REAL WORLD
The pains of losing a child at birth stirred up her grief. First issue, yet never set eyes on them. She was shattered, devastated and frustrated. Though she never losed hope on seeing her children especially when a stranger busted into her house with a revelation on how the incident happened. Thus, curiosity arose in every part of her body to inquire more about the disappearance of her children. Her name was Celina, the twins mother.
Celina walked briskly along the road, roaming her eyes like an escaped convict. She was a woman of late forties, vibrant but emotionally weak. Instability in motion resulted to a constant bumping on pedestrians on her way which got people's attention to her at every point in time. Pakyle, her elder brother, after a week of the attack in her house, invited her to know more about her missing children. She couldn't believe that her brother knew about it for years, yet kept it away from her. That seconded as an addendum to the grief and anger in her heart.
Finally she arrived to the secret panic room of Pakyle to see him standing alone with his hands inside his pocket. Always in a corporate dressing. The woman roamed her eyes around the room to see heavy telecommunicating equipments aligned with corresponding transmitters. Sarcastically she met the brother and slapped him. The sound alone attracted Mrs Kate who had been with him.
"How dare you!" Celina began in tears. "How dare you keep the disappearance of my children from me!"
Pakyle rubbed his cheek. "I kept it from you in order to find them, Celina." he retorted.
"May be that's because you know who took my children."
"Yes, I do"
"Who?"
Pakyle snubbed her, staring on the floor like a caught red-handed criminal. However, Mrs Kate made no move, watching the two people display. Celina, with a higher tone, queried again. "Who took my twins, Pakyle?"
He exhaled and raised his head. "Jessica did."
"Jessica?" Celina drew closer In amazement.
"Whoa whoa whoa." Mrs Kate interfered like a referee in a wrestling ground. "Both of you seem to know who this Jessica is." She spread her hands for an explanation, looking at Pakyle.
"Jessica is my ex wife." he replied then continued immediately. "Listen, all I need is a way into the blank world. I promise to get the kids back to you, Celina."
"But why would Jessica do such a thing?"
"To get back at me after I divorced her. Though i know whatever she's doing in the blank world, she's doing it for people, not for herself."
"Then let's call the police!" Mrs Kate suggested.
"No" Pakyle objected. "What evidence do you have if you call the police? The blank world seems to be an illusion for now. But we are working endlessly to locate it. Moreover, Jessica has agents everywhere in this real world, monitoring their victims and every move they make to discover their location and secret." he placed a hand on his sister's shoulder. "Do not be afraid, Celina. The Egyptians you see today you shall see no more."
Hearing that, Mrs Kate shook her head. "What are you now? Second Moses?" she asked.
"What are they doing with my kids in the so called blank world?" Celina asked in addition.
"Not quiet sure. But trust me, we must know, starting from now!" Pakyle walked to one of the computers, pushed a green button and said, "What's your location, Lina?"
"Close" a female voice replied.
"Both of you should remember what I told you."
"Copied."
The line went dead. The man turned to see Mrs Kate glaring at him inquisitively.
"Both of you?" She began. "You sent my son with that kid to a deadly mission when he should be hiding from the so called agent of the blank world?"
"Directly or indirectly, you and your son are into this now. Moreover, Val has a great gift to explore." All began to look at one another..
Who created the blank world? Where is it located? How can one communicate with people in the blank world? These are questions, Pakyle smartly wanted to find an answer to, using the two teenagers: Lina and Valentine. To him, they had every ability he wanted; strength and past vision respectively.Lina was a strong young girl, picked from the street by Pakyle when he saw her fighting with street boys. He trained her physically and intellectually. Hence she doesn't reason like a teenager but like an adult. She was on the steering wheel of a car while Valentine seated beside her, occasionally glancing at her and wondering when she learned how to drive thoughtless of using a gun. She pulled over to their destination and stared at Val to see him quivering in fear. So she smiled."You're too handsome to be afraid, Val?" She shuffled a pistol into her boot, covering it with her trouser, then began to wear a black hand gloves. "Do you have a girlfriend? You know...""Can we please, proceed, Li
BLANK WORLDThis is the land of no family, land of no return that seems not to be found on the face of the earth. The mystery of the land does not only supersedes the members but remained unknown to them. A sudden quietness paved around the land for a reason Jimmy was yet to find out from his residence. Sooner did he hear a crying voice from another house, then looked through the window to see clippers running towards the direction with their horses. Subsequently, he hurried out of the sanctum, surged into the building to find a female who had his resemblance, lying dead on the floor. She was the same girl who gave birth the previous day."Marina!" he shouted her name bitterly. Clippers pulled him back as he struggled at the entrance. Female workers wept while others sadly composed themselves at a corner, wallowing in grief. "Marina!" Jimmy kept struggling until they pushed him outside, handled by two huge clippers. Only his voice was heard within the vicinity. "What have you done aga
Once again Cynthia was driven by fear which activated her nervous system, trembling all part of her body and increasing her heartbeat. She wasn't afraid of the question thrown to her but the consequences it might bring if she delivers the answer. Definitely, Jessica won't spare her life for the second time. But she was a good lady who wished Amaya never indulged in the forbidden act of the blank world. So she slowly turned to the young girl who had managed to sit up on the bed, observing Cynthia's trembling attitude."Don't worry, I won't tell Jessica about whatever we discuss here." She assured her. "Tell me all that i need to know about the real world."Cynthia walked to the window where she gazed at the sky as Amaya anticipated her response. "Think of a world where things are made easier and faster." She began still staring through the window. "A world filled with love ones and happy moments." She turned to the young girl with an overwhelming joy that could be seen through the broa
BLANK WORLDThis is the land of no family, land of no return that seems not to be found on the face of the earth. The mystery of the land does not only supersedes the members but remained unknown to them. A sudden quietness paved around the land for a reason Jimmy was yet to find out from his residence. Sooner did he hear a crying voice from another house, then looked through the window to see clippers running towards the direction with their horses. Subsequently, he hurried out of the sanctum, surged into the building to find a female who had his resemblance, lying dead on the floor. She was the same girl who gave birth the previous day."Marina!" he shouted her name bitterly. Clippers pulled him back as he struggled at the entrance. Female workers wept while others sadly composed themselves at a corner, wallowing in grief. "Marina!" Jimmy kept struggling until they pushed him outside, handled by two huge clippers. Only his voice was heard within the vicinity. "What have you done agai
The scary face of the men alone got Valentine's heart beating like a drum. He did not only hear it but also felt it as he hid between Lina and Pakyle who aimed their guns at only a few men coz they were many! How possible can they kill them all without a bullet scratching their skin, hence capturing Valentine as they requested?Silence paved around the lake, soaring throughout the forest. Lina closed her eyes and sensitively opened her ears to hear the sound of water bubbles from the lake which kept pumping out in an interval like the movement of the second-hand of a clock. With the same frequency in tranquillity, she heard the men closely bringing their fingers to the trigger of their guns. Only then did she know that the war had begun.Pakyle, who noticed Lina's readiness shouted. "Val, get down!" He thrusted himself upwards at the same time with Lina like kungfu masters, while Valentine obeyed the command, thus escaping from the men's angry bullets. From air, Lina and Pakyle shot s
Hearing the name, Lina rushed out, first, staring at Valentine just the way he never left his eyes from her. She ran to him and hugged him tightly in the presence of Mrs Kate who glanced at Pakyle, suspecting the kids like an inspector to a suspect. Val left Lina to one of the computers which he began to operate,while others watched him strangely, wondering what he was doing. His fingers on the keyboard were faster than a scorpion in motion."What's happening, Val?" Pakyle broke the silence."I have a bitch to kill" he replied without turning from the computer, while others looked at one another."Who?"Valentine finally turned to them, though a finger rested on the keyboard of the computer. He looked from Lina, across his mother to Pakyle saying, "Jessica is the bitch."The mother gasped dramatically with a hand covering her mouth. "How dare you use such words on a woman? We must go to the priest for confession tonight!" she said."Not tonight, mom coz tonight we are entering into th
BLANK WORLDFlexibly, Jessica loosed her gown from the shoulder region like one who was about to seduce a client. The gown dropped on the floor, leaving only her inner wears. Stepping out from it to the window, she sighted a farm land full of seedlings and workers toiling on it. She was pleased to also see Amaya and Sunday taking a stroll through the farm like love birds she has ways wanted them to be. Suddenly, a door cracked opene behind her--that was Cynthia. She knew it. Therefore she said without turning from the window, "Take the cloth and some other dirty ones and get them washed."Cynthia picked up the gown, squeezing it on her stomach like a child trying to protect a doll from a playful enemy. Surprisingly, she felt something hard in it which she brought out for better examination. She was able to recognize the item. "What? A tracking device?" She thought, staring at it."I can see Amaya is up and kicking, Cynthia" Jessica began to turn from the window, but the lady was sharp
REAL WORLDLike a prisoner trapped inside a cell, Pakyle and Lina concluded in their minds that prison is no different from the forest where flying bullets escalated. Already, Lina had regained herself. One could see them taking cover behind a tree. Pakyle adjusted his earphone to know if Val was still on the phone."Val, are you there? Hello.." he said but there was no response."Valentine!" Lina yelled, yet no response. She looked at Pakyle. "Is this the end of our lives, sir?""Where is your faith?" Pakyle returned the question."It's not a matter of faith. This mission is bigger than us. Look at cameras mounted on each tree" she pointed at some trees. " We must involve the police or the government.""That's if we get out from this place alive" Pakyle stood up in retaliation, shooting at the direction of the flying bullets. Unluckingly, one of his legs felt the hotness of a bullet. He screamed and fell down."Pakyle!" Lina shouted his name as she went for his rescue with tears in h