He Who Came From Another World

CHAPTER FORTY NINE

CHAPTER FORTY NINE

Life is a bitch and that’s a fact. One minute you’re happy and the next minute you’re crying. Kadalasan kung ano ang nagpapasaya sayo ay kukuhanin pa at ilalayo sayo. Parang batang matapos bigyan ng candy ay babawiin din. Leaving you crying and broken..

Ilang minuto muna ang lumipas bago tuluyang kumalma si Mia. Pinunasan nya ang mugto nyang mata habang sumisinghot. Pulang pula ang kanyang ilong at mata dahil sa sobrang pag-iyak.

“Bakit hindi mo sinabi sakin?”

“Because I don’t want to talk about it. I created Hades Astral Dawn in Neptune with all the emotions and feelings that I felt. With all the memories that I cherished. And by writing that story is my way of moving on and forgetting all the pain and sorrow. Gusto kong magsimula ulit. Kaya napagdesisyunan kong mamuhay sa mundong ito. I want to erase the fact that I’m not from this world. I want to live here like a normal people. Gusto kong burahin sa pagkatao ko ang mundong pinagmulan ko hoping to move on.. and I did. Sa tulong ng isang babae..” She sniffed as her lips begin to tremble again. “Nung unang dating ko dito ay halos mabaliw ako dahil wala talaga akong kaalam-alam sa mundong pinuntahan ko hanggang sa hindi sinasadyang nakita nya ako at ang mukha ko. Wala pa akong kaalam-alam sa mundong ito at sya ang tumulong sakin kung paano ang mamuhay dito sa mundo nyo.. A girl who was on the verge of dying because of some kind of disease almost a year ago. A girl who has the same face as mine..”

A girl who has the same face as hers? Don’t tell me.. the real Amelia?

“So you mean..” I trailed off. Tumango si Mia dahil mukhang na-gets naman nya ang gusto kong  sabihin, “Wait, if you met the real Amelia then you must have experienced severe pain because that’s how it was supposed to be after meeting your doppelganger.”

Iyon ang sinabi nila Atlas at Silas sa akin. And Atlas experienced it when he met Kyfer.

“I did.. but not that severe. It was a tolerable pain since she had only a few months to live when she met me. Alam ko ang tungkol sa doppelganger effect kaya natakot din ako noong unang magkita kami. My theory based on what actually happened to me is that if a sick or dying original doppelganger version of this world met his doppelganger from another world it will only cause a mild pain or perhaps no effect to the latter just like what happened to me.”

I swallowed hard as I try to process all the information.

“The original Amelia..”

“She died. Two months after we met.
Gaya nga ng sabi ko may taning na ang buhay nya nung magkita kami. I told her everything about me. We instantly became friends in that short time. Sya ang tumulong sakin para hanapin ang lalaking sinadya ko rito. Sya ang nasa tabi ko noong malaman ko na patay na ang lalaking hinahanap ko. Sya ang karamay ko noon kaya sobrang laki ng utang na loob ko sa kanya. I’ve been a bother to her and in return I asked her if she want anything in return of her kindness.. Then she asked me a favor.. isang pabor na hindi ko nagawang tanggihan. It was her dying wish and I want to honor it..”

Amelia paused for a few seconds as she tries to prevent her tears from falling again. Medyo basag na ang boses nya pero nagpatuloy pa rin sya pagsasalita.

“She want me to replace her. Gusto nyang gampanan ko ang pagkatao nya sa mundong ito dahil alam nyang mawawala na sya. Ang sabi nya ay marami syang nagawang kasalanan sa mga magulang nya at gusto nyang makabawi at itama ang lahat pero alam nyang huli na ang lahat. And the only solution she can think of was to replace her by me. Ayoko nung una pero nagmakaawa sya sakin. I can do anything for her but that. Hindi ko kayang palitan sya sa mundong ito. She cried and even went down on her knees to beg. I don’t have a choice so I agreed. Namatay si Amelia na walang ibang nakakaalam bukod sa akin. Ginawa ko ang gusto nya. I took her place and her life here on earth. Ilang buwan muna akong nagpanggap na hindi makapagsalita at palihim na inaral ang salita sa mundong ito. I became a good daughter to her parents. Ginawa ko ang lahat na makakapagpasaya sa kanila dahil alam kong iyon din ang gustong mangyari ni Amelia. Hanggang sa unti-unti na akong nakapag-adjust sa mundong ito na para bang dito talaga ako nagmula. For the past months everything was fine and going on smoothly until I accidentally met Mikael on the street.. I was shocked and scared that time..”