“What’s that sound?”
“I don’t know, sounds like crunching. Maybe a wild animal’s having lunch.”
“Let’s avoid the path where it’s coming from then. Come on we need to hurry, the rest of them are already ahead.”
“I don’t know how you talked me into going on this stupid scavenger hunt, it’s not like I even like these people.”
“Exactly, you can use that hatred to fuel our victory, now let’s go, I think the next clue is over this hill.”
“Fine, but if we win you owe me a 2 piece chicken from Jollibee.”
“OH MY GOD!”
“Ok, ok, fine, a 1 piece.”
“No! Look over here. Oh my god, oh my god!”
“What’s—– HOLY—–“
“It’s a dead body!”
“I can see that!”
“What do we do?!”
“Okay, calm down, just breathe!”
“Ohmygodohmygodohmygod.”
“I SAID BREATHE! Count with me, one. Two. Three.”
“One. Two. Three.”
“See? We just need to stay calm and—– WHAT THE HELL”
“It’s moving! Ohmygodohmygodohmygod”
“I don’t know what you are but stay away! We don’t want any trouble.”
“Ohymygodthere’sbloodonits
“What my friend is trying to say is we don’t mean you any harm.”
“Pleasedon’thurtus.”
“Stay back!”
“AAAHHHGHGH!”
“……wait.”
“…..are we still alive?”
“What’s it doing?”
“I think it’s laughing at us.”
“It doesn’t have a mouth.”
“Well what else do you think it’s doing?”
“I think it’s waving goodbye now.”
“I…..What just happened?”
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Written by Karl Gaverza
Copyright © Karl Gaverza
Story inspired by Numputul entry in Myth Museum. Medina. 2015.
Numputul (Sambal) Illustration by Leandro Geniston from Aklat ng mga Anito
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