WRITER'S POV:
5 DAYS AFTER THE SUBWAY EXPLOSION
"Honey, you've rest enough. Won't you still not go to school?" Aunt Eva said to Saya while fixing the curtains in her room. After the subway's explosion incidents, Saya decided to stay only in her room. She doesn't even want to go outside of their huge house.
"I will rethink of it later, could you please let the curtains cover the window Aunt Eva, I don't like sun rays," Saya asks while laying on her bed. Aunt Eva stops what she's doing and gets closer to Saya, She's on her king-size bed wearing a loose shirt and pajamas. Too obvious that she's lazy to fix herself.
"Saya it's been 5 days. I let you do this whole damn thing for 5 days" Aunt Eva cautiously shouted towards her niece.
"Aunt Eva!" Saya's begging.
"Are you going to continue acting like this darling?" Aunt Eva replies while crossing two arms with a terrifying look.
Saya took a deep breath before she communicates. Cautiously looking at her room.
There's a picture frame of her mom on the side table. She stares at it before saying anything.
Saya's face turns to sorrow, "Aunt Eva, I've told you many times. When I touch People, the vision starts. Those Horrible scenarios were...
"Darling" Aunt Eva mumbles. Aunt Eva slowly walks towards her.
"I can see the names of the people on top of their head with a date. It's like an expiration date. Their Death Date. And..." Saya's looking her auntie seriously.
"If I touch them I have visions of how they're going to die," Saya said with teary eyes. She steadies her breath and tries to calm.
"Take a deep breath" Aunt Eva's now holding her.
"I even had a vision both you and Toby, How the two of you going to die. Auntie." She added then the tears flow. A glossy sheen coats Saya's eyes that weren't there before and her thoughts scatter like there's an electrical storm in her head, too many short-circuit to make any sense
Aunt Eva is only 42yrs old. She had Toby at 20.
SA-YA'S POV:
5 DAYS AGO AT THE HOSPITAL
I feel so numb. I slowly opened my eyes. Where am I?
"Aunt Eva" I murmur. I move my body slowly wondering where I could be right now.
"Be careful honey" Aunt Eva replies.
"You're wondering, right? Honey, you're in the hospital right now. There's news about the explosions of the subway you're about to ride. That's why you are here. Thank God, you're safe" Aunt Eva explained. My visions are kind of blurry.
I'm in the hospital right now. Explosion? Oh yeah in the subway earlier. Wait so those things are truly not a dream then.
"I heard the news from my classmate so instead of taking the exam I immediately look for you. A man brought you here, he answered your phone because I keep calling you." Toby's added, the rowdy man beside Aunt Eva. "When we arrived, he's not here though". Toby continued. Aunt Eva looks at him frighteningly. He has an exam. Wow. Very Toby indeed.
A man brought me here? Who could it be then?
My visions are turning fine slowly. I see Aunt Eva beside me with Toby, her son. And...
A man. In Front of me. Who is he? Why is he here? Suddenly I remember all the events that happened this morning with me. So this man, he's the man I met in the street near the subway. Why is he here? I'm staring at him right now. He smirks.
"Finally" he mutters. I heard him. What does it mean? Is he going to kill me? Am I going to die? I remembered, he said I supposed to die in the subway this morning. So he's here to kill me then.
"Hi, Saya. Yes, you're not dreaming. You still can see me because you got those beautiful eyes where you can see the Grim reapers like me, even the souls that we suppose to fetch. By the way, let me introduced myself. My name is Nine and I'm a Grimreaper. Nice meeting you, my delicious prey" He said with a wide smile on his face and while walking towards me. I can still see it. His PRINTED NAME. NINE, on top of his head.
"A Grimreaper?" I whisper. Fear became a tangible, living force that crept over me like some hungry beast, immobilizing me; my brain, holding me captive.
"Get out! Go away!" I scream repeatedly. He suddenly vanishes after that. My body is shaking. Aunt Eva and Toby notice something wrong with me. They immediately contact the assigned doctor. Aunt Eva is furious about my condition.
After that day, Aunt Eva and Toby decided to discharge me immediately and get a full rest at the House.
My Mother's family is kind of rich, they have this gadget business in America. According to Aunt Eva, my mother is a stubborn daughter and decided to run away from home. She moved here to the Philippines when she's 20 yrs. old, with money's worth 1M pesos that she stole from her Dad.
Sad to say my Mom died while giving birth to me at the age of 28. I got no chance to meet her. Aunt Eva said I resemble her a lot.
Unfortunately, the weird visions don't stop. It's still happening I don't know how to stop it. I wanted to run for safety, but my feet would not allow me to do so.
Aunt Eva touched me while I'm in the hospital, a vision started.
I see her dying because of a cardiac arrest. Then her expiration date on the top of her head is written. So every time I see her giving me foods or cleaning my room, those words existed.
EVA MENESIS
JULY 19, 2040/11:39 PM
There it is, the expiration date on her head with her name. Adrenaline floods my system, it pumps and beats like it's trying to escape. I think my heart will explode and my eyes are wide with fear. My body wants to either run fast for the safety of the hills or to the crate of weaponry, but instead I remain where I am.
Last few nights, Toby thought I'm sleeping already he touched my arms saying goodnight and hoping to see me smiling again. The visions started again. I see his death. 10 yrs. from now, he's going to save a girl from jumping a cliff. It frightens me more.
TOBY LEE MENESIS
SEPTEMBER 11, 2030/2:22 PM
"Fear is part of being human, it's the precursor to bravery. We need it, it wakes us up to what needs to be done. So feel it, own it, and let it ignite your thoughts."
-Unknown
Due to all that, I have told Aunt Eva and Toby about those horrible visions of mine. And I can sense that they don't believe me.
PRESENT TIME
Ever since the subway bombing incident happened, instantly the spirit of hell awoke in me and raged.
I look around to notice my Mom's picture on the side table. She's smiling, her beautiful face that I missed. Is this a gift mom?
I'm having an intense confrontation right now with Aunt Eva. It's been 5days, yet I'm still incapable of getting better. The fears inside my body won't leave me. How did it happen? Why me? A Grimreaper who supposedly fetch my soul that morning, it doesn't make any sense at all. I didn't die! But it feels like I'm a roaming spirit constantly.
"Saya, I think this is the best time for you to know the truth," Aunt Eva said seriously.
"For you to fully understand what's going on with you" she added.
The Truth?
Is it possible for me to understand what going on with me?
We decided to talk in the living area, including Toby. He really wants to join and Aunt Eva has no choice but to include him as well.
Still wearing my pajamas though.
"Oh yeah! Finally, Saya leaves her room. Are you going back to school this Monday?" Toby said with a wide smile again. He is actually 25yrs old. College student, graduating and done with his military service already together with his best friend named Nick. Unfortunately, he acts like a 16 yr. old boy, he doesn't even have a girlfriend since birth. Poor kid. But, his handsome though. My best friend Yoona had a crush on him. Oh yeah, Yoona. I miss her. She always called me every night asking when I will resume school.
"Saya" Aunt Eva looks at me seriously then holds my hands.
"It's time for you to know the truth. It's about your Mom. I never thought that a day like this will happen. I'm Sorry" Aunt Eva said with a crack on her voice. I feel her sadness.
"Your Mom Saya can see and talk with Ghost," She said seriously.
"What?!" I murmur.
Toby smirks. He knew it. So, I'm the only one who doesn't know it.
"She's a Shaman. Saya your Mother Sara is a great person, who helps a lot of people using her abilities. She has also a Grimreaper friend"
Then, my world Stops for a second.
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EPILOGUE:
SOMEWHERE FAR AWAY
THIS EVENT HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER NINE GETS KICK OUT BY SA-YA'S WORDS
WRITER'S POV:
Nine enters a wide black gate, direct access going to the Ten Realms of heaven. A big LED screen surprisingly appears as he enters, it has a welcome sign written on it.
"Archangels of the Arts and Sciences"
Nine seriously said. The LED screen suddenly disappears and a small brown door appears. He opens it without even touching it. He looks irritated.
Nine set foot in a white infinity room.
"It's you! It's you who brought me to her. You knew all along who she is. Who the hell she is!" Nine shouts to an old man sitting on a very long table with acacia flowers on it.
The same old man who Four talks to from the previous chapter's epilogue.
"So, you've finally met her," He said with a wide smile on his face. His busy writing something using a quill in a golden piece of paper.
"You knew all along. So that's why it feels so strange why I'm the only one who received one name to fetch from that day. You're planning something hah!" He's now in front of the old man acting fiercely.
"You mentioned before that you wanted to be human all of a sudden. Now is your chance Nine. Why getting furiously annoyed about it? You have the chance already. Grab It! I don't know what the fuss is all about." He looks at him with a wide smile again.
"Zero" Nine takes a deep breath.
"Will you stop writing for a second? I'm here to clarify some issues with you. Isn't it rude to talk with someone while doing something unnecessary?" Nine removes the quill pen that Zero using from writing without even touching his hands.
Zero laughs at him. Then he stands up to fold the paper and give it to Nine.
He's done with the letter. Nine looks pissed.
Surprisingly, Zero handovers the folded golden paper to Nine.
"Take it Nine. This is the will of the creator. Grab this great opportunity. Just eat her soul and you can now be a human being as you always dreamed of"
"I can't" He now looks like a scared puppy crying to his master.
"She can blow me away with just 2 words." He turns his face away from Zero. "How the heck she does that to me?" Nine mutters.
Zero giggles at him. "Just take this and you will know the answer. Read it as you arrived in your barracks" Handed again the folded golden paper. He taps Nine shoulders twice. Then suddenly everything disappears.
The unaccompanied Grimreaper is instantaneously standing in the middle of New York's Times Square.
People can see him and murmurings about his great looks.
"I know, I know. I look stunning" He whispers then snaps his right finger.
He's now in his barracks. He opens the folded golden paper and reads it immediately.
"Repay Evil with Blessing"
Your 69th mission from the God of the underworld is waiting
"As always, the creator is totally hard to understand"
Nine sighs. "Not again"