Love after Death

Chapter 25

PRESENT TIME

I can't understand why this is happening to me now...

Questions that seem like I can't answer myself...

Why did Miguel and I have to meet??

Just when I'm trying a new phase in my life, that's when I see all of Miguel's traits??

Why did he suddenly show up in my life???

Why, with all his traits and actions, do I see Monique??

It's crazy to think about, but just like Monique, he will leave me too... It's crazy to think, but my heart is sad, that's what I feel now.

All the painful memories came back to me when Miguel told me he was leaving the company, all the hurt and sadness returned to my heart as if it hurt just as much as when Monique left me. What should I do? Because I don't know what decisions I should make...

I also don't understand this feeling as if the person I love will leave me for a lifetime, that's how it feels, there's something in me that makes me want to sulk at Miguel, but how can I do that if that's what he wants?

I still love Monique, and I see her in Miguel. You can't blame me for thinking that I might love another man who just arrived in my life, because I see Monique in him, right?

Is it wrong to follow what I feel? Or is this feeling and thought wrong?

Miguel is a man, and Monique is a woman. Monique's presence is no longer beside me, Miguel is someone I can still see and touch. They are different, but my heart says only one thing.

I love them both...

Love? Is this love that I feel for Miguel? Or am I just feeling this because I think of him as Monique?

I immediately opened the envelope that I had arranged for an investigation about the man who left me full of questions. I sighed before pulling out the contents of the small brown envelope.

MIGUEL THOMSON.

He was adopted by Rudolph Thomson when he was still an infant. He was found by Rudolph, who was accidentally involved in the death of Miguel's biological parents.

March 17, 2007 - Miguel was in a critical condition in the hospital, with a 50/50 chance of survival.

March 17, 2007 (7:58 pm) - Announced as dead by Dr. Luigi Gomez at Saint Isidore Hospital (San Isidore, Palawan)

March 17, 2007 (8:00 pm) - A miracle occurred when Miguel suddenly opened his eyes and woke up, as though he had never been in a car accident.

6 YEARS EARLIER.

My heart was pounding as I drove home. What I felt was a mixture of emotions, and I couldn't even focus on the people on the road.

I didn't care if I hit them, what mattered now was holding Monique's hand and hugging her.

While driving, my phone suddenly vibrated on the seat. I quickly checked, and it was Mom calling...

I picked up the phone immediately, 5:50 pm, March 17. I slid the phone down to answer the call.

"Liam, my son..." I felt a sudden wave of sadness after hearing her voice. Her voice sounded weak, and I didn't like what I was feeling from it. That meant something bad had happened. "She's gone, Li-Liam... Our sweetie has passed away... She left us..." her voice cracked as she paused to let it sink in.

"No!!!! No!!!!! No!!!! This can't be... No!!!!"

I immediately dropped the phone I was holding and didn't answer my mom anymore. I knew it fell to the floor because I heard it clatter.

I felt like death was chasing me as I sped up my car to reach my love.

Everything around me seemed to blur, and my vision started to fade...

The sound of car horns echoed in my ears, but I ignored it and kept driving...

"Oh my god!!!!!!!! What happened????!!"

"Call an ambulance, now!!!!!!!!"

"Shit!!! That crash was huge...."

"The black car was speeding so it collided with the blue car..."

"This is a one-way road, so the black car was definitely in the wrong."

I could hear everything around me again. My vision was still blurry, and I felt pain around my forehead. I realized I was upside down, so I struggled to get out of my car. I wasn't unsuccessful, and immediately, I scanned the surroundings. There was a crowd, and everyone was just looking at me. When I looked down, my hands were covered in blood, and so was my clothing. I felt dizzy and turned my gaze around, and I saw what happened to the car I crashed into. It was flipped too, but the damage was worse, especially with the front door ripped off from the impact.

I immediately went over to it and peered inside, and I kneeled when I saw the face of the young boy, his face covered in blood, unconscious...

I touched my forehead and wiped the corner of my mouth with my finger, tasting rust in my mouth, and then everything went dark...

PRESENT

I stared at the paper I was holding, and it felt like my heart was pounding. My ears rang as if they had been filled with water. I'm not sure about everything right now, but I hope my thoughts are wrong because I will never forgive myself if I was the reason for Miguel's accident...

To be Continued...
Love after Death