CHAPTER 13

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Dahan-dahan' iminulat ng dalaga ang kanyang mga mata. Matapos ang isang araw na pagpapahirap sa kanya. Ngayon lang siya nakadilat ng maayos na walang bumabalakid sa kanyang mata.

Ikinagulat niya kung nasaan siya ngayon.

Halos maduwal duwal siya ng makita ang mga 'yon.

It was the first time she had ever seen an abandoned casket, and this one struck you as especially unsettling because of its heavy layer of dust and slightly open top.


Mamatay na ba ako? Is this a sign, Lord. I'm not ready yet for kung ga'non.

With shelves still filled with hydrogen peroxide, lithol bottles from makeup, eye caps, and clothes to outfit the sadly departed, the embalming room was even more eerie. A bleeding bucket and a porcelain embalming table were among the other extremely frightening items that had been allowed to decay in the area.

Puta! Nasusuka ako sa amoy, I really can't believe this is happening to me. For fuck sake! Sino ba ang nasa likod ng kagaguhang 'to.




"Mabuti naman at gising ka na?" Pamilya ang boses na 'to sa kanya. "S—sino ka ba! A—ano bang atraso ko sayo?" Garalgal na ang boses ng dalaga.



Lumabas ang lalaking kanina pa nakatago sa dilim.


"T—hird!?" Mautal-utal na sabi ng dalaga.

Hindi na ba siya nakuntento? Pagtapos niya akong ibenta ngayon naman ililibing ako ng buhay?!



"Third, let's just end this peacefully. Let me go." Pagsusumamo niya sa binata ngunit nag matigas ito sa kanyang nararamdaman.

"We're just starting, Gab." Ngisi nitong sabi.

"Maglalaro pa tayo. But for now, halika at igagala kita kung saan tayo maglalaro." dagdag nito at napalunok ang dalaga habang kinakaladkad siya ng binata.



Almost all of their personal belongings were stored upstairs, along with a morgue freezer unit, their Cadillac vehicle, and the piano. Every single casket is empty. There are a few wooden caskets, but the bulk are made of steel.

The building is deteriorating. The location has an unmistakably eerie feel. This is a location where facing your own mortality is an unavoidable outcome.

Oh, Lord! Please help me.



“Hindi mo ba titigil ang kalokohang ito, Third! Lahat naman binigay ko pero ito ang iginanti mo sa akin!” Gumagaralgal ang boses ng dalaga ngunit nakuha pa nitong umangal. Dahilan para mapangisi muli ang binata.

“Eh ano bang pakielam mo? I'm really enjoying this. Dinala kita sa mapayapang lugar gaya na lang nitong abandonadong purinarya and kahit naman humingi ka ng tulong, there's no one will come for you.” Mahinang tumawa si Third.

“Ylissana!” Sigaw ni Third sa kabuuang lugar. Buong buo ang boses nito at umaalingaw ngaw sa lakas at tining nito. Agad-agad tumakbo ang kaibigan ni Gabriela nang walang pag alinlangan.



She had to follow the young man's instructions despite her frail body. It could be her last breath if she doesn't follow. Her body stumbled to the ground as she attempted to stand.


To avoid torturing her further, she attempted to stand up but she couldn't. Now that Third has been so cruel to her, especially with his betrayed friend Ylissana, she almost calls all of the Saints!







“Let's start the game!” Third uttered.





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