No Such Agency (NSA) Headquarters
Male Agents' Dormitory
4:36 AM

"Hey, can you hear me?"
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"Help."

Napaupo ako bigla. "Shit." I cursed under my breath as I gripped my chest. "What was that?" I looked up. Nakikita ko parin ang mukha niya. What the hell.

"Mason." I heard a feminine voice call out startling me. "Ayos ka lang?" Tumingin ako sa direksyon kung saan nanggaling ang boses.

That face...

No. This is a hallucination.

"Hoy, magsalita ka naman." Sabi niya. She waved her hand infront of me making me come back to my senses. Her face is different now.

"Sorry Precious." Sabi ko bago umalis sa higaan. I heard her sigh.

"This can't keep happening you know." She said as she reached for her clothes.

"Hindi naman to mangyayari kung hindi ka pupunta dito diba?" Sagot ko naman sakanya. Napahinto siya bago niya ako samaan ng tingin. "Don't give me that look." Sabi ko lang sakanya.

"I know, kaya nga nag-aayos diba? Aalis na nga." Sabi niya, halatang galit dahil padabog pa kung mamulot ng gamit.

I just went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Earlier, I saw someone's face. She was crying, her face stained in blood. Hindi lang siya duguan, umiiyak siya ng dugo. There was blood everywhere. Her body was already starting to rot.

I sighed and turned the tap off. Tuwing pumipikit tuloy ako biglang nagfaflash sa utak ko ang nakita ko sa panaginip ko. Normal sakin ang napapanaginipan ang kamatayan pero iba ang ngayon. The people in my dream, they seemed dead it wasn't quite like that at the same time.

Given my job is disposing of "garbage" and things that aren't meant to be here, my dirty work doesn't involve the undead. Hindi pa namin nae-encounter ang ganon, at least not yet.

Pagkaligo ko ay nakita kong nandon parin si Precious, fully clothed this time, nakaupo lang sa higaan habang tinitiklop ang damit ko.

"Akala ko ba aalis ka na?" Tanong ko sakanya.

"Geez Mason, ganon mo na ba ako gusto palayasin? Tinutulungan na nga kita magsinop ah." Padabog na ibinaba ni Precious ang shirt ko sa higaan bago tumayo.

"Maybe." Sagot ko lang sakanya. She rolled her eyes and walked towards me.

"Fine then!" Sabi niya sakin ng may masamang tingin. Then she suddenly leaned in and kissed me.

After that she gave me another glare before going off without saying another word.

"That went well." I sarcastically told myself before getting ready for work.

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Chuckwagon

25 miles to "The Problem Area"
1:34 PM

"Agent K, nailagay ba dito ang map?" Tanong saakin ni Ckarl. Tumango lang ako. "Nasaan?" Tanong niya ulit. I let out an exasperated sigh before pointing it to him.

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