"BOOM!" the shadow was crushed instantly and the devastation did not pause there. A silver blaze formed into a net that chained the rapidly escaping soul of Juan Pedro.
"NOOO!" was the last roar of the soul that didn't belong to that particular body. He had underestimated the current reality he was in which had brought upon his demise.
"Good morning, Miss Lopez!" the children inside the classroom greeted their newly arrived teacher.
"Good morning class! Okay, take your seats. Our lesson for today is all about foreseeing the future. Get one whole sheet of paper and write how you see your life fifteen years from now." Amber Lopez gave her instruction
Words filled the paper and unknowingly even marked every space of its back part. The hand and thoughts of Juan Pedro orchestrated a blitzing display of skill.It looked like witnessing a beautiful painting in the making as each stroke held a purpose to the whole. The words were clear and its message strong.The vibrant written paper was a masterpiece itself. It was art in its truest form."Did I write this?" Juan Pedro was shocked after he was done with his work. He read the paper on his hands again and again.When the umpteenth time came, disbelief was visibly w
The falling sun took him into the depths of the mountains. Juan Pedro needed a quiet place to discover what really happened within him. These didn't just occur out of some random chance. There has to be a reason for this, he thought.When he reached the top of the mountain, it was already pitch black. Nothing could be seen with the naked eyes but Juan Pedro could see everything as if the sun was high up in the sky.He could alter his vision to different shades of brightness until he concluded that not a thing could escape the eyes that he had now.Then he sat under a tall coconut tree and closed his eyes to listen to where his instincts guided him.
"HAHAHA! You've really been fooled good this time, son. This was a favorite modus of mine when i was younger. I remember eating on restaurants and would give dirty paper with winning numbers inside it as payments. It got me off the hook every time." Fernando Jose thought fondly on his youth.He looked once on the digits and was about to throw the trash away. But then he decided to retain possession of it. He had fooled many persons before who extremely wished for luck to be theirs.Fernando Jose understood them all too well. When you're sick of being poor, no matter how little the chance is, you would grab at its tail end just to have a sliver of hope to the pot of gold you sincerely wished for through every waking moments of your mi
"That's good, son. Here is your dinner for tonight. Don't give it again to another beggar on the street. It's not bad to help and give aid to less fortunate people than we are. But at least don't let yourself starve in the process." Fernando Jose reminded his son, Juan Pedro."Hahaha! I will keep that in mind, father. I'll be going now. Bye!" Juan Pedro bid his farewell as he went out of the house. The happy laughter eerily lingered for a moment before it was gone in a flash.________________________"Why did you not come last night? Do you want to quit selling my eggs? Is that it? Are you already rich, Juan Pedro? That you don't want to work anymo
"Hah Hahh Hahhh..." deep breaths resounded within the small structure of the house."Did we lose them, son?" Fernando Jose asked after he caught his breath. His hands trembled and his legs shook at the adrenaline rush that flowed along his body."I can't see them, father. I think that they gave up on chasing us." Juan Pedro answered."Where's my wallet?! Do you have it with you?!" Fernando Jose said in panic. He could not think what he might do if he lost this chance to riches.God has given him all the luck that could last him a lifetime and it would be laughabl
"Good afternoon! What can I do for you?" the manager of the bank started when he saw the three came to his office."We're here to make an account and deposit some money. We'd also like to encash part of the check." Ramona answered as was decided beforehand. She was an expert in this field and thus made her an able representative of their interest."Please take a seat. Make yourselves comfortable." The manager offered to his prospective clients."How much are you going to deposit, Ma'am?" he added after the guests were seated and waited for an amount. He expected a hundred thousand at least.
"We're back, father!" Juan Pedro announced their arrival. They were on a convoy of two vehicles featuring the latest off road machines of transportation, Avos Land Cruiser that costs 30 million pesos each.His father wanted to own and drive a sports car but he decided against it because of the condition of the road of their town. It was a bumpy ride to have that type of car around."Yes, my son. We are indeed back." Fernando Jose muttered and saw the hardship of life around. It never changed, he thought.They had only been away for more than four weeks and he'd already felt the longing of this lands. He loved this place. Fernando Jose lived and wil
"Are you alone?" It was class recess and Juan Pedro went to the school canteen for the first time in ages. He could remember that he'd never bought food in this place before in his constant lack of money.It was time to make a change, he decided."No, I have a friends coming over soon." the person Juan Pedro asked answered him with nary a glance in his direction."It's a vacant table. Let me accompany you while you wait for your friends to arrive." Juan Pedro replied and directly sat in front of the girl.She was very beautiful. In fact, he had fantasized over he