IT'S already night. How fast the day is. Nagready si Whena para hanapin ang nawawalang malapit at importanteng kapitbahay. She's ready to find Mr. Zero, and raid the building in the first time
Dinala nya ang kanyang cellphone, of course this is the most important, with full charge. A flash light in case, and a stun pen, na nabili nya sa tabi-tabi
It's a joke. She only borrowed it from one of her co-workers. Para always ready if something will happen sa paghahanap nya sa lalaki. Hindi nya nga alam kung bakit may ganito ang ka-trabaho nya perp masbpinili nalang ng dalaga na manahimik para sa ikabubuti ng lahat
Pagpatak ng 11:30 lumabas na agad sya. She don't want to hear the creepy sounds so she decide na umuwi na bago mag12:00. Alam nya na kaunti nalang ay maririnig na naman nya muli ang mga tunog na iyon, at kung malala ay maabutan sya nito ng nasa labas sya pero hindi nya kasi inaakala na gantong oras sya makakauwi galing sa trabaho
Anyway's, nagsimula sya sa mga floors na hindi nya man lang nabibisita. Ang pagto-tour kasi na ginawa ni Mr. Zero ay pagbanggit lang sa mga ito. Like ground floor, parking lot, every floors and etc in the building, it's not even touring that Mr. Zero's talking about
Hindi sya nito ginala sa mga iyon, na may kaugnayan sa building na kanilang tinitirhan. He only toured her in the parks, that only walking distance on the building, at sa mga iba pang mallaapit banda sa building. Hindi talaga sya inikot nito mismo sa building na tinitirhan nila
Nagsimula sya sa ground floor ng building. Whena's holding her cellphone with a flashlight on. It's dark and..cold
Malaki at malawak ito. Nang wala syang nakitang kakaiba...o naramdaman, ay sinunod nya ang parking lot
Its the second widest and largest in this building. The first is the ground floor. Sa mga nakita nya palang. Hindi pa masasabi ng babae kung may mas lalaki pa na lugar sa building, dahil nga nag-sisimula palang sya sa pag-iikot
Her footstep is echoing the parking lot. It's more dark than the ground floor. Wala syang kotse, kaya hindi nya nakikita ang parking lot. Wala din naman sya gagawin sa parking lot kaya bakit pa sya pupunta dito. She's also not curious about the parking lot because Mr. Zero said there's nothing to see. It's boring, he said
The only here is a one black car. She can't identify what kind of car it is, but it's a car. Period. Hindi nya kilala kung kanino ito
Hindi pa naman nya nakikita humawak ng manobela ang lalaking iyon, dahil lagi silang naglalakad kung maggagala silang dalawa. Kuripot talaga ang lalaki iyon pero ngini-ngitian lang sya nito na parang nababasa nito ang isip nya
Nang wala na syang nakita pang kakaiba, umalis na sya sa parking lot. Her next stop is every floor in this building. She will finally explore it
But Whena is still scared. The darkness of every floor is making her body trembled. Even she have a flash light or cellphone, mas nakakatakot padin ito
Kada napapanood nya kasing horror movies, mas nakakatakot ang paghawak ng flash light. She's scaring herself right now. It's not good. It's not seriously good. Her imagination is turning wild, it's not helping
"Ah. Ayoko na talaga." Kunti nalang iiyak na sya sa tapat ng elevator. But her curiosity and her worry is fighting on her heart
This is that guy fault. She's worried over him. She's thinking if what order she will make into that guy if they meet one day. Alive and kicking, of course
DING
Gusto na nya umatras. Ang hangin na pumasok pagkabukas na bukas ng elevator ang mas nagpanginig sa mga tuhod ng dalaga. Hindi na sya makalakad pa dahik sa takot. Gusto na nyang umatras, kahit ang puso nya ay unaatras nadin sa takot nya
Kahit hindi pa sya nakakaliko, alam na alam nyang madilim na corridor ang haharap sa kanya. Again, she remember the shadow in their floor that night, that making her sweet dream turn to nightmare
"Mama. I want to go home." She stuttered. She literally want to go home
Kahit nasa probinsya sya lumaki, mahina sya sa madidilim na lugar. Kaya before the sun sets, she's already in their house. Her parents is always on her every time na uuwi sya. They know how scared she is when it's midnight
Pero sa kabila ng kanyang takot na nadarama, tinapak nya ang kanyang mga paa sa labas ng elevator. She's cold. Her clother is only a shirt and short. Maninipis pa ang mga ito. Dito lang naman sa building ang pupuntahan nya, hindi sa labas o kung saan man
Wala din namang tao sa paligid dahil nadin anong oras na. Sino nga ba naman kasi ang lalabas ng gantong oras, and exploring every corner of the building that making a one people scared and trembled on the chilly atmospehere of it
And in case na makita nya ngayong gabi si Mr. Zero, nasa bulsa ng maong nyang shorts ang kwintas na nakita nya sa kwarto nito. It's really weird na may kwintas na nagpakabit ng brown na kulay
She knows that every accessories it's silver, gold or other colors, except brown. Kaya nawe-werduhan talaga ang dalaga sa kwintas na nadampot sa kwarto ng lalaki. What a bad taste
Nang macheck nya nag corridor, walang tao. What if malaman nya na nakahilata pala sa iisang floor ang lalaki, or may sugat ito na hindi na nito nakayanan. It's just her assumption or imagination, nothing else
Sumunod naman ang taas nitong floor. She's in the 3rd floor. The floor that she visited earlier is 1st floor. Now, se feel that she really explored the building. The building is a L shape
And every floor of, it have 10 rooms. Now that it is four story building, in total it has 40 rooms. Now she felt more crepier. In those 40 rooms, bilang lang sa daliri ang mga nakita nya?
"Oh ghud. It really feels abandoned kahit saan ko tignan." Bulong nya. And Mr. Zero is the only friend she has in this four story building that have 40 rooms
Again, no one. She saw no one on the 3rd floor. Whena immediately moved in the last floor, the 4th floor. Nang pumasok sya sa elevator, mabilis nyang pinindot ang floor. The image of something chasing her is more vivid in her mind
Sa akalain na walang makita sa last floor, nanlaki agad ang kanyang mga mata. A body...body! It's a body!
"Ayoko na talaga. Ayoko na." Paulit-ulit nyang bulong. She can't take it anymore. At first it's only a shadow but now she saw a body!
She want to take a step para maresolve ang curiosity na umiikot sa kanyang katawan, ngunit nangunguna padin ang takot sa kanyang isip
Napasampa nalang sya sa railing para kumuha ng energy upang makapag lakad papunta sa katawan na nakahilata sa dulo ng corridor ng floor na ito
She don't want to imagine that it's Mr. Zero body. Na napagdiskitahan ng mga ibang tao at pilit itong hinahabol at hinahanap. Hina-hunting ba. Like the movies that she always watching but she still pray that it's not him
Tinapat nya ang flash light dito. It's a girl, woman to be exact. She's the same age as her, she can tell because of her heights
Nakahilata ito ngunit hindi kita ang mukha nito. Nakangud-ngod ito sa isang malamig na sahig. Wala namang nakitang mali si Whena sa katawan ng babae
She have a same long hair liker her. Sa pagkakatansya nya ay parehas na parehas sila ng sukat ng buhok. Hanggang beywang ito. She tried to hold the girl hands
"Akala ko mamatay na ako." Nasabi nalang ng dalaga ng maramdamang mainit pa ang katawan ng babaeng nakahilata sa sahig
Maayos naman ang damit nito maliban sa...pwetan nito. A red spot. Did she have a period? Ganun ba kasakit ang puson nito at ng mahimatay sya sa gantong oras at sa labas pa talaga
Pero ang alam nya, wala pa syang nakikitang tao o napapansin na lumalabas..galing sa 4th floor. She always saw the every people she's familiared with on 1st, and 3rd floor only. Not on the 4th floor
Unti-unti syang umatras. Nanginginig ang kanyang mga kamay habang hawak-hwak ang cellphone. Oh no no no...
"Ahh~ M-More.."
Narinig nyang bulong ng babae. Her voice is hoarse and also like an..addict. Tumaas ang mukha nito at mas nagulantang sya lalo
"M-Me..?" She clearly know's that she is the only child. Yes, the girl in front of her is looks exactly like her