Kwento Ni Nanay

Shadow (black mass)

My father is an adventurer. Maybe I got it from him. Because I always want in adventure. Summer time. It's our school sem break. We decided to take a trip to my father's hometown. The town called Cabanatuan. My sister don't like the idea because she heard it before that some part of the place is said to be haunted.

Like I said before I am a little kill-devil than my sister. Though she's the eldest. She easily get spooked. My parents had a deal (for my sister sake) that we will stay there for only just 5 days and that's it. No more extention.

My father gets the car ready. My sister and I were preparing our things. While my mother is making a list of the food and things that we will bring on a trip. I am so excited because I wanted to see what the town really look liked. My sister is makin' a face. Yeah, she's not so eager to go unlike me.

The night before our trip I had a nightmare. I dunno what that means but its really scary. That suddenly change my excitement.
In my dreams my sister accidentally hit by a spear in the right eye. I didnt saw my parents there. And I was running there endlessly. Don't know what to do or where to go. Hard part is that I can't tell them about it.

Next morning. All set and ready to go. My sister notice my indifference. "Hey, are you okay? What's wrong? You should be happy right?..she said while smirking. "What's with that smirking?." I asked. "You're so weird dont you know that? Well I thought also that you don't wanna go right?.." I said while wincing. "Whatever sis!. She answered and putting her earphones.

Should I be worried? My sister is acting so weird. Orrrrrr Im just overthinking. Wheeew!
The trip went well. 8 hours of travel. We stopped over just to eat and then go on to our trip. We arrived at the rest house at around 7pm. We are so tired and hungry already so we just put down our bags in the sofa and went out to have dinner.

We had just gotten back from dinner. I took a night shower. Put something warm to wear. Then my bedtime came. I fell asleep almost immediately and slept pretty well. I woke up sometime during the night. I didnt turn the lights on, but instead used the street light coming from the windows. I went to bathroom. As I was going back to bed something moved across the hallway. " Cherry? Is that you?.. I called out my sister. I received no answer. I continue to walk back to my room. I was expecting that something sinister will happen but nothing. Was its just my imagination? Then I went back to bed.

Next morning, we explored the town. We bought foods and of course some Memorabilia. My sister found a new friend. She was invited to play in the neirborhood.Yes, I am invited too but I watched cartoons instead. Half of the program when I noticed that someone is standing behind the couch. Actually it was a shadow figure. Too afraid to turn my head I begun calling mama. Then I realized that I was now alone in our house. I guess because of too focused on watching TV, I didnt notice that they left the house? As I was about to turn the TV off and turn my head where the shadow figure was. The couch shook violently. I jumped and fell on the floor. Then my papa saw me lying of the floor. "What are you doing there?" He asked. "You saw that right papa?"
"Saw what honey?" I was about to tell him what happened when my mother was screaming at my papa's name. We went out of the house then I saw my sister was covering her left eye. I noticed that there is a blood stain in her blouse.

"What happened? What's that-..." my papa asked when my mother didnt let my father finish what he has about to ask.

"We need to go to the hospital right now!" I saw my father open his mouth like he wants to ask another question and my mama yell at him " I said NOW!". We moved fast and ride in a car.

That's the time I saw my sister clear enough. What really happened to her. Her eyes was bleeding. I heard my mother telling him the whole story. My sister was standing beside the (what it seems to be a fresh cement with a small spear with it) when her playmates saw something black mass pushes my sister. Suddenly, my heart beats fast.. I remember my nightmare before we went to the town.