Gone in Goroth: a Paranormal Odyssey

Chapter 11: Beneath Heavy Shackles

Chapter 11: Beneath Heavy Shackles

Miki

A loud whistle startled me. It has been six days since the last day that I heard that. And I cannot believe we had spent five nights in this place na hindi na nakita pa ang ibang mga kasama. That encounter with Raja was sudden, too.

Ano na kayang nangyari sa kanila? I really hope that they didn’t get caught.

We had sworn to each other not to mention about anything, our intentions, why we are here and take the fall alone once we get caught. No dragging of other agents. It’s a selfish promise but it’s the least we can do to lessen a possible trouble.

Animo binalik lang ang mga nangyari sa unang tapak namin sa lugar na ito ngayong araw. But this time, it was more strange than I ever thought.

It’s not part of our routine to be gathered in the corridors. Dapat ay nasa auditorium kami ngayon. Nasaan na ang gore videos ng mga baliw na ‘to? O baka may ipapalit na naman silang higit na nakakawala ng katinuang mga gawain?

I rolled my eyes.

Instead, we’re at the corridors and the staffs divided us into two. Napansin ko ang pagkakaiba sa grupong iyon.

In the left were the silent ones, least capable of self-harm and less violent, and who I had thought were capable of clinging to a frail sanity they had.

On the other side, at the right corner were the ones who often shudder their cells, behaving as completely hopeless lunatics, violently treats their boo-boo dolls at night and has already crumbled in their own delusions.

Nang makitang ipinuwesto ng nurse si Gracie sa kaliwa ay nakahinga ako nang maluwag. Ngunit sandali lang iyon nang hilain nito si Isto sa kanan at si Matt sa kaliwa kagaya ni Gracie.

Isto looks clueless with what’s happening at patuloy pa rin sa pagpapanggap na baliw. Napako sa kinatatayuan si Matt kaya kailangan pa siyang sapilitang hilain ng nurse.

Abot-langit ang kaba ko nang paparating na ang nurse sa kinaroroonan ko. That nurse that I dislike so much.

May ngisi sa mga labi nito kanina pa man. It annoys me to notice his unlikely presence because it reminds me of how a pathetic individual he was for his job.

Wala ako sa sarili nang ipwesto niya ako sa kanan. My mind was going elsewhere, drowned in my own thoughts again.

What’s the meaning of this? Bakit kami hinati sa ganitong paraan? Are they up to something bad?

Ang pagi-isip ng mga posibilidad ay mas nagpakaba lang sa akin. I tried hard to block my flooding thoughts and remained calm.

Hindi ito ang panahon para matakot. Fear will eat me up and that’s the least thing I wanted to do in situations like this.

I calmed myself silently enable for me to think clearly.

I saw how the nurses and staffs split, too. May kakaibang ngiti sa mga labi nito. Satisfaction, bliss, and eyes were sharp like a hawk and assessing.

“Kailangan pa ba nating sabihin ‘to sa kanila? Eh, baliw ang mga ‘yan –”

The staff stopped talking when a voluptuous nurse appeared. Sa limang araw naming pagkakulong sa lugar na it ay ngayon ko lang siya nakita.

She looks scary because of her figure. Matangkad at malaki ang pangangatawan nito. Her breasts and lips were full but her overall look wasn’t very womanly. She has a dark complection that suits her. But she looks weird in her childish braid and nurse uniform. Siya lang din kasi ang naka dress sa lahat ng babaeng nurses na nakita ko. At para bang kaya ka niyang buhatin sa isang kamay lang at prente rin itong naka simangot. This place suddenly felt small for all of us.