Once upon a time in the land of Villa Zacate, Basak Pardo, there lived a
girl named Cherry Anne. Cherry Anne is the second child of a known
businesswoman in the community. Cherry Anne’s ancestral house is surrounded by
a lot of plants and trees since her mother is also fond of nature. Among those
trees is a mysterious star apple tree that was planted in the1920’s. According
to Cherry Anne’s ancestors, the mysterious tree is being occupied by
supernatural beings, and for over 90 years, there have been various
unexplainable happenings involving the said tree.
One afternoon, Cherry Anne and her friends were playing under the star
apple tree. They were busy running around, shouting, carefree of
the time. They continued playing until 6:30 in the evening. They did not stop
playing until her mother called them and said, “Hey, kids! It’s late already.
You should all go home and eat dinner.” After this, the kids went home as well
as Cherry Anne.
When she and her mother came back inside their house that night, they
ate dinner and had some snacks. Later that night, Cherry Anne went to her
mother’s room shivering. “Mom, it’s so cold in my room. Can I stay here
instead?” Cherry Anne said. “What happened, baby? Are you okay?” her mother
replied. Cherry Anne was not able to respond because she fainted just when
she’s about to enter the room.
“Oh my gosh, my baby!” shouted her worried mother. Because of this, her
mother became really worried because her temperature is above 40 degrees
Celsius and Cherry Anne was directly rushed to the hospital.
When they arrived at the hospital, they were taken cared of by doctors and
nurses. The doctor asked, “What happened? Has she taken any medication before
coming?” “No, we have not given her any, doctor.” And so, the doctors conducted
several medical tests, but to their surprise, the doctors did not find anything
wrong with Cherry Anne.
“Ma’am, we already conducted blood tests for Cherry Anne and the results
are now with us. However, we are not sure what’s the problem with her because
all tests showed NORMAL.” Cherry Anne’s mother was crying in fear because her
daughter’s temperature is through the roof and then doctors were saying that
there were no findings.
And then she realized, the kids played until 6 in the evening. She
wondered, “Could it have been the tree?” She went home and checked with Cherry
Anne’s grandmother and asked if it’s possible that Cherry Anne and her friends
may have somehow disturbed the supernatural said to be occupying the star apple
tree.
Cherry Anne’s grandmother confirmed of the possibility that she might have disturbed
the supernatural being and was being punished. “You need to discharge Cherry
Anne tomorrow. Offer a prayer under the tree and ask forgiveness for disturbing
their peace.”
The next day, Cherry Anne was discharged from the hospital and then they
immediately followed her grandmother's advice. They came to that tree, and asked
for forgiveness to the believed supernatural being. Right after, they came back
home and Cherry Anne’s mother asked how she’s doing. “I’m feeling better, mom.
It seems that grandma's advice really worked.” With great relief, her mother
hugged her and said, “Thank God! I hope you continue to feel better.
Since that day, Cherry Anne and her friends only play under the star
apple tree until 5 o’clock in the afternoon. They also do not litter in the
place as a respect to the said supernatural being.
