MASON WILLIAMS AND THE CELESTIAL SYSTEM

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Inside the hospital, one of the nurses who attended to Mason yesterday approached him, her worried eyes panned at his body. "Mr. Williams, are you alright?" she asked, looking at the bloodstained on Mason's clothes and the dark circles underneath his eyes.

"I'm fine," Mason replied, glancing at his body. "Though his wounds were almost healed, he couldn't deny the little sting he still felt.

"Are you sure you don't want to get that check?" She asked, hoping Mason would change his mind, but Mason shook his head.

"How's my sister?" he asked, changing the topic, and the nurse's eyes immediately lit up at his question.

"Good news," she said with a smile. "We have been trying to contact you hours ago to inform you that Helen was awake but couldn't get hold of you." the nurse replied, and Mason's eyes widened, remembering he misplaced his cellphone during his accident.

"She's awake?" he asked with a clouded eyes.

The nurse nodded with a smile. "Right now, she's sleeping without needing the oxygen mask."

Mason, who didn't waste time, rushed to Helen's room. The doctor attending to her was there with two females which Mason did not recognize.

"Doctor, I heard my sister was awake," Mason said, and the three figures turned toward him.

"Mr.Williams," the doctor called and nodded in response. "She's responding well to her treatment and is asleep now."

Mason's eyes were flooded with tears as he stared at his sister. Within a day, Helen was looking healthier compared to when he had brought her in.

"Doctor," Mason called, wiping the tears from his eyes. "I have yet to complete the down payment; all I need is more time. I promise to work hard and come up with it. J-Just, please don't stop her treatment," Mason's voice pleaded.

The doctor smiled at Mason. "You don't have to worry about the payment, Mr.Williams. I work for you," He said.

Work for me?

Mason furrowed his brow. "What do you mean, you work for me?" He asked, confused.

"Mas," a feminine voice called, and Mason turned in split seconds, sending a shock of wave down his spine. It's been more than ten years since anyone called him by that name, and the only person who did was his 'Mother!'

Mason's head snapped in the direction of the voice. His gaze landed on the woman whose throbbing hands silenced her sob with tears running down her cheek.

She was standing in elegant clothes, her body decorated with bright diamonds, and a strong aura of wealth surrounded her.

She was the same woman Mason had once called Mom. Mason staggered back at the sight before him. He couldn't believe what was happening. His mother, who he thought was dead, was standing before him. He closed his eyes and opened them, and the figure was still in his front.

"W…what is going on? What the hell is this?" Mason stammered, staring at her beautiful face and the blurry memory of his mother resurfacing.

"It's me, baby, it's mommy," Grace said, stretching her hands, but Mason shrunk away, making more tears roll down her cheek.

"T-This can't be possible!" Mason felt his lungs stretch for air. "T…They told me I can't see you anymore because you were dead!"

"I… It's not true, baby. They took you and Helen away from me. They took my babies from me." her voice cracked. Mason's tears were dropping to the floor as he looked into his mother's eyes, filled with sadness.

"What the fuck is going on today!" Mason half screamed with his finger running through his hair.

What does she mean they took you?

"You left us!" he said, remembering the pain and grief he went through when the orphanage told him he was never going to see his parents because they died in a car crash. "I prayed it wasn't true, but it was on the news."

"No baby, those people manipulated the news," she turned to Helen, who was still sleeping. "You and your sister are the best thing that ever happened to me, and those monsters took you away."

Even though Mason had a thousand questions running through his head and wanted an explanation, He just couldn't do it.

"I can't do this right now," Mason said, moving out of the room. He felt like his head was going to explode. He needed some air and space, so he left the room, ignoring the voices calling behind him.

"Mason, please don't go," he heard his mother say before he exited the room.

"Don't worry, he will come around," said a voice that Mason assumed was the other female beside his mother before exiting the room.

Mason left the hospital, wandering down the street with no particular direction. He still couldn't believe everything that was happening to him, starting from losing his job to his mother, who he was dead, turned out to be alive. He should be happy his mother was alive, but he couldn't comprehend the strange things happening to him.

"You should listen to her side of the story, Mason," a familiar voice said, and Mason turned to see Emoji floating in the air beside him.

"It's you!" Mason muttered. "Excuse me!" Mason called to a man walking down the street. He stared at Mason with furrowed brows and a frown plastered on his face at Mason's torn attire, assisted with the bloodstained.

'What does this madman want from me,' the man muttered. "I don't have any money to give you," the man said before Mason could reply.

"No, not that," Mason replied, shaking his head. "I need to ask you a question. Can you see the Emoji floating in the air?" Mason asked, pointing towards Emoji.

The man's frown deepens. "I knew you were crazy," he said and walked away, leaving Mason dumbfounded.

"I wouldn't blame him," Emoji said, and Mason averted his eyes from the man.

"What?"

"You sounded crazy yourself," Emoji chuckled. "No one can see me except you, Mason."

"There must be a scientific explanation," Mason said.

"If you still doubt It, you can check your account balance from that ATM." Emoji pointed to the machine nearby.

"I can't do that because I don't have an ATM card," Mason said, remembering he never collected his card from the bank and has always gone to this bank to make any deposit or withdrawal.

"What century do you live in, Mason," Emoji said, rolling its eyes. "Then you have to go to the bank."