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Masha told me that someone wants to see me and that was the man whose outside the house a while ago.

He said you need to pay for your dept. And the man whose with him was so road. This face was mistaken as a ghost.

She sadly say while pouting. He hurt me miss i want to punch him.

I rolled my eyes to her. Prepare the table now we will eat early than what we used too. I'm tired i want to rest.

I will talk to that man first. Aisstt... they are annoying bwesitor. Where was Thomas why i haven't seen him for three days now?.

He stays at the bahay kubo together with Pedro. He keep Pedro accompany. While he still banned at your house, at this house.

Good to him. He will never ever stepped here if and only if he will confess he's mistake. That old man was giving me headache. As is if he can threatened me with my death. If not to this ghost who help me at this house. I already give a best and deserving lesson to that pervert man since his first step here. And if I'm still the same selfish and rude as before i already kick all the fierce ghost here through making them an ashes and let it scatters in the air.

And now i just know that he already take the bus to his afterlife and that useless Sushe did nothing to stop Tanda. He's getting into my nerves. "I'm still shivering on him". I wanted to give him a good punishment that's why he's hiding on me. He never let our path cross coz he knows me better than the others here.

I'm still talking but Masha nowhere to be found. She left again. Each time i got mad and ready to murder someone she will left. She's scared or she doesnt want to hears me.

When i arrived at the living area i saw a man staring at my portrait when i was young holding a pencil.

I stole that pic to my dads room before because he will give it to someone. I was scared that he will sell me according to what i heard to our neighbours.

And when i meet him i let him paint that pic for a remembrance of my childhood. He even teach me how to paint. Shit i taste bitter again. Remembering the past with him gave me a bitter senses. Also hatred, angry nope resentment yes.

Its a little dark, every night we used the "lampara", a lamp with a gas or gasoline inside on it in to light it up. I don't let them use the electricity because that was for tv only. Of we used it everyday it will easily depleted. The rifill of the battery in town was pricey than to buy a gas.

I can light up this house but don't want too. I'm more comfortable of lampara.

When i saw him step near the portrait i cleared my throat. He doesn't continue yo step he face me and so as the other one but before i could sat anything he fall at the floor unconscious. He even pee on his pants.

What a worthless man he come here just to sleep?. Aisstt.. i sat down in one of a bamboo chair facing the other man.

What do you want to talk with?,

Ahmm... can i carry him first?.

He nervously ask. Did i startled him or he was surprised seeing me?.

Your wasting my time young man. Spit it out now. I had something important to do, " and that is sleeping".

He got a second thought if he would utter it or carry his friend, i think while saying his purpose on seeing me.

I'm from, i mean I'm Jk employer of land tax or BIR. I'm here to tell you to pay the tax of your land.

Land tax?, BIR is that a beverages?, like Genebra or cocunot beer?. Or Back Intestine Ribs?. I confusingly ask while thinking on another meaning of it.

I wanted to laugh at here but I'm afraid. I don't know her what if she's sensitive and she will kick my ass out of this house. I stop myself for bursting in laughter while looking at her. She's thinking something and i can't still see her bare face.

They had a battery here they even watch tv on it why they use the "lampara", not the bulb it more comfy than this and more bright.

It was beauru of internal revenue which mean taxes of every citizen living in this city alive.

Wait... i stop him for saying anything. I really can't understand what he means. Enlighten me for this.

You must pay your land tax because you owned a land . In general, your principal place of residence (your home) or land used for primary production (a farm) is exempt from land tax.

The what?,, this house is mine why do i need to pay for it. In the first place this is mine, mine and mine alone. You cheater can't stole what is mine. He already stole my everything and now my land. What a selfish creature you all".

I shouted in him even my saliva spilled everywhere or in his face. He had that pretty face sorry but not sorry i spilled my saliva on him. He must be thankful to it. It is a rare opportunity. Once my saliva spilled out to your face it was a blessing.

We are not stealing what you have all we need was you would pay the land tax. We already sent a letter to you but no respond and we doesn't even know where to give it or whom to give it.

You are so mysterious that no one knows your existence even this place. We waste lots of time and efforts to find this restricted area.

I will not pay. Those government was a crocodile. You are stealing people's money.

Giving a higher prices of the foods can goods and other products but the salary of the citizens was too cheap.

Eehh... im out of it. By the way where did you hear that thing?.

In a news on tv on radio. That was the topic of the anchor each time of thier program was aired.

Ahh.... but im not one of the government i was one of the employee of the government. This is our job we need to fulfil it.

Still i will not pay that tax whatever you would say.

Mine are mine alone.

If you will not pay we have no other choice but to get your house and your farm.

Then try it i will let you but before you could get this house you will pass on the hand of the fairies living inside the forest and i will make sure that all of you will buried inside it. "Evil grin".

I swallow hard. Did i get her mad?, should i pray for my life now?.

By the way are you single, double widow, heartbroken, widow, left by someone or you left someone?.

What do you mean?.

I mean if you are single?

Yes, "how about that man who pee on his pants?, tsskk... he made my living room into a cr what a really shameless man".

That's why i felt something wet when we enter this house and smelly smell because of RM, but how could she saw it while me she's transparent all i can see was her beautiful dress. Dress of ancient time.

Ahmmm he's...

Oh!, so we have no problem with regards with it. For you to know if you did not notice the sign board outside. Double people or i man with. girlfriend is not welcome in my house. Only single. I can't kick your ass outside i really wanted to kick someone today but i have no reason i am not that mean by the way.

I dont know what would i feel, feel relief that she will let us spend our night here or fear because i just meet her and what if they are cannibal and she's being nice to me because she had a motive later. If i sleep they will eat us.

What the hell are you thinking Jk.

Cannibal is real but they existed only amazon forest not here. No i can think of all the possible things that might happened.

What are you thinking young man?, although you are that handsome you are too far from my ideal man. Hahaha as if i had one silly you little old woman.

She laugh with mockery on herself she even called herself an old woman. Shit my brain cannot process all of this. Can i sleep i think this is nightmare. Am i sleeping, and had a worst nightmare right?. This is not true right?.

Clean your friend he's is too smelly. And where the two of you would sleep?,

She's thinking just like her house was to small for us. Are she nuts her house is mansion and i guess there are lots of rooms for us why thinking. That was my inner self.

You can't sleep here either ghost are too flirty they will do something inappropriate.

hearing it, I just found my self jumping at the side of this sassy woman and hold on her arm. I have been feeling the cold weird air but i ignored it. Also someone whispering on my ear at the same time laughter like a devil laugh.

I thought it was my hallucination or illusion. Bow i am sure it was sureal. Goodness grace.

Geeezzz.... get your filthy hands on my arm of you want your arm still intact with your body. What a coward little one.

I admit i was coward so what. I being coward in this kind of situation but in others no. I must felt humiliated or offended of what she said but no im more on so much fear. Damn it.

The real man feels scaredy-cat sometimes. That's the real definition of a man. No need to resist anymore that was my own definition.

Bwesitor is annoying visitor or someones ruined your day.

Tanda-old man

Crocodile, it is an expression used of you are a thief or being selfish.

Bahay kubo is a nipa hut house made in bamboo it was a comfy house to those who live on the farm.