THIRTY
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“How can I be peaceful if the reason why I die is still living freely and happily without any regrets?” Her anger is so deep. She really wants to take revenge on whoever the person she is referring to.
Maybe Sally has said a lot of things for her to be like this.
“Stop it now. You need to forgive even if it is not that easy. Even if the person who did this to you is not feeling sorry for what happened. It is for your own good.” Sephtis is still trying to convince her but as I can see, her mind and heart are already closed for forgiveness.
“Why?! It's so unfair!”
“Thanatos, thanks for your help. I will take her and talk to her privately.”
“Sure, Sephtis”
“No! Please! I need to take my revenge! I need to see Raiden!”
“No! Please! I need to take my revenge! I need to see Raiden!”
“I need to see Raiden!”
“Thanatos? Hey Thanatos, wake up!” I immediately opened my eyes when I felt a pair of hands shaking me. Damn what happened?
“Huh?! What, where, when, why?!”
“Tsk. I told you that you may take a rest and stay at home today. Sir Alex told me that it's okay if you're absent today because of what happened to you yesterday. Look at you, you look like a mess.”
SO I FELL ASLEEP? REALLY?
As far as I know, I just sat down for a moment on this bench and… and…
Okay, what? Did I fall asleep like that? Well, I really didn't get a good sleep last night. Something's bothering me.
“I'm… I am fine”
“You are fine? Are you sure about that?! You fell asleep while you were on duty!”
And she gave me that kind of look again, that worried and at the same time pissed look.
“I am sorry, I didn't realize that I passed out. But now I am fine” I am trying to calm her down by patting her shoulder but I think it is not so effective.
“*sigh* You are really not listening to me!”
“Because I am fine, Dianna. Really fine.”
“You keep saying that! You always say you're okay but the truth is you are not! Why won't you let me help you? See a doctor like what I always advise you to do” she is being so hysterical again. So I touched both of her shoulders and sincerely looked into her eyes.
“Dianna, I don't want to argue anymore. Just believe me when I say that I am fine, okay?”
“What is happening here? Is everything alright?”
And suddenly, out of the blue, someone joined our conversation. This… man.
“G-good morning,” I said, seriously looking at him.
“Sir Raiden, Good morning. Thanatos and I are just having some peaceful conversation. Everything is fine” as expected, Dianna greeted him with a big smile on her face.
“You sure?”
“Yes, Sir”
“Thanatos, why did you go to work? Have you recovered from what happened yesterday?” I was surprised when he suddenly talked to me. He's been so weird lately. I noticed it yesterday.
“That's what I was telling him earlier, si--”
“Dianna stop. I am fine, Sir Raiden. I can still manage to clean the building. This bruise in my head is not too serious” I immediately put one of my hands on Dianna's mouth for her to stop talking.
“That is not too serious? Are you sure? You fainted after you fell from the stairs and that is not too serious? I insist. You should go home now and take a day off, okay?” Why is he being like that to me? He is concerned with me? Really? I am not even his friend. I doubt his motives.
“But… my boss…”
“Who? Makaria? Don't worry about her, I'll talk to her. And besides, you are under Sir Alex's department so Makaria is not the only boss you have. She is just uhm… ya know in the higher rank.”
“Yes...but”
“Sir Alex told me that he gave you permission to take your absence so take it, okay? No buts”
“Okay, Sir Raiden. Thank you” what does he really want from me? After what happened yesterday he is being too close to me unlike before. He's being too nice and it is bothering me. Especially when that ghost Meria mentioned his name and not only that, she wants to take revenge on him.
But why?
Based on Raiden's story…
He has nothing to do with Meria's death…
Or so I was told…
---Yesterday---
“Hi, Thanatos. Good to see you alive”
What is he doing here?
“Uhm… I think I should go out for a moment for you two to have a private talk with each other.” Dianna immediately excuses herself before she walks out and leaves us both here. I feel a little awkward now.
“Thanks, Dianna. See you around” He said before he walked towards me. Damn. I don't feel good about him.
“It is… nice to see you again, Sir Raiden”
I awkwardly said as I flashed him my smile.
“Oh no, just call me Raiden”
“Is there something that you want to tell or ask me? Raiden?” like what happened to Meria? And why is she mad at you? Damn it I can't say that.
“Actually, I am a bit curious and worried about what happened to you,”
“You are curious? To me?” what? Really? That's odd. I am just a janitor in their company. Nothing is special.
“Yes of course… I mean, you are new here and then your boss is not treating you all well, you know who I am referring to hehe. And that, you had an accident in our building”
“If you are worried that I might file a case or sue you, don't worry. Like I said to Miss Antoinette, I won't do that”
“No, no don't get me wrong. That is not what I am trying to say. I am here as a friend you know” What the hell? I am so confused right now. We are friends? I don't know that.
“Friend?”
“Yes, friend. And ugh… I heard that you ugh… are finding someone named Meria…”
When I heard that name, it felt like suddenly the clock stopped for a moment. That ghost… Meria, she is really referring to this man in front of me.
“What about her?”
“So you know her? You know Meria Luna Corden?” He is so odd. I wonder what he is up to right now. What does he want to hear?
“My… friend knows her. Not me”
“Oh, okay. So you both know that she is dead right?”
I don't know where this conversation will go. I am confused by his actions right now.
“Y-yes. Why?”
“Ugh, nothing… nothing. I just want to inform you if… ever that you have no idea. Because most of the employees heard that you are looking for her in this building” he is anxious. Why? He cannot look me in the eye right now.
“Really…”
“Yeah, really. You know that she is not an employee here right?” he is gathering information huh? He wants to know what I know, is that it?
“I have no idea, sir. I am new here as you say”
“Hmm… okay. As I also say, I am just informing you, and your friend. Because Meria is… also a friend of mine. It breaks my heart when I heard the news that she committed suicide”
“Suicide?” My eyes widened as he said that. How can that be?
“Yes, suicide. Inside her apartment. She drank a lot of sleeping pills and she didn't wake up again”
“Is that it?” because I feel like he is still hiding something. I don't know what it is but I don't feel good about it. Why would a soul like to have revenge on someone if she has taken her own life? Someone is lying here.
“Yes, Thanatos. What else could it be?”
“Nothing… nothing”
“Look, Thanatos, I am also shocked by what happened to her. But as I speak, I guess she's in a peaceful and good place now.”
“Yes… she is peaceful” the last time I saw her, she was crap.
---Present---
“Thanatos, do you have money for the bus fare?”
“Uhm…” I tried to search in my pockets but… it's empty. Damn, Dianna is always letting me ride her motorcycle all the way here and even when going home so I don't have any money.
“Here, take it” I was surprised when he handed me twenty dollars.
“No, Sir Raiden, it is okay… no need to--”
“Take it. Okay? And like I told you, no need to say SIR. Raiden is just fine” he is being so nice again… he is giving me goosebumps.
“Thank you. Raiden”
“Don't worry about it, just be careful. Take care of yourself okay?” he pats my back and I just smiled at him.
“O-okay”
“Again, always BE CAREFUL. Goodbye, Thanatos”
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