Beautiful Monster
September 13 2010
"Umabot na sa isang daan ang kaso ng Exitiale Septem sa lungsod ng Maynila. Nauna nang naiulat ang pagkamatay ng dalawampung katao dahil sa naturang sakit. Dahil sa nakaa-alarmang bilang ng kaso nito ay nag-deklara na ng State of Calamity ang--"
"Ryz, tama na ang panunuod ng T.V. Halikana rito, you need to take your meds na..."
Tahimik kong pinatay ang T.V. at lumapit kay Mama.
She smiled at me bago iminuwestra ang pintuan papasok sa blue room.
Hinawakan ko ang doorknob to open the door, pero bago tuluyang buksan ay nilingon ko ulit si Mama.
"Mama, is this the last time?"
Nagbago naman ang ekspresyon ng mukha niya. Sadness is now visible on her face but that did not last long, parang bula na mabilis na nawala ang ekspresyon niyang iyon at napalitan ng ngiti.
She tapped my head calmly and guided me inside the blue room.
"Don't worry, Ryz. Everything will be fine from here..." and with that ay sinarado niya na ang pintuan.
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♣️C.N. Haven♣️
Note: This is a rough draft version of the story and can still be a subject of editing so please bear with all the possible errors. Thanks, God bless!
Credits to dahssi for the book cover! 😍
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Beautiful Monster (1st Book of the Project: LOTUS series)
Science FictionExitiale Septem terrorized the vast population of Metro Manila 9 years ago and after a couple of years, the disease have been successfully contained. The fright and grief it caused have been slowly forgotten and eventually became a mere piece of the...
