1 Prologue

I was walking through the quiet hallways with my earphones on when loud laughters broke in. Deafening, scary, and traumatizing were not enough to describe it. It left me frozen, unable to move. It sent chills down to my spine as I remembered my past I wish to forget.

Flashback

"ang ganda nito ah" "mukhang tiba-tiba tayo dito pre" "pure, walang bahid ng karumihan, hmmmm" "HAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA"

Their demonic laughters woke me up but I kept my eyes closed. Anong magagawa ko. I don't even recognize one of these voices. The only thing I know about the people in front of me is that they are men around their late twenty's or early thirty's.

I'm scared. I can feel their dirty stares. Pinigilan ko ang sarili kong gumalaw at gumawa ng ingay. I don't want these guys to know that I'm already awake.

I heard the doors close. Are they still there? Paano kung tinitignan lang nila kung tulog ba ako? I remained silent and steady with my eyes closed.

After a few seconds, the room is now filled with silence so I'm guessing that they already left, not waiting for me to wake up and start killing me.

"Where am I?" I whispered to the air as an unfamiliar place greeted me. I sat down at the bed and looked at the room. The room is so dull surrounded with walls painted in white. Mukha siyang hospital or laboratory. No way. Am I destined to be experimented like what I've watched on movies?

Erasing that horrifying thought, I roamed around the room. Wala namang kakaiba sa room since ang nakalagay lang dito ay isang bed, isang table, isang chair, at isang cabinet.

Wait, why am I wasting my time? I don't know where I am and I don't know who those guys are. I need to get out of these place.

I searched the room for something na maaaring makatulong sa akin para makaalis dito. Unfortunately, wala kong nakita. I stepped on to a chair to reach the windows assuming na malalaman ko kung nasaan ako base sa makikita ko. Pero wala. All I saw was a land full of trees.

Damn. Nasaan ako?

Lumapit ako sa pinto at tinry buksan ito. I heard a click. Voilà. Bukas ang pinto. Bakit 'di ko agad naisip na buksan 'to? Why did they left this open? Well, wala na akong time para humanap ng kasagutan 'don. Ang kailangan kong gawin ngayon ay mahanap ang exit at makaalis dito.

I sneaked through the hallways of this building. Mukhang malaki ang building na ito at mukhang mahihirapan akong makalabas dito. Pero after some minutes, I noticed na parang walang tao dito, kundi ako. I'm not sure. Is it my gut feeling or is it the reality? Well, not to brag but my gut feeling is always correct so bibilisan ko na agad na makalabas dito.

Luckily, nakita ko na ang exit. How did I know? Kasi may nakalagay na Exit flashed with a neon green light.

I am about to get out of the building with full excitement but I cannot. I heard someone, a male in particular, talking with, I think, his superior or his boss.

"Oo boss. Hawak na namin yung babae. Hindi mo naman sinabi na ganito pala kaganda yun edi sana agad-agad naming nagawa na 'to. HAHAHHAAHHAA" the guy told the person on the phone.

Who's that girl? Is he pertaining to me? I was stoned by my own thoughts. I am shaking with fear. My brain isn't functioning properly at the time when I need it the most.

I am not able to hear his boss' reply but I think proud siya na nakuha na nila ako. I am about to cry nang mapansin ko na papasok na siya. I pull back my tears and get the fire exinguisher in front of me.

I waited at the side of the door, ready to knock him dead with the fire extinguisher. I can't stop trembling and my tears are about to fall once again Narinig kong bumukas na ang pinto. I was about to smash the thing I'm holding but I felt something that made me stop in mid air. That's when my tears burst out.

I felt the cold muzzle of the gun in my head.

With full authority and threat, he told me, "Ihampas mo yan, ipuputok ko 'to". The guy from earlier preceeded him and said, "Masyado ka namang manakot sa ating bisita. HAHAHAHA". Then, pumasok na siya. But why....

Why am I seeing his demonic smile only?

I don't know why I cannot see his face. His face is blurry. That made me cry more. It's terrifying and horrendous. Why? Why? Why? That question kept repeating in my head. Why? Why? Why?

"Why are you standing there Dennise?" my bestfriend asked. Nakabalik na ako. That memory vanished at my bestfriend's voice.

Why do I keep remembering that memory?

"Hey. Hindi mo ba ako naririnig? Why are you so stoned and why are you so sweaty?" she continued. I can sense that she's so grossed about me right now by the tone I heard at the end of her sentence.