LOGINMolly is murdered one night by a brutal alien from outer space known as the chasen but instead of staying dead she comes back to life. Not as herself but in another person's body. She is being hunted and with the help of Det. Brighton and a blind seer named Vera, she must figure out what is happening before she runs out of lives and dies for good.
View MoreMabilis na lumambitin sa leeg ni Cielo ang kanyang mahigit tatlong taong gulang na anak na lalaki nang huminto sa lobby ng malaking mall ang sinasakyan nilang EV Taxi. Isang yakap na mahigpit at isang matunog na halik na agad nagpalakas ng kanyang loob. Ilang bagay na nagpapaalala kay Cielo kung gaano siya kapalad na dumating sa buhay niya ang kanyang anak.
“Mommy, goodluck po!” pahabol pang sabi ng bata bago excited na hinila patungo sa loob ng mall ang kanyang Lola Criselda.
Napangiti na lamang siya bago nilingon ang driver. “Sa JNQ Building na po tayo, Kuya.”
Umikot lamang ng ilang minuto ang taxi at ngayon ay nakahinto na sa lobby ng matayog na building ng JNQ Group of Companies ang sasakyan. Nagbayad muna siya bago maingat na bumaba. Inunat niya sandali ang suot na pink above-the-knee-length skirt, white silk blouse na pinatungan niya ng kapares na pink blazer. Sandali pa niyang ibinalanse ang sarili sa suot na puting high heels bago isinukbit sa balikat ang puting shoulder bag.
Tuwid ang likod at bahagyang nakangiti ang mga mata niyang lumapit sa receptionist para sana sabihing may meeting siya sa CEO ng JNQ, nang may babaeng nagsalita sa kanyang likuran.
“Ms. San Juan, did I keep you waiting?”
Paglingon ni Cielo, agad sumilay ang tipid na ngiti sa kanyang labi nang makilala si Nora Palma, ang maganda at mabait na Executive Assistant ng Chairman and CEO ng JNQ.
“Naku, hindi po. Kararating ko lang.”
Inaya na siya ng EA paakyat sa opisina ng CEO. Sa dulong elevator sila sumakay at mabilis iyong nakarating sa top floor. Pagbukas ng elevator ay bumungad sa kanila ang malaking reception area, kung saan may isang receptionist na nakatayo sa counter habang nakatayo ang isang lalaki na nakasuot ng itim na long sleeves sa gilid.
Sabay na magalang na bumati ang dalawa sa kanya habang pinagbubuksan sila ng pinto ng lalaki.
“Dito tayo sa conference room,” pagyaya ni Nora sa kanya.
Pinaupo siya ng babae at iniabot ang isang kulay itim na folder. “Here is the contract as agreed upon. Review it first and let me know kung may gusto ka pang ipabago.”
Napatango si Cielo upang sabihing naiintindihan niya ang instruction.
“Ms. San Juan, maiwan muna kita. Would you like some cookies, coffee, or tea?” muling sabi ni Nora.
“Okay lang ako, salamat!” tipid niyang sagot dahil gusto na niyang basahin ang kontrata para masigurong nailagay lahat doon ang kanilang napag-usapan bago pa man dumating ang CEO.
Sa mall, nagtatakbo si Sky nang makita ang isang malaking Toy Store.
“Lala, Toys!”
“Skyler!” pasigaw na tawag ni Criselda pero nagtatakbo na ang bata papasok sa loob, kaya matiyaga na lamang niyang sinundan ang apo.
Agad napukaw ang atensyon ni Sky sa isang set ng rubber playground, agad umakyat doon ang bata para maglaro. Naupo naman sa isang gilid si Criselda kung saan naghihintay ang iba pang nagbabantay sa mga batang naroon. Tumunog ang kanyang cellphone sa bag kaya kinuha niya iyon upang tingnan kung sino ang nag-text. Habang si Sky ay nagtungo naman sa mga shelf ng mga binebentang laruan.
Nakita niya ang isang malaking Mixer Truck sa pinakamataas na bahagi ng shelf, ilang ulit siyang lumingon ngunit walang adult na pwedeng tumulong sa kanya.
“Mixer!” halos pahiyaw niyang sabi, ngunit wala pa ring lumalapit para tumulong.
Nagdesisyon siyang akyatin na lamang ang shelf dahil sa tingin niya ay kaya niyang abutin ang laruang Mixer Truck, pero pagkaapak niya sa unang palapag umalog ang shelf kaya bumitiw siya at napaupo sa sahig. Tatayo na sana si Sky nang tumagilid ang shelf at mukhang babagsak sa kanya. Agad siyang napayuko at hinintay na bumagsak ang shelf sa kanyang ulo pero mga laruan lamang ang bumagsak. Napangiwi siya nang tumama ang dulo ng Mixer Truck sa kanyang ulo.
“Buddy! Are you hurt?”
Pag-angat ng ulo ni Sky isang matangkad na lalaki na papatubo na ang balbas ang kunot na kunot ang noo ang lumapit at agad siyang binuhat.
“Jusko, apo ko ba iyon?” natatarantang sabi ni Criselda na mabilis na naglakad patungo sa lalaking buhat si Sky.
Sa tangkad ng lalaki ay kitang-kita niya ito kahit ilang metro ang layo niya. Abala ang lalaki na sinusuri kung may bukol sa ulo ang bata at saka hinimas ang likod nito at tinanong si Sky kung may masakit.
“Sa head po, bumagsak yung truck,” magalang na sabi ni Sky kahit naiiyak na ito sa takot na naramdaman kanina.
“Are you sure, buddy?” nag-aalalang tanong ng lalaki.
Agad sumiksik si Criselda sa mga staff na nakapalibot para makalapit sa dalawa. “Apo, saan ang masakit? Sabihin sa lola.”
Pagkakita ni Sky sa Lola Criselda niya, agad siyang yumakap sa matanda at hindi na niya napigil ang naramdamang takot at bumunghalit na nang iyak.
Lalong nagdikit ang mga kunot sa noo ng lalaki at puminta ang pag-aalala para sa bata.
“Let’s bring the kid to the clinic,” aburidong sabi nito na agad kinuha kay Criselda ang bata para buhatin.
Sumakay sila ng escalator para bumaba ng floor at dinala sa isang satellite clinic ng isang sikat na ospital ang bata. Pagkakita ng mga staff sa lalaki ay agad silang nataranta at inasikaso ang buhat nitong bata.
“Sir, ano pong nangyari sa anak ninyo?” tanong ng isang doktor.
Ipinaliwanag ng lalaki ang nangyari habang si Criselda ay alalang-alala sa apo. Hindi naman niya magawang tawagan ang anak-anakang si Cielo dahil alam niyang nasa meeting ito.
Kailangan ihiga sa kama si Sky para masuri ng doktor, pero nag-iiyak ang bata at kumapit nang mahigpit sa lalaki.
“Sige po, Sir. Ikaw na lang ang maupo at kalungin niyo na lang po ang bata,” utos ng doktor na sinunod naman ng lalaki.
“Takot po ang apo ko sa doktor dahil iniisip niya, babakunahan siya,” paliwanag ni Criselda.
Kumunot ang noo ng lalaki at saka hinaplos ang likod ni Sky. “Remember the Mixer Truck, you were trying to reach earlier?”
Huminto sa pag-iyak ang bata at saka tumango. “It bumped my head. Super ouch!”
Lumiwanag ang mata ng doktor dahil maayos nang nagkukuwento ang bata.
“Do you like that one?” tipid ang ngiting tanong ng lalaki sa bata.
“Yes!” bibong sagot nito habang tumatango.
Sumingit ang doktor sa usapan ng dalawa. “Your daddy will buy that truck for you if you answer my questions. Do you want that?”
Ibinalik ni Sky ang tingin sa lalaki. Kumunot bahagya ang kanyang noo at saka inabot ang pisngi ng lalaki na may mumunting buhok. Naisip ng bata na ganoon pala ang magkaroon ng daddy. May haharang sa shelf na muntik nang bumagsak sa kanya at magdadala sa kanya sa doktor, at kakalungin siya para hindi siya matakot.
Niyakap niya nang mahigpit ang lalaki bago tumango sa doktor.
Going back to that fateful day after the chasen lifted Molly and disappeared behind its portal with her, a moment later Rodrick woke up; gasping like he had been deprived of air for minutes which he had because he was dead. The chasen he was fighting had beaten him dead but when Molly held him in her arms and her hands started glowing she healed him and he came back to life. He still had blood all over him but the bruises, cuts and internal injuries had been healed. He sat up and quickly got into looking around for Molly but there was no sign of her. There was no sign of anything. The chasens, both dead and alive, were gone and all the portals that had been opened there were closed. The only thing out there with him was the back pack with the bomb and detonator in it a few meters away from where he was, and seeing it his heart dropped. If the bomb was still here it meant it wasn't with Molly and if it wasn't with Molly then there was no way she could set it off and blow up the chasen'
Admiral Baylanche's eminent weapon powered all the way up and began to extract her soul; sucking it out like a liquid into a syringe and with Molly just floating there screaming and crying on. She had her arms stretched out and her hair was waving about. Her soul started to leave her; white but glittery just as Vera said, like small little diamonds sparkling in the sun. It felt just like when the chasens would suck her soul out but this was different. This was more. Before she felt like even though the chasens sucked her soul out there was some of it that remained but this time that wasn't the case, she felt like all of it was being pulled out together with her internal organs. Like someone had stuck a huge straw down her throat and began sucking out all of her insides with it. Molly thought she knew pain but that was her greatest pain thus far. A pain that spread across her entire body. She felt like she was being stabbed repeatedly by massive knives all over her bo
After the fight, a battered, bruised and unconscious Molly was carried on a floating glass bed to her room with the female chasen guiding it. The elevator doors opened and out the chasen guided the bed to Molly's room where they entered it and the glass bed floated above the actual bed and tilted itself to lay her gently on it. The chasen then tapped on the screen of her arm panel and the glass bed floated out of the room as she then tapped once more on the screen and the lights on the bracelets on Molly's wrists elevated her arms off the bed and changed colour from green to white and almost immediately her hands started glowing; exactly like they did back on earth when there was a chasen around. The bracelets were deactivated so that she could access her power to begin healing herself otherwise she was going to die and the marked soul was going to leave her body and disappear from Admiral Baylanche's grasp once again. The chasen stood guard and wasn'
Molly was on the verge of dropping to the floor and dying. Her soul was darkened; like the ocean deep where no light ever went. She had such beautiful memories of her family and in mere seconds those memories were wiped out and reduced to nothing like their existence was useless. It obviously was useless to the admiral but to them it wasn't; to them those memories and the way they lived was what made their lives as precious as they were. They didn't have everything; actually they had more to nothing than they did everything and they wouldn't have it any other way. What they had was more than enough. Yes they didn't have proper infrastructure, they knew nothing of science other than making fire, farming, making simple tools, building and fishing and they didn't even have proper clothes, they wore animal skins that they cut up to cover their private parts. It was a very simple life but they had love and they had peace and those were one of the two most priceless things a being
"I don't understand mom, why do I have to go away?" Dylan asked as he, Molly, Det. Brighton and the three officers that were watching their apartment through the night, stood outside the apartment building; next to the open passenger door of Det. Brighton's car. "You have to go so that you
The police station was its usual busy and Det. Brighton was sitting by his desk; trying to work but with his mind constantly wandering off thinking about Molly. His heart was aching at how he let her down and he was lost in thought as to where she was, if she was o.k. and if she was even alive. H
At the same time, Det. Brighton was at his apartment sitting down on the couch with a bottle of beer in his hand, his head low and with his leg shaking, with the TV on and tuned in on the news but with his mind still caught up on what happened earlier in the day with Molly. He had promised to tak
Molly went to check the door in the back alley to see if maybe there was someone there but there wasn't. All there was were two large overflowing bins with a stray cat rummaging through one of them. She walked to the back door and tried to open it but it was locked too. "Ugh come
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