EERIE STORIES (ThE Gutts and Your Fear)

Lola's Playlist( Eerie Episode 1.) My grandmother (Father Side) died at the age of ninety 90, just a few days ago when she last called on our phones. She even said that he was very happy when he remembered his youth because he saw it in me, but while we were talking I heard a voice and the phone signal became choppy so our conversation was interrupted. Anyway, in the voice I heard during my conversation with Lola on the phone, I can't tell where it came from and what it is!. My only understanding is that maybe it's because of the weak signal, but it's scary, it feels eerie. 5 days after grandma buried us, we moved to her house because there was no one to live with, we were the only ones left with her family here because my uncles, aunts, we're live and have a family in the States. This is another thing that Grandma will tell us to live in her house when she is gone. We agreed because our house in Batangas is also small, just right for our family with Papa, Mama, me, and my two brothers who are eight years old. After all, they are both twins. We didn't have a big house because Dad didn't have a permanent job. He didn't finish school because he was a g**g, he didn't want to rely on Lola even though he was rich. Anyway, my Grandpa and Grandma's husband died a year ago. When we moved into Grandma's house, you wouldn't have thought that the flowers would bloom and be beautiful. Mainly here are honeysuckle, roses, orchids and hanging plants from the window of the second floor of the house. Inside the house there is a large living room, including the kitchen, there is a closet with shower and bathtub, there are two bedrooms each with a toilet, on the second floor there are two bedrooms with separate closets and the entrance is with altars and large statues. Our move to Lola's house was happy and sad, there are still traces of the happy days we had with her, but even so, our heart wound continued to heal. The house has a total of four bedrooms, Mama and Papa are together near the living room, upstairs are my twin brothers Alex and Ernesto, near the altar at the end. And my room will be my Grandma's room near the stairs. Happy that our day was tiring, We ate together dinner with the dish being seated chicken and sighed before going to bed and preparation for the new tomorrow. I woke up at 5:00 am on the morning of April 5, 2021, because I set the alarm clock. I decided to get up early so I could help Mom with the housework. Dad started working early as a mechanic, he just got hired yesterday so he said he would come back to the first job and the following days, and besides, my twin brother is fast asleep. We ate breakfast, the only dish was sardines, but we will eat later when everyone wakes up because Mama doesn't want to wash anything so they should wash everything one by one. I was instructed to clean the upper part of the house, on the second floor before cleaning the first floor. Mama was the one outside who chose to clean. While I was cleaning without too much dirt and dust, I wondered why Lola Goring kept the house clean when she was the only one at that age. Most recently in my room near the stairs that used to be Grandma’s room, I looked at every corner to make sure there wasn’t any dirt or pests because I was scared. There is a cabinet in my room made of dark brown wood painted, large and wide almost reaching the floor of the house. I can't open It because I still need the key because it's locked, I wish I could put all my clothes in because there is no place to put them. Another cabinet that is the right size is out of space for Grandma's belongings and clothes, I wonder again what this cabinet is for, because since my Dad and my Uncles/Aunts were kids, no one knows what its flesh is, magical DBA !. So I decided to ignore it. First and continued cleaning even though there was no dirt or dust, and my twin brothers woke up right around 9:00 am exactly and Mama also finished cleaning the outside, to go further we had breakfast with mixed stories at the same time. While we were eating I told Mama why there was a big cabinet in my room, very mysterious because it was locked. Mama's reply to me was that I should ask Papa in case he knows. It was getting late when we finished, but the last time the yard was cleaned, Dad was about to come home from work. We immediately served dinner grilled milkfish, rice corn and a bottle of Pepsi. Soon Dad came home around 6:20 pm, I called the twins if siblings were out of the house, I guided them in washing their hands. We had dinner together tonight. While our family was eating dinner I asked Dad about the large Cabinet. I said: What is that cabinet for? why locked? Dad said it was from my grandmother's grandmother, it came from the time of the Japanese who occupied our country. Dad also didn't know why it was locked. They are not even allowed to go or open the cabinet. I didn’t tell Dad about the key, cause I was going to open that cabinet. Curiosity is already on my mind. We continued eating our dinner because it was obvious on our faces that we were very hungry for the ready especially when we were complete. Later on, we finished, wiped, and they went to sleep but I'm still awake. I still have in mind the desire to open the cabinet I am facing. As I was meditating there was a strong and very cold wind. I didn't close the window and my two brothers suddenly entered my room. They said they couldn't sleep because they were talking before about Eerie things. Since my room and my bed are big, my twin brothers and I played down together. They went to sleep first, but I couldn't get drowsy, the image of the cabinet just came out in the blink of my eyes. The room was still very cold so I closed the window, I went to my brother's room and turned off the light because it was still on when they left. As I was leaving, I could see something in the window, like a face with a horn, I slowly approached it twice with mixed fear. I immediately pulled back the curtain of the window and I was surprised and the s**t cat shouted. When I shouted, the cat ran away from the other roof of the house, I also closed the window of my twin brother's room so that nothing outside could enter. I went downstairs and took cold water and drank it to reduce my shock, went upstairs again to my room and then I was asleep. The heat of my feeling, I feel like I'm losing my breath, I can't move my whole body, I'm just feeling around the depth of my voices that can be heard. My two brothers woke up my Mom and Dad, they went immediately said: " Stella our daughter wakes up". Later on when I woke up and was dying of extreme heat of my feeling and full of sweat. They made me drink water and turned on the Aircon to keep my room cool. Mom and Dad went back to their room and we slept again. The next day we all woke up early. My Mama and Papa told me that they will go to my grandmother house(Mama's mother) to visit and stay for one day, and one night, meaning tomorrow they coming back home. Soon Mom and Dad left, and my three siblings and I were left at home. This is my chance to open the locked cabinet because I have the key. I climbed into my bedroom where the cabinet I was referring to, my two brothers followed. I opened the lock, I asked my two brothers to open its door because it was too big and heavy, when we opened it was why it was so dark. The cabinet was empty, not a single item had, the room was large enough for the three of us, my brother. Unfortunately, while the three of us were inside its door suddenly closed. We shouted but the truth was no one could hear us. The cabinet sucked us in as if we were falling inside, our bodies were so hot, we were dizzy and eventually, we lost consciousness. We woke up in the very dark, fortunately, I brought my smartphone, we had a light using it. I thought of calling my parents to ask for help, but unfortunately, there is no signal. We see is another world, behind us is a red door, we can't open it and we don't have a key. The surroundings are shady and there are many dead trees, the crows fly twice the size compared to the crows in the human world, but they have no beak. Scary, we have nothing to hide, the crows called here in the encanto world are abwak, rushed us. The three of us my brothers ran away together and hid, but we had nowhere to hide in the forest, there were so many dead trees. The abwak were still chasing us, I didn't know what to do, so just keep going we were running, but the abwak was only a meter away from us, we suddenly fell into a well, we were wet because of its water, but my two twin brothers and I cried out in shock and fear of our saw, skulls and skeletons floating in the red water of well where we fell. The abwak suddenly left, they did not reach us. Their looks are frightening, they have no snout but they have fangs and mouths like a vampire, their claws are sharp and their eyes are glaring. We were stunned, we shouted loudly, someone heard us as a creature, his face was a rabbit but his body was human, his face was ugly and there was blood coming out of his mouth, he seemed to want to eat us. He laughed, but a sudden earthquake and demon rabbit were picked up by the giant and eaten. Drops of blood spurted out and rolled a part of the eye toward us. Instead we cried, stunned and hugged in terror. Night of we wake up inside the well, very quiet surroundings. We didn’t think we had escaped the danger, and witnessed a large monster eating his fellow monster. We were still scared and my two twin brothers were starving. The well has a staircase, I told my two brothers not to make noise and I would go up for a while and find something to eat. When I came out correctly, the surroundings were quiet, it was a good thing that my cellphone still had a battery and it didn't go missing when the monster crow chased us and it wasn't damaged by the wet water in the well so I used the light. On the other side of the well there was a round object, it was made of wood but still durable, I thought it might be the cover of the well. I closed the well with the round object to somehow protect my twin brothers. I knew it was dangerous, but I continued to search for food. I wondered how I could return to my search, I looked for a sharp rock and luckily I found one. I marked all the trees I passed to serve as a sign so that I could return to my twin brothers where I left them temporarily. In my search for food I did not know where to look, but I walked straight in a hurry. I walked quite a distance, my hands were sore from marking the trees, I rested for a while even though I knew it was dangerous, during my rest I was also thirsty. I continued my search but I couldn't really find any fruit. I remembered my Grandmother's story that in the world of monsters there is no food like those in the human world, the foods of monsters are said to be the other monsters that are weak and the others go to the world of humans and kidnap people and animals. Grandma's story is true and that's what I had in mind. I really can't find anything to eat, we are feeling hungry and thirsty now. I just wanted to come back. I think I got lost, I can't remember the way, the trees are the same as the trees I marked. I went back and forth on my way, but I still didn't get there. I am already feeling nervous and scared. I am crying, why so many voices, they were all laughing, I'm so very scared, with so many eyes above, the edge of the trees and branches of it, that enchant bah? I asked myself. I was alone and unaccompanied, but the light on my cellphone was still working, but the battery was only 20 percent. I took courage even though I was already muffled by their laughter and whispers, I turned my clothes over as they said, but it didn't work. What will I do? I was deaf and went crazy, I shouted loudly, I fell to the ground covering my two ears. Mom, dad I said. I regret what I did, I wish I hadn't opened the locked cabinet. I opened my eyes again and stood modestly, the demonic but sharp voices suddenly disappeared, but I was even more terrified by the horror of opening my eyes the number of them, small people, the size of their heads as the size of my palm, their body is small, they have fangs and I can see the gums, red eyes, and sharp nails, they have no clothes, the black of the red of their skin. I can see and witness it all in when I light my smartphone. My Lord, they were approaching me, they touched my foot, they were as big as my knee, I struggled to fight, I kicked the one holding my hand and flew away. I sped up even though I was tired, but they would speed up run like a mad dog. I decided to leave my slippers on so I could run fast. My feet were already sore but I did not carry them so that they could not reach me, but unfortunately I fell down and hung my one foot at the root of a plant. They were getting closer and closer, I shouted loudly, and they did arrive, they touched my hands and feet, I struggled to fight but I couldn't. Even though they were small but many, I couldn't handle them for a woman just like me. Oh Lord! I said, help me, if I die now it's okay as long as my two brothers can return safely. They covered my mouth and nose, the stench of their hand and it smelled of blood. They undressed me, tore my clothes with their sharp nails, little by little I felt pain in the lower part of my body, so much pain I could not bear, I could not resist, I was weak and I lost consciousness. I woke up in a coma, those monsters r***d me, I am n***d. I cried and groaned. I thought to my two brothers where they are, they are okay? , because we haven't eaten yet. How many days can we be gone? are Mama and Papa looking for us?, they are definitely worried, they don't know our situation now. Suddenly someone picked me up, said walk, my hands were tied with the root of a tree and it had thorns. I was in a cave with fire on every wall, while we were walking there were many skulls, especially that of animals. There was a room, I stopped and looked at it, me and I vomited when I smell and see a blood, flesh of animals and flesh of people and had a head hanging on the walls. They pushed me and knocked me down big monsters, I was dragged, my hair was a mess, I had so many wounds. Then we continued to walk. Without a clear vision as we approached our destination I saw the image of a woman. When we reached, I was shocked that my two twin brothers, Ernesto and Alex, were there, they said, sister, let's eat. As if my eyes were watering with terror, they ate human flesh, their mouths red with blood. All the demons laughed, ernesto ate said do you like? then alex said that my sister had a drink, I knew she was thirsty too. My two twin brothers were very hungry and they were still fighting over food. Huh! I took a deep breath, knelt down in tears, my tears falling to the ground and slipping over to my two twin brothers. I kicked what they were eating and told them not to eat that, it wasn't food. I slapped them, and they realized the truth. They said, Blood? Internal organs! ano toh Ate? and They both looked at each other and wept, they vomited on the excess part of their mouths like rottenness, they all vomited up. the three of us hugged tightly like chains that could not be broken. Another shock that that woman I was referring to earlier looks like grandma, I said grandma? is that you? he said yes I am grandchildren, welcome to my world! at once laughing drinking blood. Her dress is a long blue and it is red. red because of the blood sticking to it. He approached us and touched the faces, with the sharpness of his nails but the physical form was human, his eyes were black, and on the other side were red. He said grandchildren we have food prepared for you and it is from the world of people. Very good stella you opened the cabinet, where are your mama and papa? so that we may all be together. I didn't listen to it and said nothing. There are fruits, like apples and bananas. there are also juice of coconut and I ate with my siblings, and I don't know why, but it was delicious and appetizing, it seemed real because I thought we had to eat to have energy and escape later. I woke up in a cell full of fire in the corner, looks like cooker pot and it's so big. I saw one of my brothers ernesto and it was covered in blood, hot, he cried out in great pain, and also one of my brothers alex, they said prepare the offerings for the ceremony later. I could not shout because I was tied up, and my mouths were covered. They were taken to an altar and they were tied, their heads were beaten and they lost consciousness in the force of the beating. Their eyes were gouged out, their ears, tongues, genitals, fingers and toes, as well as their noses were cut off. I cried, I could not bear what I saw, they continued as they cut off the heads of my two brothers, the blood was pouring on the altar to a large stove, opened and took the flesh inside and cut like old my brothers are pork. I said I wish I was a lord, why are they still, it's all my fault, if I hadn't opened the cabinet it wouldn't have happened. They took me out of the wooden cage, took me to the altar, the monsters said long live the new princess, there is my grandmother with me by my side. She put a crown made of skeletal fingers on my head, I shouted and said you motherfuckers are monsters, demons!. But they did nothing but continue to glorify. Grandma, I told her how did you do it to us, to your two twin grandchildren, why don't you love them? why are they still? why not me? I am totally to blame for all this. Grandma said sit down with me first and that's what they deserve. Don't you want us to be the two women in this world, we are the beautiful ones and we will lead many male monsters and they will like each other. grandma stood up and told you all to kneel down, and say my name and the name of the new princess, and she stood me up, fed a black stone. My hands changed shape and grew long and sharp nails, I lost myself and kept up with their endeavor. I also laughed with laughter, we all ate, I ate the flesh inside my brother, it was delicious! . We drank their blood and it's the ceremonial. Epilogue: I woke up 3:00 am, waking up my Eyes were in front of me my Mom and Dad, my siblings said where are they? Mom said she was in the room they were still sleeping. My whole body and face were full of sweat, I dreamed, I gave a hug to my mama and papa tightly and said that my dream was ugly Mama and Papa. And they said that you are having a nightmare our daughter. Later I fell asleep again, Mom and Dad woke me up at 6am and ate together. Dad said pack up after dinner because we are going to your grandmother. My two brothers were overjoyed. We packed up right away and took a shower. Then he traveled by car to grandma. The house is still nice, but grandma is the only one. Mainly here are honeysuckle, roses, orchids and hanging plants from the window of the second floor of the house. Inside the house there is a large living room, including the kitchen, there is a closet with shower and bathtub, there are two bedrooms each with a toilet, on the second floor there are two bedrooms with separate closets and the entrance is with altars and large statues. Grandma and my grandchildren said we haven't seen each other for about a month and it's like when you're growing up. We give mano for our lola and pasalubong, which her favorite food dinugoan na niluta ni Mama. We eat together because its lunch when we arrived in our lolas house. Im the first who finished eating and im so very full. I took a walk inside my grandmother's house first. Until I got to his room, there was a closet that was too big like in my dream, I was surprised when suddenly someone grabbed my shoulder and said grandson what are you doing here?. I said ah grandma is walking because I miss I love this house, you know the memories. Grandma was wearing a necklace around her neck then the pendant was a key and that was just like in my dream. Grandma said, is that so? do you want to see the inside? I said go ahead grandma, and we opened it and then it was empty. I said grandma why is it empty, grandma said it's really empty grandson, you want to come in she said jokingly and laughing. Sabi ko naman hahaha ikaw talaga lola joker. And we closed the cabinet again. In front of the cabinet there is a mirror attached to the wall. I looked in the mirror and my grandmother was in the back, I was shocked that her face changed, ugly and very scary. I immediately went downstairs and didn't shout, my mama and papa in the living room were surprised why I was nervous and seemed to be out of my mind, I said ahhh nothing. I had nothing to say and I kept quiet what I saw and maybe I was daydreaming that. And then my grandmother came back to us from the bedroom, my two brothers are playing outside. I just went to them to play and ignore what I saw. while my grandma and my parents are talking grandma is looking at me, it doesn't interrupt the look. Its evening, and grandma and I said goodbye. After the week, we were surprised that grandma was dead, we heard because there were cops who came to our house, saw grandma inside her bedroom in bed already dead. We are all cry and weak about the bad news. We didn't expect that to be the last time we met grandma. We moved to her house after she was buried, and I go back to her bedroom again but my Mama and Papa call me to come down for helping them to transfer some things and furnitures. They are planning to Locked grandma's room. But then I decided I wanted to sleep and make my own room, and they agreed. Later on I cleaned grandma’s room that would be my bedroom, and there was a box under the bed, there was a key and it was the cabinet opener key and I remember it. I opened the cabinet and no one had grandma's clothes, but the last time I visited there were none. I continued cleaning again and later it was over as well. I went down again and went to the kitchen, Mama was cooking fried fish and later I called papa and my twin brother to eat dinner. The next day I woke up early, sweeping the house, unexpectedly a beggar came to me and said I was working there, the devil lived there, that's why I went crazy. And I said that my family is not a demon, but the begging old man laughed, he held my shoulders tightly and laughed with laughter. My parents came out and drove the beggar away, the neighbors looked at each other and said that the beggar was really mad. But the beggar continued with mad laughter as he walked, and unexpectedly he was suddenly run over by an eight wheelers truck and his blood spat out and ruined his body and head, one eye grind and fell to the bottom of the ditch. I witnessed everything, I was moved to tears by what I saw, pitiful beggar. I turned around and hugged my Dad's baby as they continued to stare at the old man and blame the truck driver, but they didn't know that when I approached the house Grandma was right there at her bedroom window, looking at us with the old man beggar who ran beside her and both of them had a big smile looking at us. Now I know, my nightmare is an intuition and it's a sign for the know my lola's playlist is. Meaning to know my lola's deepest secret.