Chapter 3
It's been a month since I found out this was my old world, that time when I found out the truth, my parents [Mr. And Mrs. Mikaela] immediately brought me to the hospital for a check-up. They only calmed down after discovering the result that says there's nothing wrong with their child, me.
In the meanwhile of this month, I also got a grasp of my own appearance. Although, of course, I still got my baby body with adorable fat puffing on every part of my body. Still, I found out I have black hair, unlike Mr. Clive, and strangely I got violet eyes while Mr. Clive was blue and Mrs. Misa was black. So maybe they had someone with violet eyes somewhere in their bloodline? Well, I don't care.
I still sleep all day long. Even when I was awake, I would just sit on the sofa in the living room, staring at the TV. Of course, both Misa and Clive find it strange with my sudden behavior change. They have been with me for more than 1 year. There's no way they wouldn't give their attention unless I am a child born by mistake.
They find it strange. I am usually very energetic with maximum curiosity, just sitting in front of the TV without moving, staring at the TV that wasn't even turned on.
Naturally, I understand how to turn on the TV, but there's no way I can turn it on myself. If a 1-year-old baby suddenly turned on the TV the first time he saw it, how creepy can that be?
Misa and Clive tried to attract my attention with baby toys, but I ignored them. If they call me over, I'll follow them, but other than that, I'm back at the TV, which isn't on. Those two who could not stand my strange behavior finally turned on the TV for me. Maybe they think that staring at the TV that was on was much more natural than staring at the TV turned off.
Other than occasional world news, which attracted my attention. The rest was just common news about what is happening in the city or the country I live in, which I don't recognize and didn't even care about. All I know is that I'm on the European continent, that's all.
I can't help but think about my old family at times like this. How would they feel when they news that their youngest child is the first to leave the world? How would my older brother feel? How would my older sisters react?
Actually, I wasn't really worried about my big brother since he has a strong personality and is amazing. I'm sure he can get over my death quickly and live his life well, so I don't think it will affect him too much.
The problem is my older sister. I had a closer relationship with her than with my brother because we are closer in age. She was an older sister and also a best friend to me. Like how I always had a soft spot for her, she too always had a soft spot for me. So I really hope she was able to get over my death well.
And again, I feel guilty towards my parents, who have raised me all this time. They were always lenient towards me, yet I didn't give them a daughter-in-law, let alone grandchildren. Besides my minimum salary, I couldn't send any money to them yet, and just like that, I suddenly left them first. I hope my sisters and brothers can help them get over my death. Every time I got free time, this feeling of guilt always hits, and all I can do is hope and pray for their health.
The happy and warm atmosphere around the house disappeared without a trace and was replaced by a cold atmosphere. Clive and Misa tried to take me to the hospital once again to ensure nothing was wrong with me. Surely they didn't know the reason behind my strange behavior, not like I can tell the reason behind it anyway.
Another two weeks have passed since then, and we got a visitor. Beautiful Caucasian woman with a slim body as tall as Misa, blonde hair, and big breast. I could only be amazed at her beauty and in her hand was a baby that looked about the same age as me.
"Hello Lex, I'm Layla, and this is my daughter Kate. Nice to meet you!"
she cheerfully greeted me and brought Kate closer to shake hands with me. From what I heard, it looks like she is our neighbor. It seems that my parents' purpose was to introduce me to a friend of the same age because they were worried about my strange behavior.
I stared blankly at Layla after shaking hands with Kate. When our eyes met, she looked a little surprised but immediately covered it with a smile. She carried Kate to sit beside me and left us alone as she went into the kitchen with Misa. Meanwhile, Clive was not at home, working maybe…
I stared at Kate, and she stared back at me.
Um.. how to converse with a baby? This is a problem. I never hated a baby or children before, but I never liked them either!
"… "
"… "
Oh!, right I still have the toys bought by Misa and Clive. I got off the sofa to the toy box beside us as Kate tried to follow me. It seems she still can't walk properly, luckily a soft carpet was laid down on the floor of the house so there won't be a problem if Kate falls, seeing her wobbly walking worried me a lot. Still, I can't help her. She has to be able to do it herself for her better future.
We start rummaging the toy box. Kate looked inside the toy box with eyes full of curiosity when a noise came from behind us.
*clang
The plate fell to the floor.., Misa whose bringing a plate of snacks from the kitchen, looks like she lost her strength when she saw me taking care of or maybe playing with Kate from their perspective. I can see her beautiful black eyes start quivering with a teardrop at the edge of it. At that moment...
Like a thunder strike, it came to me,
(ahh! she too was my mother, my parent. How can I forget about it? how can my vision be narrowed down this far?)
She must have been worried sick about my condition in the last month. With that, she came running toward me, lifted me up, and tightly hugged me.
***
"excuse me for a moment."
Misa said and went back to her room, leaving the three of us alone.
( it must be to fix her messy face )
Layla starts playing with the two of us, but I sit still, looking in the direction where Mother Misa has gone.
Before thinking about my old family, I need to think about what can I do for this family. No matter for whatever reason I reincarnated into this body, the fact that this body is their flesh and blood will not change. So it's clear what obligations I have, no matter if I got this body legally or illegally.
( ... )
For now, maybe being a healthy and good child is the best choice. At least I can reduce my feelings of guilt towards this family. And maybe... just maybe, when I have leeway, someday I can repay my old family.
Because of that...
( Father, Mother, Brother, and Sister, this is gonna be my last time worrying about you all. But I'll always pray for all of your safety. Someday, I will definitely visit you all, even if it's as a stranger. Thank you for all those years )
Shortly Mother Misa returned to the living room with a bright face, but there was still a little tear mark left on her face when I walked towards Mother Misa. Mother Misa immediately hugged me tightly. I also hugged her tightly. I will definitely tell this family the guilt that I buried deep in my heart one day.
( I will tell them the truth that I … )