Short Stories

si manang Itok

Hi! I'm ephraim, 16 yrs old from markina city. I saw the announcement of DF on posting article about sperntural beings nd i think i like to share a story to you .. well, not my stories but from my mom.

She's from bohol (my fave hometown by the way!) she lives in the town of candijay which is literally a rural area.. 10 hours ang biyahe from the seaport .. anlayo!! .. she then shared a story about manang Itok (manang in boholano means "ate or aling" ).. manang itok is odd, she says. She's an old aged woman, thin, silent and mysterious. She rarely speaks to people whom she doesn't know but the whole community knows her .. why?? because even though she's not friendly enough, she is known as an "aswang".. Whenever there is a sick person, she would be around the house .. she says she just wanted to help .. but after some months, or even weeks, the patient will die ... I just thought that maybe it is just a coincidence ... then i asked my mom, " ehh panu niya nalaman na may sakit ung tao??" She replied "aba malay ko! kaya nga ung mga tao nagtataka kasi bakit daw siya umeepal", then i burst into laughter.Pag may buntis din daw, madalas siyang makita na umaalialigid sa house nito. But this is the hair-raising part, one time she became sick and her neighbors came to help her to bring her to the albularyo or to the doctor. When they examined her, they saw a pair of little wings under her armpit.. parang pakpak ng manok pero maliit na version. Kulay itim daw .. tapos puro buhok daw ung paligid.. normal lang ba sa tao yun?? geeezzz..

Pero umalis na si mommy for college kasi dito na siya sa manila mag aaral .. nalaman na lang niya ung balita na she died because of her old age. Nung namatay daw siya, it was noticeable that her womb was swollen enough like a pregnant woman .. then some nights, makikita na may mga lumalabas na langgam sa tenga niya, at inuuod yung kamay niya ..

Aswang ?? Binarang ?? I don't know .. hahah .. last words: just be cautious enough when you meet someone myterious... we never know what secrets she/he possesses ... tnx!!