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Chapter 53 : Flashback 4 : Sleepover
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Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 54 : Flashback 5 : I saw you first
Samuel I feel a sudden surge of chill through my blood. My hand clutches around the strap of my backpack as I scowl at him. I don't know if I'm irritated, pissed, or kinda hurt by that damn word!"Hey!" Chrisanna exclaims, laughing. "I don't want another rumour before it gets official"A kind of suffocation builds inside of me as they keep talking. It should not affect me. I don't expect anything from Chrisanna and her life isn't my business. "Bye", Chrisanna says as the guy walks past us. I hold the urge back to ask anything from her. But I wonder if the guy will be good enough for her. I have been protective of Chrisanna whenever we were together. It didn't matter to me before.But now, I fear that if I show my genuine protectiveness, she might think I'm jealous which I partially am, but not more than I'm worried.We walk slowly toward the class as Chrisanna clears her throat."He's not my boyfriend yet", she tells me. I wish there was no 'Yet'That means, there's a chance he ca
Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 55 : Flashback 6 : An intruder
Chrisanna"You're sure about this?" "I thought you never asked me if I was sure about something?" paa raises his left eyebrow while sipping from his coffee."Yeah. But when you don't like the idea of me dating right now I surely do have some doubts", I scoff, rolling my eyes."I surely don't like the idea but that doesn't mean I would find the guy suitable enough for you to date and still rush him off", he shrugs.It's weird to have such an open relationship with parents because it's just weird. Sometimes I feel like it would be much better if I had controlling parents and I could do anything behind their back and not feel bad about that. Now, I can stop informing them about anything that could be a big change to my life. Like my first boyfriend. Initially, paa didn't appreciate the idea of me having a boyfriend before twenty but he wouldn't stop me from having one. I ended up telling him about Marshall and he asked me not to answer Marshall until he asks me to. And he did what he h
Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 56 : Flashback 7 : Feelings of Fifteen
ChrisannaAs I enter the music room, I find Marshall facing the door straight, cross-armed, blank gaze. I walk inside, keeping the door open since I know Samuel is standing against the wall. I don't know why I agreed with him to be with me. It's not like something is gonna happen. It's school. The safest place ever. But I had a kind of gut feeling to have him by me. "What's up?" I ask casually walking inside."Would you close the door, please?" he says.I tilt my head towards the door. "No"He nods, not arguing over that."Why did you call me here? I thought I gave you the answer", I tell him.He exhales deeply, rubbing his forehead. "You did. But that's not the only answer I wanted", he looks up at me, slightly pissed."I wanna know the reason""Reason of?""Reason for rejecting me", he says. "You took ten damn days, Chrisanna. What were you thinking? I wanna know what made you reject me like that", he's clearly offended. I gulp down. "I don't think you should be asking that to so
Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 57 : Flashback 8 : Runway
Chrisanna "I'm going to Jenny's party. It's in her place. Who's coming with me?" I look at Samuel and Eric, hands on my waist, tight-eyed at the lunch table as they pass glances at each other. "Every time I was up to something with you, I got caught and had my PC seized by Dad as punishment", Eric seethes. I look at Samuel and he just looks here and there."What about you?" I gasp."Me?""Yes, kid. You. You're the only well-mannered one. No one is gonna doubt you", I say.He rolls his eyes. "Why do you both always try to screw me just because of that?"Eric laughs."What's this party about?" Samuel frowns. "Her sweet 16th birthday party. I wanna go. It'll be a full night party and I have to sneak out""You didn't get permission for that?" Samuel gasps."No all-night party", I groan. "Have you ever been to a party before? I don't think you went to one. At least, not in a whole year I have been here", Samuel says. "It can be my first time", I tap on the table. "Come on. You guys sh
Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 58 : Flashback 9 : Flynn & Rapunzel
Samuel Chrisanna is breathing heavily, sitting against the tree as we ran almost five hundred metres to finally get out of the cops' way. She slowly parts her eyes open and blinks her eyes at me as I watch her without speaking a word."Why are you staring at me like that?" she frowns, looking away just like a culprit. Of course, she knows why I'm staring at her like that. "You don't know why?" I cross my arms, trying my best to confront her properly but that face— those damn adorable eyes and the way she gets away with everything just by fluffing her cheeks. She presses her lips and peeks at me. I kneel in front of her so I can see her face clearly in the moonlight.This must be the biggest mistake I have made. I didn't look at her properly outside Jenny's house, then we ran, then we held our breaths.As my eyes finally take a deep glance at her, my heart races faster like a bullet train yet again. She's wearing a golden-glitter party dress that ended up on her thighs. Her hair i
Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 59 : Flashback 10 : The boy who grew up seeing blood
Samuel "Can't be at your practice today. Gotta babysit my neighbour's dog. She's paying me ten bucks. Too low. But that's all I can do for a wasted week. Pray for me. I can't get along with dogs much. And all the best"I open my backpack to take my jersey out when I find the note stuck on my jersey. It brings a small smile to my face. When did she put that anyway?Chrisanna never missed any of my practice rounds. She's always so excited and I wonder how she never gets bored of watching me just running and kicking the ball. I folded the note and put it into a small section of my backpack where I put all the notes she left for me throughout the year. Most of them are a whole page of our whole ass conversation in the classroom where we couldn't talk. She always has something to tell me. "Hey, Sam. Whassup!" Ricky comes next to me, slamming his backpack on the stool."Hey. Good. You didn't practise yesterday. Coach Martin was looking for you", I say, slipping my jersey over. "I went t
Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 60 : Flashback 11 : The firefly
Chrisanna "57", I say, cupping my face with my elbows pressed against my knees as I watch Samuel kicking the ball into the goalpost for the 57th time. He is huffing when he continues to strike in the empty court. His dark, tousled hair stuck to his forehead, damped by the sweat that trickled down to his temple. His muscles flex and ripple beneath the strain with every move he makes. Although I could watch him for hours because of how hot he looks right now, I don't think he can keep doing this for hours. "72", I snap. "You realize you're striking in an empty court for like an hour now and it could know more before I arrived"He shrugs, jerking his head, and continues to do the same thing. "You should go home", he says, huffing.When Samuel huffs, he's clearly exhausted because I never witnessed him huffing during any match or practice before. "You think I came here to leave without you?" I scoff, looking around.It's completely dark. I found Samuel's window closed when I went th
Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 61 : Flashback 12 : Backup!
Chrisanna I'm in the deepest shock of my life right now because Mama is giving me looks— which clearly screams that she doesn't believe me at all. "What do you mean by everyone?" I exclaim. "Me, Emily, Kane, Ethan, Flora, Colton, Irene, the watchman, the gardener, almost every single house helps from both of the houses and—" she pauses.My mouth must be hung open by now."Not paa, right?" "He too", Mama gives me a half-grin. "You all believe that?" my voice comes out as a screech. "I bet paa doesn't believe that. He asks me about any guy he sees me talking and the next moment he would just take out the guy's whole history""This is not a random guy, young lady", Mama says. "This is Samuel and your father is more than relieved by this"She gets back to cooking but the way she's acting now, I don't think I could clear her misunderstanding."Mama, you still don't believe me. Do you? I swear I and Samuel— we're not— not that way. We are just friends", I stress every single word I sa
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Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Announcement : 15th August, 2023
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Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 109 : Month— Nine
ChrisannaYou know what's the worst part of this phase? I know every bit of change happening in my body and my mind but people around me— who love me— are trying their best to hide those changes I may not see but feel. I snuggle into Samuel's arms after breaking the kiss and exhaling deeply as his grip tightens. I feel his heart racing, faster than ever.He thinks I didn't notice anything. But I did feel everything. I felt the sudden change in his voice which he tried to hide. I felt his hands suddenly moving more gently than ever as if he was scared to touch my hair, as if he feared the more he'll mess with them the more they'll come out. He thinks he can prevent them from falling anymore. Maybe. But he can't.I know everything. I feel everything.I feel him. He can't hide. He can't lie. "You're feeling well? We can cancel the date if you want to", he asks me, squeezing my shoulders gently. "No. I wanna go""You sure""Hmm", I lift my head and smile at him. *We spent the rest of
Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 108 : Month—Seven
Samuel"I'm sure I was born only to meet her", I say, smiling down, midway through my speech— among the group settling in a circle during the weekly meeting. "Every good thing that happened in my life— all revolved around her. I just don't know how that's possible. I believe that I was born for her. Just to meet her and love her. There's no damn purpose in my life. There haven't been any"My breath hitches as I look around at all the smiling faces."Do I look better to you all? Like better than how I was when I came to the first meeting?" A tinge of anticipation stirs me up. "I just don't want to go back to the worst phase of my life anymore. And I'm so fearful that it would happen if I keep watching her struggling. It's very painful—" I struggle to speak.Strangely, it didn't happen ever since I started coming to the meetings and I always talked fluently.As I struggle to speak, my phone rings. Even though it's not allowed to carry phones while in the meeting, I'm allowed as I discus
Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 107 : Month—Five : Four words
ChrisannaIt's like a script they have all memorized. "Line dance", Uncle Colton says, getting up and walking towards the music player. "Darn. I hate it!" Eric snarls. "All dancing like soldiers""It's fun. We do it every time in family gatherings", Judson says, flickering a smile. "Seriously! Are you a 50-year-old in the body of a 17-year-old?" Eric grimaces, making Judson silent."Stop bullying him, Eric", Kylee shoots him a glare."Opposite attracts— shit is real", Charlotte laughs her lungs out, taking sips from her drink."Okay, you all", Uncle Colton turns the music on. "Get into a line"As everyone takes place for a line dance, Samuel helps me to get up."You don't need to match and move that much, okay? Just enjoy", he says. "Don't stress" I nod and notice a few people from the park have also joined. The environment seems to come alive with the rhythm of the dance as I weakly copied Charlotte's steps who is standing before me and briefly look at Samuel beside me. He has a
Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 106 : Month Five : The celebration
ChrisannaThe sun-kissed park provides a picturesque setting as the sprawling green meadow unfolds in front of me. Towering trees with long branches surrounding us leaves gently rustling in the soft breeze. The vibrant colours of blooming flowers dot the landscape.I inhale deeply, swallowing the canvas before my eyes. It all seems so new and mesmerising. I haven't inhaled fresh air for months. More than half of the last five months were spent within the four walls of the hospital and I also didn't wanna step out.I miss my old life so much. I look yards away, taking every inch of the view, watching kids playing around, families conversing and groups of friends laughing aloud."It's really hot over here", Samuel comes beside me, blocking the sun rays straight hitting my face as how tall he is. I look up at him and smile, finding Zoey curled around his neck. "I missed this heat""In that case, I think you had enough of it", he slides his hand behind my back and I keep smiling at Zoey
Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 105 : Month—Five
Chrisanna Stage III. As hard as it is to accept, this is the reality. It's been weeks since I've been back to the hospital. Again.And it sucks. I'm going through radiation therapy now. Even though my breasts were removed, cancer spread beyond that area to nearby lymph nodes surrounding tissues, chest walls, and skin.My skin burns, itches, and aches most of the time. I feel tired even pushing my eyelids and sometimes it's even harder to breathe. Although my stitches are gone, leaving those lifelong scars, the soreness and fatigue still wake me up every night. But now I have learned not to cry out. I have learned how to live with this discomfort and pain. Among everything, my life is just standing still. It seems like I'm stuck in a loophole where the world is running at a fast pace and I'm just standing there. I don't feel the same anymore. I'm not the same. The changes haunt me. I find it hard to accept myself. And every time I try to speak my heart out, I can't. They don't
Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 104 : Month—Two (2)
SamuelChrisanna had to spend the next week in the hospital. As she preferred, Aunty Ivanna was there for her most of the time. I rarely got to spend time with her as the nurses and doctors had to check on her every half an hour. She might need a few weeks to recover from the surgery before the radiation therapy starts. According to the doctors, she'll need more than a year to get past all that and it depends on her recovery whether she'd need more therapy or not. However, I'm more concerned about the woman she's turning into— completely different from what she was. She barely speaks to me. She just stares at me whenever I am there as if she's talking to me through her eyes and I feel dumb and desperate when I can't bring myself to understand what she might want to say.I try to be there for her as much as I can but I wish I could do more. To ensure I'm in a better state of mind, I regularly attend my therapy sessions. Connor introduced me to a group and I have attended two meetings
Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 103 : Month–Two
ChrisannaNo amount of willpower, confidence, and support can prepare you for this— no matter how strong you try to be— it's never that easy. The day I was diagnosed with this disease again, I was so sure that I would overcome it— again. If a seven-year-old child can fight, then a twenty-five-year-old grown-ass woman can definitely fight and win. But little did I know that, it's not the same— and never that easy.The more I was sucked into this illness, the more I realized it's not the same. It's more painful than anything else. Either I lose something that defines my identity, or I lose myself. Either way, I have to lose. Spacing out of reality, I look down at my hands, clasping and unclasping them as my eyes dart to the wedding ring, glistening on my finger. My thoughts slip away from one direction to the other one as Samuel's face flashes in front of my eyes. I haven't seen him for two days— ever since I was admitted to the hospital for surgery. I met no one as I requested them
Dispute Marriage: No Terms and Conditions Chapter 102 : Month—One (2)
SamuelI wasn't honestly expecting something like that. There's barely any word I can form to speak when she stares straight into my eyes with a blank face. Her voice barely shakes and her gaze doesn't even flinch.This is not anything like Chrisanna. Chrisanna is all about expressing. She doesn't believe in being or looking emotionless— cold and rough. She should have been nervous, scared, or hurt while saying such a huge thing to me. At least— to me!I had seen changes in her behaviour lately but it's something painful to watch.She keeps staring at me, waiting for an answer when I was completely spaced out. I shrug, clearing my throat."Okay""It's awful", she doesn't blink— and her voice is ice cold. She should be flinching and groaning in frustration and maybe in anger. There's nothing!"It's not awful", I exclaim, immediately sliding my palm around her jaw. "It's a way to heal you""Yeah. Just throwing away a part of my body isn't awful", she groans, making me unsettled."No.
