As I walk away planning my next move " it's just only the beginning" I feel like a detective from the show stating that. Footsteps from an individual behind me halt, curious about who's behind me I turn my head and then saw the woman I saved earlier that is now panicking and shaking. Making a straight face "follow me let's have a chat" ahhh damnit what will I say to her I'm not comfortable and confident speaking to her ok best course of action is to soothe her worries and ask carefully if she may have some information why she was attacked or maybe she is just unfortunate passerby doubt that those things attack with reasons. In a nearby convenience store, there are no Café open this late at night so let's settle in here and it's cheap too got to save money ahh she is still distraught about what happened I was hoping she pulled her wallet first, and buy coffee for the both of us, well time to be a gentleman I guess. Offering the cup and setting it in front of her while sipping mine she is just resting her elbows on the table while interlocking her both hand that covers her face she took a deep breath then start to sip her coffee then ask "what the hell is that, who are you, and why the police didn't believe me that I saw a monster?".
Well time to do my best info dump to her but let's test the water first "well harming and molesting someone can be only the works of a bad man, honestly, they're monsters if they..."
she cut off my sentence "that's no man, that's a monster. It has more arms than a human-like an octopus It has I don't know like many. Hands overlapping and wrapping its whole body you saw it too right? you were there." well it has 7 main limbs last time I check but that confirms it she can still remember clearly what happened and how the creature looks like damnit for common folks all they would remember is that they attack by a criminal, wild or stray animal, or even they just have an accident. "what you saw was not just not only a monster...."
she cut off my sentence "yes you're right. finally, someone that believes me. I'm not getting crazy, hehe huh aghhh wahhh"
Such a blunder, she starts sobbing. Cutting my sentence then suddenly starts to sob how rude, let me finish first then sob, wail, bawl, or laugh I don't care. The cashier looking on our way and looks at me like I'm a scumbag breaking off with her, judgmental piece of work maybe you should have thought that she did something wrong and I'm just standing up because I'm not letting myself be hurt further in this relationship, where's the equality people?.
"Please stop sobbing let me finish." hearing that the lady stops and adjusts her composure still with a haggard look "please continue," she said.
"Now what you saw was called a "Nilaláng"...." she cuts off again "wait so you called that creature, creature kinda redundant if you tell me". I just give a deadpan look to her. "sorry, please continue" she said. My energy dwindling fast in this interaction please I just want to end this and return home to rest then plan my next encounter with that creature. I'm putting a lot of effort to explain what happened, a little appreciation, and just listening to what I'm saying is good for me.
"Nilaláng means creature or beings right? but it also means created and made. That's what you saw it's created or made by an individual, group, or society, from their strong thoughts, desires, fear, hate, and the things they love and worship then manifest in our reality. those things are incomprehensible to others they perceive it like they are attacked by a criminal, wild or stray animal, or even they just have an accident but only see the truth when they are closer to their death or that creature was made for a certain individual or group or they're holding some trinkets like this " whipping out my amulet to show it to her.
dumbfound by the information the woman asked again "who are you?"
"Well, I am Tahaw Reyes nice to meet you." I said then offer my fist for a fist bump well that's my new practice in greeting someone, COVID happened and it is widely discouraged to shake hands with someone it becomes a habit. Don't leave me hanging lady. hesitatingly bumping her onto mine then pulling back both of our arms. I ask "had you felt something strange in the past couple of days?"
"Yes, well felt something or someone is following in the past couple of days, I ask my neighbor and friends to accompany me for a few days while I return home. but they dismiss it when they felt there is nothing and told me I'm just paranoid that there is nothing following me even though I'm swearing to them that there is. Tonight just proves I'm right well not I was expecting to encounter a monster just a stalker is what I expect" she states.
"Ohh then you ready for such an encounter" I tease.
Then she pulls out of her purse a taser, pepper spray, key chain alarm, foldable baton, and a butterfly knife while swinging it doing tricks with dead eyes then she points the unconcealed blade towards me. Unconsciously raise my arm followed by the cashier that also raises his arms our eyes meet and I'm sure we have the thought this chick is scary and much scarier with a knife.