Nice to meet you, My name is …
Chapter 1
A/N: Gandang Morning ! (HAHA, Tag-lish) So anyway, used Antonio's surname for Maria's cause I always see them as a Father-daughter type :) (FYI, I still ship them as a couple though) so... blah-blah-blah on with the story. :D
WARNING : MAJOR IN TAGALOG DIALOG BUT I'LL PUT IN TRANSLATIONS :D
"spirit of the glass, nandyan ka na ba?" (Spirit of the glass, Are you there?) Maria chanted as the siblings closed their eyes while their fingers hovered over the glass globe. None of them touching it. Maria opened one eye looking at the glass, it wasn't moving. She chanted again, a bit louder than a whisper.
"spirit of the glass, nandito na kami nandyan ka na ba?" (Spirit of the glass, We are here, Are you here?)
Jose's eyes fluttered open as he felt a cold wind drew pass him. Like a magnet tugging a metal to follow it, their fingers were moving on their own following the slow slide of the glass beneath it.
(creepy ...I'm having goose bumps writing this ... O.O)
They opened both of their eyes and a bolt of shock and fear shot them, it stopped moving, And it was pointing at "YES"
(AH ! Am going to stop now OAO the wind is freaking me out ... just kidding ... )
Maria jumped lightly away from the board pulling her fingers away. Jose did the same, breathing ragged, he was scared to hell. They have been playing this game ever since their lola went to live in forest, they never seen her since. But the game never worked until now. The glass began to shake. then zoomed its way across the board stopping at letters and numbers. Jose was speechless, Maria stood up and ran towards the table grabbing her Phone then started typing some letters she saw, she tried decoding the frantic spirit. Jose was spelling the words in his mind and figured a queer word.
"katawan?" (Body?) Jose whispered, Maria stared at him like he lost his mind . The glass stopped at the middle and relaxed. Maria loomed over the board. The board was covered with scorched marks jumping over letters. Jose shivered, his shoulders weakening . The wind blew suddenly hard it made the curtains fly . Their attentions bolted towards the open window, Maria was shivering, she gulped then shakily called Jose to close the windows.
(Am calming down a bit ... dude freaking crazy wind tonight O.O)
Jose shot Maria an 'Are-you-freaking-crazy?' Look, who was assured by her nod, Sucking his breath in, to calm his breathing, he slowly stood up, then walked towards the windows, With a silent click the curtains flowed down. The glass moved again, this time slower. Jose dashed towards his sister's side.
"M-A-R-I-A, I-W-AN-T –T-O – T-A-L-K –TO-YOU" Jose read, which made Maria shiver, this was super creepy, watching to many horror flicks was taking a toll of her.
" a-no ang pangalan mo?" Jose asked, voice cracking, The glass vibrate, then it played over the letters 'H' and 'A', It's laughing, Maria thought.
"HUWAG KAYO MATAKOT DI AKO NANGANGAGAT" (Don't be afraid, I don't bite)
Maria leaned close over the glass, She saw in the glass her reflection, but it slowly changed into someone different. Her long brown locks turned orange, her warm hazel nut eyes turned cold golden. She jolted up surprised and scared at the same time.
"GUSTO KO MAKIPAGUSAP SA IYO, KAILANGAN KO NG KATAWAN" (I want to talk to you, I need a body) a loud whisper called.
Jose shivered, spiritual fingers was tracing his shoulders and spine, Jose's eyes wide, then looked at Maria, scared stiff, he mouthed a small "no-no-no-no" while shaking his head. The ghost laughed again. She never really met a spirit before, then again. She seem to be more than a spirit.
"What are you a ghost? Or a spirit?" Maria whispered, The wind grew stronger which made the windows open with a loud bang. The glass shivered then played on random letters, then a audible laugh was heard. Jose cursed under his breath he was not fund with paranormal encounters, he never has and never will.
This time the Ouija board did not answer not shakes no rattles no rolls , but the wind surely did grew stronger. Maria looked as Jose with pleading eyes.
"gawin mo?" (do it please?)
"ANO?!" ( WHAT ?!)
"sige na!" (do it !)
"Ano ako loko?" (What am I, Crazy ?)
"Oo" (yes)
"ANO?!" (WHAT?!)
"please?"
"lintic na …" Jose cursed under his breath but since the beginning of time Maria, always has the upper hand in forcing him to do death defying stunts and being a crazy bait doll for creatures she wanted to meet or destroy, for instance. She once used him as a bait for Mananangal Hunting last summer.
The pleading puppy eyes grew larger and larger every time he looked at her. He threw his arms and reluctantly agreed. Maria hugged him senseless and pinned him lying on the ground. Traditional methods of exchanging bodies for spirits and such. He gulped, he was beginning to curse himself of what came over him and agreed to be a doll again.
"TINATANGAP NAMIN" she yelled over the Ouija board and the glass begun to shatter. Their eyes went wide… something went wrong and … according to their lola … That was never supposed to happen …
"oh my …"
"Jose ?"
"jose?"
"jose, where are you - "
"AHHHHH"
BTW... I just watched SRR, and Ouija on DVD last night with a bunch friends and I SCREAMED MY A** OFF !, really creepy dude... not cool. D: I guess I deserve this for watching movies, rather than reviewing for my test …
Translations and Other Information:
"Lola - Grand Mother
"Mananangal or Aswang - a filipino folk lore monster, it is said to be a ugly woman with bat wings and can dis-attach her upper body to her lower body.
"Spirit of the glass, - a another name for Ouija. (I think,) It may also be called spirit of the coin ... (HAHA elementary days. Still creeps me out though. )