Barking Over Her Fence

CHAPTER 8

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[HAPPY]

One week ago..

I met Amo yesterday. Ang pogi kong amo. But I call him, Daddy.

And yes, It might sound crazy but it is. I was a dog in my past life and I remember everything. Before I die. And much much before than that.

Before I was a dog. Before I was Happy. His dog.

There's always two worlds within this world. Earth, the planet that humans call.

So basically, there's three.

A world for spirits. A world for humans and lastly, a world that is hidden inside the humans' home. A world of Faerie.

And those creatures that lives in such a fictional world, called Fae. I am Fae. I belong with the nature, in land.

Pero napaka blurry ng memories ko about sa buhay ko noong una.

Maybe, this is an opportunity for me. To strike to live.

You see, I'm really annoying. Makulit. Daddy says I am like a child. Kailangan pag tuunan ng pansin. Pero masaya na ako kung sino ako ngayon. Dahil sa ugali ko, hindi mahirap para magpapansin sa kaniya. Kung mahiyaing aso pala ako, edi wala kaming interaction.

She did saved me twice. Yung una was a month ago. Muntik na akong masagasaan ng taxi noon sa kalsada pero nagkataon na nandoon siya. She jumped and took me out of that highway. I remember na dinala pa siya ng random guy dahil napilayan siya sa kaliwa niyang braso. Yung pangalawa naman ay nangyare lang nung nakaraang linggo. Sa fence nila.

Umupo ako sa bench at inabot ang water bottle ko na binaba ko sa paahan ng wooden bench dito sa park. It's saturday midnight. Almost midnight, I mean. 10:49 PM. I like walking at Park and sight stars. Malawak kasi rito yung parke at katabing gilid lang nito ay mahabang ilog.

I'm wearing a dark blue windbreaker and black jogger pants. Tagaktak ang pawis dulot ng mahabang takbuhin. Nilingon ko si Daddy nung nakasunod rin siya at naupo sa tabi ko, hinihingal kaunti.

He's wearing a black hoodie under his white shirt and a plain black cargo pants. He pushed his hair up, tidying the bullet of sweats in his forehead. Ngumiti ako at inabot sa kaniya ang white tumbler niya.

"So," he started after having a drink. "Tell me why should I believe you." mahina niyang sabi, nakatingin sa mga aso kasama ang kanilang parents, taking a walk in a long passage way in a distance from us.

I sighed and faced my body to him, to my right side. Hindi kasi siya naniniwala sa akin, na ang aso niyang si Happy at ako, ay iisa. "Tell me what should I do to make you believe me. Should I tell you things that only Happy knows?"

I saw how his eyes lower down on the ground before blinking twice. Nilingon niya ako at hindi ngumiti. He furrowed. "Why do you keep smiling?" seryoso niyang sabi.

Is that a question? I tilted my head before looking away then not smiling anymore. "You hate it?"

Matunog siyang bumuntong hininga. "I throw questions, you answer." I immediately nooded as he say that. "What Happy wants, Happy blank." he glanced at me to see what my reaction will be.