SURPRISE

FINALLY... THE LONG AWAITED 7TH AND FINAL INSTALLMENT OF HARRY POTTER WILL BE PUBLISHED ON...

THE EXORCISM OF CAROLYN DAGANI

One Saturday night after watching Pyro Olympics at Mall of Asia, I went to Malate with Macky and Guy. The traffic was annoying, so we decided to walk from the Mall of Asia unto Heritage Hotel along Coastal Road. We ride FX when we got there, and it brought us to Buendia. When we reached Buendia, we quickly got a cab and told the driver to bring us in Aristocrat which near Malate Church. After a few minutes, we finally arrived and greeted our friends.

To my surprise... they already finished their dinner.

"Fucking hell! You didn't even wait us to dine with you!" I complained.
"What's your problem ha?" Carol asked.
"Didn't you got what I said?" I asked irritably.
"Didn't you understand that we're very hungry?" Carol argued back.

I was very hungry... I lost control of myself and: "Lovely! First, you didn't go to watch the Pyro Olympics because of fucking traffic. Your arses gone bloody red of waiting with other vehicles along the road. You bitches decided to turn your cars and take another road... but that road was not to Mall of Asia... you decided to eat and feast here while the others were watching the event despite the torture they experienced due to that annoying traffic. You planned this but you didn't even arranged your schedule of departure. You're already aware that there will be heavy traffic because of that said event. Now, we're hungry and you didn't even wait us to eat and dine with YOUUUUUU!!!!"

"Pssst... be thankful that you're already here. Take your orders now and the foods will lower your temper! They're great!" Lovella said.

"Just pray that the foods will really lower my temper or else you bitches will be my dinner tonight! Hmph!"

After the argument, I quickly called the waiter and ordered my foods. Me and Macky shared for one big plate of chicken barbeque. While Guy ordered another light dinner. I waited for ten minutes and finally, the dinner was ready. It was soooo delicious. My friends signalled that Janice and Lloyd arrived.

"Honey, come here." I said.
"Who me?" Janice asked.
"Get lost!!!" I raged, "Come here Lloydeeeeeee....."
"You like Lloyd?" Jin asked.
"What's your problem?"
"Maniac!" Jin retorted.

Macky called my attention and told me that John Paulo is coming with Chris. "Psst... can you tell that monkey not to make any dramatic statements of 'I don't have a bf' here." Before their arrival I noticed Rosalyn took out her wallet and started to count her dollars in front of us. I noticed that she gave some to Carol. Someone told me that it was her donation for the coming 10th year anniversary of PFD. Finally, Chris arrived. I quickly finished my dinner and paid the bill then meet my long lost love.

TSUP... TSUP... TSUP...
"Behave!" Chris snapped.
"It's been long my dear... Make me happy."

I noticed John Paulo's eyes are staring directly to us... I quickly retorted by saying "Hey! Look into another direction... there are many handsome guys around not my darling alone!"

When everybody is ready, we proceed to Sonata Bar in Malate. But before we got there, Lovella brought Jeng to Vito Cruz where she can take her jeep to home. I was at the back of Lloyd's car and busy with Chris. TSUP... TSUP... TSUPPP...

Sonata Bar, Malate.

It was the same bar where I first tried a strong alcoholic drink named "slammer." We're here again for another drinking fun. I'm sitting beside Lloyd and Chris. See.. two lovely guys beside me. The waiter came to us and asked our orders... most of us ordered the "slammer" but I ordered a bottle of Cruiser Vodka.

"Huh? I thought you're a tough drinker?" Lovella asked.
"Heh! Not this time." I replied.

"Why vodka? Try slammer with us." Carol said.
"No! I'm a Romanov."
"Romanov?"
"Last Russian ruling dynasty ---"
"From the novel you're reading?"
"Yeah! It was fascinating. I learned that vodka is specialty of Russia."
"Hmm... but your looks is more of a wild borzoir to me."
"Go to hell!"

Our orders are finally arrived. I watched those who ordered slammer as they drink it straightly. I noticed that the waiter placed another slammer in front of Carol. "Wow," I thought "she's ready to divirginize herself ha." I waved to get her attention and...

"This is not your first time for slammer isn't it? We drank the same before." I said.
"Ah! Yes and I want to try it again." Carol replied.
"But just don't drink much... it has the power to unleash your riot mode."
"Riot mode?" Carol asked.
"Just don't drink much!"
"What's riot mode?"
"Ah! You'll understand when you got drunk... so be careful."
"Grrrrr....."

Back to our drinking festival... everybody is busy talking with each other about here and there... blah... blah... blah... Chris and me enjoy chatting with each other when my mobile phone vibrated which means that I've got a message. I excused myself to check my mobile phone and I was surprised that it was from Lovella... a weird notion came into my mind... "She's mental! Does she not feel weird texting me while I'm only few steps away?" The contents of her message made me raised a single eyebrow... and it was:

Lovella: Wawa Guy
Me: Huh! Why?
Lovella: Guy vs John Paul
Me: VS? For what?
Lovella: Ice
Me: I see...
Lovella: Are you jealous?
Me: I don't understand your question.
Lovella: Nevermind
Me: Why pity on Guy?
Lovella: Because two of them compete for Ice
Me: I see... battle of the hearts.
Lovella: Help him
Me: Excuse me... this is out of my hands
Lovella: Why?
Me: If he wants to win Ice's attention... then he must think carefully of what steps he will take.
Lovella: Hmph...

I checked my watch and surprised that it's already 2am and it's Carol fourth slammer glass. I noticed a sudden change in her face... Her eyes seems sleepy... I can feel that her head is starting to roll... and she's starting to hallucinate... oh! It's coming... the riot mode.

2:30AM... Finally we're about to go home... We asked the waiter to bring our bills. Carol quickly grabbed the bill and start to collect the payments.

"Can you?" Lovellla asked.
"I can... waaaaiiiittttt...." Carol replied.
"Migs!" Lovella called my attention.
"What?"
"Carol..."
"What about Carol?"
"Look!"

My eyes locked into Carol after I saw her while counting the money... Her head is rolling... Lovella quickly grabbed the bill and other cash. She volunteered to check how much we're going to pay and let Carol rest.

Then I saw Ice... she rested her head upon JP's shoulder... wow... I wondered what Guy will do... After a few minutes Guy moved to Ice and they talked about something --- I don't fully rememer... I only knew that Guy is persuading Ice that he really loves her and he cares for her and blah... blahh... blahhhhh.....

"Hey Migs! Don't get jealous." Lovella said.
"Excuse me... I'm going to CR."
"Oh! You're crying again..."
"That carabao is no longer mine."
"Ows..."
"Heh!"

I went to CR then... when I'm done... I saw Fortune helping Carol to reach the CR upstairs...

SHE'S DRUNK! SHE HAD GONE MENTAL! THE RIOT MODE BEGINS!

We're supposed to leave early but we have to wait for Carol to return in her normal state before going home... But it will take long before she become normal. We decided to force her to get into the car. Lovella decided to bring her straight to her home but she's too tired... so, she decided to nurse Carol.

"How is she?" I asked Fortune.
"She drank too much and ---"
"Stop! Don't proceed... I know what happened."
"Let's help Lovella to get Carol into the car."
"Okay."

Carol turned her attention to me and "HI MIGS!"
"Hello" I said.
"Hug me..."
"Yikes," I said in my mind.

I gave her a warm hug but because she's not tall... her height is about from my feet to boobs... She did the most annoying thing --- I WILL... NEVER... NEVER... FORGETTTTT!!!!

TSUPP--- TSUPP--- TSUPPPPPPPP!!!
"Carol! It's my boobs! Get off!" I said angrily in my mind as I push her away from me.... but she hugged me again and this time her lips reached my virgin nipples.
"Fucking hobbit! Get away from me!"

Gladly no one noticed how she harassed me... I called Fortune to bring her into the car.

"HEEEAAAHHHH... BLEAAARRGGHHH! HAHAHAHAHA"
"She had gone mental, Fortune." I said.
"Push her in!"
"WAIIIT... VOOOMITTTTTTTT!!!!"
"Lovella! Carol is about to vomit!"
"Filth! Get her out of my car! Don't let her vomit inside!"

We waited until Carol become peaceful again from vomitting...

"Want to have a look?" Chris asked me.
"Fuck you!"

"YAHHHH!!! HOOO!!! HAAA!!! YAHHHHH!!! HEHEHEAAAAHHH HAHAHAHAHAH!
"Mental! Come in now... I want to go home!" I said as I forced her in but she gave a terrible fight by punching invisible persons.
"Oh! Look guys... Carol is starting to see things we don't see. Wow!" I said.
"If you want to go home early force her into the car!" Lovella said.
"Okay! She's been like possessed by unknown force... tsk tsk."

After fifteen minutes of struggle, Carol's finally seated in the car.

"Whew! Sit properly ha!" Fortune told her.
"WAAAAHHHHH! HAHAHAH!!! HEHEAHAHAHA!" She stretched her closed fists again and again into the air.
"Bloody hell! Let's just bring her to mental hospital!" I said.
"Heh! Quiet!" Lovella said.

Carol motioned to Lovella and said, "I'm not drunk... I can still count the amount of our orders... there's no need to help me. I can do it. I told you."
"Oh! Sorry, its okay." Lovella replied calmly and looked at me because I was laughing hard with Joey.
"I'm not drunk... I can still count the amount of our orders... there's no need to help me. I can do it. I told you." Carol said again.
"Oh! Okay... okay." Lovella said with a thin smile.
"Sit properly, ma'am." I said.
"HAAAAAA!!!! HEEEEE!!!! WAAAHHHH!!! HEAAHAHAHHA!! YAHHHH"
"Your breath stinks! Blearrrghhh!" I said as I covered my nose with my hands.
"Let's just throw her into the manhole!" Joey said.
"Hehehe! I like to hang her."

We're driving along Makati when me and Fortune decided to lock Carol using the combined force of our arms. Carol rampaged again but this time... she placed her fingers under her tongue...

"BLEAAARRRGGHHHH!!! VOOOMIITTTTT!"
"She's going to vomit! Hurry!" Fortune said.
"Oh no! Lovella... Carol is about to vomit!"
"Not in my car!"
"Just park the car along the road!"
"No! Let's stop at nearby gasoline station."
"There's no time... here she comes."
"Open the window!"

We forced Carol to bend over the window of the car to vomit... after vomitting... we pull her back but she's too heavy! She seems enjoying the position... while she's bending over the window of the car... she gave a terrible cry of joy as she stretched again her closed fists...

"WHOOAAA!!!!! YAHOOOOOO!!!! HOOOOO!!!!!"
"Janice... oh no... look into Carol." I said.
"Hehehehe!"
"Lovella, stop the car!"
"No its okay!"
"Just stop the car!"
"No!"
"We can't hold her... my strength is giving up!"

WHOOOOSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

A big truck passed on our side... the side where Carol was enjoying her position. Luckily... the truck didn't take her head off!

"BLEAARRRGHHHH!"
"Stop the car! We're almost hit!"
"Okay!"

We stopped at the entrance gate of Bel-Air Village in Makati and let Carol vomit completely.

"My car---- huhuhuhu." Lovella said.

I noticed something hangs on the mirror of Lovella's car... a rosary.

"Janice, please get that rosary for me."
"Why?" she asked.
"I'm going to exorcise this filthy little halfling!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"Lovella, can I borrow your rosary?"
"Heh! Devil!"
"The devil is vomitting in our midst... let me have your rosary and expel the demons from her!"
"Migs!"
"HEHEHEHEHEHEHE!"

When Carol is at peace again... we drove quickly to Lovella's home. I dropped at Boni MRT Station and quickly ride going home. While riding, I sent a message to Lovella's mobile phone to take care of her things because it might be broken of Carol's rampage!


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The sun is already high when I woke up. I checked my mobile phone and noticed that Lovella sent me a message:

MIGS! CAROL CRAWLED FROM ELEVATOR TO MY UNIT! BUT SHE'S OKAY NOW.

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!

Finally, the exorcism is over.

WHERE ANGELS LOST THEIR WAY

What was the start of all this?

When did the cogs of fate begin to turn?

Perhaps it is impossible to grasp that answer now,

From deep within the flow of time...

But, for a certainty, back then,

We loved so many, yet hated so much,

We hurt others and were hurt ourselves...

Yet even then we ran like the wind,

Whilst our laughter echoed, Under cerulean skies...

(Opening words)

How does it feel when you realized that you don't really exist? How would you react when you realized that you're living a two different lives in two separate worlds? What would you do if you learned that the future of the two worlds depend on you alone? Will you let the future came despite you're aware that it will be whether the destruction or fortune of all? Or you'll destroy it whatever it is? These are the questions that came into my mind after playing the RPG from Squaresoft titled CHRONO CROSS.

The game introduced Serge to me, a teenage boy living a peaceful life in Arni Village. Suddenly, he was transported into another dimension by unknown force. In this world, Serge realized that he's already dead and now only the ghost of the boy who died 10 years ago. Puzzled by the weirdness of the present world he stumbled, Serge embarks on a life theatening quest to find an answer.

In his adventure, he encountered many friends who were also troubled by mysterious events that happened in their world. He also stumbled into the shore that transported him into another dimension and realized that in this shore the wormhole between two different world lies called ANGELUS ERRARE or Where Angels Lost Their Way.

Later, he encountered Lynx a demi-human with the face of panther demon. This encounter brought Serge one of the most challenging experience he must face. In Fort Dragonia, Lynx stolen Serge's identity using the Dragon Tear by transferring himself into Serge's body. He left the true Serge in the body of Lynx where people who oppose Lynx despised him. In order to get back his true form, Serge must travel into two different worlds to get the Dragon Tear that will return him to who really he is.

This search brought Serge closer into unfolding the truth. One of the most shocking is, Lynx himself is Serge's father named, Wazuki. He does not only encountered demi-humans and humans in his adventure but also gigantic and powerful creatures known as the Six Dragon Gods. The red dragon possesses the power of fire, the blue controls the water, the green rules the nature, the yellow is the master of the land, the white reigns the air, the black holds death and the purple dragon known as Lavos, the devourer of time.

The encounter slowly bring Serge to the Dead Sea, which later led to the destruction of FATE, the scientific laboratory that sealed the frozen flame and the six dragon gods. Upon the fall of fate, the six dragon gods rejoiced for they are free once again and ready to unleash their vengeance."Fate has fallen, Fate has died" said the water dragon. "I shall make them bleed," roared the black dragon. To whom the dragon gods will wreck their vengeance? To FATE? No! To humans!

Serge realized that the dragon gods tricked him. For they were the true villain. When FATE defeated Lavos, he divided himself into six species and scattered somewhere in two different dimensions vowing vengeance to humans once they're freed again.

Finally, Serge encountered Lavos and Princess Schala as one. Serge realized that Princess Schala herself is the clone of Kid and he must free her from Lavos. Using the Time Egg, Serge traveled into Darkness Beyond Time and successfully defeated Lavos and freeing Princess Schala. This defeat restored the time dimension into one where Serge finally returned to his home and lived happily ever after.

This game was really great and fascinating. The storyline moves at breathtaking pace. For first time players, you might spend much time in solving the riddles of where you're going between two different worlds unless you listen carefully to the clues given by the individuals you encounter in the game. The plot of the story was superb... full of twists and turns. I didn't expect that Kid herself will turn out to be also an important character. Also the revelation of Lynx as Serge's long lost father shocked me. The other plot that surprised me was when I realized that the dragon gods are really the villain in the story. I thought of them as heavenly creatures who are willing to help the humans in defeating Lavos but they turned out to be Lavos himself.

Serge was torn between two worlds and his survival depends on his quest of unfolding the truth and saving the future which is closer to the brink of destruction. It was such a heavy responsibility for the hero. I remember Frodo as one similar to Serge. As Frodo moves closer to Mordor, the One Ring becomes heavier for him to carry and later he realized that he's no longer able to part himself from it. But both Frodo and Serge found strength in their friends' "boundless loyalty and unbearable sacrifices" (from JKR).

I found some part of myself in Chrono Cross. Everyday I'm torn between two lives, one for the light and the other for the dark. There were times I enjoy living in the dark, the other times in the light. I don't really know which one I should allow to exist. By allowing light to be my life, then I should refrain from the darkness that I live. On the other hand, by choosing the dark to be the path of my life, I should shun myself from the light. Sometimes I asks to myself, does living in the light is rewarding? Or it is more rewarding in living in the dark? I'm lost and felt myself standing between the edge of darkness and light. I take the same path of living two different lives everyday. "The same old routine and I felt that my life became a meaningless cycle" (from After Eden). I don't know which path I should take. The path that I will be very grateful someday. Everyday, I ask one same question and struggling to find an approrpriate answer or be enlightened by someone regarding my quest for the true path of life and this question is "what it really means to live?"