Ciel Cafe is a two-story building located at the center of the city. With its modern futuristic design, this cafe was certainly a go-to place for those who love taking pictures. It was also a perfect place for people who wants- to break free from the clamor of the world. The first floor was a place reserved for the customers, while the second floor was; catered solely for their V.I.P customers.
The pleasant sound of chime was; heard the moment Angelo opened the door of; the cafe. As soon as he was inside, Angelo looked for a two-seater seat- so that he and Cassandra could have a private conversation with each other later.
Finding a suitable seat, Angelo trudged his way- to its location and promptly sat- on the chair as soon as he had; arrived in front of; the table. When he had finally seated comfortably, Angelo ordered his favorite milkshake.
While waiting for his order to arrive, Angelo texted Cassandra- informing her that he had alre
While walking back home, Angelo was holding back the tears that- was about to fall from his eyes, sniffling and silently sobbing. It also felt that the world was secretly grieving with him since rain showers started to fall from the bright and sunny weather. As soon as; it started- to drizzle, people began to either grab an umbrella from their bags or proceed to the nearest shop- to take shelter from the rain shower. While the people- are busy running from different directions- one person was walking normally, not minding the sprinkle of water hitting his shoulder. His eyes look so lifeless that anyone who could see it- would certainly, grow concerned. People who passed by Angelo would look back at him and give him a look full of worry. But Angelo didn’t mind all the stares that- the strangers had been giving him. It was almost dark when Angelo arrived safely at the comforts of his house. He was; drenched so much that Angelo looks, like a wet c
From that day forth, Angelo’s behavior had turned a 360-degree change. From being a person who is serious with his studies, he became a person who is so carefree about it. So calm- that he began to skip classes and join the company of questionable people. Angelo also learned to do some vices; drinking, smoking, womanizing, and anything that was; negatively perceived by society- he did them all. Angelo began- to not care about what other people would see him as, whether they would give him a scornful, condemning, or insulting look- in front of his face; Angelo was unconcerned. They can even throw nasty words at him, and he wouldn’t care since Angelo’s heart had turned cold. It had become frozen and surrounded by layers of frost- the moment Cassandra had broken up with him- Angelo’s heart had become callous. No matter how his parents would try to talk to him, it would not reach into Angelo’s ears. He continued being careless with his life
Throughout the day, Angelo was in euphoria. He had a normal conversation with his parents, and the once empty; and silent dining room was; filled with; melodious laughter. It made; Angelo’s parents wish that- the change- in the behavior of; their eldest son would become; permanent. But it was only their wishful thinking, since when the clock had struck at twelve in the midnight; just like Cinderella, Angelo reverted from his original state. The memories that- were suppressed by the pill had all at once been; unleashed in an extraordinary; wave. Angelo was clutching his head hard. He felt as if his skull was; being sliced in half due to the excruciating agony; he’s- subjected; to. He was trying his best not to create a sound even if he is; in intense pain since he; doesn’t want to alert his parents and make them worry about his condition. Thrashing in his bed, Angelo- with great difficulty, tried to grab the pills that were peacefully resting- on his bedside t
With the passing of days, Angelo became dependent- on the pill- that was; given to him- enough to make the pill called Gleyma his lifeline. The once healthy physique of Angelo had become scrawny that his parents- who thought they could finally sigh in relief because of the positive change in their son’s behavior had started to worry- when they saw that their son’s appearance had begun to; deteriorate. Every time his parents would ask Angelo about his condition, he would drive them away with the reassurance that- he was; alright, and because of that- his parents could only look at Angelo with sadness before leaving his room. All they could do was; swallow the bitterness they had felt as; parents- since their son refused- to personally share- to them his struggles. They hope that -there would come a time- when Angelo would have the confidence to spill everything to them. As they are Angelo’s parents, they would gladly listen to every single thing he would confess to them, and
That night as Angelo’s parents were; having a mental breakdown in front of their son- who was helplessly lying on the hospital bed. A team of hospital doctors suddenly made their way and took Angelo- to undergo a procedure to remove all the toxic substances in his body. Angelo’s parents were anxious by each of the passing hours that- their son is away from them- they don’t know what would happen by each minute the time would move. They could only hope that their son would be able to; successfully escape the clutches of death. As their patience was slowly fading away, a doctor emerged from the emergency room- which the three of them had grabbed immediately, not wanting to let the doctor escape from their inquiries. As soon as; the doctor had explained to them- the condition of; Angelo. His parents and Angelus had finally sighed in relief. Each of them slowly slumped in the benches found in the hospital’s hallways, and when the doctor had seen the relief look- on the f
With the drawing out of his last breath, Angelo’s life scene- that was being on a replay slowly started to fade. The crowd of people- that was around Angelo was; long gone, and the noisy background was changed- into that of; pure tranquility. Also, the scene- wherein Angelo was; lying in his pool of; blood had changed into that- of pure whiteness. That even a spot of blood was; nowhere to; be seen. The scene slowly changed, and the once pure white and silent background shifted to a location where there was a rich sound of waters flowing, and the scenery was as if it was the middle of the milky way galaxy. The colorful and beautiful setting was enough to mesmerize whoever would get to see it. Angelo, who- was lying on the cold pavement, was now standing in the middle of the beautiful scenery. He was looking around as if bewildered- why he was in the sort of place. Angelo then walked, trying to find his way, and with each step that Angelo; takes- ripples started to for
Angelo stayed inside the boundary for quite a long time; he was figuring out how he could get back to the mortal world- that Angelo began walking; aimlessly in hopes he could get back home. While walking without a definite direction in mind, Angelo stumbled upon a shining and mesmerizing stone. Angelo could not keep his balance that he had fallen face flat on the ground that looked like a clear water surface. He immediately supported himself upwards, and when he had done so, Angelo touched his nose- to see whether it was; broken or not. When he was sure that no damage had been done- in his oh so precious nose, Angelo looked at the piece of stone that had caused him to trip over. And his eyes- shine wide when seeing a deep hole just beside the; stone, an idea flashes through his mind; Angelo then prepared himself to dive under the deep hole. If his theory is; right then, he would be; able to escape the place by diving into the ominous pit. Angelo dived inside, and as
Early the next; morning, Angelo and Mark woke up without delay to clean the hospital room they had used. They also didn’t forget to neatly place the clothes that Angelo used inside the duffel bag, and just as Angelo had; placed the last piece of clothing inside the bag- the person assigned to pick them up had; finally arrived. Mark swiftly grabbed the duffel bag and carried it using his left hand, while his free hand extended out to; Angelo- as if telling him to take his hand and let him be his escort. Angelo was contemplating whether to take Mark’s hand since if he would take the ugly Homosapien’s hand, then his pride as a man would tarnish. But not responding to Mark’s kind gesture would just be viewed as him being ungrateful, especially that there is an outsider in front of them. Just then, Angelo’s gaze locked- at the driver that is; also inside of the room; the driver’s face was full of expectation- as if expecting what Angelo’s next move would be. Angelo could
It was a typical yet bustling day inside a particular supermarket; the reason for its overly busy day was all because the people were trying to benefit from the clearance sale held inside the establishment. While most people were having a fierce battle in buying the goods that had an enormous amount slashed from the original price, a single distinct person was trying to avoid the large crowds of people.That person is a woman who was distinctive among the crowds of people since she is the only woman wearing an overly large dress and sporting a swollen belly. As she lightly rubs her belly, the woman looks at the crowded people with envy before looking at her big stomach. The woman smiled when she felt a light kick in her stomach. She then turned her body in the crowd's opposite direction and tried to grab a box of cereals in the utmost section of the shelf.The woman tried to stand on her toes as she tried to reach the cereal, and when she could not get even a single bo
“I’m going to go back to my room,” Aimie tried to steady her breathing since she was flustered by Mark’s back hug. “You better leave now if you don’t want to stay on the road driving the whole night.” “I know you’re mad because of what I have told you during the party, and I don’t know what to do for your anger to vanish. Tell me what I should do for you to forgive me.” Angelo muttered as he leaned his face on the nook of Aimie’s neck. Aimie felt the breathing of Mark against her neck; goosebumps instantly appeared all over her body because of how close Mark was to her. For a moment, Aimie doesn’t know what to do with how things progress, it was just a few minutes ago when Mark was leisurely sitting on the couch with a haughty look on his face, but now he was trying to earn her forgiveness. This action of Mark made Aimie feel weird since, although she had grown used to Mark’s loving gestures, it was her first time to see him sincerely ask for forgiveness. Tho
Thinking about those things made Aimie unconsciously shed a tear. She felt that her life would be simple now than when she was still Angelo, but she didn’t expect to experience so much heartache in Aimie’s body.If she had the chance to see the original Aimie next time, she would be sure to ask for a reward from her since all that was given to her was grief when she had possessed the original Aimie’s body. She made a mental note to take all the money of the real Aimie, including her pocket money, to spend it lavishly for her around the world voyage after this whole ordeal is done.Her daydreaming came to a halt when Mark unexpectedly wiped the tears that accumulated from the corner of her eyes. Aimie winced and was about to back away from Mark when Mark had tightened her hold on her waist suddenly.“What do you think are you doing?” Aimie tried to create some distance away from Mark using all the force her body had, and as she did s
It was as if time had stopped between the adults that were inside the house. No one wanted to break the heavy atmosphere around them, as if they were all comfortable about their hefty feelings. But soon, the suffocating feeling vanished when a loud wail of the child that Aimie was holding was heard throughout the entire house of Rain.They simultaneously looked at the child in Aimie’s arms with a look that was a combination of curiousness, bewilderment, anxiousness, and peevishness. While the attention was still on the child, Aimie glanced at Angelus’s way; her gaze was full of pleading since she didn’t know what to do with the child in her arms.Before the child’s wail could escalate, Angelus had fortunately seen the look of help in Aimie’s eyes. Angelus quickly took his younger sister in Aimie’s arms and carried his younger sister with a bottle of milk in his other hand.“Do you perhaps have a spare room so that my you
The soft and white ball with a pair of chubby hands and feet hugged Angelus tightly, and because of the height difference between the soft as mochi child and Angelus, the lovely child could only hug Angelus’s leg.The child’s big pair of sparkling eyes, completed with plump reddish cheeks, would make anyone feel in love with the lovable child. Seeing the cute interaction between Angelus and the adorable child made Aimie feel jealous since she also wanted to pinch the child’s chubby cheeks.While Aimie was dying in enviousness, the child hugging the leg of Angelus suddenly looked at Aimie’s way, making Aimie flinch for a second before giving the child a friendly smile. Even if she wanted to hug the child but given her current situation, it seems Aimie couldn’t act friendly with the cute child since she is just a stranger.Unbeknownst to Aimie, she gave a facial expression, a; mixture of longing and sadness that the child couldn&rsquo
Standing in front of a familiar place, Aimie’s conviction of living the life of the original Aimie faltered slowly. The once place she never thought she would get to see again was now before her. Aimie wanted to curse out whoever was playing with her conviction. The resoluteness she had of not seeing the parents Angelo had grown up with fell down the drain the instant she was standing right in front of the house that had the memories of the family she had missed so much.As Aimie was standing right in front of the house, recollection of the past flashed through her.Every time Angelo returned home, this house would greet him, and though his parents rarely returned home because of work, it didn’t feel like the abode was empty. The lingering warmth didn’t make him think that this house made him lonely, but why does this house who would always bring him comfort now feel as though it had become melancholic.“Is it alright for me to be here?&r
Suddenly, the memories of the past had flashed through Aimie’s mind. From how friendship was formed between Angelo and Mark. Their unruly days as students and how they formed deep friendships were shattered because of a single misunderstanding. The mouth that opened instantly closed, and whatever harsh words she was about to say to Mark were stuck in her throat. No matter how much Aimie wanted to hate Mark like in the past but seeing the man she had cherished for long as a close confidant, Aimie could not totally despise the man in front of her.Tracing the man’s fine features in front of her made Aimie realize that she had totally fallen for Mark. No matter how she denies it, it can’t hide the fact that she could not hide her feelings. Though she had already realized that she had feelings for Mark when the original Aimie and her met, it wasn’t like this moment when she could not hide it completely.The attraction she had for the man was undenia
After Aimie had sent her resignation letter via the courier service, she made her way to the meeting place that Angelus had texted her earlier. As she went to the area, Aimie’s heart was widely beating since she could finally see her family after a few months. While the car was making its way to the place, Aimie contemplated how she would act towards her family. Whether she would be respectful or nonchalant, Aimie was confused. It has been a long time since she hadn’t seen her own family, the family whom she had grown up to, her original family- Angelo’s family, whom her original self had promised to protect. And one thing that Aimie is sure would be hard to do when she meets her parents is to control herself from not crying in front of her parents.The moment the car that Rain had lent to her had finally come to a stop. Aimie looked at the tall building that was as if reaching the sky because of its height. While looking out of the car, Aimie contemplated h
As soon as Aimie arrived at their meeting area, she could not tidy her swollen face since Rain was already standing a few meters away. Rain had a look that hinted she was curious why the face of Aimie had gotten to the point of being swollen red like she had been crying for a long time.“What happened to you?” just like what Aimie had expected, Rain inquired why she had gotten to the point of being unrecognizable.Aimie wanted to just drop the matter, so instead of truthfully answering that she happened to cross paths with Mark, Aimie came up with another plausible reason why her face was in so much mess.“It’s because of the movie that I watched while waiting for you to arrive,” Aimie deduced that using this reason was more effective than telling Rain that- she had tripped on the air and cried for hours.But it seems Rain didn’t believe Aimie’s story since she was looking at Aimie with scrutinizing eyes, but rega