The Other Way

Chapter 15

Chapter 15
 "The Past of Grace"

GRACE's POV

Matagal nang panahon ang lumipas pero tila parang kahapon lang ang lahat. Pilit ko mang limutin pero ang sakit parin talaga isipin na wala na sila sakin.

It happens 6 years ago when I was only 13 years old. I lived a simple life with my 3 siblings. Next to me is Sheena which were 10 years old. Next to her is Andrew which were 7 years old. And the youngest is Kayla which were 4 years old that time.

We lived together in a little house and I am the one who was looking after them.

Our father left us before the birth of Kayla because he was with his new family in a province. He didn't loved us ever since even our mother Catharina. He is not always at home. He goes to the Casino or somewhere else where he can gamble. And when he return home, he is always drunk. Me, my mother and even my siblings cannot escape his rage. He is always hurting us when he is at home. Because the only reason that he went back home was he lost in his gambling games.

Our mother provides everthing we need in our house. Sometimes I ask her why she can't broke up with our father and go somewhere else. But her response was always the same.

"Wag kang mag alala anak. Magiging okay din ang pamilya natin. Have faith in everything eventhough the situation is hard. If it turns out good. Be thankful. If not, be thankful also. Because in that way we will learn from our mistakes and we will become more stronger to face all the problem that we will face. And try not to make the same mistake again."

At first I didn't understand her because the situation never change. We were in hell when we are with our father. So after our father left I was very happy that time. Because I thought that we will have a better life. But I was wrong.

When Kayla was 2 years old. My mother had died. She died because of Leukemia. We don't have the money for the medication of our beloved mother. Even it hurts our feelings very deeply. We need to accept what happened.

I learn how to be independent and at my young age. I am already working to sustain what we need in our house. And that is also the time I met Jonas.

Jonas taught me everything I need to know. Especially on being a Seeker. 2 year had past and that time I faced a hellish situation.

First to Kayla. She was only 4 years old that time and she had this strange illness. We had no clue where it came from. We brought her in a hospital but the doctors said that there is no cure to her illness because they do not know what kind of illness was that.

She suffers in a super high fever and her skin always having a wound eventhough she doesn't do anything at all. And what more strange. At the time she is in contact with sunlight, her skin was being burned. And her blood that coming out from her wound was black. Jonas was not around that month that's why I didn't know what to do.

And after a month of suffering. Our baby Kayla. Our baby Kayla had died. I can't accept it. She is to young to die. We can't give her a proper burial also. We only look for some who is kind-hearted to help us in her burial. But it isn't enough.

After Kayla was buried. Andrew suffers the same situation that Kayla had. Me and Sheena was shocked because we didn't expect that Andrew will have it too. All we did was to cry. We didn't know what to do. We look for help but we failed.

After 2 weeks Andrew is vomiting blood. We prayed to God for help. That is the only thing that we can do.

Jonas had returned from this so called reporting that they need to do. Jonas was shocked about the situation of Andrew. And after he saw him. We found out the reason of their illness.