Accredon City: Breaking Free

I woke up from the voices outside. Isang tent na gawa sa kahoy at pinagtagpi-tagping tela ang bumungad sa’kin. Kunot noo kong nilibot ang paligid. Where am I? Just when my eyes reached the entrance, two strangers came in. One was a woman maybe from her late 40s or early 50s. The other one was a man, maybe just around my age or a bit older than me.Umupo ako, not minding the headache I’m having. “I’m glad you’re awake,” the woman said. Tumaas ang kaliwang kilay ko. Ba’t naman siya matutuwa eh hindi niya naman ako kilala?“Where am I?” I raised my left brow. Bahagyang napaubo ang babae sa pabalang kong tanong.“You know, it’s not very nice to speak rudely to someone who saved you,” the man said. Our eyes met, hindi ko mapigilang mamangha sa mukha niya. He has these hazel eyes, thick brows, pretty nose and sharp jawline. In short, he’s pretty. I stopped myself, trying to keep the remainin

Napatayo ako nang matuwid. I nodded, signaling him to continue.“The chaser and runner thing that you’ve heard from us was founded by Maximo, the current leader of the chasers. It all started when he started comparing the animal and human behavior. He claimed that humans are just specialized animals. The only thing that brought us to the top of the hierarchy is our cognitive mind. Maliban doon, hayop pa rin ang tingin ni Maximo sa mga tao. ““Man, I’m taking back what I said earlier. Mukhang si Maximo ang siraulo rito.”He ignored my comment. “Hindi siya nakontento sa ginawang experiment. He elevated his study by using the people of Accredon as one of his variables. He planned to divide the people into two. One will play as the predator while the other group will act like prey. He told his father, Mateo, who used to be the leader of Accredon about his plan. Mateo refused his son’s offer because it’s too inhum