Chapter 7

Kent’s every step in the thick jungle was certain. He is still at the beginning of LNG but it is already dark. With so many trees and very little sunlight entering it. There were also many thorny weeds scattered along the road. He was in the jungle of the Sierra. He soon decided to follow his girlfriend who suddenly disappeared. He knows that its silly to think that a sweet woman like Siah would go to a forest like this. But he wouldn't know if he didn't try. Especially Alan and Siah are often attacked by its curiosity. And Siah is a writer, and Alan has a reason why he wants to go on vacation in this place. He thought maybe he would do research for a new book. But he didn't expect Siah will do the research with her own. Kent sighed then wiped the bead of sweat from his forehead. If Alan LNG said that this would be the outcome of their vacation, I hope he would not agree. He doesn't want the woman he loves to be in danger. He took a small flashlight from the backpack he was carrying. It was too dark inside the forest while the trees were up in the afternoon. He also had no signal on his cellphone. He turned on the flashlight and lit up the path. He wished that LNG could easily find his girlfriend. He was still walking around, no exact direction. He leaves that to his instinct which is usually right.

After a while, he sat panting on the protruding root of a tree. He has been walking for a while without knowing where he is going.

"Where are you babe? I hope to see you" he pleaded in his mind. He leaned his head on the trunk of the tree then closed his eyes. She remembered her boyfriend's face. Just in case he can muster the strength to continue the search here. It doesn't matter when he spends the night searching, the important thing is to find this LNG. He would have been able to sleep but he was also dilated when he heard the rumble of the tubing. He turned to get up. He's been thirsty before, maybe it's a stream. He followed the sound of the water and made some more large leaves before he could find it. Batis nga! A clear and clean stream! He approached there and knelt near the flowing tubing. He washed to be refreshed. After a while he heard someone who seemed to be talking. His forehead furrowed, does anyone live in that thick forest? He stood up and approached where the people were talking. He can ask about Siah. He saw an old woman and a young man by the stream. The woman is crumpling while the man is beating the clothes with a thick stick. Obviously they are washing the old -fashioned way. But that's not what he noticed but in the place where it was doing laundry, in the stream itself! He seemed to want to vomit, to think that he drank that and the flow of water was towards him. He was shaken, making a mental note not to drink water from free flowing waters such as streams and rivers even if it looks clean.

"What's Luna's name? Sayad? That's weird," said the old man who was talking to the young man. But the attention is on NASA's ruffled clothes.

"Not mom, I'm happy. Sa-ya. That's Luna's name," the young man replied politely.

Kent was suddenly nervous at what he heard. Is Siah what they are referring to?

"Why is the name of aging Luna beautiful? What do you say is a strange room?" the old man seemed suddenly confused.

"Eh kasi nay, tao po sya. Hindi nation kauri," shrugged the young man.

The old man was shocked by what he heard. "Oh my God! Is that true? Where did you get that news?" its question in a slightly lowered voice.

"It's brother Rald. He's one of those who took Luna. And they said he's from Manila. And we're not the same. We've talked about that in the whole pack," he said.

"So what's Alpha's statement? Did he say anything?" curiosity of the old man.

Kent was even more nervous about the young man's description. Is it possible that Siah is that?

"Ewan kopo. As far as I know, the council has already called a meeting," the young man replied indifferently. The old man quickly confiscated any wet clothes.

"Oh hey, come on. My God, it's too late for the news. Let's go and it's already night," he said hurriedly.

While the two are hanging out, Kent has formed another, he will follow them secretly. I hope he sees Siah there and takes it back from the people who took it from him.

Kent immediately took refuge in the nearest tree when the mother and daughter stopped walking. He peeked to see them. His forehead furrowed as he saw the two look around like dogs sniffing in the air.

"Mom, do you also hear and feel like someone is following us?" the young man asked as he continued to do so.

The woman stood up straight and stopped sniffing the air.

"Yes son. I've been feeling like we've been in the stream for a while," he replied seriously.

"Mom, maybe it's the Rouges. And suddenly they'll attack us," the man said scared and then squeezed his mother.

"If they are, we should have smelled them? Then how can they follow us eh we are inside the white line? They can't just enter there," the lady was obviously brave for her son but inside it fear also prevails here.

Kent was suddenly found guilty. Because of him, the ignorant mother and daughter are now scared. They thought it was rouge, but are they rouge? 'Maybe that's what they are with the wild animals' he explained in his mind. 'The social is what they call' commented the other side. Napailing sya. What's wrong with what that rouge is? He stopped talking to himself when he heard the woman speak again.

"Come on, hurry up. We're not afraid of it anymore. I want to go home and get a story about Luna," he said and started walking. The young man followed.

Kent gave a long time before following them.

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"HELP! Help me, get me out of here! Please, have mercy! Help ..." Siah slipped until he was kneeling in front of the door. He had been shouting and asking for help but no one came near where he was. Not even knocking to stop him from screaming was nothing. His voice is also hoarse. She felt that her throat had cracks due to its dryness. She felt her eyes watering. After a while, the tears that she had been holding back were free to run down both of her cheeks. Humikbi sya. She is already crying over the quick events in her life.

Earlier when he woke up, his neck hurt, when he rubbed it, he felt something. He thought it was hickeys so he thought he had been exploited. He added to his prediction when he noticed that he was wearing different clothes, including underwear. She is now wearing a nightgown.

Her crying got louder. The one he cared about the most, was gone. He can't be proud of Kent anymore. And he's also not sure if he and Kent will meet again. He might die here.

He turned and leaned back against the door. He hugged both knees and then buried his face in them while still crying. Until he falls asleep again ...

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'Zoren, he's asleep,' whispered his inner wolf.

'Can I go to him now!' he asked here. The two of them were listening and in his mind they were talking.

'Oo pwede na. But you open the door slowly. He is or does not inform it. He hurried up the stairs to the third floor where Siah's room was. And as he said he slowly opened the door.

He looked down and fell asleep on the floor. He felt sorry for it. He didn't want to torture his space but this was the only way he could think of so that it wouldn't be taken from him again.

He sat down and looked at her gentle face with still traces of tears. He gently wiped you with his thumb. Then he carefully picked it up and laid it neatly on the bed. He smiled at it.

'Zack, do you think I did the right thing?' he asked his inner wolf.

'To me that's right. You know that I'm selfish, I want to be mine. I've been having problems since then, I don't want another problem. ' Answer it.

He smiled, Zack and I really fit in as partners. Selfish inner wolf and fierce outer wolf.

He smiled as he watched Siah sleep. But soon his smile disappeared. He smelled something strange and it was coming from outside the masonry. Right at the beginning of their pack. He sniffed the air again before his eyes deepened and his expression darkened.

'Is that what I'm saying? A competitor of ours has arrived. A person.

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Kent looked around in amazement at the place where the mother and daughter had stopped. It looks like a small village in the middle of the forest. Tall trees surround the area. The houses are not close together but the distance is close. They are lined up on the side while the middle is spacious and clean. On the opposite side of the house, he saw a naked man chopping wood and was surrounded by men of his age. It was as if they were bragging about chopping wood. On the other hand are the children who play tumbang preso, chase and pass the ball. There is also an improvised swing attached near there. In another house opposite, there were women who were staring straight at the men chopping wood. Next to them are moms and Grandma who are talking or more correctly say gossiping. There are those who cook, feed the pets and do other village activities. He also saw three consecutive huge buildings. One is on the first floor, but on the outside, you know it's big and spacious inside. The next one has a second floor and is as wide as the first. But the third, it has three floors, also spacious, the construction design is old and He knows that house, wrong, better call your old mason. And such buildings are a masterpiece for engineers like him. He was amazed at what he saw in that place. How could there be such a beautiful place in the middle of the forest? Does anyone know city tags about that area?

With a mixture of amazement and astonishment Kent did not come out of hiding on his own. Then he noticed that when he saw that all the people there were looking at him. A man is stuck in the air holding an ax. Women, young and old alike, were stunned and gaped at him. The children stopped playing. A toddler came slightly closer to him while holding the ball. It pointed at him

"Tino ta? (Who are you?)" Bulol and its innocent question.

The women panicked and pulled the children away from her. He could still hear someone crying and shouting for help. While the men stepped closer to him with glaring eyes.

"A-ahm ...." he shivered as he backed away. It seems that the people there are not used to seeing people, while they are also human beings.

That's what he thought .....