Chapter 2: Guillen
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Since I was a child, I have always loved reading fantasy stories. I was influenced by my late grandma, who always told me "stories of old" she called.
She always told me tales of aswang and bad and good witches. She would always say somewhere out there, there is a man who wanders around, who has lived and fought for so many years searching for someone and is living among us. She always told me how special I am, to which my mom always said that I shouldn't listen to her stories because it would mess with my small little mind.
It's just my Mom and I now. Grandma died five years ago and my dad left us when I was just little. Mom told me that dad had an affair and left us.
I was so amazed and inspired by grandma's stories to the point where I pretended to be a good witch and dressed like them to school once when I was in 3rd grade. It made me the laughing stock of the class throughout my elementary years. So yeah, I was a miserable kid.
When I entered high school, I tried my best to fit in, which I unexpectedly did. Then I met my best friend Chloe in my Junior year. Chloe is a fun person to be with. She is always jolly and funny and weird, that's why we became best friends.
Throughout our junior and senior year, Chloe and I did everything together and we were inseparable. When we were in our senior year and we decided that we would go to the same college school together so that neither of us would have to be alone.
Graduation day arrived and I woke up. I ate breakfast, brushed my teeth, took a bath and, as usual, was having a hard time picking what to wear.
After all of the struggles, I hurried up outside the house where my best friend Chloe was waiting.
"Hurry up we're gonna be late!!"
Chloe shouted.
"Ok! Ok! I'm Coming I'm Coming geez!!"
Guillen answered.
The two excitedly drove their way to their high school graduation. They played loud music in the car and were singing along to the song party in the USA by Miley Cyrus.
After the graduation ceremony, the two congratulated each other.
"After all those years we finally graduated highschool!!"
Chloe said.
"Yeah. I'm glad we survived the harsh environment of this tormenting place."
Guillen said with sarcasm.
"Oh my God you are such a drama queen!"
Chloe answered while she chuckled.
"Hey let's celebrate tonight! After all it's worth a celebrating!! We graduated!!"
Chloe said.
"Let's do it!! What's on your mind?"
Guillen asked.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?"
Chloe replies.
Guillen smiled, then they both shouted excitedly.
"SLEEP OVER!!"
Since the two distanced themselves from every other classmates from their class, a simple sleep over was enough of a celebration for both of them. Just the two of them watching Netflix ordering lots of food from different fast food chains was their way of celebrating their high school graduation.
After a few days, they both talked about whether which school they would attend to.
"I found a school. Not that big and popular but they do have a branch which specializes on the course that we want to take." Chloe said.
Chloe told Guillen that her family was on a tight budget after his father had an injury and wasn't able to work anymore.
Guillen and Chloe agreed to go to the same school in college so it was ok for Guillen to go wherever Chloe wanted Togo.
"What school did you find?"
Guillen asked.
"WCC."
Chloe answered.
"Never heard of it what does WCC stand for?"
Guillen asked.
"Yeah. Nobody ever hears the name since it's not that popular. The acronym stands for World Citi Colleges. The great thing about them though is each branch specialize on different courses. They even have aviation school!! I mean isn't that awesome?"
"For sure!! If you chose it then I guess it's a pretty good school. Where is it Located thought?"
Guillen asked.
"It's 3 hour drive from here. it's in Quezon City."
Chloe answered.
"Oh it's in the City. Let's do it!!"
Guillen enthusiastically answered.
A few weeks before class started, Guillen and Chloe derived from their hometown in Angeles Pampanga and headed to Quezon City and enrolled themselves in World Citi Colleges.
The two took a nursing course because Chloe told Guillen she wanted to help his father with his injury. Guillen always wanted to be a nurse ever since she was just a kid and was glad Chloe had the same dream career.
When they arrived at the school, Guillen had a weird feeling when they first stepped inside the gates. It was right next to a creepy hospital and the school is only one tall building with signs of aging because of the small cracks and moss on the buildings edges.
As they were standing outside the cashier's office to pay their tuition fee, Guillen noticed that the school was pretty quiet and no other students were around at the time. Then Guillen suddenly felt something heavy.
She suddenly had goosebumps and felt as if something or someone huge was holding her shoulders so tight that she couldn't move.
She saw an old man who looked inhuman in the corner of her eyes.
Then Chloe tapped her shoulders.
"Are you ok? You're sweating like crazy."
Chloe asked.
"W-where you standing behind me?"
Guillen asked.
"No. I was standing next to you I tapped you cause you looked like you froze"
"Are you sure you're ok?"
Chloe asked worried about Guillen.
"Y-yeah I-im ok. I guess I had too much coffee this morning."
Guillen answered.
"Told you to lay of the coffee. It's bad for you."
Chloe said.
"Yeah. maybe I'll quit on the coffee"
Guillen answered as she half smiled.
Guillen was not sure about the huge hands that felt like holding her shoulders or the old man that she saw in the corner of her eyes, but the sudden downpour of fear that she felt was so real.
She had never felt anything like it before. It was as if someone or something huge wanted to hold her down to the ground, but she just ignored it and didn't let it get into her.
As they were walking out, they came across a man who was walking towards the school. The two of them looked at him.
"Look a hot guy!!"
Chloe said.
"There you go again with your hot guy radar."
Guillen answered while she chuckled.
"Maybe he'll be on our class."
Chloe said.
"Yeah maybe."
Guillen answered.
Suddenly, It's like time slowed down as Guillen looked at the guy. She saw his fierce look as if he was angry, and noticed a huge scar on the back of his neck when the wind blew his long black hair to the sides.
She felt something weird about him, but she just ignored it.
"Let's go home." Guillen said to Chloe.
"Yeah, it's been a tiring day." Chloe answered.
When they arrived at their apartment, which they had rented, Guillen suddenly felt dizzy.
"Are you sure you're ok?" Chloe asked.
"Huh? What was that? Did you say something?" Guillen answered.
"I was just asking you if you're ok." Chloe said
"Y-yeah just a little dizzy maybe because or tiredness since we just moved here." Guillen answered.
"You just take a rest, I'm gonna go out for a while. Do you want something?" Chloe asked.
"No I'm good. Be careful. it's nighttime and we're just new here, don't go too far." Guillen said.
"Why don't you just go ahead and say, Oh dear gorgeous Chloe I'm gonna miss you because I don't know what I'll do without your super gorgeous face, plus your so sexy." Chloe answered while she chuckled.
Guillen threw a pillow at here, then they both laughed.
"Relax. You know me. They can't touch this." Chloe said while gestured to herself.
"Just go already." Guillen said.
"Ok. I'll be back in a few." Chloe answered.
Guillen lay on her bed and fell asleep.
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