AUTHOR's P o V
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"Okay fine! And then?"
She asked him to continue since there was nothing left for them to do any way but to talk. Apparently, the meteor shower has not yet to be seen; contrary to what was reported on the news.
"But after a certain point, I started to feel sorry about you. I was dumbfounded by everything you said at first. But then eventually, as I continue to hear them, literally everything that was coming out from your mouth, your stories, they all suddenly started to sound sad."
Shantal became silent after that.
"So the more I spent time with you, the more I got to know you. I keep feeling sad. So...."
Alex trailed off again. but just like before, Shantal urged him to continue.
"So???"
Shantal said with a drawl and so Alex resumed.
"So I started to wish for your happiness."
"So?"
She asked ag
"When Harold called me that day and told me that 1096 was finally fix and I can go home and end my pretense, I felt so much relieved. But then when I realized that I won't be able to see you again, it saddened me beyond I could even imagine. It was back when we were at your town house. I switched places with the robot with the cover of the night. But as I leave you sleeping on your bed soundly that night, my heart could not help but be in pain. Because I could not say anything to you. Not even a goodbye. I feel sorry that I could not tell you the truth and that my existence would have to remain hidden forever. I felt so terrible as we drove away that night while watching your robot taking the place that once belonged to me, though it was originally his to begin with and I was only the substitute all along.""Was it very hard to be my robot?""It was bearable because I like the part where I was able to see you every day. I loved it as well, every time
Shantal looked away and refused to say anything afterward. But there was no need for her to explain her action anymore. Alex already understood her even without her telling him what was wrong. So instead, he just guided Shantal's head towards his shoulder and let her lean her head towards him, wordlessly."I will always be right here until the day comes that you are ready to accept me again wholeheartedly."Alex whispered softly towards Shantal just as when she was resting her tiny head at his broad shoulder."I thought I will never get a chance like this to tell you what I feel. But now, here we are, and I will tell you everything I badly wanted to tell you before."Alex added under his breath."The day it rained. The day you held an umbrella over my head. The day I kissed---"Before Alex could even finish what he was saying, Shantal already cut him off."--Stop.""The best gift should be put aside."Shantal said as she
Alex and Shantal spent the night together at the mountain, along with the other couples who just like them were there to watch the meteor shower. But now that the shooting stars had already come to its end, the only thing that was left for the couples to admire was the usual stars that littered the sky. They looked like million diamonds spilled on the dark night sky and amidst this seemingly sky of ink, the moon that came with the shape of a sickle was hung above them; illuminating the ground below, giving everything around a pale glow. However, despite the cold night and seemingly uneventful and typical night, it did little to stop the group of in love individuals to enjoy the place; love was in the air. Everything about the place spoke romance. From the benches and lamp post, up from the stars in the sky and down the pale glow of the moon at the pavements, the overall ambience within the mountain that served as a lover's park was nothing but romantic.
AUTHOR's P o V~~~When the first ray of the sun broke into the horizon, signaling that the dawn was coming and their time together was about to come to its end, Shantal and Alex decided to climb down the mountain just like the rest of the thrill seeker couples who were at the lover's park with them at that time to witness the display of the stars falling from the sky.Meanwhile, Shantal drove Alex back to his place and it took them until seven in the morning to arrive because the girl deliberately proceed slower than her usual speed just so she could spend more time with Alex. Alex, on the other hand, noticed her intention but did not say anything against it because truth be told, he did not mind at all. In fact, he also would love to spend more time with her so there was no need to mention that this worked for him as well."Should I drive around your neighborhood one more time?"
SHANTAL's P o V ~~~ I am not quite sure how much time had past since Alex left, but the next thing I knew, Steve was already standing before me. Wait... Steve?! How is that even possible? Am I inside a dream??? Oh come on, don't tell me I fell into a coma for the umpteenth time?!!! Not again, please "What are you doing here?" I asked him while keeping straight face. Regardless if this was inside my dreamland or not, I would not allow this guy to see through my agitation. "What do you think I came here for? To see your face? I don't think so." To my utter astonishment, Steve rebutted at me with a scoff. I could clearly hear the snide at the edge of his voice as he answered me. "I am actually here to give and then take away the gift of your life. Once I leave, you will feel very up
JODI's P o V ~~~ "Tonight there will be a minimum of 70 meteor showers during an hour and they are expected to fall later this night at around seven in the evening. According to the National Astronomy and Space Science Institute, the Alpha Centaurids meteor shower will become visible starting tonight in our country. This phenomenon was believed to cover the entire night sky once it hits the peak----" I allowed the news report to play in the background although I am not exactly paying any heed on what it was all about. In fact, I only turned the TV on in order to chase away the silence. But much to my surprise, the robot sitting idly on my the chair suddenly rose to its feet. "Oh my gosh! You startled me!" I blurted out as I placed a hand
1096's P o V (the robot version of Alex) ~~~ I was quietly sitting on the living room while Jodi, my girlfriend's cousin, was busy minding her own business at the bar counter when all of sudden, I heard the local news at the TV. "Tonight there will be a minimum of 70 meteor showers during an hour and they are expected to fall later this night at around seven in the evening. According to the National Astronomy and Space Science Institute, the Alpha Centaurids meteor shower will become visible starting tonight in our country. This phenomenon was believed to cover the entire night sky once it hits the peak----" I no longer waited for the reporter to finish her telecast because as soon as I heard her ment
SAM's P o V ~~~ I just came back from a long drive with Harold, searching for our next studio and the moment I stepped inside our facility place, Rico raised an inquiry at me right away. "Did you find a place?" He asked with a smile as he sat another plate of piping hot dish at the table. Apparently, my colleagues were just about to have dinner when we arrived and except from Rico who was still in the middle of bringing the food, everyone else was already gathered around the round table. "There was this one place that stands out, out of all the places we've seen and so we already signed its contract. We can move in after we send 1096 to the Ironscrapes. I answered just as I throw myself at one of the chair. Harold and I literally combed every nook and cranny there was in the city as well as the nearby towns and there was nothing exhausti
"Gosh it's good."Harold said when he got to taste how refreshing the drink was. When he looked at the other two guys, he saw them gesturing to their head but he did not give them much attention."Yes.Sam repeated the same thing with a voice and face devoid of emotion."Something needs fixing."Harold told Sam afterward and so Sam fought back to urge to do and eye roll before replying flatly to him."Okay."This time, Harold noticed that Rico and Michael still keep on doing the same thing so he asked them instead,"What? Is your scalp itchy.""No."The two answered in unison. Jodi on the other hand who was watching all of this farce unfold right before her eyes, could not help but let out a sigh."You sure are made for each other."She said to no one in particular and it was also as seemed she was only talking to herself."Anyway. Michael, I need you to go to Casterly."
"I am right here. Respect my existence."Michael insinuated afterward before he sarcastically added,"Do you guys want be to get you a room instead?""I should not have fallen asleep that night."He muttered to himself as he recalled the night Jodi asked Rico out for a date. He believed that if only he was not asleep that time, then maybe Jodi would also consider dating him.On the other hand, Rico seemed to be out of it and oblivious of him."Lover."The other party mumbled to himself as he observed the tarot card in his hand.'"I did not know this will happen. I feel so lonely."Michael muttered to himself out of despondency and while he was in the middle of self pity. Someone walked into the room.They though the one arrived was some random girl who was in full glam and obviously had just gone to salon for her touch up when it decided to have some coffee."Wow! I told her she would be pretty."
"That robot was sometimes human and sometimes a robot for me and that was why others who can't understand my situation mistakes me as someone who hallucinates and believe a robot as a human just because I am treating it just like one. But for my opinion, my situation was no different from those who loves their pets so much, they even considered them as their child and called themselves as furparents.""My emotions were input into that robot and that person. That is how this miracle happened. That fact completely changed the way I view things. This will be yet another scoop for the reporters present. Nordstorme Corp will go from financing mergers and acquisitions to investing in futuristic industries that involved human sensibilities. Just like what Alpha Tec Inc pioneered years ago.""This is your first change in business strategy in 15 years. Do you have anything mapped out?"One of the reporters raised a question just like what a normal press conference should
On the flip side, just like what Shantal assumed, Mr. Takashi with Mathilde's instruction called for an emergency meeting on that afternood. Which happened to coincide to the time when Shantal will hold her press conference.Moreover, since Mathilde would not be able to make it there since she was still held in prison, her secretary presided the meeting."We shall begin the emergency board meeting."Secretary Ye declared loudly and her voice reverberated in the room. Jiro was also there along with other board members."The agenda is the dismissal of Director Shantal Nordstorme and the cause is as you were all informed. An illness."She continued while everyone was silent and anxiously prayed so they could ever this meeting once and for all. On the contrary, Mr. Takashi was nodding his head on the side and though he was anticipating for this day come.Mr. Takashi nodded his head toward Secretary Ye to signal her to start it once and for
In there, Jodi found a list of shares under her name as well as a soft copy of memorandum of renunciation address to Shantal with her name on it and it was then that Jodi realized that her mom had already long planned about it ahead of the time.As it turned out, Mathilde was thinking of using her influence to oust her cousin out of the position.In addition, inside the flash drive she also found an old email account with records of bunch of emails and it took Jodi more than four hours to go through all of them.But by the time she finished reading the exchange of chats Mathilde had with her hitman, Jodi's eyes was bloodshot.It was unsure if this was cause by her prolong exposure to the screen or if it was exhaustion that was doing this thing on her body, but when she get up from her chair, Jodi balled her hands into a fist.She slammed the door shut behind her back as she left the office and on the screen, the last conversation
It was late in the evening when Jodi received a call out from nowhere. When she checked that registered on the caller ID, she was surprised to see Jiro's name.Truth be told, he was the least person he would expect to contact her. After all, the two of them never talked to each other for ages.Jiro used to be a good friend of hers as well. Just like how she and Shantal were cousins, Jiro and and Zorens were first cousins too so naturally all four of them get to know each other and as a child, they eventually became acquaintances in no time.Besides, since Zoren's parents were a family friend of the Nordstorme they often had an opportunity to hang around during their childhood.However, ever since the day Zoren committed suicide due to the incident regarding the Nordstorme controversy, Jiro also stopped communicating with them.So this made Jodi wonder what had come to Jiro to decide and phone her at this time of the night.But
"In other words, she wants me to become director and cover up all his shortcomings?"Mr. Takashi insinuated after his contemplation. He did not exactly declined the offer this time, unlike before. Although he also did not directly implied that he would do it.Nonetheless, Secretary Ye considered his response as a good sign. At least, the other party was no longer adamant at turning them down.So with the same insinuating manner, she answered him back."That would make it easier for you to do your duties once you become a director. All that was left for you now is to leave Ms. Shantal Nordstrome no other choice but to step down and abdicate the position of board directory to your hands.""Ousting her is not enough. He will just come back. We must make sure he loses the will to come back."Out of nowhere, Mr. Takashi declared with conviction and for a second, the secretary was taken aback by this.One moment, he almost drove her a
"You told Jodi about everything?"Mathilde asked her secretary as soon as the two of them were finally allowed to have some private conversation within the prison hall where she was currently detained. Panic was noticeably present on the other party's face when she raised her question. Meanwhile, the secretary remained silence yet that was all enough for Mathilde to guess her response and not long after that, her shoulders dropped on the side when the realization hit her."I guess she was bound to find out about it sooner or later."She muttered under her breath with despondent undertone.An exasperated sigh escaped Mathilde's lips afterward. But then, she suddenly tenses up when she recalled about something else.Leaning towards the other party all the while grabbing a hold to the iron bars, Mathilde looked around her warily first to make sure that no ears were on them.Only when she confirmed for the umpteenth time that no one was listenin
Adelaine Smith's P o V~~~~While Jodi and I were driving down the road looking for any sign of the robot, I received a call and when I checked who it was, I found out that it was Amanda so I accepted the call right away."Ms. Smith, the robot just got on the bus number 707."I heard her voice telling me the moment it picked her call"Great! Thank you for the information."I replied and not long after that, she hung up on her because I reckoned that it would be best if I could relay this news to the other search parties. In this way they would also know where to start looking. Of course, the first one that I tried to call was my lady boss. However, to my dismay, I was only redirected to the voice call feature of the phone.'The number you have dialed is busy at the moment. Please try your call later or leave a message aft