“Every night after the lights were turned off, the young nurse would secretly enter my room. Once, when I pretended to be asleep, I witnessed her terrifying secret.

I had to stay in the hospital for more than a month because of a broken leg after an accident. It was a public hospital in Quezon City, Metro Manila—crowded during the day but frightening at night. I stayed in a private room, the only light seeping through was from the hallway outside the door. To read more Click here.