His Touch (Book 1)

Prologue

Prologue

“Akala ko ay wala na, akala ko ay habang buhay na ito sa buhay ko. Hindi ko akalain na dahil sayo at sa mga haplos mo ay muli akong mabubuhayan ng loob sa buhay ko. You and your touch.”

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Hindi ko inaasahan na uulan ngayon kaya dali-dali akong bumalik sa unit ko. Gosh! Hindi ko gusto ang ulan dahil marami ang lumalabas at nagpapakita sa akin kapag ganito ang panahon.

Water ghosts are having fun everywhere outside, hindi ko 'yata kakayanin kung sabay-sabay silang hihingi ng tulong ko.

Mabilis akong nakapasok doon. Katulad ng inaasahan, kakagulatan na naman ako ng sekretarya ng buong apartment na to.

"Haffai! Walang hiya ka!"

"Tigilan mo ako." Sagot ko na lang. Kahit kailan ay sinisisi niya ako sa tuwing magugulat siya sa akin. Weird.

"Ay sandali! Haffai, wala kasi si Aling Esme ikaw na lang mag-ayos ng basura, pwede? Oh, alam mong hindi ako puwede."

"Oo sige na, mamaya mag-bibihis lang ako." Sagot ko.

"Sige, salamat!"

My family is very well-known both in States and here in Manila.

I am Haffai Jae Estamos, the youngest in Estamos Siblings.

I'm the only one who left our house and leave them because of my personal reason and current situation. I don't want to be a burden to them.

From: Kuya Ashen

Lil sis! Are you there in your unit? We're on our way, I am with Ate Caiohme, How are you there? It's raining, are you alright? Wait for us! See you in a bit!

Because of what happened to me napalayo ako sa lahat ng Estamos. I am still the Haffai they know but I am not the old Haffai anymore. I'm not a brat anymore.

If that accident didn't happen for sure I can still slay and do whatever I want just like what I am before. Now, I matured.

Seven years ago when that accident happened. I was sitting in the passenger seat, wearing seat belt but little I didn't know that seat belt wasn't enough to protect me.

I was declared as comatose for five years and two years from now since I woke up. Its not easy for me.

I thought everything will be over since I survived but I was wrong. Worst happened after I woke up, I start seeing ghosts.

I hate ghost when I was a child but now that I can communicate with them. My family have an idea about my condition, this is my main reason why I decided to left our house and live alone.

I am more comfortable to be alone.

At first I hated myself because of the consequences of my second life which is seeing ghosts but day by day I realized that nothing is free in this world. I need to face this consequences and live with this.

This is my life now. A mess.

"Haffai?"

I opened the door, they're here.

"Kuya! Ate!"

"I miss you." My brother said.

My siblings were also affected in my situation. Siguro, parehas lang kami ng daily routine kung hindi ako nagka-ganito. I just wished that all of these are fake and I am just hallucinating but it's not. It's real and this is really my new life.

"I miss you too, Kuya. Bakit hindi mo kasama si Ate Mizpah?"

"Hindi na, may date rin sila ng old friends niya."

"Ikaw Ate Caiohme? Bakit hindi mo kasama si Kuya Agust? Himala yata?"

"Magkaaway kami, bahala siya."

Madalas sila na lang ang dumadalaw sa akin. Nakakalabas naman ako ng normal pero kadalasan ay pinipili ko na mag-stay na lang sa unit ko.

I was an extrovert but now it's hard for me to stay outside for four hours. Hindi ko na rin kaya na kumausap sa mga tao ng lagpas ng isang oras.

I could say that I am well-known because of my surname but I am also well-known in other ways, ghosts.

"How're you here?"

"Fine,"

"Bakit kasi hindi ka na lang bumalik sa States, Haff?"

"Ate, I told you. Ayokong madamay ang buong Estamos. I'm a mess. A living disaster." I answered.

"Stop saying that, Haffai Jae!" Bulyaw ni Kuya Ashen na ikina-ismid ko na lang. Hindi maganda kung makikipagtalo pa ako sa kaniya.

"You always say that! Kahit hindi naman. You're suffering, Haffai. Hindi ka ba nagsasawa na magdusa sa mga multo? God. Ang creepy kaya!"

"Ate, wala naman na akong magagawa. This is my life now, God gave me this kind of consequences. I can't do anything about it. Right?"

Nakita ko si Kuya na nagsasalin ng juice. Kasalukuyan kami na nandito sa Rooftop.

My room is located here in rooftop. Ito talaga ang unit na pinili ko dahil bukod sa spacious, mag-isa lang din ako.

"Meron! May magagawa ka! We can go to our psychologist, magpatingin ka na."

Umiling ako, "Ate, I'm going to fail that, hindi na yan e-epekto. Come on Ate, wala na tayong magagawa." Sagot ko.

We have our own units here in the Philippines but I could say mine was the cheapest. Estamos' Mansion is located in our hometown, USA.

"Haffai, kami ng Kuya mo ang nahihirapan sayo. Even Mom and Dad! They're damn worried to you, ayos lang ba sayo na ganito ang buhay mo? Seriously? Wala ka namang napapala sa mga pag-tulong mo sa mga multong gala!" Sigaw ni Ate magsasalita na sana ako ng biglang gumalaw ang baso na nasa tabi niya.

Uh-oh. He's mad at you, Ate.

Napalunok si Ate Caiohme at halata na ang takot. She looks scared now.

"Wag mong takutin, she's my sister." Pagka-usap ko sa multong nasa tabi ni Ate.

Napangiwi si Ate Caiohme at dahan-dahan na siniksik ang nananahimik na si Kuya Ashen. Alam ko na silang dalawa ay hanggang ngayon takot pa rin at hindi matanggap na ganito na ang lagay ko. Of course, sino ba naman ang makakatanggap sa lagay ko? It's creepy and scary.

Sobrang tagal ko ng nabubuhay sa ganito, nasanay na lang din ako. I will lie if I say that I am not scared to ghosts anymore. May mga multo pa rin na hindi ko kinakaya, nakakatakot pa rin talaga.

"Wala na Ate, nag walk-out."

"Are you sure? My god! If I were you, siguro dinadalaw na ninyo ako ni Ashen sa mental."

We laughed when she said that.

I am happy and sad because I can help to those ghosts that needs my help. Most of them are coming to the back to their own body and they live again, mga naliligaw lang naman sila ng landas. I'm sad because I can't help myself to go back to my own life, to my old life. Hindi ko kayang tulungan ang sarili ko katulad sa pag-tulong ko sa mga multong nakakasalamuha ko.

"Haffai, may nag-message pala sa akin kahapon, He's asking you. I forgot his name hindi rin siya familiar sa akin."

"Really, Ate?"

"Yeah, I'll check later and will send it to you. Ang sabi niya sa akin gusto niya raw makipagkita sayo?"

Makipagkita? The who?

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