The tower
When Dumangan reached 30, he achieved so many things in life.
He was a rich man whe owned a business empire. He live in the comfort of his
acquired properties with his beautiful wife Idianale and two children Dumakelum
and anitun tabu Dumangan did not have any real sense in happiness at all He,
could not stop searching for more until one time of his trips to different
places. He discovered a huge tower at peak of a mountain What do people find in
the place he asked of his guides Apolake people who are unwell go there and
came back healed one of the native answered A place for healing asked Dumangan
Yes anything that people could not find a cure for something would seek for
this tower the man added.” Sonat would have to go there or foot bathala wished
to protect the senserity of the place, so no found of machines should disturb
any living soul on the place the native man interrupted Dumangan asked who is
Bathala “ he lives in a village near the tower in a healer who welcome the
travelers.
I am going
to build a tower a great one that Dumangan told his friend bayugin when he
returned home Dumangan high rise building was complete in less than a couple of
year he was pleased by the acomplishment. He called his best men to find a good
healer they will find here the best comfort in life
One day, a old woman appeared at hallway of Dumangan building
she was at the middle of an argument with the guards. What is this trouble
silangan Dumangan asked on the one guards. Sir the lady insist that she wanted
to talk to you. We tired to talk her that you are resting forgive me sir but I
need to talk to you, My son Hukloban sent me, the woman interrupted Dumangan remembered him so well. He was one
of those men he had sent to the tower “ ah, pershaps you wish to tell me that
he had lost all his courage to show up here and explain his misconduct? So, I
believe you need my help. Oo not worry madam. I will see to it that your son
Hukloban recieves proper medical attention,” Dumangan said. But the woman
objected,” No sir It is not like what you are thinking at all. I came here to
being you’re my son’s message he was that he found the secret to happiness
Dumangan at the woman is disbelief. “You actually came here to tell me the
secret?” the woman shook her head. “ He told me that you will have to find the
secret youself the following week, another man whom Dumangan sent to the tower
came back and told the same thing the woman had said. Another man showed up
after a few days. The news that this trusted men brought left him dejected “
those men whom I trusted dound the secret and focused to the share it with me.
Now they are on their own,” Dumangan thought bitterly. Dumangan grew weary and
unhappy with in the confines of his home. He could not trust his men anymore to
do the job for him. So, his men anymore he decided to go out on a secret
mission to discover what his hometown working as a carpents. Dumangan dismay to
found out that the man had given up his week paid job in his company just to
take a low paying job with the community people. Hukloban turned out to be a
village minister. The rest of his men were unlike the two they had pup up their
own business but none had been as great as his own business empire. Through it
was a great wonder to Dumangan to find that these men seemed so happy and
contented in spite of the simplicity of life that they chess to live with
Dumangan began to respet that some aurborne disease must havce polliated the
mids of these men.
That tower
is not safe. Someone is responsible for living there people to that building
and this is comfresing their minds. I have to stop whoever his is Dumangan
decided one day. To that place they prepare enough food, clothing and medical
supplies to protect himself from possible harm in going, he fade farewell to
his wife and children and set or his journey. During the first week Dumangan
trusted along the sides of the mountain until he found a village his exhaussion
was accident to the man whom he had first encourtable on the road.
Good day to
you, my name is Dumangan and I came from the city he told man was quite
indifferent. I am on my way to the tower, “ Dumangan pointed at the top of the
mountain. I need a place to rest for the night. I could pay for a cetain
illness. Most of the folks here are I am graid you would catch the same disease
if you would not leave soon.” The man told him.
But Dumangan
was touched with pity He remembered his medical supplies he imediately brought
them to the village square the asked someone to do the task Soon the sick
children, men and woman were treated This made Dumangan happy for the first
time he stayed longer in the village After sometimes Dumangan remembered the
tower, so he decided to leave the village.
On his way,
he saw three farmers lying on the ground. They were breathing shallow and
freezing from the old wind without thinking. Dumangan were looking for the
village reasest the tower. It seems that we got them said “ well sent on until
they saw the village a man with third beared welcomed them and Dumangan
companies were so happy. At least Dumangan reached the tower it was majestic
and ancient like it was built by thousand men during the older times. He aimed
for the entrace and was to admit visitors there was no sign of bathala.
Dumangan climbed through the stairways and expressed
the place. He was unware that he almost reached the top of the tower. Yet , he
did not find any living soul where are those people who seek healing from this
place, “ he wondered from one of the tower windows Dumangan seamed the area
below. A thought came into his mind. Bathala and the travellers must have gone somewhere else,like a sacred ground,
pershaps. So Dumangan went down again and searched the area Then, he heared
rustling of the leaves and twig breaking under heavy footsteps they were
getting was from behind him. He stopped two men.
“ hey, we got a big shot delivery today our boss need us to
work. One mind said. “seak, but we have careful He would not want us to spoil
this deaks.” The other one answered Dumangan followed the two they were moving
further downwards until they entered is a hidden case. Once insideDumangan
could not believe what he had discovered it was laboratory Dumangan went on
with his investigation until the realization came at last
This drugs
laboratory Dumangan she wered with horror. He look his camera and did what he
had to go with extra case. After a few minutes he managed to leave the plan
unnoticed when Dumangan was often , he secured his camera in his jacked pocket
then immediately he started to retrace his path back.
He stop! “
someone had spotted him Dumangan did not dare to look back but he kept on
running. After a while dumangan heard shouts and footsteps. They were after
him! He could not tell where he was going all he wanted was to stay away from
those. In his haste to get away, he slipped and began to fall down the slope.
The next
moring, one of the village men found him frozen and unconscious on the ground.
They brought him to their village the bearded man was these when he cameto.
I can
bathala and you are safe here, he told Dumangan. I have been searching for you
in that legen dary tower. But I found something else. Instead please do me
favor kindly send this to my wife ideanale as soon as possible,” Dumangan
handed him the camera. Jose finally closed his eyes and smiled he died in his
sleep.
Bathala
understood the urgency of dumangan he brought
dumgangan body to his wife idianale and told her everything about durg
syndicate the police were over the place and cought the men responsible for the
illegal drug trade during his wake Dumangan men came. They saw the smile and
serenity on the faceof Dumangan face “ he found has happiness at least hukloban
commented.
What did
find that tower Dumangan Idianale as hukloban we have not gone to that tower we
met people is a lot of villages and discouraged that happiness.
