Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Chapter 5: The Chase

7:45 PM 11.16.2009

Good thing I have no work tomorrow otherwise I wouldn't have said yes to Dell tonight. Truth is, I needed to talk to someone. To share these unexplainable encounters I had for the past 2 days. Dell's invite came in handy. Other than the fact that he is my friend, he would be the least to think that I'm going crazy with all these mysterious apparitions and ghost talks.

Just two months ago, I went with Dell on his short trip to Corregidor. After reading a friend's remark on a picture of the lighthouse in Corregidor posted in FB, Dell asked me to accompany him to take pictures. The lighthouse in the picture which was quite faded as the focus was on the person at front, shone bright yellow beams of light despite the fact that the picture was shot at noon. Unfortunately Dell and I went there when there was typhoon signal number one in Manila so we got stranded overnight and forced to stay at the hotel in the island. Dell being the adventurous person that he is, insisted on taking pictures at night in the Malinta tunnel. So he and I went with the night tour together with some stranded Japanese tourists. It was really awkward how a lot of Japanese would still tour around the island despite the grim history the old Japanese empire has brought to this place. Anyway, as we toured inside the tunnel, Dell suddenly took snap shots of me while I was staring at a nearby life-size diorama. At first we thought the little blue balls in some of my pictures were just spirit orbs, then on his third shot he caught bright blue lights surrounding my body. And if you look closer you will see that the blue light was actually due to perhaps thousands of these little blue orbs in tight contact with my skin. I don't know what to make of it as I didn't feel anything standing there. Mysteriously it only registered on cam. Since then Dell became obsessed with lights and on how they register on cam. Consequently he also got interested on how I might possibly have third eye or some ability that will explain these bizarre orbs.

The moon shone its yellow-orange hue tonight. It felt comfortable standing here at my balcony. I asked mom to provide access to this area by installing a spiral staircase so everyone can get in and out without the need to pass by my room which has direct access to it. When I'm depressed and feeling out of my self, I usually go here and relax, and take in as much fresh air as the night can offer me. As I stared to the moon, I suddenly felt the same sensation I had whenever that boy in white appeared. There's something familiar to the moon tonight, something I've always seen and tried to hide most of the time. The orange hue is forming a golden crescent on the yellow moon. Same crescent I have in my left eye.

"Shay! Hey man what are ya staring at up there?" yelled Dell. He brought his red Camaro tonight.
"Nothin, I'll be right there in a sec." I replied.
"Good evening Tita, miss ko na specialty lumpia niyo." Dell told my mom.
"Di ka pa rin nagbabago, always full with flattery." my mom said.
"Shay, di mo naman sinabi Dell's coming tonight. I should have prepared his favorite."
"Uh, sorry Mom, I forgot. We're actually in a hurry, we'll just check his cousin's booth in ATC tonight."
"Yeah Tita, sorry I can't stay long but I'll definitely come back and have some of your specialty."
"Alright, mag-iingat kayong dalwa. It's already late."
"Nite mom." I said as I kissed mom on her cheeks.
"Bye Tita." said Dell.

Somewhere in SLEX...

"I've been trying to reach her man but she hasn't replied yet." said Dell
"Meira, your cousin?" I asked
"Yeah, I told her I'm gonna pick her up with a friend earlier. Then suddenly the line got cut off."
"Hmm, hasn't she sent any text message?"
"Nada. It's weird it's very unlike her. She insisted on me coming tonight on their booth. Oh well, better think of plan B if she's not there. The moon's beautifully bright tonight and perfect for a night shoot. What say you Shay?"
"Fine with me but I actually have some things I want to share with you and probably with your cousin too, though I'm not sure if she's that girl I saw earlier today at Starbucks."

"Beethoven-5th Symphony" playing as Dell's cell rang. He pressed the speaker icon. "Hey cus, been trying to reach you all night, where are you now?"

"Cus, I think I'm in trouble, Madame Tuscon's acting weird. I'm not at the booth, pick me up near Outback area. Hurry!"

The line got cut off.

To be continued...



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