A Warlock Lady and A Friend by Rosalita T. Batersal
_In a warm solemn mountain of Rizal where a lady stayed who is feared by
their community for being an Aswang (warlock) named Poying. Anna saw the
good in Poying despite of her unusual behavior Anna treated Poying as
part of her family.
With unexpected time of Anna’s life in province that one day she became a friend of a feared lady in their community. Even in Anna’s dream she didn’t expect it because he grew up with that same province where Poying a warlock lady came Anna is one that have fear with Poying because of the very well known lady, the Aswang Poying.
One day at the mountain, the day were still long, the sun was still high a shimmery of a cold atmosphere in the mountain. Anna told her children to look for a wood and bring it their home for cooking. A friend of Anna told her that the children must not stay longer in the mountain because Julie is there and will ate them alive. Anna at that time was shocked, glazing straight to the mountain she did not know what to think at that moment. Anna murmured and said to her self. Do I need to believe her? Yes I believed, talking herself again, then said No that is not true Aswang was not there in the mountain just to convince her selves. And suddenly Julie appeared out of nowhere. The incident is tattooed on Anna’s min wherein even on her dreams she remembered it.
Anna has four sons her youngest Dexter a sweet, strong boy who get mad of hr mother Anna’s ran away to the mountain. Anna was so scared for his son Dexter. Anna went looking for Dexter at the mountain wherein she saw a woman wounded and who needs an urgent help. Anna recognized the woman wherein it is the woman that she feared when she is was still younger the woman whom Anna thought is an Aswang Julie/Poying. Anna ‘s fear diminished when she pity on Julie who is very hurt because of her wounded foot. Anna helped Julie stand up and walked her home because Anna knows that Julie/Poying had a hard time to walk. While holdings Poying’s arm Anna asks her if what is real name and Julie answered Anna. “Poying “, Poying is my real name. At that moment while they are walking in a cold atmosphere on the middle of the forest Anna realized that she can make a good friendship with Poying. While staring at Poying’s eyes it touches her heart and found out that Poying is not a bad person that what their neighbors are expected from Poying. During their walk Anna noticed that she and Poying are already lost in the mountain and so she told Poying that she can not walk her further because she need to back home before it is going to be dark. While walking, Poying pointed her house which is very near to whore they stood and offered water to Anna. Anna respect Poying’s good heart. Anna didn’t hesitate going inside Poying’s house and that time Anna really convince hereby that Poying is not really a bad person or even an ‘Aswang’ In his heart Anna really convinced that Poying is not a member of Aswang despite of what her mind says, and she cannot ignore the fact that the people in their community is very eager to hurt Poying when they saw it because all of the people their believe that Poying is ‘Aswang’ and they believe that Poying is ‘SALOT’ in their community because she ate baby’s inside mother’s tummy. But at that moment of time Anna ignore it believe herself of what her heart saying.
The day after that the villages attacked Poying’s house again wherein the destroyed Poying’s house. Since Poying have no house to live already? Anna let Poying to live inside her house in which her children and Roel are against to her decision because they also believe that Poying is really an ‘Aswang ‘ the children is so afraid knowing that Anna let Poying to live with them.
At present Anna is with her four son on their way to where Anna lived in the past. Anna lives back at the province with her children since her and her husband already broke up. Anna’s youngest son Dexter who is very closed to his father wherein he is hoping that his father follows them there at province. When they, finally arrived to their destination, Anna talks to her sister. Nida about why she is not telling her children that she already broke up with her husband. Anna told Nida that she is only looking for a right time to tell them the truth almost her broke up with her husband. For their children not be hurt especially Dexter who is very close to his father. Days passed, Anna together with her children are already used to the ways of living at the province. At there, Anna met Roel who become her boy friend who loves her and her children so much. One day Anna and Roel were caught by Dexter kissing each other that makes Dexter ran away from them and that reason why Dexter got mad his mother and ran away to the mountain. Anna knows that Dexter will not understand her to have a relationship with another man.
As the days goes by Anna develop a good relation with Poying while staying in their house but one day Anna discover Poying’s unusual behavior like she wake up in the middle of the night while everybody is sleeping. Anna caught Poying outside their house under a mango tree in their backyards at 12 midnight. Inspite of everything that Anna fight and convinced with her children and Roel to accept Poying in their house. Anna try to ignore all those unusual behavior of Poying as a normal individual.
As I saw her walking along the narrow rocky street of the mountain. I never thought instead of Poying’s unusual behavior as a human it become worst. It become more scary in my eyes when I saw her bloody mouth ,her big glaring eyes a messy long hair and beside her a dead chicken. I am very disappointed, Ifeel so afraid, nervous at that time seeing her formidable look. I trembles crying and thinking that moment that Poying really an “aswang”. Even in my dream a witch look, I saw it in her. I cannot believe but I have to because of what I saw.
After a month of Poying staying in Anna’s house with her children and Roel. Again Anna caught Poying at their backyard at the middle of the night, sweeping, while Anna is walking to get into Poying’s location, she feel cold, nervous and really confuse of what Poying did, while Anna was about to reach Poying’s destination, suddenly Poying look back Anna staring fiercely to her and Anna said; “you startle me Poying ! what are you doing her? At late at night? Ur still awake and sweeping! What happen to you? ….Poying answer whispered to Anna and said don’t come near me,don’t come over me Anna while saying her tusk appear with saliva come out in her mouth and said “Iam a bad person as you expect Yes I am aswang they are true and believe them Anna and shouted to Anna Yes I am Aswang I am and ran away to mountain where she lived. Anna didn’t know what to do at that moment when Poying told her of who really she is. Anna so confused, really scared and talked to herself and said “you betrayed me Poying” while walking to go back to their house , Anna saw her children crying and crying while they are sleeping and out of her mind at that time she don’t know what to do. Anna left her house and follow Poying in the mountain and their she saw Poying lying with a bloody mouth and she really witness on how Poying ate a live chicken in the mountain. Anna shouted Poying and said Yes now I believed that you are really a witch, you’re a witch. Poying startled and face Anna then said “I am really sorry Anna you are only my friend who love me here in our community. They want to kill me Anna but I am still alive because of you beg me Anna I am very sorry. Poying told Anna the whole story her life being an Aswang it is a curse from my mother, when she is about to die she want to left it to me even if I don’t want to accept it but I should have to because I feel pity with her. Poying said since she was young already felt the hardship in the community brought by her mother being an “Aswang” that is why she fight for her unusual feeling when she got thirst and want to drink blood, and that’s why she try to control her self not to hurt people around her. After this very sad conversation of Anna with Poying ,she ask Poying if she is willing to change or to get out of that situation and Poying answer Anna with a yes. And Anna try her best to seek help for Poying, she did her best just to help Poying to get out of that sad and mysterious life.
Now Poying enjoy her life as a free citizen in their community, and trying to live a normal life with the help of her friend Anna. She is trying live a happy life as a normal individual in their community. And Anna continue to help her seeking help to the professional that can help Poying in her unusual behavior as a human being. Anna hoping for the best of Poying, looking for the day that their community will truly accept Poying and treated her as normal regardless of her past.
With unexpected time of Anna’s life in province that one day she became a friend of a feared lady in their community. Even in Anna’s dream she didn’t expect it because he grew up with that same province where Poying a warlock lady came Anna is one that have fear with Poying because of the very well known lady, the Aswang Poying.
One day at the mountain, the day were still long, the sun was still high a shimmery of a cold atmosphere in the mountain. Anna told her children to look for a wood and bring it their home for cooking. A friend of Anna told her that the children must not stay longer in the mountain because Julie is there and will ate them alive. Anna at that time was shocked, glazing straight to the mountain she did not know what to think at that moment. Anna murmured and said to her self. Do I need to believe her? Yes I believed, talking herself again, then said No that is not true Aswang was not there in the mountain just to convince her selves. And suddenly Julie appeared out of nowhere. The incident is tattooed on Anna’s min wherein even on her dreams she remembered it.
Anna has four sons her youngest Dexter a sweet, strong boy who get mad of hr mother Anna’s ran away to the mountain. Anna was so scared for his son Dexter. Anna went looking for Dexter at the mountain wherein she saw a woman wounded and who needs an urgent help. Anna recognized the woman wherein it is the woman that she feared when she is was still younger the woman whom Anna thought is an Aswang Julie/Poying. Anna ‘s fear diminished when she pity on Julie who is very hurt because of her wounded foot. Anna helped Julie stand up and walked her home because Anna knows that Julie/Poying had a hard time to walk. While holdings Poying’s arm Anna asks her if what is real name and Julie answered Anna. “Poying “, Poying is my real name. At that moment while they are walking in a cold atmosphere on the middle of the forest Anna realized that she can make a good friendship with Poying. While staring at Poying’s eyes it touches her heart and found out that Poying is not a bad person that what their neighbors are expected from Poying. During their walk Anna noticed that she and Poying are already lost in the mountain and so she told Poying that she can not walk her further because she need to back home before it is going to be dark. While walking, Poying pointed her house which is very near to whore they stood and offered water to Anna. Anna respect Poying’s good heart. Anna didn’t hesitate going inside Poying’s house and that time Anna really convince hereby that Poying is not really a bad person or even an ‘Aswang’ In his heart Anna really convinced that Poying is not a member of Aswang despite of what her mind says, and she cannot ignore the fact that the people in their community is very eager to hurt Poying when they saw it because all of the people their believe that Poying is ‘Aswang’ and they believe that Poying is ‘SALOT’ in their community because she ate baby’s inside mother’s tummy. But at that moment of time Anna ignore it believe herself of what her heart saying.
The day after that the villages attacked Poying’s house again wherein the destroyed Poying’s house. Since Poying have no house to live already? Anna let Poying to live inside her house in which her children and Roel are against to her decision because they also believe that Poying is really an ‘Aswang ‘ the children is so afraid knowing that Anna let Poying to live with them.
At present Anna is with her four son on their way to where Anna lived in the past. Anna lives back at the province with her children since her and her husband already broke up. Anna’s youngest son Dexter who is very closed to his father wherein he is hoping that his father follows them there at province. When they, finally arrived to their destination, Anna talks to her sister. Nida about why she is not telling her children that she already broke up with her husband. Anna told Nida that she is only looking for a right time to tell them the truth almost her broke up with her husband. For their children not be hurt especially Dexter who is very close to his father. Days passed, Anna together with her children are already used to the ways of living at the province. At there, Anna met Roel who become her boy friend who loves her and her children so much. One day Anna and Roel were caught by Dexter kissing each other that makes Dexter ran away from them and that reason why Dexter got mad his mother and ran away to the mountain. Anna knows that Dexter will not understand her to have a relationship with another man.
As the days goes by Anna develop a good relation with Poying while staying in their house but one day Anna discover Poying’s unusual behavior like she wake up in the middle of the night while everybody is sleeping. Anna caught Poying outside their house under a mango tree in their backyards at 12 midnight. Inspite of everything that Anna fight and convinced with her children and Roel to accept Poying in their house. Anna try to ignore all those unusual behavior of Poying as a normal individual.
As I saw her walking along the narrow rocky street of the mountain. I never thought instead of Poying’s unusual behavior as a human it become worst. It become more scary in my eyes when I saw her bloody mouth ,her big glaring eyes a messy long hair and beside her a dead chicken. I am very disappointed, Ifeel so afraid, nervous at that time seeing her formidable look. I trembles crying and thinking that moment that Poying really an “aswang”. Even in my dream a witch look, I saw it in her. I cannot believe but I have to because of what I saw.
After a month of Poying staying in Anna’s house with her children and Roel. Again Anna caught Poying at their backyard at the middle of the night, sweeping, while Anna is walking to get into Poying’s location, she feel cold, nervous and really confuse of what Poying did, while Anna was about to reach Poying’s destination, suddenly Poying look back Anna staring fiercely to her and Anna said; “you startle me Poying ! what are you doing her? At late at night? Ur still awake and sweeping! What happen to you? ….Poying answer whispered to Anna and said don’t come near me,don’t come over me Anna while saying her tusk appear with saliva come out in her mouth and said “Iam a bad person as you expect Yes I am aswang they are true and believe them Anna and shouted to Anna Yes I am Aswang I am and ran away to mountain where she lived. Anna didn’t know what to do at that moment when Poying told her of who really she is. Anna so confused, really scared and talked to herself and said “you betrayed me Poying” while walking to go back to their house , Anna saw her children crying and crying while they are sleeping and out of her mind at that time she don’t know what to do. Anna left her house and follow Poying in the mountain and their she saw Poying lying with a bloody mouth and she really witness on how Poying ate a live chicken in the mountain. Anna shouted Poying and said Yes now I believed that you are really a witch, you’re a witch. Poying startled and face Anna then said “I am really sorry Anna you are only my friend who love me here in our community. They want to kill me Anna but I am still alive because of you beg me Anna I am very sorry. Poying told Anna the whole story her life being an Aswang it is a curse from my mother, when she is about to die she want to left it to me even if I don’t want to accept it but I should have to because I feel pity with her. Poying said since she was young already felt the hardship in the community brought by her mother being an “Aswang” that is why she fight for her unusual feeling when she got thirst and want to drink blood, and that’s why she try to control her self not to hurt people around her. After this very sad conversation of Anna with Poying ,she ask Poying if she is willing to change or to get out of that situation and Poying answer Anna with a yes. And Anna try her best to seek help for Poying, she did her best just to help Poying to get out of that sad and mysterious life.
Now Poying enjoy her life as a free citizen in their community, and trying to live a normal life with the help of her friend Anna. She is trying live a happy life as a normal individual in their community. And Anna continue to help her seeking help to the professional that can help Poying in her unusual behavior as a human being. Anna hoping for the best of Poying, looking for the day that their community will truly accept Poying and treated her as normal regardless of her past.