Something Strange

I opened my eyes when I felt the bus stopped and the heat of the sun striked my face. I saw my colleagues outside while I was still inside the bus, sleeping like a sleeping beauty.

I got off the bus and went with my companions around. The first thing that caught my attention is the big mansion that owns by Mrs. Senia and Mr. Lenior Sagasta. The Sagasta family, they are famous because all of them can play different instruments.

They have three daughters and 1 son. Mr. Lenior will be our school teacher on Monday. Mother Hannah said, we should not ask him where his family is.

"Is your dream good?" Gail asked me, my enemy with 99.9% bacterias and germs

I just stared at her and sat down at the root of a tall tree. It's a mango tree with lots of overriped fruits. There is a small garage on the right of the mansion and based on its appearance it looks like a warehouse on the left. We are surrounded with fences and plants. In front of the mansion, there's a large mango tree where I am sitting now. We are now stepping on vermuda grasses.

This place is so quiet and near in the school. We will stay here and later Mother Hannah will tour us in our New Dorm. This place is more greenery and peaceful than in province with beeping vehicles or such.

When I got up I just noticed the one on the right of the mango tree I was sitting on. There's a well, I approached it and peeked inside the deep well.

"hello! hello- hello- hello" It echoed what and I stared inside this dark and deep well.

I came closer but all I see is color black and I feel like I am blind. As I slowly approached I heard a very creepy sound. When I approached it was even louder and deafening as if it wanted to suck me. The veins in my body felt the electricity effect when Mother Hannah called me. There is something in that well. Something strange.

"Ms.Macayan.Ladies. Now, I will tour you and I will dictate the do's and dont's here" Mother Hannah started while walking straight while we were following her. "This is the living room, obvious isn't it?" she said while pointing on soft sofas and a table with magazines and newspapers.

I noticed an open window due to the windy curtain so I approached and as I tied the curtain I noticed the shoesteps on the floor were dirty. The wind seemed to be whispering that I should follow it but it stopped when Mother Hannah called me.

"Do's and Dont's.First, it is forbidden to litter, pollute or anything that can make the house ugly. Second, it is forbidden to lie on the sofa because it is just a chair and not a bed" she said while sitting and shaking the chair

"Be disciplined, never play or make noise inside. Respect do not abuse, atleast here you live, it does not mean that you are rich, you also need to clean, wash and keep this mansion beautiful! Do not move things that are not yours and do not destroy things that are inside the house or things that are not yours! Clear ?! " together we marched to the kitchen

Mother Hannah showed us how to use other things here and they all focused on watching while I was bored. Earlier there were things that bothered me and that's the presence I could not identify here in this mansion. "Mother Hannah, I'm sorry to interrupt but I'm already urinating so can you point out where the C.R. is?" I lied.

She told me the directions to the Comfort Room but I did not follow it. I went around the whole house because Mother Hannah explained for so long so I made my own way. I was holding on to the wall while walking and following where this wall was heading. Then, I saw 4 rooms so I approached the first one. It looks old but it is still beautiful. I noticed something written on the side of the doorknob.

Lenia 🅛︎🅞︎🅥︎🅔︎ Nior. That's what engraved on the side of it but it is small so I just shrugged. I walked slowly while reaching the second door. There was something written on top of it.ᵈᵒⁿ'ᵗ ᵍᵒ ⁱⁿ!

My hair stood on end when I felt a cold gaze. I think someone's watching me right now but I still continue. There are still scratches on this door that seem to scratch an animal like a wild fox or wolf. I read what was written on the doorknob itself. ᕼᗴ ᒪᑭ ᗰᗴ!

I was suddenly felt creepiness because there was a little blood stain at the entrance of the key to this doorknob. In my fear I turned around because I felt like two eyes were really looking at me. I proceed in the next door which is the last. I looked around the door but no one wrote a letter and it was very clean.

I opened it and peeked. I noticed a rocking chair there and it makes my body terrify. I stared at it. I was even more stunned when it moved. I was afraid so I ran away from that place, my knees were shaking and I was sweating.

I was even more startled when someone grabbed my arm. When I looked at her, it was Mother Hannah so I suddenly hugged her because my whole nerves were shaking.

I will never open again a room that I don't know what's inside. Nakaka-trauma pala. Seriously, the rocking chair moved alone. There is no wind.

"Where are you from?" Mother Hannah asked with a high pitch. I looked at my companions frowning

"I'm j-just l-lost" I'm catching my breath because what happened earlier is replaying in my brain over and over again.

Mother Hannah didn't take long so we went to our rooms and rested. We were in the fourth room so I knew what was inside but I was very surprised to see that there was not even a shadow of a rocking chair here. I try to rub my eyes but still nothing. That's when I start to wonder. There is something strange about it. There seems to be something wrong.

I stopped thinking when we heard the sound of a bell as if coming from outside. The four of us looked at each other. In each room it consisted of four people. Jai, Minuend and Andrada. We all went downstairs and saw an old man riding a tricycle and selling something. Mother Hannah approached him with a smile on her face so we followed.

"Hi, Manong Meyso! What flavors do you have?" Mother Hannah asked to Mang Meyso 'kunno'

"Uhhmm, we have Avocado, Salad, Strawberry, Cheese and Ube flavors, Mother Hannah" he pointed to the flavors of ice cream when he opened the container

Mother Hannah asked us what we wanted. Bread or Waffle? Waffle is my only choice because I can feel eating ice cream when it's in waffle.

"Manong Meyso? Can you imix all the flavors?" Manong nodded when he asked her while scooping. When everything was given except Mother Hannah, she took her purse from Via so Manong Meyso waited a long time so Mother Hannah talked to him first.

"How are you? Are there many people buying from you?" I heard Mother Hannah open a topic to Manong.

"It's okay. Many buyers, because of hot season but when it's winter. Tsk! Tsk! By the way,why did you choose to be a nun, you did not return ---" Mother Hannah cutted Manong Meyso's Middle sentence when she started changing the topic.

"How much the ice cream Manong Meyso?" Mother Hannah asked again even though she did not have her wallet.

"It's only 190." Manong Meyso even scratched his head as if he had forgotten something earlier.

Mother Hannah handed over 200 pesos and said "keep the change!". He would have refused it but Mother Hannah forced him so he jus took it too.

"Goodbye! Next time!" he waved first before smiling at us then finally left.

When I looked up it was so painful in the eyes of the sunlight that you thought your eyes would be removed so I covered it.

As if it was getting dark I immediately looked up again and saw a man's back and suddenly disappeared. Is it part of my imagination again or is it true what I saw? I don't think if it's just an imagination but I want to seek more about strange things in this mansion.

Mansion that we're not the only living here.