The Grim Reaper's Possession

Chapter 33

Chapter 33

Maeve's POV

I stared at the brown haired boy in front of me for a few seconds.

“Uh.. Miss? Okay ka lang?” he said looking worried.

“H-Huh?”

He then grab something in his pocket at inabot sakin ang kulay puti nyang panyo.
“Umiiyak ka.. natamaan ka ba? May masakit ba sayo? Gusto mo bang dalhin kita sa hospital?”

“No, hindi okay lang ako.” I said and tinanggap ang panyo nya.
I wanted to also say na sawa nako sa itsura ng hospital since I've been there for the past few years but decided na wag na lang.

As soon as I wiped my tears, I cringed at the sight of his previously white handkerchief now with mascara, eyeliner and red eyeshadow stained tears.

“Erm, sorry. Nadumihan ko pa panyo mo.” I said sheepishly,
“Lalabhan ko na lang.”

“Ang ibig bang sabihin nun magkikita ulit tayo?” he said smiling innocently.

I laughed,
“Probably. Sasauli ko tong panyo mo na nadumihan ko.”

“Ah oo nga, pasensya na ah. Ibabato ko kasi to dapat sa basurahan pero di ko napansin na nandyan ka pala, buti nahabol ko bago tumama sa ulo mo.“ he said and threw the lilacs sa basurahan na nasa tabi ko lang.
“Sel nga pala ang pangalan ko. Ikaw?”

“Maeve. Bakit mo tinapon yung mga bulaklak. Sayang naman.” I said and he shrugged.

“Pabulok na yung mga yun.” he said,
“So, kailan tayo magmi-meet?”

“Magmi-meet?” Nagtatakang sabi ko.

“Yup. How about sa Selene cafe at 9 am?” he said and I shook my head and a look of disappointment appeared on his face.
“Bakit?”

“Hindi ako taga-rito. I'm two cities away from here and may binisita lang ako kaya ako nandito.” I said,

“Ganun ba, then how about ibigay mo na lang sakin pangalan mo sa facebook para ma-chat kita.. Yun ay kung okay lang sayo?” he said smiling so politely.

“Sure.”I said and he immediately grabbed his phone.

“Maeve Park. M-A-E-V-E Park.” I said and he typed it until makita yung profile.
“Yan, yung unang lumabas. Ako yan.”

He then sent a friend request.

“Mamayang kauwi ko accept ko na lang. See you.. Ano kasi ulit pangalan mo?” I asked and he smiled,

“Sel.” he said,
“Bye Maeve, looking forward na makita ulit kita.”

He waved goodbye and I smiled before passing him and going my own way. Infairness kay Sel ah. He is cute.
Maybe we could be friends.

I went to the nearest restroom from a fast food resturant across the street. Some look at me weirdly, maybe because of how messed up I look. Nagkalat ba naman ang colorete sa mukha.
I went to the bathroom and cleaned my face before reapplying my makeup. It usually take me thirty minutes before I finish but decided that I didn't want to take that long inside here, Nag-foundation na lang ako, a little contour on my nose, mascara and lipstick. When I'm satisfied, I put back my makeup from my bag and saw the pack of facial tissues there.
Geez, meron naman pala akong tissue nadumihan ko pa yung panyo ni Sel.

I went outside of the bathroom and decided to just go home.
Umuuwi ako ngayon sa bahay ng parents ko, kung saan ako dating nakatira. May iba na daw nakatira sa apartment ko at lahat ng gamit ko dun ay nakatambak sa basement kasi wala ng mapaglalagyan.
I'm sharing a room again with my only sibling na parang walang nangyari.
Gusto ko na ulit maghanap ng trabaho but my parents wouldn't let me. They said na magpahinga muna ako at next year na lang maghanap.
It annoys me that they're treating me like a child but somehow it made me feel they care. They still care about me.
Kailangan ko pang sumakay ng tatlong jeep nyan pauwi.

After almost an hour sasakay na sana ako sa last na jeep papunta sa kanto ng village kung saan ako nakatira when I noticed a cemetery.
Isn't this the cemetery I used to visit?
Pumasok ako and immediately ay nakita ko yung caretaker.

“Aba ija.. Antagal na kitang di nakikita ah.” he said at ngumiti ako.

“Oo nga po eh. Namiss kong pumunta rito.” I said na ikinatawa nya.

“Oh sige, sige. Maiwan muna kita at maglilinis muna ako.” he said at akmang aalis na sya.

“Lo, ayaw nyo munang magkape? Bibili ako.” I said at umiling lang sya.

“Hindi na ija. Kaka-kain ko lang. Salamat ah?” he said at tumango ako.

“Ah sige po. Nandun lang po ako kayna Ricky at Sebastian.” I said na nakapagpangiti sakanya. Yung lagi kong binibisita na si Ricky ay ang anak nya na matagal na pumanaw na from a car crash and kasama nya si Sebastian na pinsan nya nung nangyari yun. The caretaker said he was devastated at that time at since matagal na sya rito, the real owner gave him the best land para ilibing yung magpinsan.

The reason why I love being there is that may puno sa tabi ng mga nitso na nandun and a stone bench kung saan lagi akong tumatambay. The caretaker was so nice na minsan kapag nandito ako at nagpapahinga sya ay nagkukwentuhan kami dun.

With a single wave ay umalis na sya. And then I headed towards the graves of Ricky and Sebastian.

“I miss being here.” I said as soon as umupo ako sa stone bench. The breeze and the rustling of leaves above was so relaxing.
My gaze drifted to the ground where I saw the sun rays peeking through the shade of the tree.

I inhaled deeply, then exhaled slowly before my gaze went back to their names engraved o the square shaped stones.
“I miss you guys, it's been like almost three years since last akong bumisita no?” I said as if expecting an answer.
“I hope na you're doing well.. Me? ..I..”

Suddenly my cheery mood disappeared and a sob escaped my lips. I couldn't control the tears that went past my lips and the tears leaking from my eyes, ruining my makeup once more.

“No, I'm not dong fine. And hindi ko alam kung bakit.” I said with a shaky voice.
“You know that feeling? It's like I'm forgetting something important and I--”

“Maeve, anong ginagawa mo rito?” I stopped and quickly wiped my tears with the facial tissues I had, staining them black.

“Umiiyak ka ba?”

No, I couldn't let her see the pleasure of seeing me like this.
Her voice.. though beautiful, there was always that tone of hostility in it. However, her tone was soft, caring like she was actually worried at me.

All those hatred I feel for her seems to melt away and I face her. She saw my bloodshot eyes, my quivering lips and my messy face.

Felicity stood there, with wide eyes when she saw me, and unexpectedly, she let go of her black umbrella, sat next to me then hugged me comfortingly, whispering soft comforting words.