2- Reincarnation

my body slowly disintegrates...

what will happen to me from now on...

will I go to heaven? maybe hell perhaps...

all I can see is darkness...

where am i...

I try to move my hands

*tug*

there was something blocking my hands from moving forward

I check my foot and try to kick but there was this wood that is blocking me

*tug* tug*

I try to exert more energy in my arms trying to break this wood in front of me

*tuuggg* tuggg* ttuugg*

*krikkk**

I successfully put a hole on this wood but when I try to push it away it is blocked again by something that is harder

but now I have a better vision, there was a small ray of light near the top of my head

I tried to block those small dots of light coming from, but after touching where the lights came from, it was hard, like a rock but I feel that I can move it

where am I...

I tried to destroy the rock by pushing it many times

it takes hours but the rock is slowly pushing away

and in a final push

*crack*

"HHUUPPP!!!"

*BAG*

I slowly crawl out and witness where am i

there is a lot of gravestones that are carved or inserted at the wall

*WAAAAA*

*HEEEELLLP!!!**

**RRROOAAARRRRR*

**GRRRROOU*

and a horrifying scene takes place right before my eyes

there's this man feasting the body of the person lying on the ground

there is also a man running away from a girl who runs bizarre

and a lot of people are running. It was chaos!

there are a lot of people that are eating another person

as I saw the scene that is happening in front of me, my body feels shiver and the fear is slowly enveloping me!

"what is happening.."

I immediately go down from where am I, and see that I came from a gravestone named John Carl Silva

as I read the name that is carved at the grave, my whole body stands frozen

"fuck! am I a zombie!!!!??"

*rrooaarr!!!*

but suddenly a strange person w/bloody mouth and red eyes are planning to attack me!

I dodge it by a hair strand

but it came back fast and trying to bite me now

I push him at the side and runs immediately!

"what is happening why!! why there are zombies!!!??"

but why do I come from that grave!

"and am I a zombie too!!!??? but they are attacking me also!"

I run and check the surrounding until I found some broken glass and quickly check my appearance

I am looking the same, my eyes are still black, my outfit...

I'm wearing BARONG TAGALOG and SLACK!!!

"so, I really died but why I'm alive again?"- John Carl. I keep wondering what was happening

another zombie is trying to attack me, but to my shock, I pick the broken glass and stab it at the attacker

and like a shemale, I scream hard while stabbing continuously the zombie at the head

to my surprise

the zombie is not moving anymore, then I kick it away

"ha.... ha... what is happening, I need to go back home!"- John Carl. I fix immediately my composure and stands up

I knew this place!

my current location is in the Karuhatan cemetery and every part of this place is so horrible, there is a zombie from left to right and almost all of them are attacking humans who are escaping from here

I rush away from here, gladly I know this route and most of the zombies are busy attacking another human being

moving slowly but surely, now I'm almost near to the upward slope towards the barangay hall of karuhatan

but there are a horde of zombies that are blocking the way near the very entrance of the joy street

"what should I do..."- John Carl. the tense never leaves my body as I observe the area

*rrooaarr**

*uunnnnggggkkk*

*rroaaarr*

*roarrr*

as soon as I heard the loud noises of the zombies, I rush to the side!

now I'm moving more slowly and sticking at the left side where there is a bunch of gates, this is the safest way due to there is a 4 post and 1 small tree that is possibly blocking the sight of the zombies

*rooaaarrr*

*grrrr*

as observing the area I spot the location of the other zombie but

there is a zombie slowly approaching at the back

luckily this zombie still not looking at my way

"uuuugggh.. what now! what now! what now.....?"- John Carl, I am agitated and keeps stomping silently my foot

I sprint silently at the post where I'm in the middle of the tree and the post, and there is this structure called expressPay, which gave a small platform that gives me some moments to breathe

"hoooo.. ha.. ha ... this too tiring, oh god I need some miracle"- John Carl

being scared and at the same time is terrified makes me feels numb

though my mind still not believing what I'm seeing, the reality was too harsh and every time I try to peak, the zombies never leave their place!

I've been here for 5mins but the zombies at the back still not moving but worst it's looking forward now to the upward slope

"one.. two.. three..., there is about 6 zombie near the entrance of joy street"- John Carl

I wait for another minute but nothing changes the zombies are just roaming but not going far away from their original place

"I don't want to die again... damn it"- John Carl

as soon as I'm about to give up, the memories of her smile, her laugh, her love come rushing back to my head, it feels like a lost child that finally came back home

"Mary Ann..."- John Carl

a newfound strength and courage

"I'll survive"- John Carl

immediately I check my surrounding and luckily, I see a broom of a street sweeper at the middle of the 4 street post, it was a long stick with walis stick broom at the end

after grabbing it I quickly remove the stick broom, using this as a long baton this will be my wits end!

fear and hope it was a mixture of feelings that is dwelling inside of me now

but in this chaos, I know what I have to do, I'll be coming Mary Ann

"game"- John Carl

narrator: with burning determination John Carl promise to himself that he will survive, back to his friend, family, and love one