Chapter 3 : Someone's looking

Chapter 3 : Someone's looking

2009, I was assigned in Cebu for the first time . In my work, every place we are assigned in, There is a boarding house for all of us to go in. But It is more like of a transient home. We are group of four that time , Bert, Ron, Me and our elderly co worker Nila. The niece of the owner Gail and her partner Dal are with us in that house.

The house is very clean and bright . Complete with everything we need . The only downside is, There are only two rooms,one is for the niece and her partner, and the other one is for us. There is only one double deck bed in the room. And the other two is going to use the bed and lay it on the floor.

As there is an elderly woman with us,. She'll be at the bottom of the double deck bed, while I will be at the top. The other two will be on the floor.

Night came and I found out that the top deck is not comfortable for me. So the second day I decided I'll just sleep in the sofa in the sala outside the room. They ask me if I will be alright being alone there. Not minding their multiple questions of if I will be alright to be there allnight ,that just enter the room if I can't sleep alone here in the sala.and the likes.

Second night kick in, I fell asleep about 11pm ,but something wakes me up in the middle of the night. It is a sound of people having a party?, The likes of the old style music or instrument. I can even hear clinking of glass , People talking and laughing mildly too but I can't make out what they were saying.

I immediately open my eyes and see light from the outside illuminating the sala a bit . There is no sound, just a silent night. No one in sight, I look at my phone on my side, It is 2:45am . I told to myself , maybe I was just dreaming. Not thinking much of it I fell asleep again , just to be woken up again by the same sound! I didn't open my eyes immediately this time. I tried to understand what they were saying, but it is all blurred voices! I open my eyes and look around.

Terror engulped me when I saw something near me! It is beside my feet. There is someone standing. It is darker than the shadow around me, even the light from the outside didn't reflect that person! He is just plain black. I can't move from terror. I just stare at the figure. He is tall and you can tell he is a man just by looking .The black figure just looks at me as if it is curious . He move his head a little ,then he lean forward , his hand hold the backrest of the sofa I am lying at and continue looking. Little by little, he became transparent. That time I am so scared, my body is shaking, I just close my eyes tightly. Both my hands and feet are cold . When I feel the coldness disappeared. I finally gather my wits and open my eyes. He is finally gone

I realized that time why my coworkers is so concerned with me staying outside our room. This is the reason.