1 Chapter 1: "Curiosity can kill a cat"
Kringgggg kringggggg kringggggg
I woke up by the sound of my alarm clock. I rise from my bed and I smash it with force like it would break anytime soon.
(The sound of the alarm clock is gone)
"hmph..let's see if you can still ring"
"Ahhhh....what a wonderful day. How lovely the rising sun is. How romantic the birds songs are. How pretty I am....ahahhahaah" I said while I stretch my arm.
"Time flies so fast, it's my birthday again but still nothings change. I don't have much money and I don't have lovelife. I'm pretty and smart and my height is just right but why? still loveless? Pangit ba ako? Kapalitpalit ba ako?"[1]
I slap my face while saying "hey you're not Liza Soberano so stop being feeler"[2]
I get up from bed while thinking why is it really like that.
"Why is my life like this? Is this my fate? How boring. Is fate real? Is "god of fate" real? Is he the one who write those fates of mortals? But why is mine is boring? Is he mad at me? Did I even do something to him? Or is he just bored when he wrote my story? If there's really someone who write our fate mortals then is it included if the person will become good or bad? Maybe not, right? That's why there's what they called "free will"? What's the use being good or bad if in the end we will just ended up into our fate then isn't it useless? Mayve that's why we won't know the future so that we can live to the fullest because if we already know what will happen then we will just succumb to our depression. Also there's no surprises if you already know everything and surprises makes the world colorful. Okay, watever. All I want today is take a bath and we'll be going on an outing cause it's my 26th birthday. Yehey!"
I took a bath and put some clothes then I walk out of my room. When I walked down the stairs my family is already there waiting for me.
"Oh, you're done? Let's go before we miss our trip." said my mother.
We entered in the car and drove to pier going bohol. We left the car to my cousin, who will be the one to take it back home and we entered into the ship going Bohol. After coming to Bohol we rent some Van for us to take us to our hotel and to use for our tour.
After we put all our luggages to the hotel we eat for awhile before we ride the Van and go to Chocolate Hills.
We arrived at the entrance of the Chocolate Hills.
"Oh mey gesh, it's beautiful."
"I wonder how Chocolate Hills are formed. Is it man made or not? That's what I don't know and I don't have the interest to know. I don't have any idea if what stated in the internet true since they haven't been there in the past many many years ago. It would be great if I have the power that can travel through space and time. I'll surely check wither Lapu lapu is an old man during their battle against Magellan or if the story about them fighting because of a lady. I also wanted to meet Rizal and check how brialliant he is. Well my point is that I want to verify uf what written in the history is real or sone of it is only fiction. How nice would that be."
I'm a curios child..oppsss..I mean curious adult ....oh sha sha just let me be.
I get some permission from my parents to go near the Chocolate Hills and they agreed but they said that I will just won't go so far.
Well, what they say is true.
"Curiousity can kill a cat" but in my part I'm a human.
When I'm near the Chocolate Hills I didn't expect that it's like a jungle. I was amazed by it's beauty that I didn't noticed that I already walked so far until I didn't know where I am already.
I looked around and I saw the tall and very big trees while it was surrounded by beautiful plants that looks like you're in the fantasy world.
"Am I still in Chocolate Hills or I intrude the place of engkantos?[3] Why is the trees so big? Is Maria Makiling here?[4]"
I'm still at that thinking when the sky turns dark and thunder shook the ground that feels like the heaven is angry of the world.
"What the heck! I think there will be a big storm coming. It's now scary here and what if there will be something that will suddenly shows up out of nowhere.
I'm still thinking those scary movies that I've seen when suddenly I hear a sound in the densest plant near the big tree. I run as fast as I can cause I'm not brave. I'm a girl who is scared of those supernatural thingy so even though I still haven't seen the culprit I already imagine something scary.
I imagine a white lady floating and slowly coming near me with it's blood shot eyes staring at me and having a sinister smile like a devil looking at it's prey.
I'm still running wildly when there's a thunder again and then it thunder again for the third time but this one has lightning on it that for unknown reason hits me.
At that time, I feel like the surroundings move in a slow motion like in those movies. I see the lightning slowly coming to my way.
"Demmmm, is this the end? Or I will become Volta[5] once it hits me? Or it ....ahhh"
I wasn't able to finish what's in my thought because the no mercy killer lightning already hits my beautiful body.
After that I saw a white light that so bright and I fainted.
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"It's so dark, why it's so dark?" I said.
I feel like I'm in the darkness when suddenly I hear a howl of the wolf. With my instinct I suddenly open my eyes. Then that's the time that I realized how fool I am. That's why it's so dark earlier because I'm closing my eyes since that lightning thing happens. My mouth twitched and I almost about to burst in laughing of my foolishness if not for the fact that I hear the howl of the wolf again but this time there are many of them. I looked to my left and right and my eyes starting to open wide.
"What the heck is this place? I clearly remembered that I was near the Chocolate Hills. Why is it that I suddenly transported here? It is covered with snow. When did Philippines have it's own winter season? Why I haven't informed?" I said while wondering.
When I looked in front of me my eyes almost comes out of my socket. That's the time I realized that I'm really in different place far away from my beloved homeland.
" I....is t..tha..that a chh..chh..CASTLE? What the heck is going on here?"
[1] Line from the Filipino movie "My Ex and Whys" meaning Am I ugly? Am I replaceable? (I don't know if replaceable is the correct term for it)
[2] feeler
- in tagalog alternative words meaning a person who is dramatically portraying or admiring themselves in a certain way, sometimes irritating their peers. i.e. "feeling maganda/gwapo" (source: https://www.wheninmanila.com/10-english-words-with-alternative-meanings-in-philippines/2/)
Liza Soberano - actress in the Philippines also the main character in the movie "My Ex and Whys"
Authors note: I'm not fan of this movie and I even haven't watched it yet but the line is famous throughout Philippines that when I write those feeler part I remembered this line.
[3] engkanto
- are mythical environmental spirits that are said to have the ability to appear in human form. They are often associated with the spirits of ancestors in the Philippines. They are also characterized as spirit sorts like sirens, dark beings, elves, and more. Belief in their existence has likely existed for centuries, and continues to this day. (source: Wikipedia)
[4] Maria Makiling
- in Philippine mythology, is a diwata (anito) or lambana (fairy) associated with Mount Makiling in Laguna, Philippines. (source: Wikipedia)
[5] Volta
- A young woman gains superpowers after being struck by lightning as a child. (source: IMDb)
