The car just kept running and the only light ahead was what she could see. The street light they are passing is also limited because it looks like they are entering a wooded road. All her companions were asleep except for Bax who was driving. Even Vynx who was next to her also sleeping. In the deafening silence of the night, she could only look outside. It was dark and only a few things could be seen. She kept observing outside the window they passing through when suddenly she saw a woman on the side of the road. She kept staring at the woman and she was also looking at where she was. She knew that whoever is outside the car looking inside would see no one. But she still felt as if that woman was staring at her.What surprised her was that the woman didn't seem to shrink in her sight even though the car kept running. Rather, the woman seemed even closer to their van. She attacked by a bundle of nerves again, as she act like she's on the edge of one's seat. She pulled back and a
"Get out of the car, eat, ride!" Colthen exclaimed, currently sitting on the driver's seat. "This is our life today's video," he added and restarted the car's engine."Mt. Enigma isn't hard to get to, is it?" Bax joked, who was also in the front seat, laughed."So there's no turning back guys!" said Wynce who's next to Vynx."Where will we stay when we arrive in your town, Vynx?" Zaliyah asked, turning at them.But Vynx didn't answer, she just glance to his folded hands while his two elbows rested on his knees. "Vynx?" Zaliyah called again."Hey!" Wynce's elbowed Vynx. Vynx looked up as if he had just returned from a trance in the present. "Zaliyah called you."Vynx peeked out to see Zaliyah. "You don't seem to be yourself, are you okay?" At the same time Zaliyah asked that question, the car turned around.Vynx adjusted his seat. "Why there's..." he said in nothingness as if he was thinking and the reaction on his face is as if he's confused. "Remember the tattoo?" he suddenly aske
"My grandfather said that, yes but..." He thugged his mound's hair then stretched out his arms and simply hug her in the shoulder. Her eyes widened as she looked at his arm on hers. "Do you guys think, how can a grandfather impress his silly grandson?" clarifying what he meant.Mamo rolled his eyes and adjusted his seat. That's how others laugh. "It's like the way you stretch out your hand as if you're just making a way to hug Chaleigh," Wynce commented and that's how she gulped, eyes widened. Vynx grinned at her and was about to kiss her but she moved away slightly and glared at him. The teasing of their other companions echoed. "Let's make it a content guys!" Zaliyah teased that she meant they should imitate them. When she looked back at Vynx, he just winked at her."Have we support them?" Mamo asked jokingly. "Wait, I'm the one who take a video," he said and seemed to take a cellphone."Alright Mamo because my phone is dying," Zaliyah said."Same as mine, I'm exhausted from puz
"Wait a minute! Don't close your eyes please!" Vynx quickly removed his sister's hand from his arm and approached the pregnant woman who also just dropped her hand from pointing at them. He immediately grabbed her shoulder and shook her. "What are you saying again?!""Vynx, what are you doing?" Mamo shouted in a panic as he pulled his clothes from behind. "She's gone," he said firmly but Vynx ignored him."Wake up?! You had to answer me! Why can't we go back?" Vynx still asked and almost lifted a pregnant woman's body."Vynx!" He also heard his twin sister's voice that was being kept up while yelling at him."Dude, she's dead. Get out of there!" It was Nivo's voice."Mis—""Sir," the unknown man said to him and patted him on the shoulder. He's sweating because of the heat of the noon hour and was also shaking like a leaf. "She needs to be taken to the hospital, to get the child out of her womb," the man reasoned and Mamo immediately pulled him."What are you doing? You're making me
While they were waiting for the car to be clean again, Chaleigh thought of buying food. She just took money from her wallet and then stood up to knock on the store. But there are already young girls guarding it and if she is not mistaken, they are in their nineties or twenties. They were still grinning, looking at behind her but to the right. When she turned around, she saw Bax and Vynx talking."Handsome!""One is cute too.""They look familiar."These are the whispers she hears from the two girls even though her eyes are on her friends."They are familiar," she heard one of the girls whispered."Yes, they seem to be vloggers," the one is confirmed. She secretly smiled because of that. She thought that they were only known on social media, there is also a part of the country that when other people see some of them they will recognize them. Especially Bax and she is sure that he's the one what girls call cute."Vynx is handsome in person, isn't he?" Her smile disappeared when she
A familliar sound woke Chaleigh's eyes from her sleep. At first she couldn't remember what kind of sound it was. But when it rang again her heart misses a beat. Her suspicion was right, it was the sound of the church bell.Her eyes wandered above. She couldn't see anything in there because it was too dark but when she lowered her eyes, her chest pounded even more. She saw burning torches. This served as the light around. When the church bell rang again, she decided to got up.Her eyes widened, wandering again to the seats from her side to the front. She saw the statues at the end even the altar was there. Left and right there is a bamboo torch blazing a fire. If she is not mistaken, this church is vintage. But where is it? And why is she in it?She was about to move to rose her feet, but something seemed to interfere with her movement. She felt something heavy attached to her body and when she looked down at it, her knees were shaking. She's wearing a wedding dress. She tried reme
"Your dream makes me jealous! Why I'm always the villain?" he grumbled to her. She laughed at his joke, especially since he was frowning slightly, which you thought was really sulking. "Then there's another plot twist," he added and scratched his forehead again after shaking his head.She got up without losing the smile on her lips. Even though she had a scary dream, it was replaced by a joy that only Vynx could give her."They say you're not fit to be a hero—wait. Is this your house?" she asked and peeked outside. She saw the statue of the virgin Mary made of cement attached to the concrete fence on the left side and it was still lit. There is a beautiful garden around its foot full of Santan flowers. Bermuda grass is in the yard and even though it's dark around, he can still see how healthy they are. Right there, she could tell that her twin friends did not grow up in a simple life."Welcome to my home!" In the way he spoke, she could see the joy on his face.Vynx immediately st
"I'm sorry Chaleigh, I didn't know that's what you're thinking. I only decided that you'll sleep here in my room because I know if something strange is happening to you. Chaleigh, our friends don't understand you! I'm the only one who can help you, so even if I stay awake I can just watch over you, I'll just wake you up from your dream and I'll do it. And it'll be easier for me if you're just here by my side."She tossed back and forth in the bed she was lying on as Vynx's voice echoed repeatedly in her ears. She was still inside Vynx's room and she was also lying on the bed. While Vynx laid a bed on the floor. It seems to be condescending on his part because she the guest, the owner adjusted the bed."If you want me to court you first, then I'll do that. I'm sorry if I assumed, I thought you'd already accept me. I thought I am already on your heart, it seems like I'm stupid and I considered that. I forgot that you deserve to be courted. It's like I'm not a man, right? I'm stupid in t
1 YEAR LATER"Oh my god!" A loud scream echoed throughout the living room and when Chaleigh turned around she saw Vyze patting the two kids on either side of her arm as she ran. "Help!"Her brows knit together looking at her as she was currently talking to one of their friends."Why? What's happening to you?" she asked Vyze and briefly glanced at the two men who looked alike on the opposite couch where he was sitting who were both busy playing Mobile games.Vyze arranged to carry two kids but she accidentally dropped one—just slowly—and it was about to run towards Vynx and Vio but Vyze stopped him. "They pooped together!" Vyze yells causing her to let out a bubble of laugh. This is how difficult when you are taking care of twins. When it comes to pooping together you don't know which one of the two to take first."Vynx!" Vyze called. She choose Vynx because only Vynx has the ability to answer."Oh?" replied the twin brother but did not look at her. Still busy playing his phone."He
Suddenly the strong and cold wind blew even though they were inside a place she hadn't memorized. Maybe they were inside the path she saw earlier.The flames in the torch dancing causing the whole place becomes lighter and soon darker. Vio stopped what he was planning to do to her. He looked around in surprise and they all did the same.She felt Zaliyah moving and Wynce got up just in time and watched as Zaliyah rose up.Her long hair is blown by the wind. She stood up straight and faced Vio."Son..." Did she hear right? Zaliyah, called Vio a son? But Zaliyah went on, "You're not a bad person.""What's happening?" Marietha's footsteps were big approaching to them."Open your eyes, open your heart," Zaliyah continued."Who are you again inciting my son?" Marietha asked Zaliyah sarcastically.Zaliyah faced her and gave her a bad look. By now the strong wind had stopped blowing."My son, not yours, Marietta!" corrected Zaliyah.Marietha's eyes widened. "What the hell are you saying?""Th
Chaleigh landed in an unfamiliar place. It doesn't seem ordinary. Everything around her smokes and she can't see anything but only that thing."W-Where am I?" she asked in a whisper but her voice echoed.She was not inside the church as she last remembered. She passed out... She ran as fast as she can, remembering the last thing that happened. "Vyze? Bax? Wynce, where are you?"But no one answered. She continued to run as if this place had no boundaries."Vyze!"She didn't stop, she just sped up but the smoke around her didn't seem to change."Wynce! Bax!"The last thing she remembered, Bax caught Vynx's stab that was meant for her. After that she lost consciousness.So what place is she in?"Is anyone here?'Is it still part of Mt. Enigma?"Chaleigh..."She quickly faced behind. Her chest pounded when she saw the woman who always appeared on her.She stepped back says stammering, "W-Who are you?""I said don't let him go." The woman stepped closer causing her to continue back away.
The woman, looks like a large frame in the twins' house. She is the woman wearing the wedding dress that Vynx introduced to them as their mother.In other words, this girl..."M-Mom?" Is a mother of Vynx and Vyze. She walked straight in front of them and behind her followed about six people with tattoos on each right arm."A-Auntie?" Wynce whispered."You guys are too stubborn and you're still going here. I've sent several threats but you still haven't been brought in! Get them!" she ordered after stopping in front of them."M-Mom what does this mean?" Vyze asked as the two men approached to touch her but Wynce pushed one away."Auntie! What is this?! Why are you doing this?!" Wynce's veins almost popped out of his throat and on his forehead as he asked.The man stood up and Vyze's mother faced Wynce. Her face looks like Vyze's so it's not unlikely that they are mother and daughter, the only thing she doesn't understand is what's going on.Someone held her but Bax took off quickly. "L
From head to toe, there was no doubt who the person was in front of them now. He was standing and Nivo was on his feet with blood currently gushing from his mouth.They know who he is. From the shoes he wears, his pants and his red jacket..."V-Vynx?" Her lips trembled when she said his name.Right! Vynx! What they saw is Vynx who stabbed Nivo. Vynx is now the man in blood-stained clothes, carrying the stone shaped into a knife standing in front of them. His face had no emotion, just looking at them while they couldn't believe.Wynce with currently parted lips. His eyes widened as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing. And also Bax that is no different from Wynce's reaction. Uncle Bilyo is now obviously confused. Vyze with parted lips. Sweat and tears streamed down her face at the same time.While she? She didn't know if Vynx was still in front of her. It seemed like a different person and she couldn't feel the presence of the man she loved.Why is that? Everything in her dream c
"Nhie! Wake up, Nhie!" Nivo almost climbed the cruz. It wasn't that high that he was still touching Zaliyah's waist. Every word he uttered echoed. Maybe because of the depth of where they are.Viewed from the church steps. The altar can be seen in the center. On the left side you can see various images, on the right side you can see the cross where Zaliyah is and it is slightly behind the altar.There is a large stone that can be compared to a wall but it is not attached for another stone. If Chaleigh wasn't mistaken that way will go inside and she doesn't know what's in there.But she is currently standing next to the cross. Bax and Nivo are working on how to get Zaliyah out of there. Wynce and Uncle Bilyo are also helping and Zaliyah's hands are only tied with rope. It's easy to remove if they are properly positioned."Nhie! Wake up! I'm here, Nhie!" Nivo kept crying and trying to calm himself."W-Who did this to her?" Vyze asked and she heard her swallowing saliva."It looks like t
"Colthen!" Bax moved quickly and knelt down next to his lifeless friend. His hands trembled as he held it while his knees literally shook with trembling."C-Colthen! W-What happened, w-who did this?!"Wynce's light remained focused on them but his face was glistening with sweat. His lips parted as he watched Bax's crying to his friend's body fall asleep.Nivo's body trembled as he slowly approached Bax."I-Is he dead?" Vyze asked dejectedly and you could also notice the tremor in her voice due to shock and fear.Nivo's hands were shaking when he held Colthen's hand. After a while, he wiped off the sweat that seemed to be depressing."No! Colthen!" There Bax raised his head while crying. He hugged his friend's lifeless body and shouted the words, "Who did this to you?!"Chaleigh looked around while crying. When Bax looked up from where Colthen had come from she looked up too—even those with them. All they see are branches and leaves. It's just above where the moon can be seen.If someo
"Zaliyah!""Hello!""Zaliyah, Please answer! Where are you?""Nhie! Don't play pranks like this please!""Did I hear right?" Chaleigh asked in whisper to her companions. "Is Zaliyah missing?""Looks like you're not the only one looking for someone. It looks like they've also lost a friend," Uncle Bilyo commented.They just remained standing where they were. They waited for the two men to come and when he got close to them, Wynce deliberately aimed the cellphone flashlight at their faces.They immediately covered their faces with their arms—glaring in the light of Wynce's flashlight."Who's that?" Nivo asked and because of the light they didn't recognize them. When he heard his voice, her entire system tingled."Colthen? Is that you?" Bax asked. He had no idea that they would no longer with his bestfriend. She clenched her fists in anger.Nivo came even closer to see them better. "Take that away!" He demand as he got closer and shook the phone Wynce holding, luckily he didn't drop it.
The dress of the priest-shaped rock itself is white in color and has a red tie hanging from its neck and falling over the chest down to the belly. There is a cross engraved on the left side of chest and it is tilted as if it is being worshipped.It is not man-made by the book. It was only found by the Filipino ancestors. Only its paint is man-made and it looks like it has been taken care of because if this paint has been around for a long time it is sure to have faded by now.Nivo circled behind it. There is an arch there with a beautiful design. Just like the one at the feet of the priest, there are also flowers surrounding it. Some of them are orchids, queen of the night and other types of flowers that they don't know."Someone is taking care of this place. It's obvious," he said and touched the stone image."I think it's a group," Nivo said."A group but the quiet one now.""Probably, it's Friday the 13th and it's still Holy Week. There's really no one here.""What if there is?" Za