Novels by SAKATACHIBI

Tahimik na nakaupo sa kanya kanyang upuan ang tatlo. Walang nagsasalita sa pagitan nila habang si Hale naman ay palipat lipat ang tingin kina Aeris at Doc. Reagan. "Mom, what is he doing here?" takang tanong nito. Kitang kita sa mata nito ang inosenteng puso ng bata. Nagkatinginan naman sina Aeris at Reagan kaya mabilis na nag iwas ng tingin ang babae. Paano ba naman kasi niya masasabi sa anak na lasing siyang umuwi kagabi at ang doktor ang nag uwi sa kaniya dito. Napakamot siya sa ulo bago napatingin sa anak. Akma na sana siyang magsasalita nang maunahan siya ng doktor. "Hale, I know you're confused but I just took care of your Mom last night. She's not feeling well so I let her take some meds, just like what I did for you, right?" sambit nito saka ngumiti kay Hale. Sandali namang na tigilan ang bata bago tumingin sa kanyang ina. Ilang saglit lamang ay saka lamang nito napagtanto ang narinig. "Mommy...is sick?" tanong nito. Napangiti na lang tuloy si Aeris upang sakyan a

Pagewang gewang na ang mga kasamahan ni Aeris sa bar dahil sa sobrang kalasingan. Napatingin tuloy si Reagan sa kaniya nang mapansin pumipikit pikit na rin ito. Ilang saglit lamang ay biglang tumayo si Aeris saka itinaas ang baso. Ganoon rin naman ang mga kasamahan nito na mukhang lutang na rin sa impluwensiya ng alak. "Cheers! Para sa mga sawi!" malakas na sigaw ni Emcel. "Para sa sawi!" second the motion naman ng isang kasamahan nito. "Para kay Hale!" biglang sambit naman ni Aeris bago tinungga ang hawak na baso. Napatingin pa sa kanya ang mga kasamahan bago sabay sabay na napatawa. Pagkatapos nito ay bumalik na ulit sa sa pagkakaupo ang babae. Inalalayan naman siya ni Reagan nang muntik na siyang matumba. "Careful," sambit ng lalaki nang mapahiga ito sa kanyang ibabaw. Agad namang napaayos ng upo si Aeris nang mapansin ang sobrang lapit na distansya nila ng doktor. "Hmp!" Nagulat naman si Reagan dito lalo na nang bigla itong tumalikod sa kaniya. "Is there something wr

Ilang araw makalipas ang event ay muling pinatawag si Aeris sa opisina ni Sir Drei. Dahan dahan pa siya sa paglalakad hanggang sa makarating sa harap ng pinto nito. Wala siyang ideya kung ano ang kailangan nito sa kanya at bakit siya nito ipinapatawag. Ngunit malakas ang kutob niya na tungkol ito sa aberyang nangyari sa event kamakailan. Lalo pa at wala pa silang matinong pag uusap after that day. Akma na sana niyang bubuksan ang pinto ng kusa na itong bumukas at iniluwa nito si Sir. Drei na mukhang inaasahan ang kanyang pagdating. "Why are you standing there? Come in," sambit nito saka naiwang bukas ang pinto. Bumalik agad ito sa sariling upuan habang si Aeris naman ay sandaling natigilan. Naglakad na rin siya palapit dito nang biglang iabot sa kanya ang isang folder. "That is the report from the last event last time. The directors and the organizers liked the idea of that mini health event that you proposed. Na-conclude na last time sa meeting namin ni Mr. Reyes ang plano to re

"Doc Reagan?" gulat na bati ni Aeris sa lalaki. "I thought you're going out with Hale?" tanong nito sa kanya. Agad namang narinig ni Hale ang doktor at lumapit dito. "Doc Reagan!" masayang bati nito sa doktor saka lumapit sa kaniya. Dito pa lamang napansin ni Reagan ang bata kaya naman masaya niya rin itong sinalubong. "As you see, we got a little bit problem so I went back here," nahihiya namang sagot ni Aeris. Hindi niya inaasahan na dito pala pupunta ang doktor. Inaya pa naman niya ito kanina at napahiya ng kaunti. "Little bit? Just a little bit?" biglang singit naman ni Myrna na nasa tabi ni Reagan. Galit na tiniklop nito ang kanina pang galit na galit na ipinapaypay na pamaypay saka lumapit kay Aeris. Hawak nito ang pamaypay sa kanang kamay habang isang coffee naman sa kaliwa. Mukhang init na init na rin ito dahil sa tagal ng paghihintay sa kanila."Myrna," sambit niya habang nakatingin dito. "No Aeris...this is not a little problem. Didn't you notice that you made a mess?

Pupungas pungas na tumayo mula sa kama si Hale habang kuma kamot kamot pa sa kaniyang tiyan. Napahikab pa siya habang bumababa sa hagdan. "Umuwi kaya si Mommy kagabi?" she thought to herself. Wala na kasi siyang naabutan sa tabi niya at maski sa kwarto ng mommy ay wala rin siyang nakitang bakas nito. Ginabi na naman kasi ng uwi si Aeris kagabi kaya naman nakatulugan na ito ng bata. Papunta pa lamang sana siya sa kusina nang biglang bumungad sa kanya ang ina nakasuot ng apron. "Mommy?" tawag niya dito. Sakto namang humarap sa kanya ang ina saka napangiti. Nakasuot ng puting sando si Aeris na pinatungan ng itim na apron sa ibabaw. Nakasuot lang din siya ng shorts sa pang ibaba habang nakapuyod ang buhok. "Hale! Gising ka na pala, wait...are you hungry na ba?" tanong niya sa anak saka mabilis na lumapit sa anak. Inalalayan niya pa ito ngunit nang makita ni Hale ang mga nakahain sa mesa ay hindi na nito na iwasan na matakam saka mabilis na nagtungo palapit dito. "Hotdogs!!! Mommy, I

"Bye Mom," paalam sa kaniya ni Hale bago tuluyang pumasok sa loob ng gate. Napangiti naman si Aeris habang nakatanaw sa papalayong pigura ng anak. Sa katunayan ay nakangiti ito hindi dahil sa naihatid na niya ito kundi dahil muling bumalik ang sigla sa ngiti ng anak. Mayamaya lamang ay nawala na rin ang anak sa kanyang paningin kaya dahan dahan na niyang itinaas ang salamin ng kotse bago muling ipinagpatuloy ang pagmamaneho. Ilang saglit lang naman ang kaniyang pagmamaneho at nakarating na rin agad sa kanilang building, kung saan siya nagtatrabaho. Habang pababa ng kotse ay hindi niya maiwasang kabahan. Simula nang malaman niya kanina sa boss ang mga ganap sa kumpanya ay hindi na siya mapakali. Kaya naman wala pang ilang minuto ay nakapaghanda na siya agad kasabay ng pag alis nilang mag ina. Sa kabutihang palad ay mukhang napaaga pa ang dating niya sa opisina. May oras pa siya upang makapag ayos kahit papaano. Pagpasok niya sa loob ng kanilang ground ay naabutan niya ang ilan sa mga

Raia seemed to have been nailed to his spot as he stared at Mr. Gojo. This was the first time to talk to him outside the classroom, yet he couldn't help but feel nervous. It was no different from the feeling Mr. Rayven gave him; he felt even more intimidated now that he was facing Mr. Gojo. As Gojo slowly approached him, Raia found himself backing away."Are you afraid of me, Raia?" Gojo asked as he continued to approach him. Raia was filled with intense fear as he continued to back away."N-no...w-what do you need from me?" Raia asked nervously."I heard from Rayven. you're the first one to know about it, aren't you? And June...and Aki," he said, counting on his fingers the people who knew about the secret of Hyakku University. "And..." he paused before turning to face him."Ryota Yuu," he said. It surprised Raia. He knew that he hadn't told Ryota about it, but he was planning to do so, and yet, Mr. Gojo included Rrota Yuu."I... It's not true; I don't know what you're talking about!

June and Aki returned to the classroom in silence. They hadn't told anyone about what was happening—not even their close friends Kanaye and Amelia. After what they found out from Raia, they didn't talk about it anymore. There was also a possibility that Amelia and Kanaye might be put in danger if they told them the truth. Aki and June believed that this was not the right time to tell their friends about it. Several days had passed since the exam, and the results were about to be released. June looked around until he saw a particular person who Raia had predicted was one of the passers. That person furrowed his brow when he noticed June looking at him. June looked away and sat down, putting his hands in his pockets. After a moment, Mr. Rayven finally arrived with a smile on his face, and the class's tension was palpable as they looked directly at him. "Oh my God, I hope I passed," Coral, who was sitting behind June, said, hoping out loud while praying. "Don't worry, you probabl

"Where were you last night?" Mr. Rayven asked, causing fear and nervousness in Raia's heart."Ah... I was in my room, Mr. Rayven. Why?" Raia's voice trembled with fear. He was aware of his shaking voice, but he couldn't stop the fear. It seemed like he was completely overwhelmed by fear as he stared into Mr. Rayven's eyes.Mr. Rayven smiled at him. "Oh, really?" It could be seen that there's a suspicion about Mr. Rayven's smile. He slowly approached Raia."Don't lie to me, Raia. You got your memories back, don't you?" he asked, while his hands were only a few meters away from him. Raia swallowed nervously as he noticed his hands behind him.Raia immediately became alert because of this. It was undeniable that Mr. Rayven noticed that Raia's memories had returned. The fear enveloped Raia even more, especially when he remembered the night he lost his memories due to a strange smell. It was not impossible for the teacher to use it again to erase his memory."Hey Raia!" they suddenly heard

The three were holding their breaths so as not to be seen by those creatures. Aki couldn't even open her eyes when she saw one approaching them. The creature's large body and sharp claws were noticeable. Its form was strange and terrifying; even Raia couldn't bring himself to look at it again. "Is this all we're taking?" the creature asked before turning to its companion behind it. "Yes, that's it. Rayven takes too long to bring out new supplies. I've been saying that we should replace him with Rover," the other one complained. "Do you think Mr. A would just let that happen?" the one approaching June and co. asked. "I think Rayven is a kinder servant than his brother," it added before stopping in front of the tube where Raia and the others were hiding. June and Co.'s eyes widened as they saw the creature about to take the tube. They closed their eyes so as not to see the terrifying creature up close. The creature slowly leaned down to grab the tube, and in a moment, it was slung

June didn’t even get a chance to say a word, as he just stared at Aki’s back until she disappeared. It is his first time seeing her in that mood. Meanwhile, Raia was busily untucking his polo shirt. He had just arrived in his room and was about to change clothes. His necktie was still hanging on his neck when he walked towards the map that was attached to the wall.He stared at it for almost 30 seconds before he shrugged his shoulders. "Arghh! No matter how many times I looked at it, I’m still missing another piece! What would it be?" he asked himself before he furiously sat on his bed, still looking at the map.It’s been a week now since he started his research. For now, all he knows is the general structure of the island. It’s probably about a couple of miles, but even Raia wasn’t sure about it. It's just his wild guess. After a long thought, his mind suddenly felt tired. He let his body be pulled down by gravity and lay down on the bed. He felt his eyes getting heavy, so he slowly

Raia's research goes on the days after Osamu's death. He can't afford to lose any more time. He read every possible clue, especially about the history of the school. He also tried to talk to the other personnel and staff on the campus. Of course, he stayed alert assuming that all of the personnel in the university are human-eating creatures like Mr. Rayven. But after several attempts to gain new information, he got nothing. He was walking at that time while holding a bunch of books that he borrowed from the library. He was about to take a left in the intersection of the dormitory when he suddenly bumped into someone. All of the books fell down but he immediately took it back, trying not to expose the content of the books. "Are you okay?" he heard someone ask. "Y-yeah... I'm good," he answered. He slowly looked straight when he finally got all the books. It was Aki and June who bumped into him. When he saw the serious look from June, he immediately looked away and bid goodbye.