Instead of heaven and hell, when I died, I found my self in the room of a seven year old girl who invited me to dress up her barbie dolls. Wait, am I her imaginary friend?
"Hello po kuya. Laro tayo." Cleo invited me for the 10th time. It's Cleo Valeria Alfaro. Nalaman ko ang pangalan niya dahil sinabi niya kanina.
Hanggang ngayon hindi ko pa rin lubos na maisip kung bakit nandito ako sa kwarto ng babaeng ito. Hindi ba't namatay na ako?
I'm Julian Atticus Gonzales, a 10 year old boy. The last thing that I know is that I already died in the hospital bed.
"Kuya, waah..." She started to cry.
"Fine, let's play." Sabi ko sa kaniya.
I helped her by dressing up her dolls. I still wonder kung bakit ako nandito. Should I be in heaven or hell kasi namatay ako? Why am I here? Is this already heaven? I don't think so.
"Kuya, what's your name?" She asked with her fruity voice.
"Julian." Simpleng sagot ko.
Pinagmasdan ko ang mukha niya. She looks so angelic with her heart-shaped face, and her champagne brown eyes which looks so bright. She's glowing.
"Bakit ba ang seryoso mo?" Ngumuso siya.
"Can you really see me?" I asked.
She laughed. "Nagpapatawa ka po ba kuya? Hindi naman kita kakausapin kung hindi eh."
Wala naman akong magagawa eh. Siguro i'll just go with the flow. Andito na ako. Might as well experience how it feels to be outside the hospital.
Months passed at mas lalo kami naging close ni Cleo. She's a smart and beautiful girl. When she grows up, alam ko maraming manliligaw sa kaniya.
Nainis ako sa naisip.
Sa nagdaang buwan, I realized that only Cleo can see me. She tried introducing me to other people pero they just said na baka nananaginip lang siya. She's not dreaming. I'm really just a dead kid, who happens to become an imaginary friend of a seven year old girl.
Dahil 'don she understands our situation. Kaya narito ako sa kwarto niya at naghihintay sa pagbalik.
I miss school. Simula nang maospital ako ay hindi na ako nakapasok sa paaralan. I never had a bestfriend until the day I died.
Araw-araw na ganitong eksena ang lagi kong nararanasan. Hinihintay ko lang si Cleo sa pagbalik niya. Para akong aso, except na hindi ko siya sinusundan. I don't want people to assume that she's crazy.
It's either magbabasa lang ako ng mga libro niya dito, o nakaupo lang at hinihintay siya. I don't feel hungry nor sleepy.
"I'm back!" She giggled.
"Welcome." Sabi ko sa kaniya.
"Did you get bored? What did you do? Huhu sorry po, if only other people can see you."
"I was just waiting for you." I told her.
