𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗱𝗲 | 𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗶

chapter two.

( skye pov )

sumigaw ako, ng sobrang lakas.

"SINO KA? BAKIT KA NANDITO?! PANO KA NAKAPASOK?!" sunod sunod kong tanong dito.

"you can see me?!" he asked, pabalik.

"UMALIS KA DITO! KIM SUNOO ASAN KA BA!" sigaw ko muli.

"nakikita mo talaga ako? p-pano?!" he yells.

"KASE NASA KWARTO KITA BOBO KA BA?!"

"where's the fire?!" sunoo burst into the room, frying pan in his hand.

i just point at this psycho.

"anong nangyayari sayo?!" tanong nito, na para bang hindi nakikita ang tinuturo ko.

"he can't see me!" the guy yells.

"RIGHT THERE!" I yell, pointing at him. "HE'S RIGHT THERE!"

"sinong nandyan?!" sunoo yells.

"i'm a ghost!"

"nasa harap natin sya sunoo, bulag ka ba?!" sigaw ko muli.

"SINONG NASA HARAP BA SKYE?!" sigaw pabalik ni sunoo.

"are you kidding me?!" I yell, shaking sunoo's shoulders. "nandoon sya!"

the guy sighed, "i told you he can't see me."

"anong pinagsasabi mo? sino ba kase nandyan?!"

"MULTO AKO HINDI NYA NGA AKO MAKIKITA!"

"anong multo? bulag ka ba sunoo?! anong nangyayari dito?!"

i move away as the psycho runs towards sunoo.

"sunoo tabi!" I yell.

his hands goes right through sunoo, he doesn't even flinched.

what the freak?! anong nangyayari sakin? panaginip ba to?!

"okay ka lang ba? skye?" sunoo drops the frying pan and the moment the hand is out of his stomach, i start shaking my head. "skye, what's going on?" sunoo crouches down next to me.

"multo ako." the guy says.

I can only shake my head.

"patay na ako, no one can see me. well, you can."

i just keep on shaking my head.

"skye, are you alright?" pag-aalalang tanong ni sunoo.

"you'd better come up with an excuse quickly, para hindi ka magmukhang baliw."

nababaliw na talaga ako, nakakakita ako ng multo?!

"skye?" sunoo asks me, his face in front of mine. "ayos ka lang ba pre? ano bang meron?"

"tick-tock." the psycho points at his wrist, nakukuha pa talaga mang-asar ng multong to.

I'M PANICKING RIGHT NOW.

"spider."

"g-gagam..." sunoo's at a loss of words. " gagamba? you lost your damn mind dahil sa gagamba?!"

"malaki." i shrug, hoping that it could be enough to convince him.

"gagamba? nice, nice." I glared at the psycho.

why am i glaring at a ghost?

wait, a ghost?!

i sit down on the floor, hug my leg and then i close my eyes, hoping that he'll disappear when i open them.

but he doesn't.

"skye, wala akong nakikitang gagamba," sunoo sighs. "hindi ko mapapatay, gusto mo ba sa kwarto ko matulog?"

"h-huh?!... n-no, okay lang ako."

"sigurado ka?"

no hindi, hindi ako sigurado, there's a ghost inside my bedroom and it's staring at me!

"kailan ka pa natatakot sa gagamba?"

"since tonight." i replied.

sunoo sighed, "sigurado kang okay ka lang?" he looks at me as if i'm crazy. oh please, kung nakikita mo lang nakikita ko.

"o-oo."

"if you need anything, call over." he tells me as he picks up the self-defense frying pan. "i almost shat my pants, you sounded like there's a killer in your room."

"oh good-" i shake my head again but it still doesn't work: the psycho is still there.

nagtatakang tumingin si sunoo sa pader, "uh- sigurado ka lang na okay ka?" he asked again.

"Y-yup." No.

"okay, matulog ka na baka pagod lang yan." he ruffles my hair. "tawagin mo lang ako pag nakita mo ulit yung gagamba."

the moment sunoo closes the door, i jump away and run into the corner of my room.

"magpapaliwanag ako, pwede bang mag-chill ka lang?!" the psycho lift his hands and take a step in my direction.

"wag kang lalapit!" i hiss. "don't come near me, don't you freaking dare come near me!"

"lower your voice, kung ayaw mong tumawag yang kaibigan mo ng psychiatric ward."

"siguro nga kailangan nya na tumawag, kase nakita kong tumagos ka sa katawan nya!"

"chill." he sighs. "let me explain first, just don't freak out. kung ayaw mo maging baliw sa harapan ng ibang tao."

"dyan ka lang!"

"hindi kita sasaktan." he sighs "nakita mo namang tumagos lang ako sa kaibigan mo, i can't touch you so hindi kita masasaktan."

"i can show you, look-" he makes another step in my direction but freezes he sees the way i glared at him. sunoo should've left the frying pan.

"sabi kong dyan ka lang." i mumble, reminding myself that i shouldn't scream again, kung ayaw kong madala ako sa ospital ng wala sa oras. "explain, wag kang lalapit sakin, wag mo kong hahawakan. sabihin mo lang kung bakit ka nandito, at bakit hindi ka makita ni sunoo?!"