You're My Future
“I know him Shera, I saw him in my dreams!” After all the years she had been dreaming of that man, she finally saw that he was a real person—not just her subconscious imaginative phases. “The man in my dreams is real”. Andrea waited for four long years to prove that her future man was real but he was different from what she was thinking. The way she saw it made her feel that they have different worlds, to begin with. Andrea is a simple college girl, living in the countryside, claiming her man to be someone in her dreams. Is it possible for your dreams to come true? A question that no one can answer. Can you love a person in your dreams? An unusual question for Andrea but only she knows the answer. Looking at the man on the other side of the road made her feel something unusual—something special. Constantine Dimiscus was the man on the other side of the road, heir of Dimiscus family, a very serious person who doesn’t believe in love, faith, and destiny. Can life make him believe that destiny is real?
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Chapter: Chapter 4: Constantine's Present LifePRESENT-DAY Constantine woke up when he heard some noise nearby. He wandered his eyes and saw a girl in a bathrobe. “Hi baby, did I wake you up?”, the girl asked flirtily. He stood up and grab his clothes. “Why are you still here?”, he asked coldly. The girl put the tray of food on the table near the bed and hugged Constantine from the back. “You don’t want me here?” Constantine took away her hands. “I don’t. I told you to leave early in the morning. Yet, you’re still here.” The girl felt ashamed and hurt by what she heard. Constantine stared at the girl who was frozen where she was standing. “You know me. I don’t usually wake up with a girl on my bed. I have work today, I didn’t know you stayed for long.” The girl looked at him blankly and gave him a hard slap on his cheek. “You’re ruining the good moment I’m giving to you. You’re such an asshole, Constantine.” CONSTANTINE’S POV “You’re ruining the good moment I’m giving to you. You’re such an asshole, Constantine.” Words that ran
Last Updated: 2022-11-17
Chapter: Chapter 3: Constantine's ChildhoodFLASHBACK Constantine was at the veranda when a bodyguard called him. “Sir, your dad, Mr. Victor was calling you at his office.” He made a loud sigh before answering. “Is it urgent?” Constantine asked while scratching his head. “He doesn’t say anything, Sir”, the guard replied. He looked at their garden for one last time before going to his father’s room. He knew his good mood will turn into bad when he reached that room. While walking, he kept on talking himself that everything will be alright. Breathe in. Breathe out. He knocked at the door and slowly opened it. He saw his father looking out the window with a mug in his hand. The ambiance of the room made Constantine shiver. “Sit down”, his father commanded. Constantine made himself comfortable on the chair in front of his father’s working table. The nervousness that he felt made him look uneasy. He circled his eyes around the room. The usual room set-up of a busy businessman, the messy table full of papers that needed a signature,
Last Updated: 2022-08-07
Chapter: Chapter 2: Andrea's Present LifePRESENT-DAY The sun shined so bright early in the morning. Andrea was walking slowly. Sweaty and nervous. The road was getting crowded when she reaches her destination. She looked up to the university’s ark before going in, lingering on the first day that she will step foot on her newest journey in life. Sighing hard, “This is it, Andrea!”, she exclaimed. Before stepping foot unto the building, there were faculty heads at the entrance door, tracing and giving flyers to each student about the university’s rules and regulations. “First-year students should go to the auditorium first for orientation! Hurry up before your class starts!”, repeating words you can hear once you’re inside the building. The place was getting crowded as students rushed to the auditorium. The students went in groups as Andrea passed by them. She slowly walked to the corner and found an empty chair. She rounded her eyes toward the other students who seem to get along so well even though it was their first day,
Last Updated: 2022-07-10
Chapter: Chapter 1: Andrea's ChildhoodFLASHBACK Andrea showed up at their school late for the first class. Her teacher was puzzled because she doesn’t have anything on her, just herself. “Andrea?”, the teacher called her worriedly. “Can we talk outside?” Andrea nodded. Her teacher looked at her pitifully while talking to her. “Are you okay? Are you hurt? Is there anything I can do for you? Where’s your bag?”, the teacher continuously asked her. Andrea showed only her sad face but didn’t bother to utter any words. Tears won’t come out of her eyes but the teacher felt the heaviness on her chest. Sometime later, her teacher accompanies her to the teacher’s office to call for her parents. After twenty minutes of waiting, her mother showed up with a question all over her face asking what happened. They talked first before asking Andrea what happened to her. “Andrea, what happened to you? Where’s your bag?”, her mother was puzzled. “I told you my classmates don’t like me. They get my bag while I’m walking, I’m on my way to sc
Last Updated: 2022-07-10
I Dream Everyone's Dream
“I don't want to be like this anymore!”, Maria shouted hysterically. Maria, a successful businesswoman of her age, broke down in tears because of the unusual feelings she got after she achieved her dream of fame. She got everything---- money, fame, and boosting career but she can't be happy. Her love life fell when she started reaching her dreams. She left George over her career even though she got his full support. George was Maria's first love, a man of dignity, and love and respected Maria on every decision but the only problem was he was contented with his career--- a turn-off for a woman that chased dreams.
Dreams without happiness were nothing but only a piece of a show-off for other people. Will Maria feel the happiness she was looking for in the dream she achieved? Or she will stay a successful but unhappy woman in life?
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Chapter: Chapter 17: I Deserved a Rest“Thank you for all the pain, Albay. If we meet again, maybe I’m fully healed and happy.” She looked back again before heading towards the bus. There was a smile on her face but her eyes saying that she’s not happy. She started to walk away from the place, from the pain, and to all the people who hurt her in the past. This is her time to change her mindset and live in a positive way. “Are you ready, guys?” “Where are we going, Ate?” “Somewhere we can relax first. And I’ll treat you to anything you want” “Oh! Like ice cream, spaghetti and chocolates?!” “Yes, whatever you wanted” You can see the excitement in her sibling’s faces. It’s not a usual sight for her to see, she remembers all the things she did for her dreams and for her family. The genuine happiness that she’s needing is for her to see that her siblings are living their life with happiness and full of hope. Tears fell before she knew it. Her siblings got worried on her. She wipes her tears away and hug them.
Last Updated: 2022-05-15
Chapter: Chapter 16: All is Well “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, But in rising every time we fall” -Confucius Gracel keeps on knocking door, she didn’t see her best friend for a long time now. She got worried. No calls and text from her are very unusual. She saw letter and bills outside the door. Until she decided to call the apartment’s manager. Hello? Can I ask if Miana still around here? She was shocked from what she heard. Miana didn&rsqu
Last Updated: 2021-11-17
Chapter: Chapter 15: Lost Dream? (Backstory) “I am a lost soul, wandering into my dreams, lost and confused. A dream full of pain and screams” In the province of Albay, you could see the people living their simplest life. Waking up before the sun rises and do their everyday chores before leaving their houses. The children walk to school while the adults went to t
Last Updated: 2021-09-21
Chapter: Chapter 13: Dilemma over Dilemma Are all things worth it? One last week for Miana to do all the things she needed to be done before flying to the USA. It seemed things were not going smoothly like how she planned them to. Problems overlapping with itself. Her past and present collide at the same time made her think and worry more. She has tested for how long she can stand up with everything. She’s watching the outside world from her window when a text message came.Message: Ate,mom gone mad at us. She threw our clothes outside.
Last Updated: 2021-08-29
Chapter: Chapter 12: All I Ask You didn’t love her. You just didn’t want to be alone. Or maybe, she was just good for your ego. Or, maybe she made you feel better about your miserable life, but you didn’t love her. Because you don’t destroy people you love.
Last Updated: 2021-08-26