Its been days
"Miihi--"
"No mom, leave me alone" i said in monotone while covering my face with pillows "Leave me alone!"
"God, what's the point? What are you trying to tell me? Of all people? Why Nina?"
I never hear him replied
I saw my mom, praying on the altar again.. "If my mom's prayers were the questions, God what would be your answer?"
I came to know her house because of the burial.. til then, i never showed up
Everything just feels heavy..
Nina's face keeps on replaying in my head
And its quite painful
"I am Nina"
But i am loving the pain
Meanwhile on heaven
"God, what did you do?" One of the angels asked
"The same thing i did to Miihi"
"But, didn't Miihi had?"
"It was all just a test, i want to test Miihi's faith but it seems that..." then she looks at Miihi through a looking glass "Miihi's human nature won against her"
"What do you mean? Test?"
"Yes, Miihi is one of you, a servant of mine that was made unto Mary's purity and my son's blood. I gave Miihi 20 days simply to test her, like what i did to my son, Jesus Christ. Her mission is to bring joy to people, to everyone but.. since she grew up in a human world, her human nature won against her"
"And.."
"I cut the 20 into 5, i was expecting that perhaps, she'll still change her ways. Meeting Nina was just another part of the test. But, she chose her instead of spending her remaining life to serve me like what her mother did.."
"So, while Miihi's body was fading, you stopped the time.."
"And switch their bodies..."
"And gave everyone an illusion that Nina was hitten by the same vehicle.."
The other angel continued
"Yes. This is simply Miihi choosing flesh over spirit.. Being a human is her punishment"
"But what would happen to her?"
"The way she will live her life" then he looks at the looking glass again "Is through her own will"
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"Miihi.."
That voice.. No Miihi, it probably came from a pigment of your imagination
"Hey brat!" Then someone threw a plastic bottle on me
I turn around and saw her
"You are just a piece of my thought about you" i said then i bitterly smiled "but still, i'll pretend that you're still alive"
"I am still alive" then she holds my shoulders and looks at me "I will live in your heart forever.."
"That wont make any difference, you're gone. I am not going to see you again"
"Miihi, remember when i once said.. Life must go on? Being lonely is normal, its okay"
"How can you say it..."
My tears suddenly bursted out "How can you say it with an ease, without considering how i feel"
"It was kind of hard for me too Miihi.. I suddenly got seperated when i am just starting to know you"
She wipes my tears and leans her head to mine
"But what would crying do? It won't change a thing.. all it can do is to manifest the loneliness that we are both weighing.. We don't want to be stuck on the same place we are trying to outgrown, right?"
She massages my face and bitterly smiled "Remember when i told you, that some lose their parents.."
Her tears fell down
"Life must go on.. Keep on living.. don't let that little loneliness took a toll over you.."
My feelings suddenly lighten up as both of us starts glowing "Don't let this loneliness hinders what life has to offer!!"
"Nina.."
"Keep living Miihi!! Go forth and live!"
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"Go forth and live!!"
I woke up and saw the sun shining at me
"Nina.."
I noticed that i was holding a hankie. I unfolded it and remember that this was the same hankie i gave her..
I embraced it and cried
"I miss you already" i went outside and face the altar
"God, i have no idea what you have in mind but.."
"Miihi--"
"But if its your plans then who am i to question it? After all, no one can object you"
I just felt a warm embrace and a familiar yet unseen scent
"But please.. if you ever saw Nina, please.. take care of her.."
"I got to go now"
I'm imagining things again
"Bye for now.. Miihi"
The warm i felt suddenly disappears as i opened my eyes and tries to chase it..
"N-No.." i look down and cried but a white glowing feather suddenly fell down. I pick it up and smiled
"Life must go on"
"I will"
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Nina was just beneath her, smiling
"She's happy now, Mission accomplished"
then she smiled at the angel who accompanies her
"Let's go now"
"Nina.."
Then the three of them finally ascended
