Depicted Soul With Blood

Chapter 5

"Where's the two right now? Aren't they coming down to eat?" Mommy whispering on herself, looking on both of their rooms from the dining room, waiting for someone coming out.

My fried chicken and Kyle's favourite kimchi will be cold, it's been 30 minutes and they didn't even showed up.

They might be busy, I think it's better to deliver them the food than keeping them wait, she thought then gets 2 piece of food tray.

Putting each one of food and a glass of orange juice she made with one spoon and fork.

She took one tray and looked at the stairs,"Oh gosh, thank god I still can walk through that long stairs."

In the middle of walking up the stairs, the door opened from Coleen's room which surprised Mommy.

Coleen looked left to right then her eyes widened, like she saw something unusual.

She saw Mommy walking towards her, so she went to her, taking the tray for her.

Mommy looked at her, she seemed bothered when she came out of the room, and she knew it has started. "Are you okay, dear? You seem bothered today?"

"I'm fine, it's just I am busy from work. Y-you know, reports and stuff." Coleen answered, her voice trembling but walking just fine.

You aren't okay with what you are experiencing today, Coleen. I know it's awakened and you can't lie about it. It's not about you work, it's about something that has been waiting for this moment!

"Oh, Mommy, is this for me? You shouldn't have bought this and deliver this to me, I mean I can handle myself, you should have called me."

She looked at Coleen's face, avoiding contact to her eyes. "It will only bother you, besides, both of you just stayed here for summer, but didn't stop work though."

They are at the very end of the stairs, then proceeded to Coleen's room.

"Eat your meals and just leave it to your rooms, I'll just take it by the morning. Goodnight, dear." Mommy smiled, then waved a goodbye.

Coleen did so, and Mommy went downstairs, to deliver Kyle's meal to his room, like the old days.

She took the last food tray and slowly went up the stairs, avoiding the food to spill.

Her arthritis seems working with her today, not feeling sick to the bones or anything, just fine.

She knocked to Kyle's room, 5 times already and calling him by name, but no respond was heard.

Mommy just opened the door slowly and quietly, seeing Kyle sitting to his bed like he just woke up, but his face didn't seemed to be waking from a dream but rather a nightmare.

Oh, dear, you too?

"Oh, sorry Mommy, I just slept too much, sorry for bothering you and bringing my food to my room." Kyle said, refreshing his face.

Mommy puts the tray to the table, then sat beside his grandson, hugging him like he was a small kid, just like before.

"What is happening to you guys?" She murmured, confusing Kyle.

"What do you mean, Mommy? I-I never told anyone—"

"What I mean," She removed her hug from his grown up grandson, looking at his face. "You guys have been very busy and don't have enough time to be together."

I almost slip, oh dear, please don't leave your grandmother alone, Kyle. I can't lose another person from my blood. I can't lose you yet!

"O-oh, yeah, Coleen's been acting really weird this days, I think it's from her work, it is like she was being pushed to death just to have her daily report." He chuckled but it faded so fast, and his thoughts changed into something.

I need to do something, I can still change whatever destiny they have, I won't let them die, just like her mother.

I failed to be a parent, but I can't fail to be grandmother either!

"So, eat your dinner and don't worry, Coleen already ate, just leave this tray here in your room and have some sleep. I'll get your dirty dishes by the morning." Mommy said and tapped his shoulders, Kyle nodded and smiled.

She closed the door and immediately walked to her room, locked the door and went to her big book shelves.

Mommy pushed the book shelf to the right by all she got, revealing a large room.

She opened the lights, showing a large table with pile of books and papers in order but covered with thick dirt.

A board was in the left side of the room covered in a white sheet that was now faded. She removed it gently, avoiding dirt flying all over the room.

"Oh dear, it's not too late to get this over, right, Heather? I don't want the kids to be involved, I have become blind by the prophecy." She looked at the picture in the middle, a young lass with curly hair, smiling with joy.

"She already took you, but why can't she stop?! I already suffered enough, why can't she stop our family!" She shouted in rage, tears flowing down her cheeks and making her knees weakened.

She didn't stop from crying and looking at the pictures displayed on the board, pictures of people whom been killed and disappeared.

"Oh, god, where are you Paul to relieve me? Why does it have to be us? Why does it have to be me? Why do I have to suffer every day like this?" Her voice cracked, looking at the picture on the left side, an old man standing, not seeing his face but his back.

She stood straight and wiped her tears, looking at a painting in the middle of the room, more big than her.

She stared at it and looked at her hazel bright eyes, while her smile never creeped her out.

"You will never win again, you will never take something from me again for your crazy desires, you monster!" She looked at it for a very long time then moved to the board once again, but touching the pictures.

She looked at the picture in the middle whom she described as Heather then wiped her tears again. "I promise, Heather, I won't fail again."

KYLE JIMENEZ'S POV

I opened my eyes from the knock on the door, but I can't speak or talk because I just woke up.

Mommy walked in the room while holding a food tray, she put it in the table beside my bed and sat beside me.

"Oh, sorry Mommy, I just slept too much, sorry for bothering you and bringing my food to my room." I said, refreshing my face, hoping no dirt was left.

She hugged me like I was a kid before, when I can't get to the bathroom because I was really scared.

"What is happening to you guys?" She murmured.

Wait, did she knew? I don't want her to be stressed about something that was made by my weird imagination.

"What do you mean, Mommy? I-I never told anyone—"

"What I mean," She removed her hug from to me, then looked at my face. "You guys have been very busy and don't have enough time to be together."

Oh, thank goodness, she doesn't have any clue.

"O-oh, yeah, Coleen's been acting really weird this days, I think it's from her work, it is like she was being pushed to death just to have her daily report." I chuckled, but I felt my face changed because I just remembered about my recent hallucinations, weird but scary hallucinations to be exact.

"So, eat your dinner and don't worry, Coleen already ate, just leave this tray here in your room and have some sleep. I'll get your dirty dishes by the morning." Mommy said and tapped my shoulders then went out of my room.

How's Coleen anyway, is she alright? Argh, I think it was only hunger, I better eat than make my food wait.

I'll go to her room and cuddle her, I missed her for months, like both of us were really busy and no texts for weeks.

Ting!

Oh, I think I just received a message, I wonder who it came from?

From: Kenneth

Hey, Sir Jojo said you should be back by June, he needs your help in the office. By the way, I'll send the reports for you to edit and summarize, don't worry you can submit to him by Wednesday.

You are the best bud ever, Kenneth. No wonder why you are the top of the class since we met in college.

I ate the fried chicken with rice, then without any second thoughts, I took the plate with spicy kimchi, my favourite food of all.

Although, spicy and very not my kind of food to eat, it became my favourite when my mother made it for me when I was young, when we are still staying here.

I have no clear memories of my childhood here, what I only remember was the very good times, the times my mother is still alive. The time when we are still together with dad, we always play hide and seek and she will let herself lose so I can win.

But, one of my most hating memory was my mother disappeared, saying she died from cancer and in the hospital ready for cremation.

Before she got out of the house, before she died that day, she even told me she loved me and will never leave me alone.

I was confused, all I thought was my dad joking it and my grandmother was part of it.

Dad bought home a vase with her ashes inside, then gave it to me.

Back then, all I thought was she was just joking it, to surprise me or to worry me then boom, she's not dead at all.

I didn't cried when the funeral was held or even the day her urn was putted on the deep ground, and her grave with her name with the date she died was putted on where it belongs.

I waited on my room, I waited there for so long, thinking she's hiding behind me, pranking me.

Oh god, that was when I was only 5 years old, the year where I should enjoy my childhood with my family and my mom.

I didn't sleep nor ate for weeks, my dad and my grandmother felt really worried. So, they decided to let me and my dad go to a city, and live there.

At first, I refused of course, I don't want to leave and I just want to see mom again, hug her then play again.

For goodness sake, why am I remembering it now?

I felt tears running down my cheeks, my head starting to remember my past memories with mom, and my eyes on the kimchi my grandmother made.

I really just don't understand why would she leave me like that, she just left for hours yet she returned but not as whole, but as an ash in a vase.

Kimchi was the very last food she made for me, when back in time I really hate it for the first thing I smelled it.

But, it became my favourite when she was away or rather when she died.

I grew up thinking she was just away or hating me, but as I grew up and my mind being more matured, I knew it was real and she is dead.

I already miss you mom, I want to hug you again like before.

I know I am a grown up man, but I am still a kid by heart, finding your love and presence once again.

Where are you when I feel like this? I just wanted be with you forever like time didn't even end.

But, it really confused me, if she really had cancer, then why any symptoms were not shown when she was alive, before she died?

I just don't even get it.

But,

I miss you, mom, wherever you are...