My Scariest Encounter

My Scariest Encounter chapter 1 I lived in Manila, but my mother's parents live in a small province in the Philippines with my grandma.One day, my mom sent me a message. She told me to go to the province because grandma got sick. She is very old, that's why she is weak. My mom is also old, so I had to be the one to go.When I got to my mother's house, my grandma was already dead.While I was checking her body, I saw something that made my blood cold. Her death was not caused by her illness. There were two small, fresh holes on her neck, and her body was pale, like all her blood was gone.It was caused by a creature that thirsts for human blood. It's called "manananggal" in our village. When I was little, I didn't believe it. But now, I believe.One night, while we were guarding my grandma's coffin, there was a loud BANG on the roof. All of my brothers and cousins checked outside, but they found nothing.But I know what it was. It came back.*CHAPTER 2 - The Bang on the Roof*The wake was quiet. The air smelled like candles and flowers. At exactly 3:00 AM, the dogs outside started barking like crazy.Then BOOG! Again. Louder this time. The nipa roof shook and dust fell on us."Unsa to?!" my cousin shouted.My uncle went out with a flashlight. He checked the roof, the trees, everywhere. "Wala man!"But from my window, I saw it. In the dark, on top of the big mango tree beside our house, there was a shadow. No legs. Just a body with huge bat-like wings, staring down at us.*CHAPTER 3 - I didn't sleep. I stayed beside grandma's coffin and held a rosary.Then I smelled it - a rotten, b****y smell. And I heard a whisper from the roof. A woman's voice, laughing softly.I looked up at the small hole in the ceiling. An eye was looking back at me. A red eye.That was when I realized... the manananggal was not just after my grandma. It marked our family.