"Extras" Chapter 4: One Big Nuisance

02/1/09

“Umm..I better get going ma’am, my dad is waiting for me, I had a great time talking to you..”

Van quickly fled the scene to avoid further embarrassment. He dodged his officemates to get home quickly. When he was going out, he accidentally bumped the boss’s bodyguard…”Watch where you’re going kid…and sweet dreams..*laughing*.”

“Ahh! What’s happening to me?” Van was in agony as if he was suffering from distress. When he got home, he confronted his dad. “Dad, how did they know all of those dreams I had lately?”

“ambot..undangi na nang pag english be..sunggo na ba..”

“tug.an sa tinuod Pa ba.gi.ingnan nimu sila no? Pa! tubag ba!..”

“gusto nimu mahibal.an tanan? Hala..sumbagi ko..”

Van punched his dad, but the only thing he felt was thin air. He saw his arms pass through his dad’s body..Van screamed….like a girl…

 *Beeping sound*

“Van..Van..can you hear me? he’s having those sleep tantrums again…”

It was a room with equipments around. Van heard multiple beep sounds while gazing around. Van tried to move but he can’t. His legs were hung up in a metal post, his arms were bandaged heavily, only leaving his face uncovered. “Don’t tell me this is another dream?”  “I don’t know my son, you were talking by yourself lately, as if you were having conversations; laughed, cried and talked at different times. We were alarmed when you screamed..What happened?” said George.

“I remember falling from a cliff, talking to my boss, and a girl named XY…did those really happen Dad?”

“Only your mom can answer that…”

Van saw her mom in tears kneeling down right at his side…”Van..you suffered from a brain damage causing you to dream and shift time unconciously. Your body muscles respond to your actions but it does not move physically in accordance to what you are doing in your dreams.

“What caused this mom? Who is XY?”

“Son, two years have passed since the incident. You were making the final preparations of the anniversary gift to your girlfriend; it was project XY. It was your forte: pyrotechnics. You placed everything discreetly in front of your girlfriend’s house. The fireworks were mid-areial making it visible and audible from a little distance. You were planning to surprise her and called her before. She said she was alone in her house and will wait for your next call. You went up a high tree in facade of her window holding the control of the fireworks, until you saw two silhouettes at the window. When the curtains opened, you saw your girlfriend with another guy. They were half-naked and were taking advantage of the moment. You were shocked and accidentally pressed the button for the fireworks. A beautiful display of fireworks paraded in front of her house. Your girlfriend, on the other hand, was astounded while looking at you straight in the eyes. Both of you were in tears, it deepened your emotion..you fell from the tree where you were sitting; you fell head first. The neighbors were the one who brought you here…”

“What was my girlfriend’s name? Where is she now?”

“I don’t know…”

“How did you know all of these things dad?

George laughed and smiled back at Van…”From your dreams son…”

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phew..finally i’m done with the first story entitled Dreams..yahoo..my next story is a love story entitled Billiards…thanks for reading..please comment..

 

"Extras" Chapter 3: XY?!

If there were words to describe the meeting of Van and Xylene; epic disaster. Their first meeting was just an embarassment. Who likes to pee in front of a gorgeous lady accidentally?

Here are some background bits and information about Xylene: She is a graduate of Chemical Engineering, a master of Chem. Eng’g and a professional chemical engineer and currently working as Head of the Research Department of a famous company, famous? therefore, is Van famous? No. Van works as a trainee in the company.

“Is it coincidence?” Van hovers his mind while working at the office. He can’t imagine himself training in a good company under great supervision. Van decided to court his boss and the conversation went like this:

(inside Xylene’s office)

V: Ma’am, I know it sounds weird…

XY:…that you like me? *laughing*

V: Uh..uhmmm…what did you just say ma’am?

XY: I know that you like me dear, from the way you look at me, as if you knew me all along..

V: Yes ma’am…a bit…*blushes*

XY: I’ll ask one straight question and I want a straight answer…How are your dreams lately?

V: What do you mean ma’am?

XY: How am I in your dreams?

Van was frozen after he heard that. How did his boss knew about the “dream” thing, did his dad tell her about it?

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Chapter 4 is done but I’ll post it later..It’s long..very long..