I woke up feeling groggy. My eyes were swollen from crying, and my head felt like it'd been hit with a sledge hammer a couple of times. Niki's head was on my shoulder, his blonde hair was dry now, and his eyes were also swollen and pink.
I slowly put Niki's head on a soft trash bag then I scooted out from the hollow tree's cover. Standing there in the forest made me realize something. It made me realize that sometimes Death brings sadness and sometimes it brings a reason, a meaning, or a story. Niki sinabi that he'd burned the tree... with his hands. But, I'm not sure if that's true at all. The puno yes, was knocked over and that was how the house had caught on fire, but the police didn't say anything about how the puno had been cut all the way through sa pamamagitan ng a hairline. I'm so confused. But, If what Niki sinabi is true... then I can't just abandon him for something that happened 11 years ago. No. I won't. He's my best friend and that's it.
While I was pondering and talking to myself outside the puno I saw something in the corner of my eye. It was like a gleam... a really, really... really bright light. But, It just lasted for like 2 seconds. I blinked my eyes then rubbed them. The light kept moving and then it was getting closer...
I ran inside the puno and woke Niki up, shaking him violently.
That's when I sensed something. It was like having a truck thrown on to my back, and it getting heavier and heavier. I started to sweat, beads rolling down my face and arms. It was starting to crush me, I couldn't breathe and it was hard to keep my eyes open.
"What's wrong? Jack, uy are you okay? Ja--" Niki was cut off mid sentence. It was weird this sensation, It felt like I could hear a thousand times better but all of my other senses were being cut. I tried to lift my head up to look at Niki, to see what happened to him. I tried so hard, but I couldn't.
Then the place where I was crouched started to get warm. I felt like I was sitting susunod to a campfire. Then the campfire turned into a burning car, the car sending flames and smoke into the blue sky. Then it touched me... the warmth was resting on my shoulder. It spread throughout my body. Giving me energy... I felt refresed recharged... Oh wow, what is that? What's happening? I feel great!
My senses were back and the heavy weight on my back was gone. I lifted my head to see Niki glowing.
Wait, what?
Niki was glowing! His usually soft childish face was now solemn and filled with wisdom. His hair was floating, it flayed out around his head. It was changing mga kulay too, the blonde seemed to be leaking out of him, and white was taking it's place. Not gray, like old people or anything, but, White, pure untouched snow white.
I stood up susunod to him and whispered
"Uh.. Niki, what just happened?"
I waited for him to anser but he just kept looking out of the tree, staring at something. The light was gone, but it seemed like he was staring after it, waiting for it to retreat. I blinked and it was only for like .5 of a segundo but when I looked after I had blinked ONCE, the forest was in flames, the trees were drained of life and turning a charcol black. The damo was whithered away and in it wake was smoke and crumbling earth. I blinked again and everything was back to how it was before.
That's it. I am officially losing it!
Niki was starting to lose his glow and his hair became dusty blonde once again. He slowly turned his head to look at me, then he smiled. His face become to soft childish one that I knew. He chuckled then hugged me.
What?
"Niki, You gotta tell what you just did."
"I scared the Hunters away." He sinabi as if he were saying 'Yes, mother, I picked up gatas on the way home'.
"Hunters?" I said, puzzled. I made a face that sinabi 'Chuckles and shrugs'.
"Yeah, they're a group of humans with powers gained from Doctor and his subordinates. Doctor started his experiments on mga hayop 19 years ago. Ever since he started on mga hayop he's been trying to perfect his 'Powered Blood' he calls it. 11 years nakaraan he perfected it. And on tuktok of all that, on the araw your mother died. I've been keeping this bottled up for so long, waiting to tell you! Man, do I feel better!"
I started at him blankly, trying to take everything in. Some insane doctor... creating blood... mother dying...
Ha..Ha.. Okay... I could just feel me face twitch in confusion while this was all dumped on me from my best friend. I mean really, is this something you tell your best friend just after you confessed to accidentally killing his mother? No.
Niki explained everything to me about 4 madami times until it finally sunk in. I already had a horrible gut feeling that Niki and I are going to have to go after Doctor and these freaks of human nature with powered blood.
A while after my nuerotic break down died, Niki and I ate some ham 'sammichs' as I used to call them. We'd eat them all the time when Niki came over to my house to play.
"So, why are they after you Niki?" I sinabi while chowing down on my sammich.
"They want to test my blood. They think I'm a key to their sucess because I was born with powers."
"Ah, cool. Well, not cool, but cool, you know what I'm talking about right?"
"Yeah, Jack, I know what your talking about." He sinabi chuckling as he drank his mansanas juice.
"Hey, Niki, Do I have powers?" I asked, I'd been pondering on that for awhile now.
"I'm not sure Jack, maybe, maybe not." He answered, with his mouth full and mayonaise all over his face.
"Awesome! I wonder what I'll get to be! Since you're like.. Spark. Yeah, Spark's cool, you got apoy right?" I sinabi excitedly, knocking over the cartainer of spoons that was on its side susunod to me.
"Yeah, I have fire. So, what? You wan'na start callin' me Spark now or somethin'?" He questioned.
"Only when we're out in public, I'm too used to callin' you Niki." I explained, staring at the sky.
"Okay, whatever." He laughed.
"Alright, I'm bored. Let's go." I grumbled as I shoved trash and boxes into the trash bags.
"Sure thing." He got up from sitting indian style and helped me pack up.
"Where do you wanna go next?" Niki asked, looking at me through his hair, kind of smiling.
I smiled back to him then looked at the sky, we stayed standing like that for eleven minuets. It seems like we were waiting for an answer, and we were. We found that answer.
We were outside in the forest of Newaygo, Michigan. And now we decided... we're going to Nevada.
I slowly put Niki's head on a soft trash bag then I scooted out from the hollow tree's cover. Standing there in the forest made me realize something. It made me realize that sometimes Death brings sadness and sometimes it brings a reason, a meaning, or a story. Niki sinabi that he'd burned the tree... with his hands. But, I'm not sure if that's true at all. The puno yes, was knocked over and that was how the house had caught on fire, but the police didn't say anything about how the puno had been cut all the way through sa pamamagitan ng a hairline. I'm so confused. But, If what Niki sinabi is true... then I can't just abandon him for something that happened 11 years ago. No. I won't. He's my best friend and that's it.
While I was pondering and talking to myself outside the puno I saw something in the corner of my eye. It was like a gleam... a really, really... really bright light. But, It just lasted for like 2 seconds. I blinked my eyes then rubbed them. The light kept moving and then it was getting closer...
I ran inside the puno and woke Niki up, shaking him violently.
That's when I sensed something. It was like having a truck thrown on to my back, and it getting heavier and heavier. I started to sweat, beads rolling down my face and arms. It was starting to crush me, I couldn't breathe and it was hard to keep my eyes open.
"What's wrong? Jack, uy are you okay? Ja--" Niki was cut off mid sentence. It was weird this sensation, It felt like I could hear a thousand times better but all of my other senses were being cut. I tried to lift my head up to look at Niki, to see what happened to him. I tried so hard, but I couldn't.
Then the place where I was crouched started to get warm. I felt like I was sitting susunod to a campfire. Then the campfire turned into a burning car, the car sending flames and smoke into the blue sky. Then it touched me... the warmth was resting on my shoulder. It spread throughout my body. Giving me energy... I felt refresed recharged... Oh wow, what is that? What's happening? I feel great!
My senses were back and the heavy weight on my back was gone. I lifted my head to see Niki glowing.
Wait, what?
Niki was glowing! His usually soft childish face was now solemn and filled with wisdom. His hair was floating, it flayed out around his head. It was changing mga kulay too, the blonde seemed to be leaking out of him, and white was taking it's place. Not gray, like old people or anything, but, White, pure untouched snow white.
I stood up susunod to him and whispered
"Uh.. Niki, what just happened?"
I waited for him to anser but he just kept looking out of the tree, staring at something. The light was gone, but it seemed like he was staring after it, waiting for it to retreat. I blinked and it was only for like .5 of a segundo but when I looked after I had blinked ONCE, the forest was in flames, the trees were drained of life and turning a charcol black. The damo was whithered away and in it wake was smoke and crumbling earth. I blinked again and everything was back to how it was before.
That's it. I am officially losing it!
Niki was starting to lose his glow and his hair became dusty blonde once again. He slowly turned his head to look at me, then he smiled. His face become to soft childish one that I knew. He chuckled then hugged me.
What?
"Niki, You gotta tell what you just did."
"I scared the Hunters away." He sinabi as if he were saying 'Yes, mother, I picked up gatas on the way home'.
"Hunters?" I said, puzzled. I made a face that sinabi 'Chuckles and shrugs'.
"Yeah, they're a group of humans with powers gained from Doctor and his subordinates. Doctor started his experiments on mga hayop 19 years ago. Ever since he started on mga hayop he's been trying to perfect his 'Powered Blood' he calls it. 11 years nakaraan he perfected it. And on tuktok of all that, on the araw your mother died. I've been keeping this bottled up for so long, waiting to tell you! Man, do I feel better!"
I started at him blankly, trying to take everything in. Some insane doctor... creating blood... mother dying...
Ha..Ha.. Okay... I could just feel me face twitch in confusion while this was all dumped on me from my best friend. I mean really, is this something you tell your best friend just after you confessed to accidentally killing his mother? No.
Niki explained everything to me about 4 madami times until it finally sunk in. I already had a horrible gut feeling that Niki and I are going to have to go after Doctor and these freaks of human nature with powered blood.
A while after my nuerotic break down died, Niki and I ate some ham 'sammichs' as I used to call them. We'd eat them all the time when Niki came over to my house to play.
"So, why are they after you Niki?" I sinabi while chowing down on my sammich.
"They want to test my blood. They think I'm a key to their sucess because I was born with powers."
"Ah, cool. Well, not cool, but cool, you know what I'm talking about right?"
"Yeah, Jack, I know what your talking about." He sinabi chuckling as he drank his mansanas juice.
"Hey, Niki, Do I have powers?" I asked, I'd been pondering on that for awhile now.
"I'm not sure Jack, maybe, maybe not." He answered, with his mouth full and mayonaise all over his face.
"Awesome! I wonder what I'll get to be! Since you're like.. Spark. Yeah, Spark's cool, you got apoy right?" I sinabi excitedly, knocking over the cartainer of spoons that was on its side susunod to me.
"Yeah, I have fire. So, what? You wan'na start callin' me Spark now or somethin'?" He questioned.
"Only when we're out in public, I'm too used to callin' you Niki." I explained, staring at the sky.
"Okay, whatever." He laughed.
"Alright, I'm bored. Let's go." I grumbled as I shoved trash and boxes into the trash bags.
"Sure thing." He got up from sitting indian style and helped me pack up.
"Where do you wanna go next?" Niki asked, looking at me through his hair, kind of smiling.
I smiled back to him then looked at the sky, we stayed standing like that for eleven minuets. It seems like we were waiting for an answer, and we were. We found that answer.
We were outside in the forest of Newaygo, Michigan. And now we decided... we're going to Nevada.
it can put the puso at ease or under strain
and as that word to each other we spoke
it made our hearts complete and not broke
a feeling unlike any other i felt
as you heavenly eyes made my puso melt
you were always the one, i could tell
cause from the moment i saw you in pag-ibig i fell
the words to describe you a poet can never posses
you were always the one that was hard to impress
you wanted madami than mga tula and bulaklak could give
because only on true pag-ibig your puso could live
to capture my puso for you it only took
one moment one smile and one unforgettable look
A family who lives on a boat
Doesn’t want land but water to float.
Sometimes afraid to sink down
Of many holes they have around.
All what’s left is hope and faith.
A girl on the bangka is very sick,
But the thoughtless father’s brain never gave a kick.
Never thought about what would happen,
That’s why they’re Nawawala with a big reason.
All what’s left is 35 feet of rope and faith.
Believing in your heart,
There is a big feeling where to start
Never give it up nor never have enough.
You know what you want,
You know some things that you can’t have.
All what’s left is hope and faith.
Doesn’t want land but water to float.
Sometimes afraid to sink down
Of many holes they have around.
All what’s left is hope and faith.
A girl on the bangka is very sick,
But the thoughtless father’s brain never gave a kick.
Never thought about what would happen,
That’s why they’re Nawawala with a big reason.
All what’s left is 35 feet of rope and faith.
Believing in your heart,
There is a big feeling where to start
Never give it up nor never have enough.
You know what you want,
You know some things that you can’t have.
All what’s left is hope and faith.