A Tree To The Other Side

Chapter 3

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I don't really know what he's doing...he suddenly hugged me!!

Aba chansing to ah?!

Bigla akong kinabahan. Pano kung masamang tao pala to? Is he even a human? What if he's not? This is the other world (according to him) after all.

I stood there surrounded by his warmth. I couldn't move at all. There's something in his voice that stopped my system from working.

"Help me. Help me escape. I don't want this anymore. I cannot breath at all. I want to live and be happy again."

He pleaded tearfully...and desperately. Yes, I got affected so, so much because the oldie's right.

We are so the same.

I can almost hear my own weeps from his crestfallen voice.

"Hey. What's your name?"

Gosh! I don't know what to say! Kung ano nalang tuloy lumabas sa bibig ko!

"Hah" He chuckeld quietly as he parted from me and turned the other way.

"Right, I begged you not to go and all... but you're just gonna ask me what's my name?"

I didn't know what to answer so I didn't respond. Tsh! Eh hindi ko nga kasi alam sasabihin! Madalas ako yung umiiyak, tapos mag-isa lang. Wala namang umiiyak sakin eh! Halos wala namang problema yung mga "kaibigan" ko. They are all rich. Tss

"Ha. Haha. Hahahahahaha!"

Gee!! Sabi na eh! He is dangerous! He's mental!

Ack! Bigla siyang humarap. But this time, nakangiti na.

"Gun"

Gyah! Baril?! May baril siya?! Sabi na mamamatay tao yan! I need to get out of here now.

I was spacing out when he offered his right hand.

"I am Gun Megaleio"

Oh.

Sabi ko nga. Tss. I accepted his hand. Baka mangalay eh, sayang.

"Efkairia"

He held my hand so delicately... like my hand's some sort of a glass, easy to break. I hate it when people see me as a weakling! Yah!

"Gh-gaahh!! What the hell is your problem?!"

And so I squeezed his hands.

"Wahaha! Simple. I hate your guts. Don't underestimate me so much mister, nanalo ako dati with the title of "The One Who Chopped Potatoes The Most" award! Hah!"

Totoo yun! Nung nangailangan ako ng pera dati para makapag-exam ako. Sakto naman may pa-contest na ganon yung sa village namin, aba eh sinunggaban ko na! At least may 500 pesos no!

"Argh, I don't know if I'm gonna be impressed or nah. Tsk!"

He grabbed my right hand at hinila ako palabas ng gubat.

"Where are we going?"

Hindi niya ako sinagot at nagtuloy-tuloy lang sa paglalakad habang hila ako. His steps are almost skipping...is he somewhat excited? He's like a grown up kid.

Palabas na kami ng gubat... mangilan-ngilang mga puno nalamg ang nakikita ko. And when we finally reached the end, what I saw enticed me. Akala ko ba version 2 ito ng mundo ko?

Bakit city yung nakikita ko?! Elevated part pala tong mini forest dito pero hindi naman ganon kataas kaya naman kita ko dito ang syudad nila.

Wow