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Lahat ng Kabanata ng Nightmares: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

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Twenty One

Twenty OneThat night, Juana didn't go home straightaway. She knew her dad wouldn't be back until eleven as usual, and it was barely 6pm. She rode her bicycle to the hospital, where her mother was admitted. Although she knew that it was past visiting time, she had to see her. She wanted to talk to her, even though there'd be no reply as usual. She wanted to tell her many things, and that included 'goodnight'. Visiting time began at one and ended at five. While riding, she began to think of her last birthday, which was never 'celebrated'. It was already April, and her birthday was just four months away. Her mom would have been in a coma for twelve months, come August.Juana rounded the bend that led towards the hospital and hid in the back of some flowers. The doctors were awake and active."It'd be hard to enter now" she said to herself. So she rode to her granny's hospital instead. She was going to return here when ever

Huling Na-update : 2020-10-29

Twenty Two

"I saw your post. About the haunted house. Was it fictional?" Ella asked Juana one Tuesday morning "Tell me about it""Err...Colin told me about it. It's real" "Did he say where that house is located?""No he refused to tell me. Helen was his best friend actually""Oww that's sad" There was a comment underneath the post that caught Juana's attention: "I know of a house like this. Reading your writeup makes me remember the picture". She messaged him and asked for his address Ju: How do I meet you?Jas: Why do you want to meet me?Ju: I really need some information about that place. I'd like to visit itJas: LolJu: I'm damn serious. Would you show me its location?Jas: Heyy that's weird. Aren't you scared?Ju: I am, but it'll be fun. Don't you think so too?Jas: I just saw your pictures, you look great. We can be friends yunnoJu: Yeah okay. The location?Jas: Meet me at Sydney

Huling Na-update : 2020-11-02

Twenty Three

Twenty threeAt the park, Juana waited with Colin. She bought some food and they ate in silence just to get him less curious. He kept giggling as he was in high spirits. Meanwhile, she was looking around waiting for the stranger. She already knew how he looked like. He had sent some pictures of himself to her the previous day. She waited twenty minutes but there was no sign of him, so she texted: "Hello where are you?" He said."Walk towards the road leading away from the park" he texted back. "Wait for me there. I'm shy, so I can't mingle with you in the presence of a crowd" Juana was glad that Colin came with her. She was laughing inside because it appeared that Colin didn't know her hidden agenda, he was just enjoying his drink and having fun. Juana was not scared because he was there. After two minutes, she pulled his hands up."Get up, let's go""No I'm not leaving yet. It's just started, C'mon. I still wanna have one mo

Huling Na-update : 2020-11-03

Twenty Four

Twenty fourHer birthday was drawing near. It's already few months away. Granny has gotten better. The doctor said she'd be discharged in two weeks' time. Dawn, her mother has not moved or talked. She remained lifeless but the doctors kept insisting that she was not dead yet. Everyone in Juana's family has almost given up on her. But they were still praying and believing that a miracle would happen. Today is a sunny day. A Saturday, and Juana is at the ranch working hand-in-hand with Colin. Her dad was not there. She didn't know where he was, or when he'd be back. He'd been away for four days. When she called him, he refused to tell her anything. After work, Juana sat in one of the rooms of her dad's summerhouse and began to write. It was a quiet moment toout later write: "It all began a day after Colin and I decided to spy on dad to see if he was cheating. He was there at 7:00pm exactly and a lady walked up to him five minutes lat

Huling Na-update : 2020-11-05

Twenty Five

Twenty FiveBaron was diagnosed of alcohol poisoning/binge drinking. The doctors discovered that he had been drinking six bottles of alcohol which contained a rather too much amount of ethyl alcohol(ethanol) every day for the past seven days. The pills he had in his palm was not found in his blood, so he might have just been planning to swallow them when the symptoms of his poisoning began to show. Colin praised Juana for taking the bold step of looking for him and for seeking help immediately."I told you we need to do something but you weren't gon' help" she told him"No you planned to confront Selena and I said that was a bad idea. This, this that you did is a good idea, and timely too. I'm proud of you" he said and she blushed, but she was worried about her father. The man who had rescued her father soon joined both of them at the reception. Juana had been looking for him to thank him, but he had disappeared as soon as they got

Huling Na-update : 2020-11-05

Twenty Six

Twenty Six"I see her sometimes" Ella mumbled under her breath. It was 8 o' clock in the morning and she slept over at Juana's. Juana had told her about what happened to her father and that he was admitted, so she offered to visit her to prevent her from being lonely."Helen?""Yes I see her sometimes" she repeated."How do you know it is her?" Juana asked. She had let Ella know about her discovery of where she lived. It made her angry at first but then she stopped being angry"She told me her name" she replied. Juana sighed"She told me the name of her killer too, and that if I find him, I should hand him over to the cops" Ella said"This freaks me out" Juana sighed."And how are you going to help her find him?""I'm not going to""Huh?""I'm not going to. I don't wanna see ghosts anymore. I'm tired of seeing them. My granny and I bought that house because it was cheap. We are poor. We don't lik

Huling Na-update : 2020-11-06

Twenty Seven

Twenty Seven"I'm sorry Jason" she whispered into the phone. It was a day after her argument with Colin"What happened the other day? Who was that yelling at me?" He asked softly"That's my boyfriend, he's too overprotective. Says you're a stranger and I...""That's okay, I understand all that too well. What did you say his name is?" "Colin" He was silent for a while and Juana assumed he was distracted by something- probably typing on his laptop or cleaning his room, because those are the two things he did, at least the things he said he did, whenever she asked "what are you doing?" in their chats"Hello did you hear me?" She said after some seconds of silence from his end."Yes. Colin what?" He sounded disappointed or maybe suspicious? "Colin Haywood" she whispered. She had made sure Colin was not sneaking in on her this time. She did a double check around her window and room in case he was hiding."I'm sorr

Huling Na-update : 2020-11-08

Twenty Eight

Twenty SevenHe was dressed in the same type of hoodie he wore on the first day they met, except that this one was red, and his face was covered as well. After the gate was opened from inside, she could hear him commanding his dogs to move away from her as she walked into his living room. The house was more beautiful inside but it smelt of cigarette and smoke. There were horrific pictures on the wall, some were pornographic but most of them were bloody-pictures of people murdered in cold blood, pictures of someone self harming and several pictures that depicted violence. Music was playing softly from one of the rooms. It was so soft that she felt at home immediately. Juana surveyed her environment and concluded that except for the weird pictures and wallpapers on the wall, it was friendly and conducive enough.She turned to him and expected him to welcome her cheerfully but he only looked at her from head to toe and asked her to sit.Juana pro

Huling Na-update : 2020-11-09

Twenty Nine

Twenty Nine"When I was eight, I used to hate a noisy environment and I could not think if my environment was noisy, but dad did not understand. I failed my subjects in class and he'd blame me and tell me I'll never make it. There used to be so much noise in my school, it was a noisy place, so I usually was not able to think. I was an extrovert but I hated too much noise except it was music. I told mom about this and she believed me, God rest her soul, she was a very good woman. She understood me and treated me right, even taught me home lessons because she could not afford a home lesson teacher for me. Dad could afford it but he would not do it because according to him, I was a wasted investment. Mom taught me on weekends, I'd sit by her bedside and jot down notes and copy her words down. She was a good teacher even on her sick bed. She has always been si

Huling Na-update : 2020-11-11

Thirty

ThirtyThe next day, Juana's granny was discharged from the hospital. It was a great homecoming for the family. Baron wrote down some recipes for a feast and the three of them danced and sang. They also visited Dawn together in the hospital where she was still receiving treatment. They were going to go shopping later. Juana was the happiest. She embraced her grandmother and cried on her shoulders."Mama, you'll regain your weight soon. Dad and I will make sure of that" she said to her and she smiled happily."I just hope Dawn gets out of there quickly so we can be one great family again." She sighed. Juana shook her head. Baron's face fell. It was Baron who broke the silence:"We'll be having a visitor tonight. It's an old best friend. She wants to come congratulate me on my recovery and help Juana fix her hair. She might even help with the feast, you know we need more people to attend this party with us" Juana was quiet. Sh

Huling Na-update : 2020-11-11

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