Wala akong maramdaman. It feels like, my whole body was consumed by a pitch black endless pit. I am totally numb. Wala akong makita kung hindi kadiliman. Takot na takot ako. This is the first time I felt such terrible fear. Am I dead? Ganito ba ang pakiramdam ng kamatayan? Wala din akong marinig. Maybe I am on a vacuum dimension. No air, no land, nothing is in here. Ito ba ang destination after death? I have a lot of questions in my mind by I think it will never be answered. Mukhang hindi na ako makakalis dito. Siguro, this is my eternity.
Then, in a snap, a lamp post, a chair and a mirror appeared in front of me. The lamp radiated a soft light, just enough to outshine a portion of this dimension. The place is still covered with darkness but because of the light I am able to see myself. The light flickered twice. Suddenly, my body felt a strong force na tila ba binuhasan ako ng malamig na tubig mula ulo hanggang paa. All my senses went back after the light became stable again. Ngayon, my ears started functioning. I heard sounds of droplets continuously falling to the floor covered with an ankle deep water. Malamig ang lugar at ramdam mo ang uncanniness ng paligid. Bakas na bakas mo na nasa iba kang mundo. My heart is raging with loneliness and regrets. I am convinced that I really that night.
Hindi ko alam kung ilang oras o araw bago ko naimulat ang mga mata ko but I am sure that I found myself here after my dream. Bakit ba kasi ako nagtiwala kay Luna? Maybe she is an accomplice of Rebecca and was hired to kill me. Hindi ko alam kung bakit or tama ba ang nasa isip ko. Well, I have nothing to do now, I am stuck here for a time I don't know when will end. Probably, this is for an eternity. I sat down on the chair and calm down. Wala ng magagawa lahat ng hinaing and grudges ko.
I am flabbergasted by the small cracks that are little by little appearing on the whole body sized mirror in front of me. The image on the mirror started to swirl and it slightly radiated with a sparkling light. Then, isang paa ang lumabas mula sa salamin. In my shock, after a few seconds, a woman entered this dimension from the mirror. Bakas ang pagkagulat sa mata ng babae. "Oh my ghad! Who on earth are you?" the woman from the mirror asked. She is young, probably on her teenage years. She is wearing pajamas, a typical night time attire. Maganda siya. Her beauty is comparable to Luna's but not too mesmerizing. "Are you like me?" she asked na medyo hopeful na sasagot ako ng oo. I don't understand her.
"What do you mean katulad mo? As far as I know, I am dead." I answered her. She smiled. "You are not dead. We are on a dimension where lucid dreamers like me, walk. Think of this as a void dimension. Some call this as a mirror dimension. In fact, there is a lot of hidden mirrors here that can allow you to go and walk in different dreams and realities. I am Lucy by the way. You are?" giit ng babae habang inoofer ang kamay niya for a shake hands. I grabbed her hand. "Vera, Vera Marquez. Wait, I cannot understand why I am here. I was in my dream, then I felt a lot of pain tapos pagmulat ko nandito na ako." I told her my situation. I was somehow comforted by her words na hindi pa ako patay. Like Luna, I doubt this girl.
Lucy's eyes were looking at me intently, na tila ba may conclusion ng naform sa mind niya. "I can see beyond the eyes can see whenever I touch others' hands. I already saw what I should see in you. You are in a dream state and your consciousness was dominated by your unconscious mind. You are awake but you are out of your control." the girl narrated. What? I am alive and my body is awake. What on earth is happening to me. "I don't understand." I declared. "You body was somehow transformed into an animal perhaps. You are so interesting. I never encountered a shape shifter before." saad ni Lucy in an amused tone.
Shape shifter? My mind is so chaotic, nawawala na talaga ang sanity ko. I am experiencing so many things lately. "I don't understand. I don't know what's going on. How can I go back to my body?" I asked, gusto ko ng matapos ang gabing ito. "You are on your body but your mind was dominated by your unconscious. This is easy. Just pass through this mirror at your back. That way, will lead you to your consciousness." she said smiling while pointing the mirror at my back. I looked at the mirror she is pointing. What on earth! The mirror is behind me all this time. Vera, ano ba namang utak ang meron ka? My mind is probably not working well due to this unfortunate events.
"Thank you, Lucy. I hope, we will meet in the real world after this. I will head now." I said while bidding farewell to the girl I met. "See you, Ms. Vera." she replied. I entered the mirror then I fall on a tunnel. Mabilis akong dumadausdos sa mala slide na tunnel na ito. Napasigaw ako ng paulit ulit dahil sa bilis ng hatak ng gravity sa akin. In a moment, everything went silent.
Dahan dahan kong iminulat ang aking mga mata. I looked around. I found myself at the backyard of the Tesoro's. Patayo na sana ako, ngunit I saw my boss' eyes looking at me with such awkwardness and shock. "Anong ginagawa mo, Vera?" John said and immediately looked away. "Ikaw, anong ginagawa mo dito?" giit ko. Bago ko pa maituloy lahat ng sasabihin ko, in my shameful distress, for whatever's sake, I am completely naked.