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“MEREDITH?” Ranier was taken aback as Meredith and Editha entered their house. He couldn’t believe that he would see them so soon. He thought that it would be difficult for him to talk to them again. “Where is he?” Meredith asked, worriedly. “He’s inside his room.” Meredith was on her way to Randall's room when she became stunned and closed her eyes. Barbara’s soul appeared in her body once more. She opened her eyes after a few seconds and turned to face Ranier. “Brother! F-forgive me. It’s all my fault. If it wasn’t for me, the people around me wouldn’t have been hurt. I deeply regret being weak and selfish back then. Ranier hugged her back. “Shhh... It’s okay, Barb. I know how you feel. But, please, help and guide my son, your nephew, to be strong. Don’t let him take his own life. I was so damn hurt by losing you then that I can’t bear it if I lose my son as well.” She released herself from his embrace and nodded. “Don’t worry, brother. I will fix everything I was left behind.
“I’M SORRY, Randz, but I can’t marry you,” she replied and runaway.Even their friends, relatives, and guests were taken aback by Meredith’s response.“W-why can’t you marry me?”Meredith is deafeningly silent, unable to face him.“Answer me, please! Give me an acceptable reason why you can’t marry me!” Randall yelled, couldn’t accept the fact that he was rejected.Meredith took a deep breath, trying to hold back her tears and face him. “Because you don’t really love me.” Meredith’s emotions were mixed as fear dominated her heart. It seems that her dream about the red thread that Randall cut in her dream came back to her vision.“Mer, that’s not true! I do love you! Can’t you feel it?!” Randall said as his tears escaped his eyes.She sobbed and shook her head. “Y-you’re only saying that because of Barbara and Clayton’s red thread that is connects us.”Her mother and Rebecca covered their mouths at what she said. Even their friends looked at each other, couldn’t believe that she had b
(1982) IN THE DARK room, two people are hugging each other while sitting on the sofa where nothing else can be heard but their little sobs. Due to their status in life, two people are forced to separate by fate. Two people who started with oppression and belittlement. That despite their different worlds, sweet love prevailed in their hearts and minds. But nothing is permanent in this world. There are times when you must let go and sacrifice your happiness for the sake of others’ happiness. The young man slightly distanced himself from the girl who was leaning on his shoulder and looked into the girl’s teary eyes under the bright moon. “I love you,” the young man said passionately. “Remember that no matter what happens, I will only love you,” he added when the young lady’s mouth was silent after he kissed her on the forehead. The young lady’s lips trembled. “W-why do you sound like you’re about to abandon me?” The young man remained silent. She let go of his hug and looked at him
MEREDITH was woken up by the ringing of her alarm and lazily stretched her hand towards her night-stand to turned it off. Her eyes widened and rushed out of bed when she saw that she was going to be late on her first day in college.“Oh, no! I’ll be dead if Aunt Marita finds out I’m late on my first day,” she mumbled then quickly changed, brushed her teeth, fixed her hair, and in no time, she was racing out of the room.“Morning, Mom!” she greeted.“Morning, Darling!”“Here’s your food. Just eat your breakfast on the bus so that you won’t be late,” her mom said as she handed her a paper bag. She kissed her mother on the cheek and thanked her. “Thanks for the breakfast, Mom! I’ll go ahead. Don’t worry, I’ll be home early, so I can help you close the shop.”“Alright!” Then she went out. But her mother suddenly called her.“Editha! Did you bring your earphones?!” Mrs. Ebelte shouted at the main door when Meredith reaches their gate.She turned and nodded. “Yes, I did! It’s in my bag!”H
MEREDITH’S professor sent them out immediately to go to the club they wanted to join after their introduction. She’s now heading to the Cooking Club when she heard someone calling her nickname.“MER!” When Meredith turned around, she saw her second cousin, John Person, the son of her mother's first cousin. “Hey, cous!”Her cousin is a senior Architecture student and the MVP for four consecutive years of the Swimming Club.“Have you decided already which club you want to join?” he asked when they started walking on the pathway.“At the Cooking Club,” she answered.John Person nodded. “Then I will accompany you there so you don’t get lost.”Her mood lightens up. “Really?”“Yup!”She smiled. “Thanks, cous!”When they got there, her cousin bid his goodbye because of a sudden meeting at the Club for the try-out of freshmen.“Alright! I'll see you later,” she said while he ran away from her.Meredith greeted the people when she arrived inside the Cooking Club. “G-good morning. . .”She l
“HERE!” Meredith was surprised when Randall handed her a piece of plastic, full of medicine. They are now in the library for the research given to them by their first subject. She was alone because Shanaia and Marylex were also busy looking for books.“What’s this for?” she asked after taking what he was giving her.He sat next to her and pointed to the wound on her arm. “I noticed the blood on your wound has already dried.”She looked at her elbow and he was right. The blood had already dried there. “I can treat myself,” she said, but he took the cotton away from her.“Let me. You might not clean your wound well. I don’t want you to get infected.”There was nothing she could do so she let him. And she felt the pain only when the dried blood was removed.“It’s done,” he announced after placing the colorful band-aid on her wound.“T-thank you,” she said without looking at him.She also slightly held her chest when the familiar heartbeat hits her again.“Is there a problem?” he asked w
RANDALL quickly approached the door and forced it to open.“Come on, open!” he said annoyed.Due to the presence of her classmate, he lost his mind about the instructions given to him by his Captain.“Hey! What’s the problem?” Meredith asked as she approached him.“T-the door. . . ”“W-why! W-what’s with the door?” she frowned when she asked.“W-we’re stuck,” he announced.Her eyes widened. “What?!” then tried to open the door.She panicked. “This can’t be happening!” She even snatched the key from him when she saw that he was holding it and quickly unlock it. “That won’t work!” Randall said causing her to look at him, shocked.“W-what do you mean?”He looked down. “C-captain said, the lock on the inside is broken so you have to immediately block the chair behind the door so you don’t get trapped inside. When you are locked inside, only the person outside can open it because the key you are holding now is only for the front lock.”The girl tapped her forehead. “So, what are we going
“MEREDITH! Are you okay? What’s happening?” he worriedly asked in confusion as he approached her. Sweat started to form on Meredith’s forehead and neck, her breathing became uneven, and her chest is moving up and down. She wanted to use her earphones but it’s useless because her phone’s battery is empty. She looked at Randall and tightly held on to his uniform. “D-do you have an iPod?” she asked, trembling. Her grip on Randall’s arm tightened even more when the thunder rumbled again with lightning. “Y-yeah.” Then he immediately rummaged through his bag. Fortunately, the sudden flash of lightning gave light somehow so he quickly get what he needed. “Here.” She quickly took it and put on the earphone and play it. When she heard the calm music, she turned up the volume just enough so that she could no longer hear the thunder. Randall looked at her worriedly. “A-are you okay now?” She calmed herself first and nodded. “D-did I startled you?” she asked. Randall nodded without sayin
“I’M SORRY, Randz, but I can’t marry you,” she replied and runaway.Even their friends, relatives, and guests were taken aback by Meredith’s response.“W-why can’t you marry me?”Meredith is deafeningly silent, unable to face him.“Answer me, please! Give me an acceptable reason why you can’t marry me!” Randall yelled, couldn’t accept the fact that he was rejected.Meredith took a deep breath, trying to hold back her tears and face him. “Because you don’t really love me.” Meredith’s emotions were mixed as fear dominated her heart. It seems that her dream about the red thread that Randall cut in her dream came back to her vision.“Mer, that’s not true! I do love you! Can’t you feel it?!” Randall said as his tears escaped his eyes.She sobbed and shook her head. “Y-you’re only saying that because of Barbara and Clayton’s red thread that is connects us.”Her mother and Rebecca covered their mouths at what she said. Even their friends looked at each other, couldn’t believe that she had b
“MEREDITH?” Ranier was taken aback as Meredith and Editha entered their house. He couldn’t believe that he would see them so soon. He thought that it would be difficult for him to talk to them again. “Where is he?” Meredith asked, worriedly. “He’s inside his room.” Meredith was on her way to Randall's room when she became stunned and closed her eyes. Barbara’s soul appeared in her body once more. She opened her eyes after a few seconds and turned to face Ranier. “Brother! F-forgive me. It’s all my fault. If it wasn’t for me, the people around me wouldn’t have been hurt. I deeply regret being weak and selfish back then. Ranier hugged her back. “Shhh... It’s okay, Barb. I know how you feel. But, please, help and guide my son, your nephew, to be strong. Don’t let him take his own life. I was so damn hurt by losing you then that I can’t bear it if I lose my son as well.” She released herself from his embrace and nodded. “Don’t worry, brother. I will fix everything I was left behind.
“SISTER MARIA!” Editha said as she hugged tightly the nun she considered her real mother. Sister Maria hugged her back. “Oh! Thank God! You’ve finally come! I have waited so long for your visit.” Editha let go of the hug. “I’m sorry, there’s so much happened in the past years. The nun smiled as she looked next at Meredith. “Is she your daughter?” Editha nodded and introduced her only child. “Hi, Sister Maria. Glad to see you,” Meredith said as she took Sister Maria’s right hand and gently struck it to her forehead as a show of respect of every young Filipino for the elderly.” “It was nice to finally meet you, Meredith. You grew up beautifully. You look exactly like your mother,” she complimented. She looked at her mother for a moment then thanked her. “Let’s go inside. I’m sure the other nuns would be pleased to meet you as well.” They were then escorted inside the orphanage. “Was it you, Mom?” Meredith inquired as Sister Maria gave her a photo of her mother when she was young
AFTER their conversation at the Condo unit of Barbara and Clayton, Randall went home to the mansion with his family. They were currently resting in the living room when they suddenly heard a noise outside.“Walter! What is going on out there?” Don Warrick asked.“Mrs. Ebelte is currently causing a commotion outside. She wishes to speak with you.”They all exchanged glances..“Don Martial! Get the hell out of there! Face me!” Editha yelled at the top of her lungs.Randall appeared at the gate shortly.“Mom!”“Where’s your grandfather?! I want to talk to him!”The adults, including his father, rushed after him.“Relax, Mrs. Ebelte. And with all due respect, Ma’am, don't cause a commotion here,” Ranier remarked.Editha was about to approach General Marcial when Randall grabbed her arms.“You, ruthless man! How dare you manipulate our lives, huh?! You are not even satisfied with what you did before! My brother died because of you, and then you’re going to mess with my daughter too? Leave
“WHERE are we? Why did you bring me here? Who’s unit is this? Don’t tell me you’ve moved out of your condo?” Meredith asked Randall when he took her to an unfamiliar condo.But Meredith’s guess was wrong. That unit is the place where Barbara and Clayton’s dark past happened.“Don’t you remember this place?” he asked back.She looked throughout the entire condo. “Y-yeah. This place is quite familiar to me, but how did you know that this was the place?” He held both of her hands. “I told you before that I know the whole truth, didn't I?”She nodded. “However, I also told you that it doesn’t matter what happened in the past if we know it will only affect our marriage.”Randall closed his eyes. “But my conscience won’t let me sleep anymore! Especially you! As long as you dodge the truth, your dreams will keep hunting you. I also want this to end so we can start anew.” “I-I don’t understand what were you saying. Our relationship is getting stronger so why did you suddenly say it so that
“LET’S GO?” John Person said when he picked up Shanaia in her room.Shanaia didn’t respond but she handed him her bag. After that, he clasped their hands but stopped when he noticed that missing in her hand.“Where’s your ring?” he asked.Shanaia looked at her ring finger. “Oh, maybe I left it in my bathroom when I took a shower this morning,” she excused.She actually meant not to wear it anymore. She put it back in its case. She feels like it’s useless.“Is that so?”“Hmm.” John Person didn’t ask any more questions until they reached his car in the BSU parking lot.NIGHT came and Shanaia just finished taking a shower. She was about to close the lampshade and ready to sleep when her eyes caught the goggles she had ordered for JP who arrived yesterday. She took it, removed the cover, and looked at it.She was debating with herself whether to give it to him or not. But in the end, the latter prevails so she put the goggles back in the box. She will just give it to him tomorrow.One ho
“WHAT are you doing, Shan? Don’t tell me you’re going to order something online again.” Meredith asked when they reached their room at BSU.“It’s not for me this time, okay? I’m just turning the favor because I realized that I haven’t given him a single one yet.”“As far as I remember, there’s still five months until his birthday.”“I know! But that’s not the case. He still gives me gifts even when there is no occasion. I just want to return what he does for me. Just help me, okay? So any idea what thing your cousin wants to have for a long time?”Meredith thinks for a moment. “Well, I'm not sure what kind of gift he wants, but if you're going to give him a gift, it should be something he can use all the time. But knowing my cousin, he will accept whatever you give him, wholeheartedly.”“Okay! Now I have an idea. Thanks, Mer! ”Until something stole Shanaia’s attention, a black no leaking anti-fog UV protection swimming goggles with free protection case worth thirty thousand pesos.WH
“LEX, can we talk?” Marylex stopped when she saw the woman that made her not to trust Typhoon again. “M-Maureen?” She looked at her friends. They nodded in agreement to what Maureen’s wanted, that’s why she come with her so they could talk alone. When they arrived at the cafe near BSU, she opened up to her. “Did you and Phoon fight?” she asked. She nodded. “He doesn’t even want to tell me why he had to leave me just to see you.” “It’s not that he doesn’t want to. I told him not to tell anyone about what was happening to me that day.” She frowned. “What do you mean?” “First and foremost, I don’t want you to think that I met you today because he requested me to. I’m here in front of you because I don’t want you to mistrust him solely because of me, therefore I’d want to share my side because it saddens me as well every time I see him sad.” She nodded, indicating that she was ready to listen. “I called him that day because my boyfriend and I had fought,” she explained. “Phoon
“PHOON...” Marylex wakes up Typhoon for the nth time. “You have to wake up so you can change your clothes,” she added. He groaned. “Hmm...” “You have to wake up,” she whispered. “L-Lexi?” he said weakly with a raspy voice. “Can you sit up slowly?” “I-is that really you?” She nodded. “H-how did you know that—” “Edward told me that you’re sick.” Despite his situation, he tried to smile at her. “T-thank you for coming here—” “Shhh... Don’t force yourself to speak. Just do what I say, okay?” He nodded that’s why she quickly help him to sit down and lean his back on the pillow she placed on the headboard. “I’ll change your shirt first, okay?” she asked permission. When he nodded, she slowly removed his shirt. And when she was done, she looked at his newly washed boxer shorts. She wondered if she would also change his pants or not. “L-let me change my pants,” Typhoon said as he grabbed the shorts. “A-are you sure you can change your pa—” She didn’t finish what she wanted to