Leira in this world has it harder than in mine. But she’s not that different from her. She still has the same height, body, face, and tendencies. From the moment that I saw the rope hanging in her comfort room, it didn’t surprise me but still got me stunned that it’s happening again. Here, there, and everywhere – she’s trying to kill herself. I throwed the rope outside of the building through the small window and pretended that I didn’t see anything. She feels uneasy and her forehead is creased – worried. “The rope is—,” I cut her off by saying, “rope? What rope?” And pretended that I am clueless of everything that she’s saying. I don’t want to lie to her. I wanted to tell her everything right now, but this would not be successful if I would tell her everything and then I would just vanish again. I might have a hard time trying to get this close to her again. I don’t want to lose this chance now that I am finally with her. I can’t help but stare at her and feel surreal after
Everytime I close my eyes, I fear that I would wake up in my reality and be far away from her again. I don’t want to sleep at all if only I could. I checked myself and saw that I am still in Chris’ house – in my house – at Octavius subdivision. The house is used but it’s empty because I am living alone. Today, I am planning to have a background check about Leira. Although this world is identical to mine, there are still slight differences that are occurring here. I don’t want to risk my movements only to make her run away from me. Chris of this world is a financial investor and a shareholder of different companies across the Disney Republic – just like what I used to do. It’s no sweat for me. It still amazes me that this is really happening. As I showered, the thoughts of Leira and everything that resembles her and the Leira in my world fascinates me. I just hope that if I can’t save her from my world, I hope I will be able to save her from her’s. My sister greeted me with a
The fear of waking up and finding myself that I am not in the world of Leira is slowly decreasing. I smiled before arranging the bed sheet and walked outside. Violet greeted me and told me that Leira left earlier to look for a job at LeFou. I talked to her even before Leira came here and told her to update me on everything that Leira does and when I say everything, it means everything. She’s easy to talk with, just a thousand is enough for her to give me information. “Thank you!” I headed to LeFou. I also have an errand there. Still, until today, nothing seems irregular. I bought a camper van and had it customized and repainted the interior into a bright yellow and white color. So it’ll look even brighter and fresh to the eyes. It would take them five to seven days to finish the designs that I wanted to change but that is enough time for me to convince Leira. I saw her sitting on one of the benches at LeFou. She’s resting while her eyes are looking at the people in front of her. He
There is no way Dr. Carval and I could communicate. By now, I am sure that he is feasting while taking care of my physical body and assuming that the experiment was successful. Now, I have to put my plans into action. "Let's set a bucket list of yours." I convinced her and tried everything that I could. If Chris’ of this world doesn’t have the same attitude as I do, it won’t be a problem since they haven’t met. Too bad he didn’t meet the best person one could ever ask for. She might be this hard-headed, hides her feelings most of the time, and indecisive, but once she has set her eyes on you. Everything would fall into its places and she would do everything for you. I know that. I’ve experienced that. And I could never let go of that feeling. Right now is what matters and I would just have to figure out all the things that would come next. After persuading her so hard, she finally agreed to just at least list down all the things she wanted to experience before her death. It’s j
She’s astonishingly beautiful even when her forehead is creased and her brows are furrowed. I gaze at her through the front mirror as she puts her clothes inside the built-in cabinet. She’s not organized, she piled up her clothes inside without even folding them. That made me chuckle. She agreed to come and now we’ll go to the market to buy the supplies we needed for the journey. We’ll buy food, toiletries, pillow cases, and everything we think we would need. The camper van is almost empty and the only thing I bought is the white board marker and a white board where I listed down all the to-do list. She obviously complained about my unpleasant handwriting. I continued driving. It still fascinates me how this world is just as exactly the same as how my world is. The places were all the same. Chris’ friends are my friends here too. Just a little difference from what I’ve known about them but it’s still them. I have no regret in taking over Chris’ life. I don’t know if he and Leira
I forgot that one whole thing. The thing where I have to really vanish and come back to my world – hopefully succeeding in my plans. At times, when I become overly attentive to her – it was just like the old times. If I wanted it to happen, I should set aside the Leira that I know. I have to know this Leira in front of me. I have to know her more – deeper than what I already know from the Leira of my world. Leira of my world did not fall in love with anyone else – except to me – in college. We were together by that time – in a forbidden love, hindered by her family. We did everything we could to save our relationship from being stopped by her family – especially her mom. They didn’t want her to have a boyfriend. I fulfilled the promise that I made to myself where I’ll court her and make her mine at the right time. But to her mom, it’s still wrong. Still not the right time. That’s what she is just saying because she kept telling me that I am not the right type of guy for her. So w
She scarred again her already scarred body. Damn. Her body was stuck in my mind and I hated it. I don’t want to fantasize about her nakedness. As much as possible, I avoided her so I won’t be awkward with her. I washed the dishes, trying to clean my mind. But it’s not enough. I went near the lake. I remembered the first time I officially courted Leira – my Leira, from where I came from. We got separated after leaving Ariel City for good. I did not forget about her and still check up on her whenever I can. We were secretly seeing each other so her family won’t bother us. Although I tried to talk with her parents before, they did not approve of me and we figured out that they would never do it. So I courted her in secret. Everything paid off when she said ‘yes' to me at her graduation. And just a month later, she went to me. She told me her bucket list. The things that she wanted to do before she died. Little did I know she was really planning on killing herself all this time. I
Leira is jealous of Selene. It’s the only rational reason I could think of. She’s being too grumpy and whenever Selene is around, her eyebrows are furrowed. I held her hand. I let her in the meantime. She’s too cute for ignoring me, makes me feel that she wanted me alone for herself. She left soon after she cooked the rice. Selene and I were grilling. “Ayos lang ba siya?” Selene asked me. I chuckled at Selene. “Leira is having a hard time admitting her true feelings to herself.” Selene was sitting next to me. “Ang mga bagay na ginagawa natin para sa pag-ibig, grabe ano? Kahit na sa ibang mundo at sabihin man ng ibang tao na hindi na sila ‘yung taong minahal natin, hindi tayo mapipigilan ng bagay na ‘yun.” I agreed to Selene’s words. It doesn’t matter. Dr. Carval clearly explained to us that there will be slight differences, in some other cases, there are major changes that are happening. In some other worlds, it’s an exact opposite. “But this world is the closest to the world we’re
Congratulations if you come to this point! You reached the end but this is also a new beginning of something wonderful that is yet to come! Written below is the list of the links where I got some of the information, trivia, and concepts that are part of the book. GLOWWORMS: > https://www.realnz.com/en/blog/glow-worms-facts/ CORPSE BRIDE: >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpse_Bride LITERS OF LIGHT: > https://www.instructables.com/Day-and-Night-Time-Lighting-for-Developing-Communi/ > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQCHvO2H0_0 ABOUT ECLIPSES: > https://www.space.com/15584-solar-eclipses.html > https://www.britannica.com/science/eclipse/The-frequency-of-solar-and-lunar-eclipses BUTTERFLY EFFECT: >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect STRAWBERRY FACTS: > https://blog.aghires.com/25-strawberry-fun-facts/ > https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/faq/what-are-differences-between-different-types-strawberries WEAVING: >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8qvz93B_2c ABO
This trip is getting more weird, exciting, and mysterious. Starting from when we reached the village at Cinderella and the time that we reached Auradon. It’s just that Chris and I kept tracing the mystery people who have the same names as us. Another thing is the pictures that we’re at the village in Cinderella. Those old photos that almost faded, they said that it is someone named Leira and Chris who traveled there along with volunteers who used to help them. Leira told them about the liters of light which they still use until now. There is one photo that caught my attention, the one who resembles Chris a lot which was named Chris too. The man is shirtless and he is holding an axe. According to them they were all shocked when they saw us. They thought that it was too impossible for us to retain our young features that well and there is no such thing as incantations and magic that could do that. “Chris? What do you think about all these coincidences? The names of those two travele
My plan after graduating is to look for a job while working at the cafe that Patricia and I started. It would be as simple as that. If given a chance, I would want to come to my mom’s medical missions in the remote areas of Disney Republic, to help her and the residents that we would encounter with the degree that I’ve finished. Probably propose efficient interior house designs and then coordinate with different engineers and architects, find a funder for the project, and implement it. Mom and Dad loved the idea. But it was a too generalized plan and I have to narrow it down. I have to blend in with the locals and make sure they would love the design that I would propose as it is still a reflection of their culture. But for now, I will be away for a month. “You okay?” Chris asked as he held my hand and gently squeezed it. “Yeah. A bit excited actually.” I told him. Today is the first day that we will travel. He asked for my parents permission even after graduation, that’s why they
The days passed by quickly. And just like how our lives move at a fast-pace, Chris has been hitting on me expeditiously. It’s seems like yesterday since he thought that I was going to kill myself at the pumpkin bridge but it was already three weeks ago. And that three weeks had been eventful. Of course I consulted my best friend by that time and I’ve got Chris’ note on my note app. I screamed so loud that night and muffled it all by hugging my pillow since I don’t want to wake up my parents. Patricia was screaming with me. She said that I should just wait a bit – like for an hour before responding to Chris, “so that you won’t be too obvious!” She reasoned out. And I followed her because she’s my best friend and she’s my great advisor when it comes to theses things But this one is really different. Surely I had crushes and the feelings got reciprocated but I don’t go any further than that. It’s like I am looking for something else and I am waiting for it to come, for it to be found on
Chris chuckled at me, he said that his mom loves old and odd names that’s why his name is Crisostomo and his sister is named Odessa. “It’s not that weird though. My name is just the backwards spelling of Ariel, since my mom and dad met there.” I explained with a smile. After I was born at Ariel my mom and dad decided to live here in Cinderella. I grew up here with my neighbor and best friend Patricia. I had the best life with my caring parents, understanding friends, and living my life to the fullest ever since. I didn’t know what I did to deserve this kind of life but I am grateful for the life I have now. I believe my parents made me become who I am right now and all these are the product of my everyday choices in life. Chris stopped walking when we got near Octavius Subdivision, “you’re living near here?” I nodded, “then we’re just one subdivision away! I just moved here recently.” He was surprised and even told me that he’s happy he chose that subdivision. My brows raised, “you’
I walked straight to my favorite eatery that resides at the end of the pumpkin bridge. Gosh! Tita Q must have been waiting for me. I had to go to Patricia to bring her the gifts from our family outing. And there I spend a little too much time at Patricia’s house. Patricia was so happy, contemplating how the hell am I able to go out on an outing when it is our final week and we would be graduating in less than a month from now. I went inside the eatery. Like usual, there were lots of people that were eating and everyone was enjoying their meals. Tita Q greeted me with a tight hug, “saan ka ba nanggaling na bata ka?” She held my hand and pulled me to a seat. “I prepared your take-outs na. Hindi ka ba kakain muna dito?” Tita Q is one of the best women I know, aside from Patricia and my mother. She has two kids which she raises alone but she’s great at doing that. She focuses on her children and hands-on with them even when she has to handle the eatery alone. When it is my free-time –
Leira is the kindest girl I have ever known. Although she says otherwise, I could see her heart that isn’t selfish. By the time we were at the village, I felt that it was the real her. She had become her true self. She teaches children, she lets me court her, she communicates with us, and shares her life. I was able to see her carefree self again and swear, everytime she let people in her life and connect with them – I feel more so happy. I haven’t felt this happy and proud just because of someone’s happiness. Then we had to leave and face the problem we left. I had a bad feeling because of the storm. I didn’t wanna leave the village and if possible that we could just stay there – we would. But I know Leira, as kind as she is – she wanted to face the mess that the other Chris had made. The storm intensified my bad feeling. More when we have to find Dr. Carval and Levy only to find Dr. Carval and his lab alone. She even did a great sacrifice of pushing me away to burn down the lab.
Seeing her in this situation has brought so much emotion to me. It was more than just a dream. She’s here. In the middle of darkness was her soul, standing in front of me. I don’t know what to say. My tongue got tied. As I let go of the hug, I didn’t know why she told me to just forget her. Unlike me, she doesn’t seem happy. She just stood in front of me. She wore the same dress on the day she died. Her body is glowing – emitting a blinding light – but I don’t care as long as I can see her. “Leira?” With a confused look, I asked her. I wanted to get near her again but she didn’t let me. Although her body appears like a soul, I was able to touch her. It feels like a dream to see her – the real her. “Let me go, Chris.” She’s pleading. Her voice had become that sweet voice that I could hear of everytime we would have an argument and she would use that mellifluous voice in order to deceive me and get whatever she wanted. I looked at her, wanting to talk with her. Like how she is,
Fvck him! I don’t need saving but he’s proving to me that I do – that I just cannot admit it to myself but everything about me screams for a six feet under help. “Are you listening?” He told me about his plan. My father contacted him a while ago. He’s now with Dr. Carval and Andrei. They were trying to see if the other Chris was gone. “Are you alright? Did he hurt you?” I shook my head as if he could see me. “Leira…” His voice is pleading for me to answer. “Yes.” From all the shouting and what I told my father, I felt like my throat was now dry and I couldn’t speak anymore. My father wanted to meet Chris so he could exchange my freedom for Dr. Carval. I said no to Chris. That Dr. Carval’s life is more important than mine. But he told me that life is equally important for all, I wanted to rebut and told him that our case is different. “Hush. Just listen to me. Everything will be alright. You’d be free – the freedom you wanted. And I would witness that.’’ I felt him smiling at me