Dexter reach the hut, he sit down in the chair near the window. He hopes those people who are looking for him, may pass again near the hut, as what have happened in the past day. He can now shout louder than before to them and he can even walk towards them, even he is not totally recovered his strength
After an hour of more Shayne, come back, she is so fresh and her hair lay down at her back, wet.
She is wearing light green blouse and dark blue skirt. It makes her a fine woman.
It makes her an adorably attractive woman with pure feminine looks.
It makes her very attractive to the eyes of any man
It makes her very beautiful and adorable in the eyes of Dexter.
Dexter cannot help himself but to focus his eyes to the wonderful beauty he has found here in the forest. Formerly, he wants, that his companions may find him, and bring him home, by this time, he does not want it anymore. He wants to stay a little longer her in the forest. Dexter heart and mind was filled with some sort of satisfaction and pleasure staying in the hut. Why not? It is a great blessing to be with a beautiful and kind lady like Shayne. He will not get bored here, never. A beautiful woman is always the pitfall of every man.
“Why you are starring at me” Shayne asked him
“Because you are very beautiful now”
“I have been beautiful everyday” she smiles at Dexter.
“ It is the reason, why I am falling in love with you”
“ So easy to say, but it is hard to prove, know me well first before you say that”
“ Is it ok for you if I stay here for ever to prove my love to you?”
“It is up to you, you are the master of yourself”
Shayne come inside the hut; he mends something in the kitchen. She is so busy, after a while, she come upstairs and hand something to Dexter.
“What is this” he asked.
“I presume, it would be good for you if you will take a bath and change clothes”
He examined what she handed to him, they are t-shirt, short and under wear. Possibly Shayne can no longer bear his body odor, sure, he needs to wash his body and feel fresh.
“Can you accompany me, in the falls?” jokingly Dexter told to Shayne
“No, I am not, I have seen you can do it on your own, it is not far”
He feels it is only right, he do it on his own, it would be too much asking her to come with him. He is not a child. Dexter stand up and walk towards the falls, when Shayne called him back.
“Why, are you coming with me?”
“You bastard. I will only give you the bath soap”
Shayne is getting more beautiful when she is getting annoyed. He enjoys the looks of her.
He proceeded going to north, where the water falls and the river is located. It is true, it is not far.
Possibly, it is here, Shayne gets the drinking water, they are using, the sight of the place is very refreshing.
The fall is not too high, it is covered by the shade of the trees, and the water is flowing freely in a small river going down the mountain. It is a wonderful sight, a wonderful works of the hands of nature. He started removing his dress, all of them, if Shayne comes, and watch him while he is taking a bath, he will give her, the pleasure to watch him, fully naked. He laughs himself in this wild thought. Does Shayne, with her innocent looks and demurred attitude would do his wild fantasy?
Dexter enjoys the refreshing cool water from the falls. He reached the place where it is actually falling. He gets the soap, and cleans his whole body thoroughly. He has not taken a bath for several days, as well, he has not changed his cloths. After taking a bath he washes his dirty cloths, it is very dirty, then he come back to the cottage, he hangs his wet clothes in the branches of dead tree near the cottage. It will dry there soon. The cool water has given him rejuvenating feeling.
When Dexter inters the hut, he sees that their lunch is ready, Shayne has prepared it. He almost got a beautiful maid, who attends his every need in this place. He told himself, he is very lucky to be lost and left in this place. If the time will come back, and someone will ask him, what he want, to go home or be left here in the forest, he will again choose the later. If it does not happen, he will not meet Shayne, the love of his life.
Shayne calls him when he enters the hut.
“Come in, lets eat” She sitting in the bench down the kitchen.
He got a wonderful feeling, a beautiful lady, is waiting him, so that they can eat together. His wild thoughts feeding him the idea, that this situation may last long, that they may become lovers, and would make every moment of their life more meaningful. How he can tell his heart not love Shayne, if every time, he can see her around, making him happy and contented, forgetting everything back home.
“You have no responsibility to wait for me” he told her.
“I only presumed, you will appreciate it, if we eat together, Next time I will not wait”
“No, you get me wrong, what I am thinking, you may be hungry and you wait for me”
Shayne smile at him, a very sweet smile, he has seen to her before. It makes him relax.
While they are eating, they continue their conversation, it makes them close to each other.
“What are you doing then back home” Shayne asked him.
“I am working as a teller in a bank” his short answer.
“Do you have girlfriend, then” a personal question, he didn’t expect.
“I know nothing”
He says it because he actually forgets everything. He forgets that he is about to get married with Annie, and the preparation for their marriages is in full swing, when he joined the hunting party, and was get lost in the forest. Something strange has happened to him.
“What I can honestly tell you now, I am falling in love with you”
“You are that again, will you please stop it”
“Ok, but please believe me and give chance to prove you my intention”
“You must know me first before you continue your foolishness”
“So, let me be here a little longer until I may know you well’
“As I have told you, it is up to you”
The whole day does not become boring for the two of them, they go around, collecting more fruits in the forest, enjoy the wonderful views the place can offer. Dexter did not feel that Shayne is getting aloft to him, she is still the same, cheerful and alive. He always smells the natural feminine scent of Shayne, every time, she comes closer to him. The sun set comes and they return to the hut, before darkness covers the horizon.
The dark veil of darkness slowly covering the forest, together the cool breeze of the wind blowing from the east. In the upper part of the mountain the mist is visible and becoming like cloud bands hanging above the trees up to the peak of the mountain. The place never stops introducing itself as untamed and unconquerable by men, where the unseen hands of nature works and reign forever. Different birds call from all direction fills the air, as they preparing themselves to rest in the branches of trees where they live. Some other noise of some other animals can be heard, making themselves present in the quire of echo reverberating in the slopes of the mountain from one side to the other. This becomes an everyday ritual in the forest after sunset before the night fully conquer the forest. Dex
It is a beautiful day, the sun is rising brightly in the east, the birds and animals in forest started their morning chorus giving off, different sounds reverberating in the mountain slopes through out the forest. Birds of different size and colors flies over the canopy of the trees, coming and going to different directions. The pulse of life is heard, seen, and felt all around. Dexter feels so lazy in rising up, although he is already awake early in that morning. He was troubled by so many thoughts coming up to his mind one after the other, totally uncontrollable, triggered, by what he had seen last night. Is he going to pursue his love to Shayne, beyond their differences, or the right thing to do, is to leave this place, and forget everything about Shayne? Dexter don’t know what to do, but he wants to see Shayne, he cannot explain, the happiness, the enjoyment he has in the pres
The day is still young, feeling bored of doing nothing, Dexter, informed Shayne, he will gather fruits in the forest, so that they may have food to eat. Shayne object but he did not change his mind, as a man, it is the role of him to do this hard work. She wants to come with him, because she knows well the forest, but he wants to be alone, he wants to prove to her, he is a man, she can depend on. There is no path way to follow, in exploring the forest floor, one should simply need to follow his own hunch and judgment where to go and how to go. Dexter just tried to remember, where he came from so that he can return back afterwards. He prays and hopes, he would not encounter fierce wild animals, because he has no weapon to depend himself. Shayne has not given him his gun, possibly she will not give it to him anymore, otherwise, he promised her, she will not hurt any one of her friends. He
They go home together, that is mid-day, Shayne prepares their food for the lunch, in the hut, it is because he is still adamant to enter his castle although she allows him to come inside. Dexter becomes used seeing Shayne doing house hold chores for him, he enjoys it, in the thought that someone is taking care of him. “Launch is ready, let’s eat” the sweet voice of Shayne that he always wants to hear. “Thank you very much, I pray you will not get tired of looking after me” he sincere on it Shayne smiles at him. He reaches her hand and pressed it, the small soft hands that is nice to hold, he always wants to hold this hand, if possible, forever. They eat together, once in a while stopping and having conversation of something not so important,
It is nightfall, and the two of them are inside the hut, they have taken a rest; they are now having a luxury of time for each other. Fresh fruits are on the table, together with the single oil lamp, that gives light inside the hut. Mesmerized by the new found love, the two lovers become inseparable. “Where are we going to sleep now” Shayne asked. “Here in the hut” Dexter answered. “But the bed is not enough for the two of us” she protested. “I think it would be better, if you will come with me in the castle” 
When Shayne wakes up that morning, Dexter greets her with a sweet kiss on her lips. He waits long for her to wake up. Shayne was surprised a little, seeing Dexter is watching her to open her eyes. “You are waiting me to wake up?” she asked. “Not actually, I just wake up a while ago”Shayne fixed her self and the two of them come out of the room. Dexter wonders why, a while ago, he cannot move or pass away from that door, and now with Shayne, they pass it forward without any problem. Is he actually still drunk? What he remembers, he only takes one shots of wine. He is sure, he will not get drunk in only one shot. He has been drinking wine in the social gathering, and with his friends, before.&n
Dexter walks with the first store he has seen, he asked for help, he told them he was lost in the forest in a few days, and he is now back. The people there look at him, started figuring out who is he, where came from and why he is dressed like that. Darkness has started pushing the light away and here it comes a stranger in their midst. He started calling the attention of the people around, because he has long hair, his mustache and beard are growing wild, and he has hunting gun with him. The commotion was noticed by the policemen in the nearby police outpost. They come close to know what is happening. “What is that?” one of the policemen asked the people around. They just pointed out to Dexter, and told to the policemen what he has told them.&nb
The case of Dexter was extra-ordinary, and the authorities don’t know how to handle it, because it is very complicated. He was declared dead and now that he reappeared, that declaration must be withdrawn, including some other papers. Morning the next day, everybody is busy, most especially in the police post near the forest where Dexter is taken care off. They have sent report on their headquarter, about Dexter Enriquez, who was declared dead, and now reappeared. Their advisory, validate this care thoroughly, investigate properly the person, who claimed he is Dexter Enriquez, check the personal information about him, do not relay only the IDs he carrying, cross checked everything and make it sure he is telling the truth. The policemen have done this before their superior give them instruction, the only discrepancy they have found out, in the blotter, this person has been declared lost
Certain part of the forest area was spared for destruction, for the meantime, when the team of developer leave the area. However, it is not a permanent success, those people, who have able to purchase and titled the forest reserve, will surely try it again, in some other time, in the future. Now the fight for the preservation of this area, rest in the shoulder of the next generation, they should learn how it should be done, for themselves “We should plan for our future; time is running fast” Shayne told Dexter. “I m happy and contented with you I cannot ask for more” Dexter answered “I know, it, but we cannot set aside the truth in between us, I am spirit th
The subdivision developer chief engineer of the forest sends an emissary to Dexter, telling him, his help, is badly needed, begging him to help them, find a way to solve their problem, the forest spirits are intervening their works, and hampered their operation. If they will not able to find ways to solve their problems, they will not meet the deadline, it will mean a big loss to the company. Their CEO cannot allow this to happen, the blame will fall on them, they will force the men working bellow, to do nasty work, to have result, at all cost or else they will lost their jobs. Dexter talks to Shayne and tell her everything, he wants to weigh out everything. “Did you intervene with their works” Dexter asked Shayne. “No, it is some other spirit of my kin
The five Paranormal students come out of the forest with half bake work, they have encountered the unknown but they have not able to have video tapes about what actually happened and transpired inside the forest during faithful night of their observation. All of their equipment are functioning well, but all of them failed to record anything worthy to support their theory, that extra-ordinary things actually happened, that mythical creatures actually exist and it is not just a fictitious characters in the folk tales. But how they can prove it, in the scientific way acceptable to the academic community, where they belong? They should able to cast all doubts and questions about supernatural phenomena, the reason why they come, to this forest reported to have thrive with extra ordinary stories, but they have failed. The old belief and saying that you can’t take pictures or videos with dwarfs, nymph and fairy, seems true based on their own experience. Possibly it is the reason, why
The mystical story about the bouncing ball of fire, the procession of candles by themselves, and the mystical voice in the forest, turn to be a big story in the place, because the ten young men who become the victim of this phenomena, tell this endlessly and it transpired from the word of mouth from one community, to the next community nearby .To make the story, more interesting they add some more things none existent in the original version, they say, the phenomena of bouncing ball of fire can be always seen near the entrance of the forest every first Friday of the month, and if the observer is lucky enough, he can also witness the parade of the candles in the mountain slopes few kilometers inside the forest, after sunset third night after the last quarter. A big news like this, no matter how strange it may be, will not go on, unnoticed by the reporters who are always looking for anything to report. Some news outfit carry this story, in their news reports, reviving th
Joana makes a frequent call to her brother, informing him about the condition of their mother. Dexter is very thankful that Joana is taking good care of their mother. The doctor attending their mother, was also surprised by the fast recovery of his patient, he expects, in normal rate, the old woman would recuperate in a week time, but here it is now, she doing well beyond his expectation, beyond what medically happened in normal phase of medication. “It is good, your mother is recovering fast than normal” the doctor said to Joana. “Thanks God, we will able to go home early” Joana replied. “You can settle down all your remaining bills and by tomorrow, you can go hom
After the hold dupers was apprehended by the authorities, a thorough tactical investigation, was done, and all of it was focused to the lone forest ranger, who flush out them out of the forest, without a single fire of gun. He only used the spirit of the forest and the wild animals to force those hold dupers and gun for hire, out of the forest. Dexter become headline again in the local newspaper, radio and TV, with following title, DEXTER DONE ANOTHER MIRACLE; THE HERMIT FOREST RANGER DEFEATED 5 DANGEROUS MEN; DEXTER FLUSH OUT FIVE WANTED FROM THE FOREST; DEXTER HAD TAME THE SPIRIT OF THE FOREST. All of these again awaken the meticulous minds of people, who are tired of political news, and violent news that had become the everyday topic of all news outfit. Here it comes a different news portraying a heroic deed of a man in extra-ordinary way, no one has done before.The reporters also had interviewed Alice, who gave them rich materials for their news report, she gave th
The LGU and the local police force had discussed the protocols how they are going to address the problem, and catch the lawless men, who had escape in the forest. They agreed to mobilize three teams, each team composed of ten men, to track and run after hold dupers. Their order is plain and simple, catch those men, dead or alive and bring them out in forest to the fold of law. They should practice extra precaution, all of those men, are killers, they are all armed and dangerous. They were violent and kill without remorse.They coordinate with the forest ranger’s office, to sketch the way and terrain of the area, as well the assignment of each team, covering five square kilometers each, and the rapid deployment of reinforcement once an engagement occurred. They have a good plan, in papers, the only problem, most common, the execution of it, in real life.Before they enter the forest, the forest ranger main office, told them, to wait, for the report of their sole r
Half awake, Dexter walks outside the castle of Shayne contemplating whether he now exist in human flesh or in pure spirit, as what his, dream had induced to his mind a while ago. He is still confused of everything. What he is sure, Shayne is spirit appearing before him in human flesh, so that he can see and touch her. That is how mythological creature exist, that is how Shayne exist. However, it does not change his feeling to Shayne, he still loves her, in spite the truth, that are living in different world. He loves Shayne, that is why he needed Shayne in his life, even it is against all odds. “Do you want to go back to your shelter” it is Shayne. “Yes, I need to report, to our head station” his short answer.&n
The construction of the forest ranger shelter started immediately. Dexter is the one who chooses the site for its construction. He consults Shane for the proper place for the construction. She suggests to put it in the upper part of the forest in the top of the hills, overlooking the mountain ranges in both sides. It gives a good view, a good observation in a larger part of the forest “You have a good choice” remark by the chief forest ranger. “Anyone who will stay here will have a great view of the forest” remark by another. “Anyone who will stay here, will become cut-off from the life outside”&n