Chapter 4

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Athene's POV

I'm really lost! Where am I supposed to go? I looked around, pero puro puno.

I was caught off guard when  I heard a sudden noise near me. Parang isang bang. Kaya agad akong napalingon kung saan yun. Wala naman?

While staring kung nasaan nanggaling ang ingay, I saw a pair of red eyes— di ko alam if hallucination ko lang pero— it looks so real!

Sa takot ako, napatakbo ako. I don't know where I am heading, but I just ran, I want to get out of here! I know it's not a wise choice because that thing could chase me, but I still believe that was a hallucination that's why I ran.

Well, I guess it's real because it's clearly chasing me right now! Great... Wise choice Azi, that was a very wise choice and you could get yourself killed tonight. 

Pero look at the bright side, maachieve ko parin goal ko. 'Di na ako mag-aaral do'n sa Imitheos Legacies dahil do'n na ako sa langit mag-aaral!

Based on my hearing, feeling ko that thing is following me with 3x my speed! Kaya mas binilisan ako pa. Pero luck was not on my side dahil nadapa pa talaga ako! Out of all times ngayon pa talaga!

I was about to stand up pero I can feel the breathing of that thing behind me— I slowly faced 'that' thing— my jaw dropped.

I-I d-didn't know a w-wolf c-could be this b-big—

Then I passed out.

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All black...

I can't move my body.

Am I dead? I tried moving my fingers, and thankfully, it moved. I tried opening my eyes, and buti nalang di pa ako patay.

As my eyes were opening, bright light welcomed me kaya napa-squint ako ng onti. I was staring at the white ceiling wondering what happened when someone talked.

"I'm glad you're awake." A voice said, kaya agad akong napalingon kung saan ito nanggaling.

It's a man-- maybe in his 40s because wrinkles are starting to be visible sa mukha niya. He's wearing a white top paired with black slacks.

"Where... am I?" I managed to ask. Ngumiti siya saakin and naupo sa kama kung saan ako nakahiga.

"Before that, are you feeling alright?" He asked. I'm so confused pero I nodded anyway.

"Now answer me, where am I?" Tanong ko pabalik. Tumayo siya and looked directly at my eyes.

"You're in a hospital." He said. Napataas naman kilay ko, why would I be in a hospital— then I remembered what happened.

Agad akong napaupo and checked my body for any injuries or baka wala na akong paa or something—

"Don't worry, you are completely fine, no injuries." He said which made me sigh in relief.

"So what exactly happened after I passed out?" Tanong ko at napaupo ng maayos.

"Well nothing much, you just passed out." He said.

"What? That's it?" I asked. From what I can remember there was a freaking wolf! And it's a miracle that I'm still alive! That thing's size is 3 times bigger than a normal adult wolf. I've never seen anything like it before. "No injuries? Or wolf bites?"

"Yeah, you're fine." He said.

"What about that wolf?" I asked him. Nagtataka naman siyang tumingin saakin.

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