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Pasalit salit ang tingin ko sa dalawang lalaki na nasa magkabilaan ko.
Base sa kanilang pagsasalita, mga taga ibang bansa sila.
" Shoot- Ani ng lalaking nagpakilalang Saito. Yung lalaking humablot sa amin ni Nao.
". Where are you from? - I curiously asks.
". Japan. - matipid nitong sagot.
Gone the playful mode.
Napatango tango naman ako binalingan Ng tingin si Nao.
". Thailand. I came from Thailand. - ani to na inulit pa.
"Ah! Okay I'm from Philippines. - nakangiti kung sambit.
Both of them nodded. Magtatanong sana ako ulit ng biglang umuga ang punong kinalalagyan namin.
Napakapit ako ng mahigpit sa sanga malapit sa akin.
The crocodile and the Cheetah is fighting.
And since na sesentro ang punong kinalalagyan namin ay palagi itong natatamaan kapag nag babanggaan ang dalawa.
" We need to get away from here- ani Saito.
" But how ? - tanong ni Nao na nakatingin sa ibaba.
" Do you see those branches? - Saito asks as he pointed those.
Natigilan ako. Kasi naka konekta ang mga sanga sa bawat puno.
" Don't tell me-- I says breathless.
Tumaas ang kaliwa nitong kilay. Na para bang sinasabi nito na may iba pa ba kaming option. Bukod sa tawirin lahat ng sanga papalayo sa lugar na Ito.
Muli akong napatingin sa ibaba. The Cheetah is going wild.
If they keep doing it, matutumba ang punong kinalalagyan namin.
Sinenyasan kami ni Saito na sumunod sa kanya.
" This is not a good idea- rinig Kung bulong ni Nao.
I mentally nodded.
Napatangq ako ng binaybay ni Saito iyong mga sanga na parang naglalakad Lang sa lupa.
Nagpalitan kami ng tingin ni Nao.
I give him a look na mauna na siya.
Napangiwe Ito, but then he nodded.
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Nao stood up with his legs shaking, he needs to do it.
He carefully placed his feet on the branch where Saito first stepped in.
As he walk, he's legs keeps shaking.
He continue doing it, he was nearing on the the bar connecting on another tree when it move.
He almost fell, when he felt a hand grip on his arm.
He looked up, he saw her.
Rei, the hell!! She followed him. How come he didn't notice that she was on his back.
" You okay? - she asks worriedly
He nodded, even though his not.
If we fall, those animals might be feasting his body now.
He shakes off that idea as he continue walking.
They continue following Saito. Until, they didn't notice that they're far from it.
He let out a sigh of relief when they finally stop.
Being a monkey isn't funny.- he thought to himself.
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Tahimik na pinag mamasdan ko ang dalawa saka ibinuka ang kaliwa kung palad para tignan ang nakapaloob Doon.
Isang kulay dilaw na papel, na may weird na naka sulat.
Nakuha ko Ito ng muntik Ng nahulog si Nao kanina.
Nakita ko Ito sa isang sanga, malapit sa muntik ng kahulugan no Nao.
I wonder what this writing means.
Muli kung ikinuyom ang mga palad ko saka isinuot ang sulat sa bulsa ko.
Ng makababa kami ay nagsimula Kami ulit maglakad.
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Saito's eyes wandered around. He couldn't see any signs of another humans besides them.
Is this it? How boring. He thought that it'll be fun.
But then..
" So we're are we going? - Rei asks.
He shrugged. He don't know too. He's clueless too.
" Just keep walking until we find good spot to camp or we can spend our night at- Nao answered her.
Right! We can do that.
As we keep walking, my forehead creased.
The soil is getting muddy, and I can see a foot--
My eyes drifted at the two person but they seem oblivious.
Someone's here. Is it possible?
I stopped, so they too.
They stared at me. Wondering.
I point it out.
" Thought you didn't notice - Rei' says smiling.
Nao nodded.
So they noticed it.
" Should we follow it?- Nao's asks.
Truth is I am hesitating. What if it has no good intention. A bad guy/girl.
But then he stared at the two. Well..
" Why not? The more the merrier- Rei says smiling. " You see if we have enough number, the more advantage we have. - she continue saying.
Nao and Saito nodded. Agreeing on the girls remark.
They followed the footsteps until they will lead into a dark forest.
It's too dark, that you might thought it's night-time.
" Looks like she was running from something - Nao commented.
Right! Her footsteps were getting hazy.
And the muddy soil, gets its way.
We were too occupied following the steps when we hear a scream.
A woman scream.
We stared at each other as we run through it.
When we get to see it, my mouth drop. What the hell!!!
A woman wearing a messy and dirty wedding dress is on top of the big rock. Surrounded with a pack of wolves.
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Alam mo iyong feeling na gusto kung matawa pero gusto kung magtatakbo sa sobrang takot.
Nakakatawa iyong hitsura ng babae, like seriously.
Bakit ba siya nakasuot ng wedding dress?
Ano tumakas ba siya sa kasal niya'y dito sa lugar na to naisipang magtago.
But then... Napangiwe ako habang titig na titig sa mga lobo na nakapalibot dito.
Tumatalon talon pa iyong iba para naabot Ito.
Hindi biro ang makalmot o makagat ng isang hayop, saka ko sinipat ang braso Kung may sugat.
We need to help her, pero pano?
" What's the plan?- Saito and Nao asks.
Nakatingin sila sa akin. Napatanga ako. Seryoso? Bakit sakin sila nakatingin?
Tinuro ko pa ang sarili ko .
And they both nodded.
Seryoso ano bang plano? Parang nablanko ang utak ko.
" Don't die - na sabi ko na lamang.
Napatanga ako ng tumayo silang dalawa saka tumakbo palapit sa mga lobo.
Parang nagloading pa sa utak ko iyong sinabi ko. Seryoso?
Napatakbo din tuloy ako, anong klasing plano ba iyon?
Wala bang mas matino?
I stopped midway when I realized, na wala pala Kami ni anong weapon.
Naghanap ako ng pwedeng ipanlaban, and I saw a branch of tree.
Hindi masyadong malaki pero pwede na ring pantaboy.
Sumugod sila Nao at Saito, gamit ang sanga ay pinagpapalo nila iyong mga wolves.
Sumugod na rin ako, the woman wearing the wedding dress came down.
Tumulong itong itaboy ang mga lobo.
And we did it.
" Thank you - the woman finally speaks.
I nodded so as the two of them.
" I thought I am alone in here- she continue.
" Mmm yeah me too, when I haven't meet them I would still think that I am too. - I answered here
Nakikinig lang iyong dalawa. Recovering from what they did earlier.
" You see, we don't know how this place works. - Saito countered.
Napatango kaming lahat. " We need to find them, you see if there's us, I'm sure there's another people out there too. - Sabi ko.
" Right! We need to form a group. You see it's better to move with someone beside you. Like a team- ani Saito na sobrang seryoso.
Natigilan naman ako, why do I feel like he knows how this world works. Bakit iba ang pakiramdam ko sa kanya.
The letter. Paano ko malalaman ang nakasulat doon kung hindi ko iyon maintindihan.
Anong klaseng lenggwahe ba ang naka sulat doon?
Naikuyom ko ang mga kamao ko,
Saka ngumiti.
" Uhm! Guys I have something to say- kinakabahan Kung sambit.
They all looked at me. Wondering, Curious.
" You see, when Nao almost fell down on the tree branch earlier I found this- I says as I showed them the letter.
The three of them stared at it carefully, Nao picked it up from my palm as he opened it.
" I don't understand any of them. - Nao says as he handed it to Saito.
Saito stared at it.
" It's an ancient language. - he says as he stared at it carefully.
" How did you know it's an ancient language? - I asks as I stared at him confused.
Deep inside me, I'm urging him to talk more.
If I'm feeling it right there's something in him.
" Yeah an ancient writing. And I think I can read it - he says
" , I am no fish yet I have a scale,
Ha? Nu raw?
My kaliskis pero hindi isda. Nu Kaya Yun?
Napaisip kaming apat. Siya nga pala Di ko pa alam pangalan ni ateng naka wedding dress.
Mukha namang na gets nito ang mga tingin ko " Medusa. I'm Medusa.
Napatango ako.
Taray parang ahas lang-------- Wait.
Napatitig ako kina Nao at Saito.
Pero nag iisip pa din sila.
Napalunok ako ng laway.
Ahas. Huwag mong sabihin na babalik ako doon....
No....
No....
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