Unnaturally Fated

CHAPTER 9

“How long have you been here?” Marco asked after she was able to calm herself down from a sudden burst of tears after telling Marco everything.

She is thankful that Marco was able to finally accept her reasons on why did she left without a word, and Marco also apologize to her for not being there with her with those dark times she’d gone through, which he didn’t need to, as like what she said, he is also dealing with something those times.

“A week.” She replied, after taking a sip of water that Marco took for her.

“I was hired, by an old couple to be this house care taker. This is there grandson’s house.” She added.

Marco nodded as he roam his eyes inside the house.

“This house is pretty amazing, but…” Marco hanged to his sentence as he think if he would tell Kealan about what he heard about the rumors of the house while he was looking for her, but he changed his mind.

“But, what?” Kealan asked curiously.

“Nothing,” he replied, “I am just amaze by the interior of this house.”

Kealan immediately agreed with what Marco said, “right? I am also amaze by this interior.”

“But, are you sure, you’re gonna be okay here?” Marco asked.

“Of course, and you don’t need to worry.” She replied with full of assurance.

Marco’s eyes is mirrored with full of concern, but after a while he smiled and nod his head.

“Just always remember, I am just one call away if anything happens.” He said.

“Noted.” She replied with a smile.

“And, I will also make sure to check up on you here once in a while, is that okay?” He asked.

“I don’t know, but I will going to ask first Mrs. Trinidad If I can accept visitors once in a while.” She replied.

“Okay, and tell me immediately if I can.” He replied as he understand her.

There conversation was just cut, when they heard something fell from the kitchen.

“What is that?” Marco asked with knotted brows.

“Wait here, I will just going to check it.” She replied standing up from her seat.

“I must be Asher.” She added, making Marco’s brows knotted.

“Asher?” He curiously asked.

Kealan nodded, “yeah, the name of the cat I am here with.”

“The gray one?” He asked, as he remember the cat he saw at the sofa when he entered the house.

“Yep.” Kealan replied.

“Wait, I’ll just going to get him.” She informed.

Kealan left Marco and went to kitchen to check what was happened, and there she saw the cat at the counter, and the salt and found his cat bowl now lying on the floor.

“Asher...” She called to the cat.

The cat immediately look unto her upon hearing her voice and meows.

“Why did you made you bowl fell? Are you hungry?” She asked, squatting to pick up the bowl.

“Your owner was just here. He didn’t even gave you food,” she said to the cat, “bad T, right?”

The cat meows and making her chuckle, caressing the cat’s cheek and said. “Let make you eat but, outside. I want you to meet my friend.”

Taking the cat, with the its bowl. She smiled as she proudly showed the cat to Marco.

“Tada! This is Asher!” She said introducing the cat to Marco.

She placed the cat bowl to the table first, before she place the cat after.

“Cute.” Marco commented while watching the cat who is now starting to eat infront of them.

“I didn’t know you are raising one. Where did you get your cat?” Marco asked.

“Asher is not mine actually, I just found him 2 days ago.” She spoke. “His owner was the cleaner of this house son.”

“Son,” Marco asked. “Did he come here often?”

Kealan shake her head, “nope, not really.”

“Why did you asked?” She asked this time.

“I am just worried.” Marco replied.

“Thank you for worrying about me, but I assure you, I’m fine here.” She said with assurance.

There conversation was just cut, when Marco’s phone ringed.

“It’s Mom.” Marco informed as he took his cellphone out of his pocket before accepting the call.

“Mom, I found Kealan…Yes she’s with me now… Okay I’ll give here the phone, just a sec.” She heard Marco informed to Aunt Mona.

“Mom, wants to talk to you.” Marco informed, while giving her his phone, that she gladly accepted.

“Hi, Aunt Mona!” She cheerfully greeted.

“Thank God, Marco found you!” Aunt Mona exclaimed full of relief in her voice.

“Where have you been all this time? I’m so worried about you.” Aunt Mona asked after.

And just like what she told Marco, she told her Aunt Mona everything and her reasons. At first, Aunt Mona sulk by her reasons but after a while just like Marco, she was able to understands her, and just reminded her they are just here for her.

“Thanks Aunt, I miss you too, I promise to join you for a dinner some other time.” She said as Aunt Mona, is inviting her to join them for a dinner tonight.

And before conversation ended, she also assured to her that she is fine wherever she is now, and even her job as a caretaker, as Aunt Mona also insisted to take her in with them.

“Sorry Mom is stubborn.” Marco immediately apologize after she gave his phone back.

She shake her head and said, “You don’t need to apologize. I understand that your Mom is also worried about me, and I thank you guys for that.”

“I felt my world crumble as I thought I lost everything when my parents died, but hearing you, made me feel better.” She said giving Marco a heartfelt smile.

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Marco didn’t stay longer after that, as his friend called him, but before he left, he insisted to give her a allowance, that she immediately declined but because of Marco’s stubbornness, she ended taking it.

On the other hand, Marco took stared at the house from the outside after Kealan get back inside.

He didn’t told Kealan about it, but he saw it. The thing that he heard on the gossips roaming around the village.

Kealan seems didn’t notice anything, but he did and also felt it, the eerie feeling on the house.

I should make sure to take Kealan away from that house, he thought. Taking one last glance on the house, and left.

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Kealan, was just entered the house when she saw T, sitting on the sofa where Marco was sitting.

“You’re here.” She stated, “but can I asked you a favor?”

“What?” T, asked.

“Next time, make your sure to make a sound, if your going to just appear all of a sudden, or I will end up having a heart attack, because of your sudden appearances.” She said, heaving a deep sigh, as she got surprise again, she just stop herself from screaming.

“Sorry, but I’ll try.” T, replied.

“Thanks.” She said.

“Are you going to stay here for a while?” She asked, as she have a lot more things to do amd she wont able to cook for lunch if T, would stay.

“Yes, can I?” T answered.

“Yeah, but I still have a lot of things to do, just inform me if you are going to leave, don’t startled me again.” She warned.

T, laugh because of it and nod after. “Noted, Miss.”

“By the way, so just you know, you don’t really need to clean that much, I can just send the cleaner here, to clean.” She heard T said as she was about to leave making her brows knotted.

“No, need this is my job as a caretaker, and why would you call your Mom to clean the house, when you can help me instead?” She asked.

T, smiled hiding his uneasiness as he didn’t mean to slip with his own tongue.

“I will. Just give me one hour.” He said, with that he left through the open back door, leaving Kealan gawking at him.

“Did he just left?” Kealan asked to herselft while looking where T, exited, and scoff after.

That was fast! She thought, as she move her feet to the backyard where there still a lot of things she need to clean.

She doesn’t expect T, to help her out. Though she was just kidding when she said, that T, was to help her instead of calling a cleaner. She just didn’t expect him to disappear again in a swift just like that.