Death Contract (PUBLISHED)

Lucy's Nightmare Part 4

Chapter 52

When I calmed down from crying, I asked Saint to leave me alone first. I can't think straight when he's around. I will just cry and remember what I saw in my dreams.

I gasped as I lay on the bed and stared blankly at the ceiling. I was wondering what I would do next. I wonder where these events will take me or what I need to do next.

Not everything is clear. I can’t imagine who Adam is that my mother was referring to, nor what his connection to Saint. But it was clear in my mind that my mother was the former Guardian of Souls. My mother just handed me something to keep me away from Saint. And then Saint knew we were destined, but my mother objected. She was so frightened and furious that I didn’t know where it came from. Every time I try to think, my head just hurts because I can't find an answer. I tried to remember my mother and our memories of each other. I was forced to go back to all the laughs, smiles, stories, and care she gave me. But none of that could explain why my mother was so upset with Saint.

So I decided to just sit up from lying down and turn my gaze to Gavin, who was now peeking through the bedroom door. He was even surprised to see me glancing at him and even planned to hide. I can't help but wince at what he was doing.

"Come in, I knew you were there," I said, and he did, scratching his head as if it was itchy."Do you have lice?"

"What lice? Nothing! Is it possible for a grim reaper to have lice? " He asked with a smile, not to ask me but to express that my question was absurd. I raised an eyebrow.

"Why are you asking me that? Am I a grim reaper? " He sighed as he walked and decided to sit on my bed.

"How did you know I was here?"

"The room is too cold. The ambient temperature is not normal. That's how it feels when there are other creatures around. " I comment on things I'm used to. I don't think there have been any ordinary days for me these past few weeks.

Gavin nodded and slightly grabbed a pillow. "You let me in, while Saint was allowed to leave." He sighed. "He will surely burn me for this." He said it sarcastically, which made me laugh. "And you're laughing now. He will definitely erase me from the world. " He added, while sighing again, that he seemed to be losing hope of survival. My moment of laughter turned to a smile before I turned my gaze to the window, where the rising sunlight was already there.

"Father, who is Adam? What is his relationship with Eve and Saint? " That’s where my smile disappeared. I want an answer to my question, and because Gavin is here, he is the one I asked. I am not expecting an answer. Yet it looks like everything has a reason. He didn't come just to look at me and watch. He was brought here to answer my questions.

"Guardian of the soul, Adam was the first human son of God and was God the Father's most precious and beloved child, the mortal brother of Saint Archangel, and Eve was his second wife. " From what Gavin said, I quickly turned my gaze back to him. My eyes widened at what he revealed. I couldn't believe the conclusion that suddenly came from what he said.

"I-I mean, w-what is Adam's connection to my mother?" I laughed for a moment. I made a fake laugh, thinking that maybe he had just misunderstood my question. "I'm not asking about Eve, A-Adam's wife from the Bible." I know that story. Not a few times have I read about the first woman and man. But that’s not what I want to hear.

"Guardian of the soul, what I said is all that I know. In my few years of serving as a priest, that's the only thing I know. It's up to you what you believe. " He smiled at me before turning his gaze to the rising sun. I took a deep breath and strained to think about the things I had heard.

Eve was Adam's wife. Adam was the first human son of God and was the first human brother of an angel in heaven, like Saint Archangel. Confused, I look again at Gavin.

"Was the first guardian of souls in history, Eve, the first woman God created?" I'm nervous about his answer, but he tries to ease it by smiling at me.

"Eve was the name they called every guardian of souls on the first day I was in the Death Minister's office." He explained. "It said that it was the punishment imposed by God on the second woman to pay for her remorse. Immortality. " My lips parted at the realization.

"I-In that case, Eve is my mother and the first woman—" I didn't finish what I was about to say when Gavin didn't finish me.

"She is the second wife, guardian of the soul. Eve is the second woman. " I was stunned.

Second woman?

But that doesn’t matter anymore. What I want to know is if Eve in the Bible is my mother.

"Is she my mother? "

I'm not a person who can answer your question. I'm not. " He smiled at me before standing up. He was about to leave when I held his hand. Surprised, he turned to me. "W-Why is that?"

"I want to go home first. Take me to Hailey's house. " There is a plea in my voice. I know that he has an idea of the source. So he did nothing but follow my wishes.

That morning, Gavin drove me home. Saint is no longer at Albus' house, so I can't say goodbye. I know he also has an idea of what is happening to me. I know he already anticipates it. I already know everything he doesn’t say.

I also know he didn't hide it; he just didn't tell me that. However, I feel heavy because, in my heart and mind, the fact that he is the one who killed my mother. He's at fault. If he had saved my mother, she would still be alive. That's the thing that bothers me.

But why does Saint want to take me to my mother at those times? Yes, we are destined, but why does Saint have to take me to my mother that early?

Mom didn't want to give me because she was afraid that what had happened to her would hurt me. If Eve was the second woman, and my mother was one, Adam, his former husband, was Saint's brother. Does this mean that my mother was abused by Adam, so she was afraid to give me to the Saint? Is that so?

Confused, I just closed my eyes and let myself sleep first in the middle of the flight home.

When she was caught by the monster and was ready to eat, Lucy suddenly woke up.

There was a smiling and sighing old man who hugged her as he stroked her back and whispered the words, "Lucy, my dear granddaughter, that was just a dream."

The End!

The moral of the story of Lucy’s dream is that you shouldn’t pretend to be asleep just to avoid parental orders. But for me, the story has a deeper meaning because it wants to convey that no matter how lazy we are, we must answer God’s call to us. Amid the crisis, we will still call out his name. But like Lucy's grandmother, Madra, in the story, God is still there for us no matter how much we pretend to be asleep at his call.

So at that time, I came again and prayed to him. I apologized to God for not approaching him immediately and for forgetting to call his name. I also prayed that he would help me with my dilemma.

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