit na multo na bigla nalang susunod sa akin.

Few meters and I started to run, alam kong useless ang pagtakbo dahil kahit gaano ako kabilis maabutan ako ng ghost na ito.

For good sake she is a ghost, at kung ano naman ang problema niya, labas ako dun. Five more  street signs and I’m out of the end street. I didn’t stop to run, hanggang sa makauwi ako. I started climbing the steep wall, and when I land on my feet, I started heading towards my room. I may look paranoid but I started scanning the room for her presence.

           “Clear!” Sabay buntong hininga.

        I look at my desk clock, two at the morning. Alas dos na ng madaling araw, how time flash before me. I started changing mg clothes, wash my face and I preferred to sleep. I leave my lights on, well incase… she found me.

**********Lyka POV***********

                  Bigla na lang siya tumakbo, how rude. Akala siguro niya matatakasan niya ako, well nagkakamali siya. He started to continue running on the street. Sa una mahirap with what hindi ako familiar sa lugar na ito. That’s when I realize na I’m already dead meaning I can float through the air. I stop chasing him, I stop running. 

                   “Pero lyka papaano ka lulutang eh hindi ka nga marunong?” Ang tanong ko sa aking sarili.

                   It was the time I think hard, my target shouldn’t get away that easily, but I need to see him, and I need to float. Then I remember, it’s the same what I did about the lights.

            “Okay lyka, think hard. Float, fly, be the wind!” I chant to myself.

            Easy! Without any effort or force I started to elevate from the ground. And in a short second I was high above the air. Wow! Ang sabi ko sa aking sarili.

             With a higher ground I can see him. He was still running, I started following him on air.

              “Lagot ka sa akin!” Ang nakatawa kong sabi.