This family is probably gone crazy. Why are they blaming me for their family problem? How can I suppose to talk to a dead person and fix their problem that I was not involved from the start?
"You are crazy. You are all crazy! I can't believe that I came here and just listened to your delusional story. Hah! I need to get out of here before I, too, go crazy." I turned my back on them, but the door suddenly opens, and another crazy woman entered the room.
"You need to make a promise, or we will never let you go. When you go back in time, in the year 1950, you need to make sure that my father will never fall in love with you. Please, change our fate and make Mama happy. That's the only she ever wanted," the lady said.
"Mama, calm down. Your heart," Dr. Dizon said then accompanied his mother. So, this is his mother.
"How can I make a promise if I don't understand anything? How can your father, grandfather, or your husband fell in love with me? He's dead already for goodness’s sake! He's way too old for me! I never met him, not a single time! How can I turn back in time? It is scientifically impossible! You!" I pointed Dr. Dizon. "You are a doctor; you are people of science and yet you are believing in such ideas. I can go back in time?! You are all crazy?" I exclaimed.
"Listen, on the first time I heard it, I nearly call my family crazy like what you did. But after seeing you grew and be exactly like the woman in the picture that my grandma kept for all these years, I believed. I somehow realized there are so many things in this world that cannot be explained easily. I do believe in reincarnation but when grandpa told me the story of a woman he loved so deeply, her sudden vanished without any trace and how he described that lady who even thought her a song that was just released in the year 2000s. How can you explain that? Tell me, Aliyah." He was so serious.
I blinked twice. I looked down at her grandma who's staring at me the whole time. Should I start believing them? Is her husband being the same person who never failed to send me a bunch of flowers every year for my birthday? My mother said it started when I was 3 years old. They never knew who the sender was. But now, I'm having some ideas.
No! It is still impossible. I will never believe them. What if they are some cults? And... They want me to be their sacrifice that's why that old keep sending me flowers.
"Do you think you can fool me that easy? I will never believe you! You are some just crazy people who tried to fool people? I'm not your first victim, right?" I fake my laugh.
"So now you are accusing us like criminals? You call crazy us a little while, now you think we are criminals? I'm not going to let it pass. I just want you to avoid my Papa if you can when you meet him. That's it. I'm done here!" Dr. Dizon's mother said.
Dr. Dizon sighed then looked at me with disappointment. I maintain my angry face. Grandma Sonia spoke again.
"Just make sure he is okay, his back hurts so bad when her old years came. I need to put some ointment on him every single time," she said. She handed me a small notebook that looks like a diary.
"What is this?" I asked her.
"Some pointers when you go back there. It will be really hard for a modern lady like you to meddle with ancient people. Just be you," she answered then drifted her eyes on the window again, staring at nothing.
I just rolled my eyes. I will go crazy if I stay here a little more. I quickly find a way out of the house, I feel that Dr. Dizon was following me, but you know, I don't care. I want to get rid of this family.
"Wait, Aliyah!" He blocked my way.
"What is it again? I gave what you wanted. I listened to your grandma, you made me stress again and made me think a lot of crazy things. Time travel thingy? If you believe in such a story, well, I'm not like you." I pushed him.
"My grandma nearly took her own life when she was pregnant with my father. Do you know what's the reason?" He looked at me.
I just stare at him, waiting for him to answer his own question.
"Because my grandfather loved that Aliyah that he totally forgot he has a family. That he has a pregnant wife to take care of. I know it is not his fault, he only married grandma because of their family. He doesn't want any woman to enter his life unless it is you. Do you know how painful that for my grandma is?"
I bit my lips. Why am I hurting? Is it my fault?
"And because of the stress she experienced during her pregnancy, my father got so many complications and the worst, he got a serious problem on his heart. I blamed him for all of that, he was never a good father and a grandfather to us. Instead of watching me grow, it is you he watched all along. I was so jealous! That I wished you were dead. And when he heard that, he hit me so hard. I cursed you!" He shouted.
I don't know what to say. "I'm... I'm sorry. But why are you blaming me? Is it really my fault that your father was just that crazy for a girl? I am not that girl! How many times do I have to tell you that?! Maybe, he was mistaken for me to be that girl he was crazy about. I'm so sorry to hear your story. I can't do anything about that, your grandfather was already dead, you must forgive him so he can have peace. You are just mad at him so you're having some unusual thoughts. I'm going," I said.
Even I am now meters away from that house, I can still feel the heaviness in my heart. They are not the happy family they are dreamed of and I guess that was it. They just having emotional stress. Yeah, so as for me!
I am about to cross the empty highway when suddenly a car came out somewhere. And before I can run back to the sidewalk, it hit me!
My sense of time disappeared and can barely think of what to do or what's going on in my surroundings. I heard people shouting and crying. My body and head are hurting so bad.
"Aliyah?! Wake up! Don't sleep. I got you."
I heard a familiar voice that was starting to fade. In my mind, I am chasing it. But it is getting so far. I lost.
"Miss, are you alright?"
That voice again but this time it is so near to me. I try to open my eyes.
"Of course, she is. She just stumbled and bumped her head lightly. Look, there's no blood."
Wait? What?
I was hit by a car so badly. My body was aching- wait! Hold on a second, I don't feel any more pain.
I opened my eyes and saw Dr. Dizon and an unfamiliar man wearing an army suit.
"See? She's alright. Come on, we are getting late!" the man said.
As I stare at this man, I can surely think right now because my senses just came back to me. This man is not Dr. Dizon! Why are they so look alike?
"Wait!" I shouted but the two men completely disappeared into the crowd.Where am I? This place is completely different from the street where I was hit by a car. And, where the hell is that car? How come I was safe and unharmed after that intense hit?I quickly checked myself. I was so shocked when I saw what I am wearing. An old-fashioned dress and shoes, I got a little bruised on my elbows but there's nothing more."Am I dreaming?" I slapped my cheek. It's just a dream. Yes, it is a dream and I need to wake up now! I closed my eyes and continue slapping myself.I opened my eyes and I'm still stuck in this place. The people were now looking at me with confusion. They are now probably thinking that I am crazy. Yes, my right state of mind will be gone if no one can explain to me what the heck is going on?!Am I really in 1950? The place looks old, and the people look so old too. What am I going to do?I walked around, there are so many people
It was a big relief for me when her father arrived before we step-out of the park."Come one, ladies. Time to go home. I just finished my work. Where are you heading to?" Mr. Dela Fuente asked."We are just wanted to greet Lieutenant Henry Dizon and his friend." Cristel looked in the direction where we saw the two men. Oh, thank goodness! They are gone!"You can meet them some other time. We really should get going before the sun finally sets."It was so nice to have a simple life that you just need to walk from work to your house. I'm just wondering right now if I were here, what happened to the time where I truly live?"I will just lend you some clothes to wear." Cristel suddenly spoke which made me come back to my senses."Thank you," I answered."No problem." She smiled."Do you have siblings, Cristel?" I asked."No, I am an only child and that's lonely. I only have my mother to listen to my worries in life. My
I was staring at her the whole time. She is my grandmother, no wonder why we easily trust each other. She was my grandmother, I thought I will never see her because she died before I was born. I met her this time."May I ask how old you are, Cristel?"She looked at me. "I am 25 years old, how about you?" She continues to prepare my bed."I am 27," I answered her."You are older than me, I have a big sister now." She smiled."Yeah," I awkwardly smiled.Then I remember my grandma's name is Caridad Sanchez. Wait? What?"Cristel, may I know your real name?" I asked her."My real name is Criselda Dela Fuente, Cristel is just my nickname because Criselda sounds old," she answered.Oh, then she is not my grandma? But she likes my grandpa, but what if that Alfredo wasn't my grandfather? Same name, I think."Why do you ask?" She drifted her eyes on me."I just want to know. By the way, I really want to thank you and
I never imagined that vintage style looks good on me. I smiled at my reflection in the mirror as I turned around. Two hours before the party starts and I am here in Cristel's room getting ready. Cristel starts to put some light make-up on my face."This red lipstick will surely suit your dress," she said then put a color on my lips. This is a vintage make-up for me, and it feels so heavy and uncomfortable."Can I take it off?" I shyly asked Cristel because obviously, she put a lot of effort into my make-up."Why? You don't like the look I made for you?" Her face became sad."No, I-I just don't feel comfortable. It feels so weird wearing make-up." I lied. Honestly, the lipstick is burning my lips and it smells really weird. What company produced this lipstick?"Okay, but just the lipstick. The glittered-eyeshadow really looks good on you." She smiled. She gave me a cloth to wipe my swollen lips. It hurts.After hours of preparing, I am alread
I tried to look for Sonia in the whole event place, but I can't recognize her mask and dress."There you are Aliyah!"Someone grabbed my wrist then pulled me into the middle of the crowd. He wrapped his arms around my waist and slowly we dance to the music."What are you doing?" I asked him."I want to dance with you, is that bad?" Henry said then turned me around."I already said no, so why are you still insisting?" I creased my forehead."Can you shut up your pretty mouth? We are already dancing; don't worry I will let you go when we finished. You are so hard to get." He laughed then pulled me closer to his body.This is not right! I should stop him right away!"I need to go, Lieutenant. I have something to do," I whispered to him."Are you trying to escape to me? What is it? Maybe I can help," he insisted.No! No! This isn't going to work."Please, I really need to go. Cristel is probably looking for me,
I was very confused that night. So, it means that it is not very hard for me to make Henry and Sonia fell in love with each other. Lucky me!"Why are you smiling?"I looked at Cristel who is lying on the bed because of her hangover. She really went overboard last night."My head hurts really bad! I'm going to die!" she exclaimed.I sighed. "That's what you get, little miss. Here, drink this." I handed her the cup of strong coffee that was prepared by her mother."I don't like coffee, but do you think it can really help me?" she asked.I nodded. I know that because I'm a nurse in my time. After Cristel fell asleep, I went back to my room and examine Sonia's diary. Why didn’t she tell me that she is a childhood friend of Henry? I gasped when I realized something... Was Sonia already has feelings for Henry? If that is the case, this mission will be really easy for me and I can go back to the present in no time.I flipped the page o
"So, tell me, why are you pushing me to court Sonia?" he asked while we are taking the road to Sonia's mansion."I told you, I'm saving your asses from a miserable fate. Thank me later." I looked at him.There's a hint of shock in his eyes that made me laugh so hard. I totally forgot that I'm in the generation where women are angels. He was probably surprised hearing me talked like that."Who are you, lady? Why do you spoke like that? If someone hears you, they will think you grew up in the street," he said. I rolled my eyes."I always talk like that and there's nothing wrong with it. You are overreacting, man!" I playfully smacked his hard stomach. Oh, the abs!Stop it, Aliyah! You are a noble nurse and that not the first time you saw a naked body, you saw more than that. It is not supposed to be a big deal."Aliyah!""Aliyah, what?!" I shouted in shock. I immediately covered my mouth and looked around."Why are you shouting?"
I cursed Henry on my mind. Why the hell he kissed me?! In front of Sonia?! Really?!He is just smirking, and I just want to punch his face, actually, I can do it if Sonia is not watching just like now. I smiled awkwardly at her. Her face looked shocked because of what she saw earlier."It is not what you think, Sonia." I approached her. I thought she is out of town.She knotted her forehead, she looks confused. "Why do you know my name?" she asked me."Henry told me, you are friends, right?" I answered her. She looked at Henry."Hi, Sonia," Henry greeted her.I saw how Sonia blushed and my hope suddenly rejoices. I smiled and pulled Sonia near Henry."What are you doing, Miss?" Sonia pushed me.I didn't mind it at all. This is the start; I need to move fast."Sonia, Henry has something to say to you," I said then looked at Henry.I raised my eyebrow. He sighed. "Sonia, I think I have to ask you for the secon
It's been weeks since I met Dr. Dizon and he is kind of persistent. He never insists on courting me, but it looks like he is just doing it on his own."Let's see your wound if it fully healed outside," he said then carefully opened the buttons of my blouse."This is so awkward; do you have to do this?" I asked him, my wound was in the middle of my two breasts."If you think that I am taking advantage of you then you should stop thinking like that. I am a professional doctor; I won't do anything that ruins my reputation. Now, look at me," he said.I slowly lifted my head to meet his eyes. He smiled then kissed my forehead. He always does that; I am used to it."Do you trust me like the first time you willingly gave your life into my hands?" he asked seriously.I bit my lower lip then nodded. "I trust you; I can still feel a little pain, but it is bearable now. Thank you for your continuous care."He made me lay down on my bed. I don't
"This is your last day in the hospital, so I decided to visit you," she said then smiled at me."Last day? It means I am going home?" My body became alive."Yes, don't change the topic, Aliyah! Your parents said, even your grandmother, that Dr. Dizon is so fond of you. Tell me, what's with you?" Her eyes narrowed.I shook my head. "Nothing, we are just sharing common interests and then we became friends. What's so wrong about that?"She pouted to prevent herself from smiling widely. "Nothing, I just thought you are already getting yourself a boyfriend. I was about to congratulate you."I rolled my eyes. "Why you are all pushing me to have a boyfriend?""You are getting older, Aliyah! Wake up! You are not forever young, you can't be single forever," she exclaimed.Does Henry count? I had a relationship with him although it didn't last."Don't pressure, I will be in that state." I smiled at her. "By the way, thank you for visitin
I almost spit out what I am drinking when Dr. Dizon entered the room. His eyes narrowed on the soda can I am holding right now."What is it? Didn't you know how to knock?" I rolled my eyes at him."You still not allowed to drink something like that. Who told you to do that?" He went near me then grabbed the can in my hand."What are you doing, Dr. Dizon? You are crossing some lines," I said."It is not good for you. You are only allowed to drink warm water and some tea on the first week after your operation. You are really a stubborn woman, aren't you?" He put the soda in the trash can.My jaw dropped. "Why are you doing this? Stop bugging anymore!"I was about to turn my back at him, but he pulled my arms near him. I pushed him but I can't use my full force because of my wound."What are you doing? I am very sure that this not a part of your job as a doctor," I said then pushed him more."Aliyah, let's talk. My curiosity will
"What do you want to know?" I raised my eyebrow at him."Everything," he answered then narrowed his eyes on me.I survived again; death is after me, but this man did everything to save me because he wants to know everything that I know."Why? There's no use in knowing everything. You already have the Aliyah that your grandpa was talking about." I smirked."You know that I got the wrong Aliyah. Is it you? The Aliyah that my grandpa cherished the most?" he asked again."What made you say that?" It's my time to ask him."Aliyah Arandia, tell me everything." He was almost pleading."Why should I tell? What can I get if I tell everything that I know?" I looked at him.He sighed. "I made a promise to my grandpa that if I find that Aliyah, I should give her the letter he wrote and the ring that once belong to his true love."My eyes widened. "The ring... Where is it? I want to have it." I held his hands."Tell me everyth
Why my name is so common? I am that Aliyah who your grandpa is talking about! I want to say that, but I don't want to ruin his relationship with that Aliyah."Can I go out, Papa? I am so bored here." I yawned."Just in the garden, you are still not allowed to move around," he said. I nodded.They forgot about everything before I got into an accident. Even Dr. Dizon didn't remember what happened after the night I met him in the bar."Can you walk, or do I have to get a wheelchair?" my father asked."I will walk, Papa, before I forgot the purpose of my feet," I answered."Alright." My father helped me with my dextrose. He gave me a face mask to wear. Even this hospital is not accommodating patients affected with the virus but still, prevention is better than cure."I will leave you here for some moment. I need to make some calls." My father smiled then left me on the bench in the field of the hospital.I caressed my chest part wh
I spend my time thinking of what event could I possibly change in the future? What did I do to make things like this? I still can't believe by now that my grandma is still alive, and grandpa is dead."Your grandma wants to visit you; she is very excited to see you. You just ignore her when you arrive last day. Be easy on your grandma, I know she was very strict on you when you are a child, but she truly loves you," my mother said then said.What?In the first place, I never met her at this time. I just met her when I was transported back in time. Now, my mother is saying that I hate her?"Can she visit me, though? I want to see her too. I want to say sorry to her for ignoring her," I said then looked at her."Don't worry, if the doctor gives us a go signal to release you then you can see her. She can't go out because she is vulnerable to the virus." She handed me a glass of water.Yeah, right! There is a pandemic, I got used to the environme
I woke up in an unfamiliar room, but I am very sure that I am not in the year 1950 anymore. I am back, my heart is breaking. I removed the nasal cannula and tried to get up. I examined my body. I have bruised all over. My chest part is covered by a bandage, my head, and I have a minor fracture at my right foot. I am in an exclusive hospital room.The door opened and my mother entered. Her eyes are swollen, and she has dark circles. She was shocked when her eyes drifted in my direction."Aliyah!" She was very thrilled, and she started crying. "I'll call the doctor. Thank God, you are awake already." She hugged me."Mama!" I started crying too. I don't know why."It's okay, you are okay now." She caressed my back.I left Henry, I will never see him again, that is the reason why my heart is breaking. I supposed to feel at home right now, but why I am feeling lost?"W-What happened to me, Mama?" I asked, still in tears."You don't remembe
"Drink this." Crystal handed me a cup of green tea. "It will make you feel better, at least."I drank the tea. Henry advised us to stay in the mansion of Alfredo because this is the day when the attack will happen. And I feel like this is going to be my last day here, the pain in my chest is nonstop now. It hurts inside and out. I can't even touch it.Henry promised that she will marry Sonia this day. He will do that to end my suffering in this time and save my life in my time."C-Cristel," I called her attention, she is currently knitting some clothes for her baby."Do you need something?" She looked at me."What are you planning to do with Sonia? You said that you will make her suffer, in want way?" I asked her.She sighed. "I'm just thinking that I should make her suffer when she married Henry. I will tell him the truth you are my granddaughter, and...""You are planning to use me to get Henry's attention and neglect his own family
"I'm coming with you," I insisted even though I am very weak."No, Aliyah. You should stay here with Cristel," he said.I don't want to stay here while he's dealing with big things. I need to be with him, he will go to do me a big favor."Please, it is time to come back. We cannot hide forever. Cristel and I must face who killed her parents. They should pay for what they did." I tried to stand but my legs are weakling."Aliyah, it is better for you to not meddle with this mess. You are weak and you can't be in trouble," he said then carried."Please, let me come with you. If you convince Sonia to marry you this day, I can't guarantee that you will see me again after that." I am crying now.I heard him sighed. "Alright, besides, I want to spend more time with you.""Nothing will happen to me as long as you are here beside me. You will protect, right?" I caressed his face."I will protect you with all of my life." He kissed the b