Chapter 19: Back into the real world.
When I woke up, I just felt I've been saved from getting drowned. My whole face was soaked with my sweats, either my heart was beating so fast than its natural beat. I roamed my eyes around the place. I noticed that the ceiling was seemed familiar, and my things are here too. They are just fine like it is supposed to be.
"I'm alive."
I checked my tummy that was supposed to have a hole from the stab that I got from the space and my intestines that got played by the monsters, but there are no traces of wounds or something. I guess it's just like a nightmare. But even so, it hurts so much to the point I felt like it was real. Just what kind of space was that? It was too cruel for me to feel, I can even recall it clearly.
What's happening to my life? it's getting weirder and weirder than I thought. I rested my hands on my face; I can't handle this anymore. It's too much for me. If I just didn't plead for help before, then will everything remain normal for me?
If I didn't approach Ruru back then, will I be able to live my old life? I knew my life was already miserable even before Ruru came but I never knew that I will experience these gruesome situations.
"What's wrong Latrice-chan?" I heard a low accent voice beside me. When I looked to his direction, it is Ruru who worriedly looking at me.
No, I'm not wrong about choosing to approach him. I just did right the right thing. He always saves me whenever I am in a bad situation so there's nothing to doubt on what decision I chose.
"Ruru, we're back." I smiled happily at him. However, it didn't make him change his worried face at all. "I'm sorry Latrice-chan, I didn't really know that those people whom you love will hurt you." Ruru said sadly.
No. They're not the ones who hurt me. It's you Ruru, you are the one who hurt me. If you just believed me from the start, that won't happen to me. It's all your fault, I hate you. I hate you...I want you to disappear. Why don't you just disappear?
"It's alright, everything is … Alright." I said to him with a vulnerable voice, everything became awkward. He's not talking and either I. He turned back at me, "Then... I'll go outside for a while. You should rest." Even when he left me alone, All I can feel is how petty I resent Ruru.
I shouldn't be like this, but I can't stop it. I don't want to be mad at him, at least not until I grant his wish.
I covered myself in my blanket and cried until I felt satisfied.
Hours passed, I feel lighter than before, I took out loads of burden in my chest.
"I guess, I spent a few hours just for crying. I feel hungry now. I should cook something for myself." Finally, deciding to fix myself.
I wiped my tears away; I stand up little by little. My leg is still swollen like before, but I can manage to walk slowly, besides, I can handle this pain.
When I got into the kitchen, I saw Ruru cooking something. "Wait, what is this?"
Euclece is here too but she's only sitting, relaxing while letting Ruru do whatever he wants. "He said you are very sick so he's cooking something for you." Euclece uttered coldly.
"Latrice-chan! You should have remained in your room!" Said Ruru who is focusing on the food he was cooking.
"Haaa? But how can you even cook, you touch kinds of stuff so easily."
I was amazed but at the same time frightened, well. It's amazing to see that he is trying his best to take care of me. Now that I think about it, he said that he wanted to be part of my family.
"You asking? He's an evil spirit that's why he can touch things so easily." Euclece dully said.
"E-eeh! But you said evil spirits attack people!" opposing what has Euclece just said, Ruru meddled to the conversation, "I do not even look evil! Look~~" And he turned his self into a cute little boy.
"Ehh!?" It was amazing, "How can you do that?!" Ruru moved forward to me. He swirled around me while smiling widely.
"It's easy. Do you want to try?"
Everything died in silence when he said that we had a one on one staring contest.
Is he seriously asking that to me?
"What an idiot. What are you even asking her?" Euclece sighed, Ruru spookily laughed at our faces and he goes back to the food he was cooking.
After that, I sat at the chair in front of the dining table. Then Ruru gradually served the food to me, but I'm kind of confused about what did Ruru cooked for me.
Its bit burned to called food, its appearance is creepy.
"Hey, What the hell is that. You are saying Latrice will have to eat that?!" Euclece complained while frowning to Ruru, "Ehh~ I did my best."
My face right now, I can't even paint it if I were to describe it. I slowly grabbed the fork, gulped and I'm hoping that this food isn't poisonous at all.
When I stabbed the 'Food' whatever it is, I put it in my mouth and chewed it carefully.
Woah, it doesn't taste bad. It is delicious, despite the appearance. Ruru and Euclece stared at me like they were waiting for my answer when I swallowed the food I finally breathed as I smiled at both.
"It's delicious!" I said while a glowing smile beyond my face
"Yosh!" Ruru replied as he throws imaginary confetti.
While Euclece is looking at us, doubting.
"Where did you learned cooking Ruru?" I asked out of curiosity. He blinked at me as if he had nothing in his mind. The silence commenced once again.
What's wrong with him, doesn't he know where did he learn cooking?
Wait what am I even asking?! He doesn't even remember his family, of course, he wouldn't remember where he learned cooking. Latrice you are such dumb.
"I just knew it." The silence ended when Ruru smiled at me innocently as he replied without any hesitation that can be found behind his smiling face. I should be careful with my words next time, I don't want to hurt him for not having anything.
Everything comes to end when you died, so for Ruru, who is just a ghost. It must be hard for him.
When I finished the food Ruru made just for me, Ruru grabbed my plate and washed it voluntarily.
"What's wrong with you today? You're acting like a maid from a café." Euclece annoyedly muttered, "This is my way of apologizing! And Look, Latrice can't even move properly. How can she handle everything on her on?!"
I am speechless from what I've heard this very moment, he's trying to be considerate of my situation.
"Hey, what's wrong with you. Latrice! Why are you crying!? Why did you make her cry, Stupid brat!" I never thought that my eyes are already drowning in my tears, "No no... I'm just happy, I have the two of you with me. I'm happy that we're family." I responded while wiping out my tears. Euclece moved closer to me, upbringing the kind smile with her, "We're happy too that we have you."
"Yes, Euclece is right. She is your poster mother and I am your husband." And Ruru spouted something unnecessary that made Euclece go wild.
My face is burning right now, what the hell is wrong with this ghost. Fantasizing something like that isn't a normal ghost will think of.
"What the hell?! Whose mother and who's her husband!?" Ruru stuck out his finger while playing it, "I'm the husband. Do I have to repeat it?" and he pouted like a cute little kid.
"You good for nothing ghost!!!" Euclece is totally enraged from Ruru's opinion.
Our house is sure lively just having these two ghosts with me.
"Come on guys, stop fighting."
But I'm glad that I have them. I'm so wrong that I thought of hating Ruru, after all... He is my savior.
After that moment in the kitchen, I went out to breathe some fresh air. I was on the balcony although I thought nothing would go wrong if I just stand here, watching a kid playing by himself is not weird.
"Ruru, that kid. He's playing with a ghost!"
"Yeah? Is that bad?!" He asked me, yeah, now that he mentioned it. Is that bad?
"No, I just find it unusual because it's my first time to see a little kid will play with a spirit." I explained, Ruru nodded, "Well... Kids nowadays have a powerful spiritual aura. They can see a ghost and they'll treat them like it's only normal." Then Euclece clarified regarding the ghost stuff.
"But most importantly, kids shouldn't talk to them because most of the ghosts in this era are violent and aggressive. Sometimes the contracted ghosts will fetch the souls of the children they made friend with and they will offer it to the devils to fulfill their selfish wish." As Euclece trying to explain everything clearly, I saw Ruru is somewhat having an enormous evil aura around him.
"Ruru?" I spoke his name softly; he tilted his head slowly like he's trying to scare me to death.
"Yeah?" He replied, but that face faded, and as he looks at me innocently. I just shook my head and smiled without second thoughts.
I just maybe overthinking, Ruru won't do that. He's afraid of darkness anyways.