The Grim Reaper's Possession

Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Maeve's POV

I felt useless. So goddamn useless. I can do nothing. I stutter when I try to speak and I can't even walk properly ng walang naka-alalay sakin kaya lagi akong nasa wheelchair.
I was staring into space, my mind wandering about the things na nangyari sakin.

It seems so unreal na dalawang taon akong nasa coma, it feels like there is something. Something that happened after I got into that accident pero ano?
Nasa coma nga diba, Maeve so panong may mangyayari after that?
Hindi ko ma-explain ang nararamdaman ko, para bang may nakakalimutan ako and habang patagal na ng patagal ang oras na di ko matandaan kung ano yun, it feels like I feel more incomplete.
Ano ba ang bagay na yun?

I heard a small creak of the door and I ignored it, thinking na doctor lang ito para sumailalim ako sa panibagong test. It was not.

“Maeve..”

Agad napataas ang ulo ko upon hearing the voice of my mother. Kasama nya ang Papa ko and..

Angry tears suddenly came out of my eyes when I saw him.. The man who ruined my life.
Hindi ako makapag-salita. Partly from anger and horror kung ano ang plano nila para sakin and partly because I know they won't understand a word I'd say kapag nagsalita ako.. After the long time I spent here I could somehow talk but I stutter too much.

I glared at my parents and Emesto with so much hatred but it turn to a look of confusion ng biglang lumuhod si Emesto sa harapan ko at umiyak.
“I'm sorry Maeve. I'm so sorry.”

I gaze at my parents with confusion at nagsalita si Mama.
“Anak, patawarin mo rin kami.. Mali ang ginawa namin na pilitan ka sa ayaw mo. Sobra kaming nagsisisi sa mga ginawa namin anak, sana mapatawad mo kami.” Mama said and went near to hug me.
And even with my shaking hands, I hugged her back.

She didn't pull away. She just hugged me then kissed the top of my head,
“Anak, alam mo ba na dapat ay wala ka na ngayon? Wala na kaming pambayad sa hospital at nung magta-tatlo ka ng buwan rito ay nagdesisyon kami na papagpahingahin ka, pero dumating si Emesto at nakiusap na hayaan kang lumaban para sa buhay mo.. Sya ag nagbayad sa lahat.”

Nagtataka kong tiningnan si Emesto at ngumiti sya.
“Napanaginipan ko yung apo ko si Janice na namatay dalawang taon na ang nakakalipas.. Mga kaedaran mo lang siguro sya o mas bata sayo ng ilang taon, hindi alam ng anak ko na ama nya na magkakilala kami.. Tinakwil ko ang anak kong yun nung binata pa sya, at pagkatapos ng dalawang dekada ay may nagpakilala sakin na apo ko raw.. Napakalapit ko sa apo kong yun.” he said at pinunasanang luha nya gamit ang puting panyo.
“Kaya sobrang lungkot ko nung pumanaw sya. Nung gabing naaksidente ka, napanaginipan ko sya (he chuckled) at pinagalitan ako.. Sinabi nya sakin na hindi tama ang ginagawa ko, na magagalit talaga sya sakin.. At sinabi nya rin na mabuti kang tao.”

Janice.. Is he talking about her? The Janice at the hospital?

“Hindi ko alam kung pano kayo nagkakilala pero ang sabi nya sakin na sinubukan mo syang sagipin kahit oras na nya ng walang takot o pag-aalinlangan. Even if it's inevitable. Sinabi nya sakin na kailangan mong mabuhay, na hindi pa ito ang oras mo, na bumawi ako sayo at nagpapasalamat ako na nakinig ako sakanya..” he said then stared at me with his old wrinkly eyes.
“Mapapatawad mo ba ako, Maeve?”

Janice, sya yung unang kaluluwa na nakita ko nung una kong makita ang mga reapers pati na si Grim.
At the thought of his name, a wave of sadness and longing hits me and I chose to ignore it.

I gaze at Emesto with soft eyes, lifting my shaking hands to wipe the stray tears na kumawala sa mga mata ko.
I smiled and nodded,
“P-Pi-Pinapa-t-tawad k-k-ko na h-ho ka-y-yo la-hat.”

Both my parents hugged me and I could hear Emesto happily saying thank you.
I gaze at my parents.
“Pangako Maeve, magu-umpisa ulit tayo.. Nandito lang kami para sayo anak.”

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I asked them about Zephyr, they didn't answer at first but they confessed na hindi nila sya gusto nung una but he kept on persisting na bisitahin ako which made me happy but six months before I woke up he suddenly stopped visiting.
I asked them why pero di din nila alam ang sagot.

I let out a massive sigh and stared at the clock. Somehow, parang sobrang bagal ng oras. I turned my attention to the T.V inside my room, watching whatever is on.
I hope na yung mga test na gagawin nila sakin ay bumilis naman so I could go home.
I doubt kung makakapaglakad agad ako. Mas nakakapagsalita na ako ng diretso which is a good sign.

I gaze over at the phone next to me na naiwan ni Mama kanina. I know pinagbawalan nila ako na gumamit muna ng ganto at magpahinga na lang muna but I just can't help it. I open the facebook app and typed in my email, it took me ten or was it twenty? minutes para matandaan ang password ko and a few tries but nachambahan ko rin.

There's like a thousand of notifications and some idiots chatting me and saying condolence and hoping that I'm happy in heaven. Maybe they thought I'm already dead because of my disappearance or that b-tch Felicity was spreading fake news about my death.
I-chat ko kaya ang mga to at magpanggap na nagmumulto?
I scrolled through the tons of messages 'til I get to the ones that are two years ago, two years before I was put into a coma.

The last message was from Zephyr but unfortunately hindi na ata active tong account nya and below that was from Grim..
Our last chat before I removed him out of my life.

My mind went back to that time I rejected him, the sad and devastated look in his eyes, it feels like hindi ko lang isang beses na nakita ko yung mata nya na ganun kalungkot.

A drop of water suddenly fell down my lap and disappeared right through the white cloth.

Am I crying?

I'm crying because I hate seeing him in pain.. But why?