The Ghost Child pt.2

Part 1

"No!!! Gabriel please, don't leave us too soon. Don't leave your mommy. Don't you love us anymore?" I said crying as I was carrying in his arms.

We brought him to the nearest hospital. I am calling all the saints just to save my son. God, please help my son. After half an hour of reviving, thank God he answered my prayer. Gabriel is miraculously saved. The doctor said it is a good thing that we brought him immediately. My husband and I feel like hell for a while and heaven for the next minutes.

The next day, the doctor told us that Gabriel can go home. We ask him what happened and why he is in the tub. And his answer made me trembling in fear. "All I remember was I followed Princess in the bathroom. She introduces herself to me and I don't why but she laughed after. Mommy, Daddy, why did not you tell me that I have an elder sister?" Both my husband and I, don't know how to answer him. I look at my husband and the way he looks at me tells me that it's already time to tell him.

I don't know where to start or should I say I am ready to tell him. But I think it's already time. So I told him all about Princess.

"But mommy why did she die?" I took a deep breath before answering my son's question.

"Your sister fell on the well. That's why we closed the well in our backyard. It was too late to save her." I felt the soft hand of my son as he try to wipe my tears. I hugged him very tightly. I cannot afford to lose someone I dear so much again.

Everything went back to normal. After the incident, Gabriel is back from being jolly and a very happy boy. I can't contain in my heart the happiness I felt that everything is going smoothly.

"Gabriel! Let's change. This doesn't suit you. It's for girls." I immediately go upstairs to know the commotion. My son's nanny is heard all over the house.

My eyes fell to the floor by what I saw. Gabriel is wearing Princess's dress.

"Hi there, mommy! How do I look? Doesn't this dress look lovely? I really love this. Thank you for this dress mommy." What's happening to my son? He is dancing around his room while turning around.

His nanny grabbed him and forced him to undress. She successfully changed his clothes but my son was so different today.

"Nanny, Why are those dresses are still here? Didn't I tell you to burn all of those?"

"I did ma'am. Probably those are from the attic. I'll go there and clean up. I'm very sorry." I just closed my eyes in desperation. I know there's something wrong.

I can't get hold of my husband because he is on a business trip. For a week, it will just be us in the house.

I really don't understand what's going on with my son because he just suddenly gets wild, there's this sudden change of emotion and a different kind of behavioral transition. I was thinking of bringing my son to a psychiatrist. I am very much open to this since my firstborn was mentally ill also.

I prepared myself and the things I needed to bring. It's still early so probably my son is still sleeping. I went to his room and there I found him sound asleep. I went to his side and stroked his head. I will not know what will happen to me if I lose my child again. I feel like I laid on something so I tried to pull what is it under the mattress.

"Ahhh!" I immediately throw away the doll. I can't be wrong. That was the doll that Princess had. And we buried it with her.

"Mom?" My son woke up from the noise I made. I hugged him very tightly.

"Mommy, what's wrong?" He innocently asked while rubbing his eyes.

"Honey, that doll... where did you get that?" I pointed at the doll which is now on the floor. He looked to where am I pointing and he stood up running towards the doll.

"How dare you throw Lily!"

I can see the fire in his eyes. He is mad. He is coming to me.

"Gab, this is mom. Put that doll away. Please listen to me." I am all over sticking on the corner of his room. I know for sure this isn't my son.

"Whoever you are in my son's body, please take me. Not my child. Oh, God have mercy!"

Gabriel stopped walking towards me. I was about to run to him when he raise his head.

"Did you miss me, mom? You said I can take you, right? So I'm going to kill you!" He run towards me and choked me. I can't breathe. His grip is so tight.

"You said to take you instead, right? Mommy, we will be happy if we will be together." He is grinning from ear to ear. I can't say any words because of the tight grip of his hands on my neck. My insides are crying, begging for my life.

Then the door went bang! Nanny saved me.

"Ma'am let's leave, Gabriel is possessed."

"No, I can't just leave my son."

"I will not let you be a happy mom. If I can't take you, I will take my brother instead." And he runs outside. Nanny and I went after him. We were looking for him everywhere but we can't find him. I am now panicking. I don't know what to do.

"Ma'am! He's by the well.'

Oh no, she's really gonna take Gabriel.

" Princess, if that's you, let us talk."

He is standing on the rim of the well, any wrong move could make him fall down the well.

"You know why I jumped in this well, right? That's because you never loved me! Because I was crazy, dumb, and stupid. I know how much you regretted bringing me to this world. Now, this boy came in and you totally forgot about me. I can't let you be happy. We will all be miserable."

"No, that's not true! You are my precious daughter. My only daughter, how could I not love you? You are my blood and my flesh. I am sorry if you feel you are unloved but I and your daddy only think about you. I missed you so much that when you died, I always go to see you. Not until I was blessed with Gabriel. I thought you asked God for a brother because you don't want to see mommy sad. I love you, Princess. I am very sorry."

His facial expression lightened. I extended my hand to him. And he is reaching for my hand too. The rim was old and fragile that it cracked and made him lose his balance.

I hold him tight so he will not fall. I was shocked when I looked at him it's Princess!

"Mommy, do you really love me?"

"I do. I and your daddy loves you so much."

She smiled peacefully and when I pull her out of the well, she's gone. Gabriel is back.

I cried so hard and hugged Gabriel very tight. I knew what I did wrong. I forgot about Princess. She once gave us happiness as parents.

That incident never happened again. Every Gab's birthday, we visit her grave and buy her favorite cake. We celebrate her with us. I know Princess is now happy. May God take her on His paradise. We will never let her feel abandoned and unloved ever again.

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