Ethereal Phantasm

CHAPTER IV

LAIRE'S POINT OF VIEW

Hindi nagtagal ay dumating si Lance para saklolohan kami. Naghihingalo kaming binitbit si Jacques pabalik sa village.

It took us an hour before arriving dahil malayo na ito. His consciousness is not always present because he's too weak. Kanina lamang ay pinunit ko ang malaking bahagi ng tela ng suot kong damit saka tinakpan ang sugat niya para pigilan ang pagdurugo.

I also saw a bloody knife in his hands. Now I'm wondering if he's attacked or if he did that to himself.

He might be insane but he's smart. So, why?

Dahlia is doubting who Jacques is but I assured her that he's my brother. I explained to them the situation and thankfully, the kids did not tell her about how Kaloy is missing. They trusted me and I owe them for that.

"Thank you," I told the kids as I wait outside the house where Jacques is treated. "Sa susunod na araw, kami na lang ang kukuha ng mangga tas ibibigay ko sa inyo lahat."

They happily agreed to my assurance. Right, the falls. May talon din pala rito. It actually impresses me because there's no falls in the ship. Nakikita lang namin iyon sa mga libro. Indeed, may manggahan nga roon.

Napalingon ako nang makitang lumabas na ang gumamot kay Jacques. He told me that he found several small injuries na hindi pa naman niya ikakamatay. Tumango ako roon.

Napatingin ako sa bahay kung nasaan siya. I took a deep sigh before going in.

Nang pumasok ako ay naka-upo siya at nakatingin sa bintana. When he noticed me, his look wasn't even a normal one. It's a glare.

"Bakit ka nandito?" I asked directly. "I don't think you're supposed to be here. I don't remember you taking army classes."

"You don't know anything about me," he said and let out a sarcastic smirk. "I took added classes for years so I could go back here with the military."

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko. He took what?

"That's a waste of years." I shook my head in disbelief. "That's insane. Nanatili ka nalang sana sa spaceship. Look what happened to you."

He raised his brows. He rolled his eyes at me. I let out a sarcastic sound when I saw him do that.

This brat.

"Ano ba kasing ginagawa mo rito?" tanong ko saka umupo. "Why did you slit your arms?"

Muli siyang napatingin sakin. He looked at me up and down.

"I'll explain to you later. Get a knife first and a first aid kit," he commanded.

"Hindi mo naman ako papatayin, 'di ba?"

"If I would, I could've done it years ago." He winked, and I find it insulting.

My arms folded as I heard that. This psychotic jerk.

...

"Do you remember when we were kids, before coming up in the spaceship, we were lined up and were given something?" he asked as he prepared the first aid kid.