Chapter 2
I woke up with a loud knock from our door. I couldn't help but get irritated. However, I still tried to stand up just to make sure what time it was and when I saw that it's 1 in the morning. My forehead immediately frowned.
Who it was? Is this Dad?
I sighed before I decided to go to the living room. Thinking that maybe it was my father, I opened the door. But I was shocked to see it was not Dad who knocked but Uncle Henry.
He's one of my Dad close friends. He was anxious and seemed to run from somewhere up to here. Uncle Henry was panting and it made me wonder why.
“Why is it, Uncle Henry?” He sighed as he looked at me. His eyes also dimmed as if crying. Mercy can also be seen in his eyes. That's when I felt cold. I do not know why I was suddenly nervous.
“Mary, your father ...” as Uncle Henry began to say something. An idea entered my mind. An idea I knew to myself that I did not want to hear. I was immediately taken aback, so by that, I quickly grabbed the doorknob to supported myself not to fall.
No, no, no, please don't. Calm down Mary, that's not it. T-that can't happen. You saw nothing, you don't saw any shadow of death to your dad, so that's impossible. Calm down self!
“U-uncle Henry, my Dad is not here. Just c-come back tomorrow if you want to talk to him.” After that, I plan to close the door but my eyes began to blur. I think I knew what Uncle Henry will say next, and I also knew that I would not accept that.
But when the old man repeated what he had said, I suddenly felt cold again.
“Mary your father got to an accident. Mary your father is dead.” I was stunned to stare at the old man. It seems like I just want to get rid of him and ignored him.
What is he saying? Is this old man crazy?
Uncle Henry immediately supported me when I almost fell, but I rejected it. “Uncle, you're just making a mistake. My father is alive, I know that.” I said it coldly, after that I immediately closed the door.
But as the Princess decided to lock herself into the castle that she thought had a magical power against the monsters. The King of their kingdom, her father, tried his best to fight against those monsters who would try to enter the castle...
My eyes swelled as I just sat on the floor hugging the huge picture of Dad Arman. Yet, I was still able to continue reading the book with tears in the eyed.
The last three days were hellish and it continues up to this day. I don't know how or when would my tears stop shredding, grieving about my father's unexpected death. This is too much for me, this is too much.
My Dad was buried yesterday. Only a few sympathized because we don't have so many relatives here in Plamour City. I also have no friends, so, I am all alone facing this pain and loneliness.
I flipped the book to read the next page.
What the princess did not know, that the castle wasn't a magical one. It couldn't protect her from the monsters but the King made his daughter believe that it does. Despite the gradual weakening of the body due to the fight for the peace of his beloved daughter. He managed to sing a song so his daughter would hear him for the last time…
There when I remembered what the police told me last time about my Dad's death. They said Dad's taxi was allegedly crashed into a large tree. The taxi leaked and include that one of Dad's passengers was smoking that night, resulted in the taxi explosion. It only made me felt worse when I found out that Albus Wesley and Hailey Perelman were Dad's rides. Those two people whom I chose not to help and interfered with.
Damn it! They died with my father. It's all my fault, I'm so idiot! Of all things, why did I not notice the plate number? I knew that something like that would happen. But why? Why did I not see a death shadow behind Dad?
At that point, I almost burst into tears. Blaming myself for my unthinkable decision.
Despite trembling, I was still able to move the page of the book to see what happen next.
The Princess hear the King but refused to look outside in fear of seeing monsters. But when the Princess decided to look where the hymn came from. His father had already been eaten by his monster. In the end, the King dies, and there the princess realized that even she had been eaten by a monster named fear...
What if I helped Albus and Hailey that day? What if I tried my best to talk to them and warned them? Would there be a possibility that Dad wouldn't die?
What if I did not let myself to be eaten by fear of being judged again by someone. Would anything change? Will this never happen again?
Why does this have to happen? Is it not enough that I suffered so much in my daily endurance to saw people die without doing anything even though I have an idea. Isn't that enough suffering? Of all people in the world, why me? Why does it have to be me?
I look at the last page. I could not stop my eyes to shed tears.
The End.
Every fairy tales have a moral of the story and for this story, that is 'Be careful in making life decisions' or maybe 'Being a coward is sickening'. And frankly, every story had only two outcomes. It's either happy or sad.
And I think mine is the latter.
After finishing the book I decided to stand upon a chair and hold the rope that I hang from the roof of the house. Without hesitation and fearlessly, I wrapped the rope around my head. I cried as if there was no end to it. For the last time, I glanced at Dad's picture while the book She Who Can See Monster was on it. After that, I closed my eyes while saying the word.
“Let's be t-together again, D-dad. Just w-wait for me there.” With that, I jumped out of the chair while tears welled in my eyes. I felt the pain, I felt how the rope was taking its way to choke me but I just closed eyes and let it be. For a few moments, I could not feel anything else. Everything went blank and I knew nothing.
All I can think of was, I want to die.
Chapter 3"Oh my god!""Mom, she's awake!"I was wakened up by the noise of the strange people who are talking out loud near me and by the sound of a machine. I can vividly hear how loud it was.Slowly, I opened my eyes. At first, the image was blurred. I couldn't say clearly what was happening around me. Not until I began to saw the person in front. It was a man who wear a white lab gown and was named Dr Charles from the tag attached to him. He was saying something I couldn't hear nor understand. The Doctor stared into my eyes with a flashlight, dazzling but I could not close my eyes.Where am I? What happened? Why does it seem like there were so many people around? There seems to be something wrong.The last thing I remember was ...Oh, no! What is the last thing I remember?I closed my eyes to think careful
Chapter 4Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there was a zombie who woke up from his hundred years of sleeping. Looking back why he chooses to sleep for that long, he remembers that it is because of the cruelty of the world. I immediately flipped the book to read the next page.A long time ago his wife was killed by humans, for the zombies are monsters. But, they didn't know that it is their cruelty and their fear for something that they did not know is much more monstrous. I moved to the next page, again.With that, the Zombie Man chooses to live a simple life away from other people. Day
Chapter 5“I am Saint and I'm here to hunt you down, but then because I am sure that you can't get off to that body. Death ministry assigns you to be a living reaper, no buts or anything you suicidal. You want your death, right? So then, accept our offer. For you to die peacefully, Mary Sean Ivanovich. Did I answer your question?” With what he said, I gradually loosened my grip on the bedsheet until I finally let go.At that point, I suddenly remembered the children's book I had just read last night. It was entitled, The Fox and the Princess.“W-what are you saying? You're a Grim Reaper, aren't you? If you want to take me, take me now too. Don't prolong it! I don't want to live anymore and why am I here in this body? I'm dead, right? Mary Sean
Chapter 6So, just like the Princess in the story, I answered him.“I accept it.” The thought that I would never see my father again scared me the most. Death is the only way for me to see him again. I will endure no matter how long I stay in this world as long as it pays for my death. There, when I saw the Grim Reaper named Saint sudden grin. And that gave horror to me.Unbeknownst to the princess, the fox is currently planning how he will eat the princess.“Then it's a deal.” I was surprised when he suddenly walked towards me. His footsteps could be heard throughout the room. I can also feel the
Chapter 7A week ago had passed. I was in good condition, so I was discharged and allowed to return to Plamour City where the Perelman mansion stood.For almost a week, I had a hard time pretending to be Hailey. It is not that easy and will never be easy.In the middle of the travel from Plamour Airport to Perelman Mansion using the car of Mr Perelman. I decided to read first the children's book entitled A dancing Glass Shoes.Once upon a time, there was a little girl who dreams to be a ballerina. All-day and night she practised dancing like there is no tomorrow. Other kids think that she's crazy to dream such high because in the first place the little girl can't dance well.I flipped the book to read the next line.One day after the little girl went back to their house from the school. The little girl notice
Chapter 8From here I heard the car re-run outside. I sighed, I think the Grim Reaper had already left.There I lay down on the queen size bed with the book I was still holding in my left hand.This was so tiring day. I am so thankful that that evil spirit has also left my sight. That one is annoying, he was constantly harassing me.Ever since the plane landed in Plamour Airport, he has done nothing but reminds me that I am no longer a normal human, and we have a mission to do.At first, the little girl gladly used it. She dances and dances with all her heart. A week passed the little girl didn't notice that she slowly forget how to take the glass shoes out.I close my eyes and sighed again."Seems like your irritated with my presence babe?" I almost jumped at what I heard when I opened my eyes and a man
Chapter 9Three days passed inside the Perelman's mansion. No matter how hard they tried to get me out of the mansion, I did not do it. I don't even know if it's because of the fear of seeing another person's death again or if I just don't want to socialize with others.The Grim Reaper has been visiting me with Albus' body for almost three days now. We don't talk much but I will usually be surprised when that grim reaper appears somewhere in the mansion while he's not possessing Albus' body.One time he appeared in the bathroom while I was taking a bath, so I slapped him. That's when I realized that I could touch him. Especially when he doesn't have his hat.Then once again Hazel saw her in my room because her Pandora hat was removed, it was good that he returned it immediately. I also realized then that he becomes visible in the eyes of people when he is not wearing his hat.Jus
Chapter 10I did not expect the grim reaper who was with me to take me back to Sitio Kalamazoo where a fiesta is currently taking place. With the flags I could just see on each side of the highway and the happy people going from house to house preparing, I could not help but feel sad. This was the fiesta Dad had been waiting for, so he bought a horse. If only all this did not happen then it was not the grim reaper who was with me but Dad.Yet, I still can’t help but close my eyes every time I see shadows of death in the various people our vehicle passes by.“What are we doing here?” I asked. Wondering why all the place in Plamour City,we went here.“Later, there will be a horse race held here. I want to watch.” He said coldly. There was when my forehead furrowed.“You what? You're just going to watch? Then, why did you take me with you? I thought you were going to teach me