The Grim Reaper's Possession

Chapter 40

Chapter 40

Maeve's POV

Oh god, was this all just a dream? Ayoko nang magbalik pa.

I ran towards him and engulfed him in a hug, muntik na kaming matumba but thankfully he kept his balance.
“Grim, I missed you. I missed you so damn much.”

And just like that, the nagging feeling inside of me disappear. I'm finally here with him.
I felt him hugged me back and I sobbed on his chest. How I miss him.

“Na-miss din kita.” he said and he pulled away.
I took the time to stare at his face. His face na matagal ko ng di nakikita. His pale skin, his pink lips, his dark eyes.

“Please, don't ever leave me again.” I pleaded with tears in my eyes. Hindi ko kakayanin. Please, tell me.”

“Hindi naman talaga kita iniwan. Lagi lang akong nasa tabi mo.” he said and wiped my tears with his thumb, making me remember the last time he did that. I now remember everything so clearly.

“Then wag kang mawawala.” I said, unable to hide the slight tremblig in my voice.

He smiled sadly. That smile.. The last time he gave that to me was when I proposed to him. The time where I woke up and forget him.
The time na nagkalayo kami.

“Maipapangako ko na hindi kita iiwan, pero hindi mo muna ako makikita.” he said sadly.

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko. No, this isn't happening. Please, no. Not again.
“W-What? Bakit?”

“Maeve.. Hindi mo pa oras. Kailangan ka ng pamilya mo, at mga kaibigan mo. Magkakasama tayong muli pero hindi ngayon ang nakatakdang oras.” he said and I shook my head.

“No, no. I don't want to live without you anymore. They can live without me. Please, gawan mo ng paraan Grim.”  This time it was his time to shake his head.

“Hindi mo iniisip ang mga sinasabi mo. Mahal mo ko, Maeve.. Alam ko yun at mahal din kita pero sana maintindihan mo na hindi lamang ako ang nagmamahal sayo. Humingi sayo ng tawad ang magulang mo diba? Inalagaan ka nila. Yung katawan mo nung nandito ka. Si Felicity? Alam ko na kahit di ka nya matandaan ay nararamdaman nya na naging malapit kayo rito.. Maeve, hindi lang ako ang nagmamahal sayo. Dadating ang panahon na magkakasama tayong muli pero hindi ngayon ang panahong yun.”

I stared at him. I hate to admit it but he's right.

I love Grim and I clearly am not thinking clearly because of how bad I miss him. I still have my family and di ko pwedeng iwan na lang sila bigla bigla..

“Pero pano tayo..?” I asked.

He carressed my hair with his large hand, he leaned his face towards me and kissed my forehead, and despite his cold lips, I felt warmth spreading on the place where he kissed it.
“Dadating din ang panahon na magkakasama tayo, pero habang di pa dumadating ang panahong yun, sakanila ka muna.”

“I-I understand.” I said and sighed, I stared at him in the eyes.
“Grim, gusto kong ipangako mo sakin ito.”

“Ipangako ang alin?” he asked and tilted his head, but by the way he smiled, alam ko na alam nya ang susunod kong sasabihin.

“Na never kang mambababae, na hihintayin mo ko at aayusin na natin yung kasal natin.” I said which made him chuckle. He then grab my hand and lifted it making me see his left ring finger. The lilac ring that I made.
He was wearing it.
Wait, hawak ko kanina yun, how come na napunta sakanya?

“Ipinapangako ko. Pero bilang kapalit gusto ko na ipangako mo rin na wag mo na ulit akong kakalimutan, na hihintayin mo rin ako.” he said and raised his other hand and agad kong napansin na may hawak syang kulay gintong singsing.

Sinuot nya yun sa ring finger ko from the hand na hawak nya and when he did ay pinunasan nya ulit ang mga luha ko.
“Mahal na mahal kita, Maeve. Simula sa araw na to wala na akong kaagaw sayo. Akin ka lang.”

I closed the gap between us.
“Sayo lang ako.”

And I kissed him.

-

I woke up with a bright light shining on my face,

“Gumising na sya!” A voice said but I couldn't figure out kung sino yung nagsalita.

I fully opened my eyes and sat up, where am I?
By the bed I'm in tsaka sa mga kurtina.. Hospital? Bakit nagbalik ako rito?

“Anong nangyayari?” I asked.

My mother was there, sya yung nagsalita kanina.
“Dinala ka ni Sel dito, hinimatay ka daw, di ko alam kung saan sya nagpunta basta tinawagan nya lang kami pero wala na sya rito nung nakarating kami.” she said and that's when I noticed na kasama nya rin ang Papa ko.
“May natatandaan ka ba sa mga nangyari?” she asked worriedly.

When she said that, I felt my heartbeat's pace became faster.
Was that all just a dream? No it can't be. Grim was real, nag-usap pa lang kami kanina.
But what if he's not? Dinala ako ni Sel dito at sabi nyang hinimatay ako. So there's a chance na panaginip lang yun.

“Anak bakit ka umiiyak?” My mother asked me. Eto na naman ako, doing the thing I'm good at. Ang umiyak.

I shook my head. Why is this happening to me?

“Anak ano yung nasa kamay mo? Bigay ba ni Sel yan?” My father asked.

I looked down and saw my left hand, on my ring finger was a golden ring and felt relief flooded through me.
Pinunasan ko ang mga luha ko and I smiled. That was the only proof I need.

He is real.