CHAPTER 2

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"P-p'wede naman natin pag-usapan 'to diba? You know naman na this is my prime and my business is now one of the top," based on his trembling words I can say na naalala na niya ang usapan namin 5 years ago.

"Ahh, you want to make a wish again? Aware ka naman na 1 wish per person lang," I gently said.

Granting people wish while they are in their lowest is my other business. Tinutupad ko ang kahilingan nila kapalit ng kaluluwa nila. Ibig sabihin, sa oras na namatay sila ay hindi sila mapupunta sa langit, sa impyerno or mabubuhay man ulit. Their souls should serve me from the rest of the time even until everything collapses. Furthermore, all of the staff in my district was once my business partner. However, they couldn't report me to the higher authorities since I have control on them.

"No, I was saying na bigyan mo 'ko ng extension lang kahit 1 year or kahit kaunting oras para naman makapagpaalam ako sa pamilya ko. Please! I'm begging you. I am not ready yet." He started to cry in front of me and even positioned his hand like praying.

I met this man 5 years ago when his first business became bankcrupt. I was able to take advantage on his downfall to make him sign the deal. I granted his wish to become a succesfull businessman but I have to take his life after 5 years and serve me in afterlife.

"What are you going to say to your family? Sasabihin mo ba ngayon ang oras na mamamatay ka na dahil dumating na ang susundo sa'yo?" I laughed.

"Please, kahit isang tawag lang. Kahit saglit lang. Let me!" he continued to beg.

"Too late," I said which made his eyes confused. "Didn't you notice it? Oh! People really can't tell the difference between being alive and being a soul for the first hour."

"What do you mean?" His pity suddenly becomes someone who is confused. He started to look around until he saw his body at his back, leaning on his swivel chair. Nanginginig siyang napasandal sa lamesa pero tumagos lang s'ya kaya napahiga sa sahig. "I'm... Patay na ako? Ha? Paano?"

"The moment you end the call, the moment you hear my greetings. That exact moment that your time stopped." I am sure right now na nawalan na ng apoy ang kandila n'ya sa isa sa mga silid ng tower ko. "You have no choice but to come with me right no--"

"No, his soul must come with me."

Someone's voice suddenly stopped me completing my sentence. When I look at where it came from, I stepped back when I realized that it's a man wearing a


Black hanbok of a joseon noble man. Based on his look, I can clearly say that this man is a grim reaper. But how does the grim reaper know that there is someone who died here?

Usually, people who signed contracts with me disappeared in the name of the book of life. So, how?

"Hindi ko alam kung sino ka pero wala kang karapatang sunduin ang mga kaluluwa." He pointed his finger at me. What the...

Binalik ko agad sa ulirat ang isip ko. Hindi niya dapat malaman ang ginagawa ko dahil siguradong irereport niya ako.

"Ah, it happened that I passing by here and saw a man died but he wanted to roam around so I told him to come with me. Soul must not roam, right?" it's good that nakaisip ako agad ng excuse. But knowing that a mere grim repear caught me red handed still iritate me.

He looked at the man who is still not on himself right now while looking at his own body. "Hey, you. Stop looking at that dead body and get yourself together. Ayokong magsayang ng oras dahil marami pa 'kong susunduin."

Wait...

Did he just ignored me? Wow! In the first time of existence, ngayon ko lang naranasan 'to.

"What are you looking? Do you still have a plan of sniffing your nose in someone else job?" I didn't noticed na nakatitig na ako sa kaniya at nakatingin na siya sa'kin. "May kailangan ka pa ba?" he asked again.

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