THE HEALER'S CONQUEST

CHAPTER 4: EVERYTHING SEEMS SO UNREAL

The night passed and I continued with my daily life and am currently selling fruits again.

"Oh why did you come back just now? You didn't come and shop for three days". Lola Soling greeted me openly with a question that shocked me.

"Ah Good Morning Grandma". I just greeted her because I was stunned for a moment because of what she told me.

"I got flu the other day, so I took a break because of that". I said I gave an excuse even though I didn't know what to say. As far as I remember, I was only able to sell for two days because of what happened to me.

"Is that so, maybe the cold air got into your sleep because you didn't put on a blanket. It's still foggy these past nights". Lola Soling said that she seemed to believe what I said and gave a reasonable explanation. So I nodded in agreement to her for her to be complacent.

"Coughs and colds are now widespread again so be careful because you only have yourself to as a provider". She said as I was warned to be mindful of my body.

"Yes Grandma". I said right away so that she doesn't have to worry about me. She left after after buying some fruits for her family to eat food for themselves.

I was counting the money when a few coins rolled down the ground and so I picked them but strangely all of them were 1 peso arranged in a line. 1111 that's what it looked. I picked them up and brushed it out as a coincidence. A moment to passed as my products I looked at the clock that was hanged outside by a*****e it was already 11:11 am So I got out and bought some food. As I was eating the owners TV was on and saw 11/11 as the numbers of questions answered by the contestant of the game show. This freaked me out as it was not a coincidence anymore after seeing the pattern for 3 times in just a Matter of an hour. I hurried to finish my meal as fast as I could and left.

But then I. saw a #111 being painted at a Tricycle. I roamed my eyes at everywhere and saw a very weird scene as the repeating numbers suddenly caught my attention as they seem to be a meaning for me.

I saw them in Street sign, in plastic bag written in pen. In people's shirts that I felt like I was being pranked and was actually being filmed by a show that pranks people. I was too preoccupied in my thinking but so aware at things that it felt weird. Suddenly the numbers changes but also being repeated. I first saw a one digit repeatedly written 3 or 4 times and then, into double digits repeated twice or thrice. It's varying in number that I can saw them in my peripheral vision. I was so overwhelmed that I closed my eyes and sighed to calm myself.

I slowly opened my eyes and it seemed that everything are back to normal. The repeating numbers were nowhere to be found. I heaved a deep breath to calm but it was short lived because of the thing that came afterwards. I immediately run to my store and wait for costumers. As I was waiting I look at the street and saw something peculiar. Two brown dogs were walking side by side in a very uniform and in sync motion. They also looked exactly the same like looking at the mirror. Then moments later a group of men with very similar features walked rhythmically across the road.

Followed by a number of twins and triplets walking by that is very uncommon here in this area as there is no news of twins or triplets for if it was then It would be well-known. I looked at the other people that was around that area but it was very intriguing. Those loitering people seems to not see them. They were busy with there things like it was normal sight to see. Being observant of them that I didn't even notice the kid that is here.

"Brother! Brother! I'm going to buy Mangoes". The child's scream brought me back to my senses.

"I'm sorry. How many do you want?". I said right away so he wouldn't scream anymore.

"Mama told me to buy about six". The boy said and handed me the payment. So I quickly wrapped the mango and took a coin.

"Oh, this is what you bought, change it, hold it tight so it doesn't fall". I said because it was still small and watched it leave. It was already afternoon when my products were almost sold out but they were very much damaged goods so it was not appealing to look at.

I also prepared to go home because there aren't many buyers at this time of day, honestly. When I was able to fix it, I saw that in a corner I see some vegetable seeds that had been removed was laying at a corner of a house so I took a little to take with me. I take these seeds to spread and sun dry to plant them in what I was planning to make into a garden near my hut.

While I was walking home darkness already caught up with me so I became so alerted for the roaming animals like snakes in the wilderness. I suddenly felt a creeping feeling that someone was spying on me, so I turned around, but there was nobody was present. I saw another person so I sped up walking as if running. I sprinted when I heard a very heavy footsteps following me on all fours.

In the surge of panic I grasped the wooden sword while closing my eyes I turned around and swung it jabbing it straight and felt that I struck on something and immediately get out of there as I heard a very loud roar of anger and pain from a being that is very hard to distinguish as if it was a combination of different animals fighting.

I was so scared that I kept on running and running straight to the mountains.