Prodigies: The Dark Phantom

Episode 4

But when he tried to move his feet, he was startled, “My God what is happening?!, I can't move my feet!” the stiffness of his feet was followed by the stiffness of his hands on the steering wheel.

Samuel didn't stop on fighting the frightening situation that could end in a worst fate, “Hmph! - Hmph! - Hmph!” he is still trying to withstand the stiffness of his hands and feet.

There is one thing he doesn't know, through the rearview mirror, another monster was sitting on his lap. It is the same as the monster inside the red pick-up truck and it was holding his hands and feet.

“What the hell are you doing?!!!” Samuel yelled at him, his worrying eyes shows how greatly terrified he is in his helpless situation.

The fat guy who still couldn't set free his hands does curves his truck again to the left and Samuel noticed it, but it quickly curves back to hardly hit his car again.

(Loud cracks)

The strong impact causes his car's bottom to lift as it curves over the cemented barrier, and despite of his terrifying situation, the red pick-up truck still didn't stop squeezing his car until the worst fate that is troubling Samuel's head finally happened.

(Loud crash)

Samuel's car falls off the road bridge and hardly hits the ground. The vehicles beneath the bridge was surprised of its sudden fall, making them curve to the other way to avoid collision and stops their wheels.

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As time passed by, an ambulance finally came to save Samuel. They received a lot of calls from the concerned citizens and some witnesses who saw the terrible event above the road bridge.

They saw how much damage the car got. It's body is flipped on the road, the roof and its bumper is severely dented, windshields are broken and every pieces of it are scattered on the ground, the back wheels are still rolling fast than the front wheels, the lights are still working but is flickering every second, and thick smoke are spreading upward as it comes out continuously from the engine's location.

The terrible state of it shows that no one inside of it can survive.

When they surrounded each doors to check the situation of the driver, it was already too late for them to save him. Samuel's neck is broken as his wounded body is pressing it on the surface of the roof, his arms are curved and layed on the surface of the roof, and his head is severely bleeding.

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In front of the paint board, the man seating on the wooden chair with curved body is already done with his work. He nodded up his head a little and gently had a sigh.

A tragic scene was painted on the paint board, and it is similar to Samuel's terrible state. A brown car is flipped on the road, the roof and its bumper are severely dented, the back wheels are still rolling but faster than the front wheels, the lights are still working but is flickered, and a thick smoke that is spreaded upwards as it comes from the engine's location.

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Time | 7 AM

Date | April 5, 2021 | Monday

(Alarm clock ringing)

Ringing above the cabinet, a digital type of alarm clock began waking up someone sleeping on the bed when its longest hand stops at twelve.

(Tapped)

It was silenced when bumped by his left hand.

The guy sleeping on the bed does rolls himself to the left, and seems like he feels lazy to get off until he falls to the ground.

(Thud)

“Ouch.” his belly is layed on the floor.

Few minutes later.

He quickly stood up, headed to the bathroom with a blanket hanging on his left shoulder. He took a bath, brushed his teeth, and went out with the same blanket wrap around his waist, showing how muscular his slim body is.

He opened the closet standing at the right side of the bed, took his preferred clothes among the rows of his clothes, and grabs his shoulder bag idling beneath those clothes.

He went out of his bedroom wearing a sky blue long sleeves, a black slacks, and a shiny pair of black shoes.

Every footsteps he made can be heard heading down the stairs on a quick pace.

Her mother noticed him, “Go have your breakfast.” her mother's name is Emilia, she's currently frying eggs for her other two kids lunch in school.

Her hair is loose although it's tied with a hair band, she is fat and her age is above forty.

These two kids are Therese a thirteen year old girl, and Myles a nine year old boy. They're both wearing school uniforms and are already having their breakfast.

He seated beside Myles and began scooping rice followed by other dishes on the table.

When he's done eating, “Mom I'm going now.” he pushes the chair after taking a glass of water and headed to the door.

Emilia turns her head to him, “Okay, good luck Vincent!” then she layed a bowl with a longganisa in it on the table to add it for Therese and Myles lunch.

Vincent's siblings eyes follows him as he headed to the door, “Yeah, wish me luck.” his response as he twisted the door knob.

He breathes in the freshness of the air with eyes closed and exhales as he opened his eyes, “Hah...”

He fix the strap of his shoulder bag hanging on his right shoulder and began to walk away from their house.

His walk took him some minutes before he reached the place where the passenger buses are allowed to load and unload.

The place is crowded by passengers standing under the waiting shed, some of them almost blocks the whole lane of the road which is divided into three lanes, just to take the lead when a passenger bus unloads in front of them.