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My eyes saw nothing but darkness, it made me wonder if I had them open or closed. I could hear nothing but faint beeps from afar... and silent sobs. 


"Irya..."


I reached out my hand to the nothingness, hoping the voice who was calling out to me show who he or she was but it didn't. It kept on calling out to me and I was running towards nowhere but it didn't matter, all I wanted was to know who it was.


Suddenly, my feet were stuck in place and I couldn't find myself to move. I held out my hand to the voice that was calling me louder with a different tone and I felt its emotion like it was hurt and it didn't want me to leave but I was being pulled by some unknown force. The voice continued to ring inside my head until I opened my eyes and was catching my breath.


"Wake up, Irya."


Hindi ko alam kung saan nanggaling o sino ang boses na 'yun pero sa huling ulit niya ng sinabi niya tumayo na ako at pasimpleng lumabas sa kuwarto, hindi ko na napansin kung paano. Dinala ako ng mga paa ko hanggang sa kung saan ako nito madadala pero gaano ako kalayo tumakbo parang bumabalik pa rin ako sa tapat ng kuwarto.


"The fuck?" I cussed. Hindi ko alam kung puti ang mga pader o illuminated lang dahil wala naman akong nakikitang ilaw pero maliwanag naman. Walang mga bintana o kahit pintuan maliban sa pintuan sa kuwarto kung saan ako nanggaling. Napag-isipan kong bumalik na lang sa kuwarto pero laking gulat ko nang mawala ang pintuan na kanina nasa gilid ko lang.


"What's happening?" Tanong ko sa sarili. Napaupo na lang ako dahil alam kong wala ring patutunguhan kung tatakbo lang ako para lang mapunta sa iisang lugar.


"Check for drafts, there should be air entering somewhere."


I don't know why I'm obeying it but since I am clueless about whatever is happening, I followed it. I took off my socks and felt the bottom of the walls to check for a door or a vent. That went on for a couple of minutes until my feet felt a chilly air from the bottom of the wall but I didn't see any opening. Just to make sure if I felt right I moved my foot closer to the wall. My eyes widened when I saw a half of my right foot vanish or maybe teleported, I didn't know what to think.


Pero kahit na gulat hindi ko naiwasang hindi magtaka kung paano nangyari 'yun. Sure there was a draft but how can my foot pass through the door that's clearly a solid? Out of curiosity, sinubukan kong hawakan ang pader at nagulat dahil biglang nawala ang kamay ko pero ramdam ko pa rin ito. Hindi ko na inisip kung ano ang nasa kabilang banda, kung ikamamatay ko ba 'to o hindi pero lumusong na ako at parang dumaan lang ako sa usok.


I was expecting to see the room that I came from but I was surprised when I saw people surrounding a table and they all looked at me the moment I made a reaction. Nahagilap ko ang bagay na nasa table at nakita ko na parang tentacle iyon ng kung ano man, hindi ko na nakita ito nang maiigi dahil hinarangan ako ng tingin ng isa sa kanila.


"How are you awake? Aren't you a 9 Code?" His voice sounded disoriented but that was not the only thing that was surprising, he didn't even open his mouth be he still talked! And what did he mean by 9 Code?

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