CHAPTER SEVEN
Her Endless Beauty
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The little girl froze in her bed when she saw the scythe. The sunken eyes and the boney feet made her look pitiful. She was sitting on her bed, looking at the grim reaper with no fear in her eyes.
The girl smiled at him, as only an innocent child can. "I want to go, but my mommy will be sad. So, am I coming with you, Mister? Or can I go back to my mommy?" she asked while looking at him innocently.
The little girl giggled as she held the grim reaper’s hand. The grim reaper then reached for her hourglass, which was just about to run out, and he turned it upside down.
"Return to your home, little girl. Maybe I'll come after you later. Now, live as if I’m coming to take you tomorrow. I wish that you would rejoice for the rest of your life. It makes me happy when you celebrate life as you get closer to death," the grim reaper told her before it left.
Tuluyang nagising ang batang babae at bumungad sa kanya ang mommy niya na umiiyak sa kanyang tabi. Her mother cried out of happiness, while the doctor sighed with relief on the other side. That was the day she beat brain cancer.
"M-Mommy..."
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"Gusto kong makita ang asawa ko! Nasaan siya?! Ryan! Ryan!"
"Ma, huwag mo ng hanapin si papa. Nandito naman po ako!"
"No! I want to see your father, Kasha! Hanapin mo ang papa mo. Sabihin mong ialis na niya ako dito. Ayoko dito, anak."
"M-Ma..."
Nang magsimulang tumulo ang mga luha ni Kasha, tuluyang umalis ng kwarto si Alex. Hindi niya maiwasang makaramdam ng simpatiya sa kaibigan.
Kanina lang nila nalamang biglang nahimatay daw ang mama nito habang nasa bahay nila Alex silang tatlo. Isinugod daw ito sa hospital kaya roon na sila dumiritso. At pagkarating nila’y walang malay pa ang mama ni Kasha hanggang sa magising ito at ayon nga, nagwawala at palaging hinahanap ang asawa nito habang pinipigilan ni Kasha at ng mga nurse. Doon naman pumasok ang doktor at tinurukan ng pampakalma ang ina ni Kasha.
Napaupo na lamang sa may upuan sa labas ng kwarto si Alex habang bagsak ang dalawa niyang balikat.
"Kasha’s mother has a mental disorder."
Agad napaangat ang tingin ni Alex sa nagsalita, it's Jean who sits beside her. Hindi man lang niya namalayang lumabas din ito.
"What do you mean?"
"Nalaman ko lang din kanina. Matagal na daw talagang may mental disorder ang mama niya and at the same time, suicidal din," Jean explained. "My father had just died, and now that this has happened, I can't help but feel sorry for her too. I didn't know she had been suffering like this. Sobra ang tiniis ni Kasha para sa mama niya pero tinutulak lang siya palayo lagi nito. And look at her, she's still by her side. It hurts me too knowing na ang laging bukambibig ng mama niya ay ang papa niya keysa sa kanya."
"Matagal nang hiwalay ang mga magulang ni Kasha, right?"
"Yeah. Noong naghiwalay ang mama at papa niya, nalulong sa bisyo ang mama niya. I had no idea it would turn out this way. It worsened her mother's health, and she frequently became ill and had to be hospitalized." Napansin naman ni Alex na napahikbi na si Jean habang sinasabi sa kanya ang tungkol sa mama ni Kasha. Mataman lang siyang nakikinig dito. Masakit din para sa kanya na ganoon ang nangyayari pala sa sitwasyon ngayon ng pamilya ni Kasha. It just proves how tough Kasha is.
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