BOTHERED

CHAPTER FIVE: Invisible

Tyler

I feel like I am floating on air. My body feels lighter and all I can see is darkness.

Are my eyes close?

Aside from feeling light there is no other sensation I can feel from my body.

What's happening to me?

Suddenly I heard a voice. "No! Tell me this isn't true Rick! No!!!!" The voice which sounded like my mom's, echoed inside this dark place I am in. I want to see if it was really her but it's so dark in here. I can't see a thing.

"He's so young. Sayang." I heard another voice, an unfamiliar one, whispered.

Several other voices echoed inside this dark place I am in then they became louder and louder until all I can do is to cover my ears to shut them. After that, a bright light covered the darkness and when I opened my eyes I am already in the middle of a busy side walk.

A lot of people are passing by. May mga hawak yung phone nila, yung iba derecho lang ang tingin tapos yung iba may mga kausap.

"Hey watch it!!!" I shouted at a man na halos mabangga na ako. Such an asshole! Hindi ba nya nakikita na nasa harapan na nya ako? Tssss.

I look around the place but I don't remember being here. I think I was supposed to be in the race track. Anong nangyari?

"Excuse me." I said dun sa isang babaeng papalapit sa akin pero di nya ako pinansin.

What a snob!!!

I tried talking to other people as well but they are all ignoring me.

"Hey!!!!!" I shouted. "Are you all deaf?!!!" Still no one looked at me or noticed me.

Suddenly I saw someone smiling at me. Finally! A normal being!

She started to walk towards me. I smiled back.

"Hi!" She greeted me and smiled again.

"Hi. Can I ask you where we are right now?" I ask.

"Kanina pa kita hinihintay! Where have you been?" She replied. Bigla akong nagtaka. She was waiting for me?

"Excuse me? But have we met before?" I ask her.

"Tara na late na tayo." She said then when I look back I saw a guy behind me. I move aside when the guy started approaching the girl then they left.

I look all around me. I am so confuse right now. Why can't anyone notice me?

Can't they see me?

Can't they hear me?

Am I invisible?

Feeling a little dizzy and disoriented I frantically run towards the street. When I look at my right side I saw a car fastly approaching. It's too late to avoid it. The car will definitely hit me.

I closed my eyes and braced myself for the impact but........it didn't happen.

When I slowly open my eyes the car is gone. It already passed by. Why it didn't hit me? Hindi ko din alam.

I look at the peole around me. They don't seem to care. Parang wala pa ngang naganap na muntikang aksidente sa harapan nila.

People started crossing the street when the walk signal turned green. I talk from one person to another as they passed by me but like before hindi nila ako pinapansin.

I am started to get more panicky hanggang sa di na ako nakatiis. I grabbed one guy by his arm to stop him but to my surprise my hand just went through his arm na parang hangin.

I stared at my hands for several seconds hoping to grasp any logic on what's happening.

I tried remembering what happened to me but I am still disoriented. All I can remember is being at the racing track and that's all.

Suddenly I felt something....

I felt like someone is looking at me. I can sense a pair of eyes staring at me. When I look up I saw her. Our eyes connected for a moment when she passed by.

Finally! Someone saw me! It only proves that I am not invisible.

I look behind me and saw the girl a few feet away from me. I've got to talk to her. My instinct is telling me that I need to talk to her.

I run towards her. "Hey miss!!!" I called but she continued to walk away. When I was able to catch up with her hinarangan ko yung harapan nya. Umiwas sya. I smiled deep inside. Now I am definite that she can see me.

The girl is now wearing shades at ngayon ko lang napansin na naka earphone sya. I continue following her.

"Miss! I know you can see me!" I said habang hinahabol sya pero di pa rin nya ako pinansin. It was hard catching up to her dahil maraming tao at ako ang umiiwas sa kanila.

"I just need to ask something!" I exclaimed but she still ignored me. Finally we reached another intersection. I grinned because the walk signal turned red. She can't cross the street. Makakausap ko na din sya sa wakas. She can't escape me anymore.

"Miss sandali!" I shouted but she continued to walk at akmang tatawid pa.

I grab her arm and pulled her away from the street. A fast moving car almost hit her. We both fell down on the pavement.

I stared at her wide shocked emerald green eyes. Her sunglasses must have fallen off when we fell on the ground.

I look at my hands.

I touched her!!!! Siguro I was really just imagining things kanina.

I am not invisible!

I am not air!

Nayeli

Haist! Nakakainis talaga! Ang tanga tanga ko kasi! Nakakita lang ako ng gwapong ghost napatitig na agad ako! Napansin tuloy nya!

Now I am trying to avoid him because he keeps on following me. He looks like a Lost One. Yung multong hindi pa alam na deads na sila.

Haaaay.....sayang sya ang pogi pa naman. Mestisuhin at ubod pa ng gwapo.

"Miss sandali!" I heard him shouting even if I have my ear phones on. I have to get away. I have to escape from him.

Suddenly I felt someone pulled me and I fell on the ground. I fell on top of the ghost. My eyes widened with shock as I stare at his perfect dark eyes.

Hindi ako nagulat because a ghost is under me but I was shocked because I can feel him.

Was I wrong? Is he not a ghost? Why can he touch me and why can I feel him? Sa kauna unahang pagkakataon nagkamali ba ang mata ko?

But hindi ako pwedeng magkamali! Ghosts have a different shimmer that makes them stood out from the living, well except the Dark ones. Dark ones are like shadows. They have no light in them.

This guy shimmer like the others ang pagkakaiba nya lang sa iba is that he can touch me.

"Miss? Okay ka lang ba? Muntik ka ng mabangga kanina." An old man said as he extended his hand to help me up.

"Manong nakikita nyo po ba sya?" I whispered to him.

"Sino?" He asks.

"Yung lalaking nakahiga pa harapan natin?" I whispered again.

Kumunot yung noo ng matanda then he looks at me with sheepish eyes. "Wala namang tao dyan hija." He replied confirming my hunch. This handsome guy is really a ghost.

But how did he do that? Paano nya ako nagawang hawakan na wala man lang ka effort effort kumpara sa ibang ghosts?

Nakakapagtaka talaga.

Biglang tumayo yung ghost. "Anong hindi mo nakikita?! I am right here!" He shouted at the old man but like any other normal human beings the old man just looks at him blankly.

While he was busy talking to the old man who doesn't see him I grabbed the opportunity at kumaripas na ako ng takbo.

I have no time for ghosts kahit na ubod pa sa gwapo nito.