THE NIGHTS

CHAPTER 1

Morning come and the remaining souls who survive last nights attack come out in their houses. They are still sleepy from last nights. Every day they are sleepy and tired because those monsters are unpredictable so they must stay guard every night. Those monsters are taking everything they have and no one know who or what they are. No souls alive can tell what they are since everyone who sees them even their shadows are killed directly the only evidence that they really sees it is their creams and after that they are lifeless.

Tired villagers are cleaning some mess and some are burying the remaining dead body. Women are also look lifeless while feeding their children. Men are busy repairing something. Instead of sleeping after they finish their works they gather at the center of their village. Some are talking silently but the rest are silent. All of them are tired and drained it is written in their faces.

As they are standing someone come to the front wearing all black clothes including a black cowboys hat and all attention are on this man. He clears his throat even though all ayes are on him already.

“I would like to tell everyone of us that we are lucky we still survived last nights attack” Chief Rambo said.

“Those monsters killed our love ones again and burned our beloved elder’s house and unfortunately,Grand Sara is dead together with her whole family.” He said while he take off his hat and put it in his chest.

Some villagers cried but some seems to be numb or they just get used of waking up and someone again is killed, burned, or slaughtered.

“We do not know who those creatures are or why they are doing this to us, but as long as we are alive we should protect our lives and the lives of our families.” He continued

“We are not dead so we are still given a chance to survive, let us ask for mercy again we are all horrible and we should cleans our souls so that our savior will save as all.” Chief Rambo then raise his right hand and close his eyes. The villagers then fallowed, they all raise their hands and close their eyes. They stand still and together they prayed………..

(creepy na prayer)

When they are done everyone starts walking to their houses to continue their chores and rest, some men remains at the center of the village and starts talking. They talk about last nights,

“This is horrible, I think my family and I will not survive anymore. We never know what creatures are doing this to us and I am tired.” poor Ronald said.

“If we only know this creature we can make a way to fight them.” Cesar said, his brothers family is killed and since he doesn’t have any family left all he desire is to survive and know this creatures.

“Desiring to fight this creatures is like desiring your death.” Said Mang. Antonio. He is one of the older people left in the village, and he experience a lot of nights with terror and fear. He stare at the men seriously and said, “It is not important to know these creatures the more important thing that we must do is to prepare and protect our family.” Mang. Antonio’s voice is so serious that the gentlemen around him felt scared.

“Its been months and they continue to victimize us, I guess ill just wait for my death.” Carlo the son of the previous chief said.

Chief Rambo heard it all so he decided to join the conversation.

“Son being dead is worse than our situation, our souls will face eternal punishment, as long as we are alive we still have a chance that_____ will give us mercy.”

They all become silent for a few seconds before Cesar talk again.

“Chief if we only know this creature we can fight them, I cannot continue my life knowing that every night this creature will return to destroy us.”

“Calm down son, as you said we do not know them and we know that no one who sees them stays alive.” Chief said staring at everyone of them before settling his sight on Cesar. “You are fortunate you are still alive, your brother and his family is killed and _____ still give you a chance, you should put that in your mind.”

Cesar silence and also the rest of them, the chief is just doing his duty as a person who thinks the best for the whole village. The chief breath and stand straightly he smiled at all of them and said, “Gentlemen I should head home first I have a lot of things to do, you should also head home so that you can all rest.” he stare at the sky before he steps away, but before he completely disappear from the group of men, he look again and said, “We must enjoy the sun while its still up.”

After that the men say nothing and head to their houses, Cesar and Carlo walk together since their house is near to each other. Carlo is now living alone after his parents and siblings died a month ago. He is force to grow up and be an adult since he is now an orphan. The walk from the center of the village to their home is silent until Cesar broke it.

“Something is really bothering me.” he said but Carlo’s mind seems to be occupied.

“Its really strange, its been months and this creature attack us every night, no one knows what it is since no one sees it survive yet they are not killing as all. I mean they only burn one or two houses and they only kill two to three families, its really strange.

“Everything is strange.” Carlo talk finally, he doesn’t desire to know this creatures since he is afraid of death. He doesn’t want to end up like his father who open the door to see whats outside or to be like his mother who also look at the window because they end up dead.

“It is, and you know whats more strange?” he pause for a second and whisper. “We are not moving away from this place.” Carlo stops and face Cesar and stare at him with eyes wide open.

“Cesar you know that leaving this place is like offering your self to death.” he also whisper. All the villagers know that outside their place is a dangerous world full of unknown and death is their lurking and waiting for them to come out that’s why their elders build the walls around to protect their village from danger.

“Carlo, listen death is already inside our village if we don’t know this creatures how can we stop them.” he stare at Carlo seriously. Cesar really is serious in what he is saying seems like his desire to know this creatures is growing everyday. “Would you still live in this village knowing that every night something will come to end our lives? Me, I am tired I cannot live the rest of my life like this. I know its crazy but I think I need to know what this creatures are.”

“Cesar all of us will not let that happen, the number of people in our village is decreasing, the elders will not allow that one of us died.” Carlo said with worry in his voice.

“Carlo unless you didn’t notice everyday someone dies in our village, if we don’t find a way to know what this creatures are the number of deaths will continue I don’t want to die doing nothing.”

“You are doing something.”

“Like what? Holding a knife while hiding inside my house not knowing whats the thing I’m afraid of? That just the same as doing nothing.” Cesar said and continue to walk, Carlo just breath and fallowed Cesar.

“Your insane.” That’s all Carlo says when he reach Cesar, Cesar is silent the rest of the walk.

Unknowingly someone hears their conversation a woman silently walking behind them. The desire to tell them what she sees drive him crazy, keeping a secret is killing her. No one will believe what she saw even her cannot believe what she witness, she didn’t even know how to explain it. What she witness makes her more scared and its killing her.