HELLO DEATH

chapter 1 alive again

K R I S T I N A

Yesterday,the weather is not so good. It was raining cats and dogs. It didn't stop. From morning to night. But I still hope that tommorow will be a very good day since all rain comes up today. Tomorrow, the sun will come up and gives shine and hope to the world. To the people.
I lose no hope ,I always have it inside of me. The same hope that my daughter will wake up anytime. Any day. I always keep that hope in me and I won't let that hope escape and fade anyhow. No matter what disaster it is,it still has ends. My daughter will be okay to the disaster she's in now. I know she'll be okay. She's strong so I believe that she'll come back to us. To her father. To me. To life.

"She's having an improvement," her doctor says. "She'll be awake anytime sooner. " A tear escape from my eyes and I let it fall.

That is such a very good news.

"She really is a tough girl. Or maybe it's God," he said. I smile,maybe it really is God. I must thank Jesus Christ for my whole life. Finally,my daughter will be awake anytime soon.

"I need to check some more patients so I'll be leaving. Just call me if something different happens."

"Yes. Thank you,"
He pulls the knob and leave a smile before he slipped on the door.

I sit on the chair beside the bed, where my daughter's laying.
She looks so peaceful.
I haven't seen that peacefulness in her before.

For one and a half years without my daughter is a mess. It's too much for me to live. Without her complaints,her hugs, laughter and noises. I am so not used to it.
I'll bear every headaches she gave and will give to me. Her stubbornness. Just please. God let her live and stay with us. Tell her to not leave this world for I am not ready to lose her. Please.

"Hey."
I turn to look at my daughter's father. He's standing right in front of the door.
"Hey," I says.

"You alright?" He asks. I nod my head.
"Yeah. How long have you been there?" I pull the other chair beside me and offered it to him.

" Just a minute ago. Thank you," he said. I smiled.

"How is she doing? Any improvement?"

"The doctor said she'll wake up any minute."

"Really?" I nod my head, yes.
And then his mood lighten up.

"Well that's good. A very good news. Finally. Poor little Tresh..." he said caressing his daughter's hand. I smiled again. Seeing him like that,it makes my eyes tear.

"You're crying," I heard he said.
I wipe my face and yes,he's right,I'm crying.

"I'm just... happy," I said which is true. I am happy cause finally our daughter is waking up and the man that once I love is with me. Waiting for our daughter.
But then I realized,now that Tresh is waking up,will he still be with us? Will he still visit his daughter at home?

Knowing he had other family to take care. I wanna give my daughter a chance to be with her father,and I want them to get close. My daughter waited for his father for so long,and now that he's here,will they be together?

"Kristina,are you listening?"
I blink my eyes, trying to ignore my thoughts.
"I'm sorry. What is it again?"

" I said,get some rest. You need it.
Don't worry about our daughter, I'll take care of her, alright?"

"No,I won't leave. I wanna be the first person she'll see when she opens her eyes."

"I understand that,but try to look at yourself. Mag-aalala lang sayo ang anak natin 'pag nakita ka niyang ganyan. "

"I'll stay," I disobey. I don't wanna leave Tresh. Not now that she's waking.

"Fine. Just take a nap while she's not yet awake."
I look at him. She's looking to me as if he's something like begging.
I look at my daughter, then back at him.

"Fine. Wake me up when she's awake," I said.

"I will," he assures me and then he smiled. "Sleep," he commanded and I obey him this time. I slowly close my eyes until the darkness eat me.

T R E S H

"How long have you been here?" I ask to the woman who's currently with me now.

"You don't remember me,do you?" She ask me.

"I'm sorry, but I haven't seen you before."

"Oh,my poor little Tresh," she said patting my arm. "Don't tell me you've already forgotten your grandma." She smiles.

"Grandma?" I repeated. I tried to recall the face of my only Grandma but I failed. It was so so long ago and there's no image left of her in my memories nor in our album. And besides,she looks so young to be my grandma.

"Anyways..." She pause. "Why are you here?"

"Why am I here?" I repeated her question. " I don't know either," I said which is true.
I look at her as her forehead furrowed.

"Well I guess you don't know yet. Let me tell you then," she said as she straighten her sit.
"You were dead."

"What?" I exclaimed.
She nods her head. "Oh no."

"But," she paused again. "It is not your time yet, so...you need to go back."

"What does that mean?"

"Well, you'll be sent back to the land and you'll be given a chance to be alive again." She explained.

"But you have to remember something,you have to bear in mind that  you'll never be like other normal people. You'll be different from them in a way."

I furrowed my head. I don't understand.
"What do you mean different in a way? In what way?"

"It depends," she answered.
"Live a happy life Tresh...and send my regards to your parents--my daughter and to your father-- I know they'll be back together soon. " She smiles again ,then she looks at a clock-- I guess-- hanged in a wall.

"You need to go," she said.

"Wait." She looks at me.
"What's your name, grandma?" I ask her.

She didn't answer. She pushed me into I feel like a cliff. A white cliff.
"Goodbye. Be a good girl if you don't want us to meet more often," she reminded.

I close my eyes as I felt the wind. Its like I jumped on an endless Cliff. When I feel something smooth on my back,I opened my eyes. Then I heard beeps...

"Tresh..." I heard someone said.
My eyes is blurry and the light in the room is so hard to handle.

"Hey," the one with a stethoscope said. He's wearing white and on his side is a woman with a book on her hand.

"Can you move your fingers?"
I tried raising my first finger. And after a while,I did.

"Okay, follow this," he said as he turned around  the small flashlight around and move it side by side,up and down,which I followed a look .

"Everything's normal. Everything's good," he said. And after a while,he added, "She's back."