CHAPTER THREE
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Third Person’s Point Of View
Humiga siya sa kanyang malambot na kama at idinikit ang kanyang dalawang binti sa pader, “At the library a while ago, what was that? Panigurado akong may ibig sabihin ‘yon,” aniya habang nakatitig sa kisame.
As she stared at the ceiling her cellphone rang, she shoved it out of her bed and looked at what it was.
You have a new message from Gabriel.
Nagdadalawang isip siyang buksan at basahin ang mensaheng pinadala ni Gabriel ngunit hindi niya ito matiis, kaya’t binasa niya ito.
1 New message.
Meet me at the covered court, near the De Vio.
Sent at 7:26 p.m.
Why? What do you want? Still, we’re not okay, okay? I have to sleep.
Seen at 7:26 p.m.
There’s something I wanna give to you.
Sent at 7:27 p.m.
I’m not in the mood. Find someone who is willing to be your clown.
Seen at 7:27 p.m.
I’m waiting...
Sent at 7:27 p.m.
I don’t care. Get your pillows and blanket, have a great night.
Seen at 7:27 p.m.
I will wait.
Sent at 7:28 p.m.
She stared at the ceiling again as she heard Gabriel’s last message around her, she sighed and slowly closed her two eyes. She turned off her cellphone and set it aside on the bedside. Gradually, she closed her eyes when she felt drowsy and tired.
Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale.
Her two eyes opened when she heard a c***k in the wall. She quickly stood up and put on her cloth slippers, she approached the wall and pressed her ear and two hands were placed between her head.
She listened intently to what a crackle was. Her eyes rolled as it suddenly stopped crackling but she felt the wall cool down. She left her seat and looked up at the ceiling, she rolled her two eyes at the ceiling, making sure there was no more crackle.
When she could no longer hear the crackle she went back to bed, but before she lay down she heard again a crackle coming from the wall.
She stood up but did not put on her slippers. “Who is that? Is anyone there?” She asked as she stood up and headed for the wall.
She pressed her ear to the wall again. A few seconds later she felt that the wall she was listening to was gone. She fell from the wall, the surroundings became dark and the wall became a door; this was the only last thing she saw.
She did not ask for help but wondered how it had happened. She raised her head, she could still see the wall that had become the door, she could see things inside her room.
“You are smarter than I thought, Bellia.”
She turned to her left where she heard that voice, “Who are you? What do you want?” She asked nowhere and did not show the fear and nervousness she’s feeling.
“There’s still more nightmares to experience, Bellia, and I know you can’t handle those nightmares. Because no one believes in you. You better stop giving interest to others, and things.”
Suddenly there was a light and many tall containers of books appeared, but they were not made of wood, but they were made of precious gold. She rolled her eyes and walked towards them to see what the contents were.
She held up a book and tried to read its title but she could not read it properly because the letters were blurry. She rubbed her two eyes but the letters were still blurry. She picked up another book again but so did the letters.
“Trying hard to read their titles?”
She turned himself on her back. She knew that voice but the darkness around her forced her not to recognize and remember the woman’s voice.
“Who are you? Who the eff are you? What do you want?” She ejaculated angrily at the woman as she looked around in the dark. She was no longer able to catch her breath because of the tightness she was feeling.
She calmed herself with the ability to stare at her front when it reflected the red color approaching in her direction, she could not see its face because of wearing black and also including the dark surroundings, but the thick lipstick that red is what she sees in the woman.
She suddenly remembered what had happened to her in the library, as well as the position of the woman in her imagination before. She imprinted in her mind every happening and what she sees now.
She felt pain and blood in her feet. She looked at her feet and saw the many broken glasses and plates surrounding her. Her feet were full of blood which made her unable to speak due to pain.
She felt the woman next to her but she remained silent. “Who knows?”
She woke up suddenly and then caught her breath, she woke up because of the sound of her cellphone. She looked at it and saw that Gabriel had a message.
You have 11 new messages from Gabriel.
She touched her two feet, it had no wounds and blood. She felt her bed wet, she caressed it and made sure her sweat stuck to the bed she was lying on. She pressed Gabriel’s messages.
11 New messages.
I’m still here. Are you sure you are not going? This is so important, Belle.
Sent at 7:51 p.m.
Are you really not going? I know that you’re still awake.
Sent at 7:56 p.m.
Still here.
Sent at 8:01 p.m.
What’s the problem except for me?
Sent at 8:10 p.m.
Hey...
Sent at 8:18 p.m.
I already ate three chicken wings. It’s delicious, but I really don’t like spicy food. I regret that I’d chosen this flavor, argh!
Sent at 8:27 p.m.
Hmm…
Sent at 8:35 p.m.
I’m not leaving.
Sent at 8:37 p.m.
It’s too dark in the court. I’m here at the De Vio, too lucky. I’m the only one who’s here and sitting here on the bench.
Sent at 8:46 p.m.
I’m not going anywhere.
Sent at 9:05 p.m.
I think someone’s here, Belle. Please, come.
Sent at 9:31 p.m.
Her heartbeat quickened at Gabriel's last message to her. She quickly got up and left the dorm without changing clothes. She ran to the covered court. It was dark all around because it was getting late.
When she got here she found that Gabriel was gone, she rolled her eyes inside the covered court but she could not see even a shadow of Gabriel. She goes straight to De Vio, but Gabriel isn’t there either.
Her tears were already welling up in fear of worrying about Gabriel. She was surrounded by large trees, darkness and silence all around. She could feel someone staring at her through the tree curtains.
She covered her face and sat down on the grass. “What did I do? Look what I’ve done, mum! I can’t lose him! I can’t. I just really, really can’t. Not again.”
A few minutes later she was upset and then thought of sending a message to Gabriel, she opened her cellphone and pressed the letters. She was shaking and in tears as she faced her cellphone as she pressed the letters.
Where are you? Nandito na ako. Please, reply as soon as possible.
Sent at 10:01 p.m.
He started calling it out of concern. He heard a sound from behind the big tree. He came over here and peeked at what it was.
“What the eff? Stop ringing.” It says while pressing the decline.
She put her one hand on her waist and gave Gabriel a bad look, “Do you think it’s funny? Do you?” She asked Gabriel seriously.
Sumulyap si Gabriel sa kanya. “Uh... I uh... I will explain.”
Pinunas niya muna ang kanyang pisngi at inayos ang pagkakatayo’t inalis ang kanyang kamay sa baywang, “You should,” aniya at naglakad patalikod kay Gabriel.
Sumunod si Gabriel at umupo sila sa isang bench.
“How could you do that?” Iritadang tanong niya rito.
“I have to,” aniya.
“What? You have to scare me? Oh? It’s your plan, then?”
“I didn’t mean to scare you.”
“You didn’t? You just did!”
“I didn’t. I just want you to be worried about me.”
“Well, I do! I am worried about you! My goodness...”
Bumakas ang ngiti sa mukha ni Gabriel.
“And you can afford to smile, huh?” Naiiritang sabi ng dalaga.
“I’m sorry, I can’t help it.”
She stared at it, she slowly smiled and laughed. It was even shaken because she couldn’t stop it.
He was also in sync. They laughed in the middle silence, the fear and nervousness she felt from what had happened and the dream disappeared.
“Gab.” She uttered.
He looked at her. “Hmm?”
“Can I sleep with you in your dorm?”
“Yes. Of course. Anything, Belle.”
- Writer
