A Gift or A Curse

Chapter 27

Blake stared at the little girl. She looked like a copy of herself but her hair wasn't completely burgundy; it was reddish brown. But their set of blue eyes were as if they printed by the same machine.

The girl was busy playing with her crayons and coloring book. At times she would glance up at her and smiled brightly. Blake smiled back. She wasn't used to be around kids so she didn't know what to do exactly with this girl. Her gaze flew over to Michelle and Leana over by the couch.

They just got back from visiting Jimmy's grave earlier and she saw many things there. His grave plate which says Jimmy jumped into life and never touched bottom, the generosity of flowers, and a lot of people. She wasn't completely sure whether the crowd at the cemetery today was still alive or not. All she knew was the cold feeling she'd get everytime she stared at them, and they stared back.

Meanwhile, Michelle and Leana were immersed in their conversation over a cup of coffee that Michelle brought earlier.

"How are you doing, Lea?" Michelle asked her warmly.

"I'm okay I guess. I have a new therapist and he's a pain in the butt."

"Is it that guy at the cemetery?"

Leana nodded.

"He's pretty hot."

"He thinks I'm lunatic."

Michelle reached for her hand and rubbed it softly. "We don't think you're a lunatic, Lea. In fact, we believe you now."

"Don't start that shit with me now, Mich. I'm recovering!"

Michelle took a deep breath. "If Jimmy really came back, would you like to meet him again?"

Leana took a long time to answer her. "No."

Michelle raised her eyebrows. If only she knew that Jimmy was back, and really back. Maybe for good. She thought to herself.

"I don't want to stay in the past. I want to move on. Alex asked me to stop by to Jimmy's grave today to let him go. So I let him go."

Michelle wanted to tell Lea so much but by looking at her state now, she was perfectly content with her life. She didn't need to be distracted by something insane right now. It might drive her back into the ward again.

"I don't wanna go back to that asylum again, Mich. I can't. I love Zoey too much."

"I understand."

Leana glanced over at her daughter who was sitting side by side with a burgundy haired stranger at the front porch.

"Who's that?" she simply asked.

Michelle bit her lip. Confused as to how she was going to introduce Blake. A seer? A messenger? A friend?

"She is Brian's cousin."

Leana nodded to the lie and didn't ask further about it. In her heart she knew there was something familiar about that stranger. Something that really made her feel connected. Was it because of her amazing blue eyes? Or her fresh burgundy hair that resembled Zoey a lot?

"So where are you headed to after this?"

She turned her head to Michelle. Shrugging mindlessly, she sipped her coffee and answered; "I'm going out of the country."

"WHAT?" Michelle couldn't believe her ears.

"Alex said it's all part of the process."

"Where are you going?"

"Canada."

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