Day 6, Sunday

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A Y A M I

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A Y A M I

Nagising na naman ako sa parehong oras. Napakunot-noo ako nang maalala ang pag-uusap namin ni Cali kahapon.

"I don't know. But they are definitely not human."

"So what do you suggest?"

"Okay, okay." Itinaas pa nito ang dalawang kamay na tila ba nagsasabing 'I surrender'. "You always wake up in the same time, right?"

"How did you even know that?"

"Because I, too, wake up when the sun sets. And I don't have any information about myself aside from name and age. I don't remember a thing." She paused.

"That's why you knew." I said referring to the incident with the nurse.

She nods. "You better stay here. Hindi natin alam kung ano ang mangyayari kung maabutan tayo ng mga iyon."

"Have you tried staying outside longer?"

"No. Better safe than sorry."

"How can we get out from here?"

"We can't."

"What do you mean we can't?" Nahihintakutan kong tanong sa kaniya.

"I don't know. Basta ang alam ko kapag nagising ako ay nasa kama na naman na may nakasabit ng kung ano-ano sa katawan ko. At nangyayari iyon kapag palubog na ang araw."

"How about if we stay awake?"

"Bakit? Kaya mo?" She asked sarcastically. Nakataas pa ang isa nitong kilay. "Sa tingin mo, ilang araw ka ng narito?"

"I don't really know. But if my memory serves right, I woke up 5 times already."

"Good for you then. Ako? Two weeks."

"Hindi mo man lang ba nakita ang bantay mo? Or any family member? Friends?"

"Nah. I start to think we are in a facility being lab rats."

"You are kidding, right?"

"Of course! It's just a possibility, you know. Why can we not wake up when it's morning? Like I always wake up 4 o'clock in the afternoon!"

"How do you know?"

"Clock, duh." She said that while pointing at the clock up in my bed. Bakit hindi ko man lang ito napansin?

"It's 6 pm already. Wala na ang mga iyon. I have to go back. Hindi ko alam ang mangyayari kung dito ako makatulog." Iyon lang at umalis na ito.

I was left dumbfounded. What the hell?

I sigh. Hindi na'ko nagtangka pang tumayo. For what? Babalik at babalik lang naman ako sa kamang ito kapag nagkataon.

Umupo ako sa kama bago kinuha ang notebook at ballpen.

I closed the notebook. I mean. What the freaking hell! Was I sleepwalking and writing these myself? Or Cali might be right about us bring lab rats!

Binuksan ko ulit ang notebook. And there. It looked like a chat conversation.

HI.

hello

KUMUSTA?

nagana ba talaga ito? o pinagti-tripan lang ako ng iba pang bumibisita dito?

Yeah. What the hell! Pero papatulan ko na.

WHO ARE YOU?

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