SINISTER NIGHT | Completed

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Jam

"MOISES!"

We found him lying on the floor. His terrified face was looking at something on the open room. Napansin 'rin namin na ang kan'yang palad ay may... dugo?!

"Moises, ano'ng nangyari?" Gabriel and Kobe hurriedly came to him. Sumunod kami sa kanila. Nanginginig ang katawan n'ya at ang kan'yang mga mata ay nanlalaki na tila ba nakakita s'ya ng isang nakakakilabot na bagay.

I rushed toward him. He was still trembling, he couldn't even open his mouth. Everyone was worried on him.

"Moises, ano bang nangyari?!" natataranta kong tanong. I'd never seen him being like that. Hinawakan ko ang mga palad n'ya.

Ang lamig!

"Moises-"

"Holy fuck..." Gabriel whispered nang maharap s'ya sa loob ng nakabukas na pinto.

Dinala ko 'rin ang tingin sa direksyon na 'yon at...

... ang nakakakilabot naming mga sigaw ang s'yang bumalot sa gabing 'yon.

Arjay's body.

Hanging on the ceiling.

Bloody.

Lifeless.

Patay na s'ya.

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

Mas lumakas ang aming mga sigawan ng kumidlat at nagkaroon ng sapat na liwanag para makita namin ang kalunos-lunos na sinapit ng aming kaibigan.

Hindi ko mapigilan ang pag-sigaw na halos tumakip na sa kulog na sumunod. I covered my mouth and my weakened body fell unto the floor.

Parang napupunit na ang lalamunan ko sa kakatili.

Para akong tinatakasan ng katinuan!

"Putangina! Putangina! Putangina!" Kobe cursed loudly as he pulled the hair on his head- as if it could remove the image of our friend's mutilated corpse on his mind.

I screamed more in horror. Mas lalong nangangatog ang aking katawan. Sa tuwing ipipikit ko ang aking mga mata ay nakikita ko si Arjay.

His dead!

His dead... and he was killed!

Gabriel couldn't take it any longer... he puked on the floor while cursing loudly.

Rachel lost her balance and fell unto the floor. Tears kept falling through her cheeks as horror registered on her once soft face.

Nahinto s'ya nang may maramdaman na malapot na likido sa kan'yang palad. Nanginginig n'ya itong tinaas at tinignan.

She paused.

Her mouth became wide-open.

Her pair of pupil were trembling, moving on different direction.

It took a long moment before it was registered to her mind that on her palm... there was blood!

Another blood-curdling scream blended with the thunder. Naglilikot ang kan'yang katawan. Pinapahid n'ya ang dumikit sa kan'yang palad sa puti n'yang damit. But the more she move, the more blood stained on her dahil bumagsak pala s'ya sa sahig na may dugo.