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Chapter 5.3: Manila Torres
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Luna walked inside a café shop situated in front of the train station. A young lady in a black apron and yellow beret employee hat greeted her to which she responded with a smile. Luna scanned the inside as she walked at a slowed pace, looking for an unoccupied table for two. It was lunchtime and she expected the place to be teeming with customers since it was near the train station after all but it wasn't, fortunately. Perhaps because it was new. She took the table beside the window and ordered two iced coffees. One for her, and one for the person she was meeting there today. The guy in the black hoodie she bumped into last night was Van. She reckons that he was from the clan of prescience and augury, seemingly a foreseer. She wanted to talk to him but they were both in a hurry last night. They decided to meet in this café the next day. Luna was anticipating meeting him and to ask him what he saw in the future where her grandfather, the Bakunawa, and herself were in. They were suppos
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Kilometers away from the moving bus which Luna and Van were in, a happy Manila Atienza sat patiently, wearing not just the prettiest attire but also the most attractive smile. She was waiting for her date. Manila opened her phone, reading a message she just received. Her heart thumped faster when she read that he was soon to arrive. A couple of minutes passed and what emerged from the door, standing 5'11 and all smiles, was no other than Bodie. A friendly employee welcomed him and he greeted him back. They engaged in a quick small talk and Manila couldn't help but admire Bodie's congeniality. He makes friends everywhere he goes. She watched him scan the place, looking for her. She waved once he turned in her direction. "Hey," Bodie greeted. He was wearing a white buttoned camp collared short sleeves, breezy and utterly accentuating his toned shoulders. His beige ankle pants were a good choice for his long legs, Manila thought. He sure knew how to make the best use of his lean figure
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"Watch out for snakes." Luna said as she walked along grasses at the level of her knees. Van and her shared one flashlight. "You watch out for the both of us, I'm as blind as the night." Van replied, staying near to her as he could. The forest was dark and filled of the noise coming from sleepless crickets. Every now and then, they would hear the trees move against the wind or the bushes move for random reasons. Almost tenty-five minutes ago, villagers warned them of dangerous animals and poisonous plants. They tried to stop them but couldn't. Van was as determined as Luna and ever since they started to walk on foot, he kept looking around for danger. Luna, on the other hand, had her head occupied with questions. She was trying to figure things out, trying to think like her grandfather but can't. She wonders, why is he inviting the Bakunawa to a fight? Why in a place both good and bad for the enemy? If the goal was to defeat it once and for all, shouldn't he lure him to a place mos
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