Ang Manika ni Lola (Ongoing)

CHAPTER 6

A/N: Expect typographical error, grammatical error and wrong punctuations.

CHRISTMAS/BIRTHDAY
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Third Person's POV

Inside the Mansion of the Elliot Family, chatters of different people echoed inside the different part of the rooms. The aroma from the food spreads inside the kitchen to the dining room that made them hungry. The delicious foods are now placed on the table, nicely placed and decorated with different fake flowers and china plates with gold prints. The clock pointed the time for the night--11:15 PM.

Inside a room on the second floor of the mansion, an old lady stared at the huge gift box wrapped in black gift wrapper. She sat on the bed, waiting. She glanced at the old father clock inside her room. The ticking sound from it were loud and clear, with her trembling wrinkled hands she clenched the matress of the bed she sat on.

Her phone beeped, a timer she set. 'Time to say GOODBYE' this exact words were written that pops up, a reminder for tonight. With a ragged breath she laughed happily for her freedom.

She abruptly stopped when she felt a burning sensation on her chest, a sudden pain that made her choke and out of breath. Like she's being stabbed by billions of needles and tearing her flesh off her chest. Namilipit ito dahil sa sobrang sakit na kaniyang nararamdaman. She rolled on the bed as the pain started getting worse and worse.

As the clock pointed the time for tonight--11:25 PM, a black smoke appeared out from Carina's chest, it slowly traveled to find its next target.

While covered with sweat Carina tried to sit down properly, her back on the beds headrest. Tears started rolling down to her cheeks, with her trembling hand she wiped her tears. "Thank God," she whispered in the silent room and heaving a heavy sigh, a weak smile appeared on her lips before glaring at the huge box on the ground.

The dark smoke traveled and went inside a pink locked door. It stopped near the girl who slept with furrowed eyebrows. It slowly enveloped the girl's entire body sinking deep inside her.

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"Lola?" Tawag nito sa nag-iisang tao na kasama niya kanina.

Unti-unting nilamon ng dilim ang kalangitan. Kaya naman tumayo siya sa pinag-uupuan niyang mahabang kahoy na natumba dahil sa lakas ng bagyo noong ilang araw nang nakalipas. Bawat pag tapak nito'y maririnig sa madilim na gubat.

'Lola nasaan ka na ba?' sabi niya sa kaniyang isipan. Takot itong luminga sa kaniyang paligid nang may narinig siyang kaluskos. Dumagundong na parang tambol ang kaniyang puso kung tumibok dahil sa takot .

Alone in the dark forest. The cold tempreture didn't help her at all. The cold air made her shudder.

With the help of the moon it lighted the forest, but hardly to see clearly. Hindi nagtagal ay dumagungdong ang malakas na kulog ng kidlat. The clouds covered the moon entirely, that made her situation even more complicated. Kahit na hirap makita ang paligid ay naghanap ito ng pansamantalang masisilungan.

Napatingin si Natalia sa langit na natatakpan ng mga naglalakihang puno nang may naramdaman siyang patak ng tubig. "Uulan na ata," she mumbled. Mas dinalian niya ang pag-hahanap ng maaring masilungan lalo na nang mas lalong dumami ang patak ng ulan.