30 minutes past 3am.
I was waiting for a taxi outside our gate.
Aligaga na ako at baka maiwan ako ng 4am bus. 10-15 minutes din ang byahe papuntang bus terminal.
The street, so deserted. Kahit yung maiingay na aso ng aming mga kapitbahay ay wala. Beauty rest pa siguro nila.
Maya-maya lang ay may dalawang headlight na approaching.
Taxi na sana ito.
Chaka. Private car pala. Hutchback na kulay kupas na pula at medyo luma na. 80's model siguro ito pero tinted ang salamin.
Huminto ito sa aking harapan. Bumukas ang bintana sa harapang bahagi ng passenger seat. Iniluwa ng bintana ang isang lalake. Late 30's. Average looking.
Kinabahan ako.
Nagtanong siya.
'Saan ang papuntang highway?'
Sabi ko 'diretso lang kayo, dyan lang sa may unahan.'
'Ok, salamat.' aniya.
'Sige'. sagot ko.
Umabante na sila ng ilang feet. Biglang huminto at umatras ulet sa aking harapan.
'Papunta ka ba sa highway?' tanong nya ulet.
'Hindi, dito ako sa opposite direction.' sagot ko ulet.
At umalis na ito.
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I don't know what the hell happened but you know that weird feeling that something not good might happen.
Nung kinabahan ako, I wanted to walk away and go back inside our house but I was a bit confident because mommy was just standing behind the gate.
The look on that man's face was weird.
The way he looked at me was even more weird.
Ang weird nya. hihi
Maybe paranoid lang talaga ako but I believe in my instincts more.
Mommy shared thesame sentiment. Parang 'di gagawa ng mabuti ang lalakeng 'yon. Sabi nya.
We were both relieved when they left.
Nakasakay na din ako ng taxi eventually.
Habang nasa bus na ako, I contemplated on what happened.
Masama kaya ang pakay ng mga 'yon?
Ano kaya ang gagawin nila sa akin?
Maraming kanegahan akong naiisip.
Or baka naman they were just offering me a ride in return for pointing them direction.
Nah.
Nega na kung nega.
Better safe than sorry.
12 comments:
better be safe than sorry!
:)
ummm may phone tayo so next time we can call a taxi service?
oo nga para naman magamit ang phone nyo minsan..hehe
what tikman ang alindog mo, that's why he was looking at you in a funny way? chos!
pero seriously, a lot of people say when a warning signal lights up in your head - you should heed it. call it subconscious, premonition, guardian angel or whatever you believe in. in my experience, instinct can be trusted.
my gawd, buti at hindi ka pinagsamantalahan!
korek jud ka iring! naa mi phone was gamit hehe murag ngpataod rami ug phone pra sa yaya ni zoe nga sgeg panawag sa mga kaberks landline to cellphone pa!
@Edz & Manang: I don't call for a taxi service because they always have thesame answer at 3am. No taxi available kuno. And kung meron man, sobrang tagal dumating. And finally, inaway ko na lahat ng telephone operators ng mga taxi service. I'm sure nilista na nila ang address namin/natin sa 'irrate caller list'. Yun yon. =p
eh kung nde average looking yung guy, kung tipong super gwapo, sasakay ka? ahihihihi :p
Paano kung kamukha ni Kim Atienza yung nagpapasakay sayo? Sasama ka ba?
@Fiona & Joms: kung gwapo yun or kamukha ni kuya kim, baka sumama na ako. chos!
seriously, if I feel thesame strange/weird feeling, it wouldn't matter if he's average or good looking. dedma pa rin ako sa kanya. =)
buti naman safe ka at ang bata sa sinapupunan mo.. joke..
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tama yung sinabi ni kiel, trust thy instinct which you did.. hindi naman kasi tayo ipapahamak ng instinct natin eh
naku, baka isang secta yun ng mga satanista at gusto nilang ialay ang birhen mong kaluluwa sa kanilang panginoon.
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