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Meet me Halfway Happily But Not Yet Ever After
I clenched my hand into a fist. What on freakin' earth was Matthew doing here? And why was he wearing a black cloak and carrying a scythe? I gazed at Kyle and found that he was looking right at Matt. They were having a stare-me-down contest while the other three, who had been standing by the door only moments ago, were inching their way to get to me and Kyle. "Oh, and with all due respect, Kyle, would you introduce me to your girlfriend so she would fully understand why these three cowards are actually frightened by my sudden appearance?" Matt said, addressing Kyle like he was a puppet or something and that Matt was his master. I must have missed something here. What the hell was going on? Kyle grabbed my hand and gently pulled me to hide behind him. Although I wanted to insist, but having no complete understanding of the situation, I decided it was best to follow Kyle's wishes. "Kate, meet Matthew, as he calls himself, the Death Reaper." "What?" I wanted to believe that Ky
Last Updated : 2020-09-11Meet me Halfway Suspicions
PART 3 The first is always the sweetest. First dance. First kiss. First of everything. But what if your 'firsts' turned out to be a false reality? Would you still believe in first love never dies and shut your heart off so you'll never get hurt again? Or would you take a risk and unveil the mystery of second-time-around chances? — KELSEA I watched my sister Kate as she slowly made her way out of the church. I felt the urge to follow her but decided against it. She needed alone time. I understand that. Allen was close to her heart. They were like twins born out of a different mother. I may not have been that close to my cousin, but my heart was crushed into pieces when I learned about his sudden death. Then I thought of Kate and knew that compared to the pain I was experiencing; it was twice more painful for her. And to add, our parents and I had made the terrible mistake of keeping Kyle's death from her. The sadness in her eyes was a fearful indication of how devastat
Last Updated : 2020-09-11Meet me Halfway Masks
I want to quote Hazel Grace Lancaster, the main character of the famous book The Fault in Our Stars by John Greene, when she said that "depression is the side effect of dying". Indeed it is. My aunt wasn't literally on the brink of death. But ever since Allen had died, she appeared to be so every day. I want to mention another quote I saw on the internet. It was something about being sad, and it goes, "Suicide doesn't kill people, sadness does". And once again, I agreed to it. Aunt Hilda had drowned herself in the pool of sadness, which killed her on the inside. I tried to cheer her up by cooking and playing little happy music in her player and talking to her animatedly about anything I could think of, but it was to no avail. My cousin Allen was saddened by this too. He wouldn't admit it, but I knew how he wished to see his mother and tell her every little crazy thing that had happened to him. I pity him, but I can't do anything about it. Matthew was already scolded and warne
Last Updated : 2020-09-12Meet me Halfway Deceit
Saturday morning, I found our lovely neighbor, Mrs Jeffrey, placing her pile of laundry into one of the machines on the ground floor of our apartment building. I settled for the other machine beside her. She looked up upon seeing me. I smiled. "You're back," she noted. I love Mrs Jeffrey and her family. There was no one here who didn't like the Jeffreys. The children were very adorable. I mostly adore Sam and her flashy smile and non-stop blabbering. She dreamed of becoming a superstar someday, and I could see her achieving it. Mr and Mrs Jeffrey have two kids, Liam and Sam. Liam was fourteen, intelligent and good-looking, while Sam was eight but acted like she was already eighteen. Mr Jeffrey works as a janitor and sometimes does some bartending jobs in a club nearby. They don't have much, but I love seeing them together. They always seem happy and content. I sometimes visualize my future family like theirs: simple, happy and dominated by love. "Well, I can't skip school
Last Updated : 2020-09-12Meet me Halfway Reclusion Point Five
Even before my phone began ringing, I knew that it was Kelsea. I was tempted not to answer her, but my sister needed me. I do not know how to help her, though. I mean, I saw everything that had happened between her and Marcus. Other people might call that shallow, but I wouldn't. Marcus was a good guy. Really. He was dying to meet his psychological need, and my sister could not provide that for him. Although some might say it was the obvious choice, it still didn't justify his lying and cheating. What happened to his promise of loyalty and commitment towards my sister? I seriously wanted to punch the guy so hard he would have the bruise on his face serve as a brand, marring him for life-a great reminder for hurting Kelsea. On the one hand, my sister did the exact opposite, and I got nothing to say to her but praises. She was brave enough to say goodbye or even just talk to him after what he had done. So I had no choice but to answer my phone, which was lying beside me on Kyl
Last Updated : 2020-09-13Meet me Halfway Worlds Collide
MATT I thought I had seen enough heartbreaking stories and strong people, but watching Katherine's sister made me realize I haven't seen it all. She was able to face the perpetrator in the face and actually say goodbye in an endearing way to him. I salute her for her bravery. I was all hands down to her. Aside from Katherine, I found another mortal as interesting. Maybe that trait runs strongly in their blood, hereditary or something. I had wanted to watch more of what happened to Kate's sister, but seeing that she was going to call Kate, I decided to give them a little privacy. Besides, I owe Katherine that. I had already delved into their history, which she wasn't so pleased about, even if I hadn't seen them doing something gross. There was a burning sensation in my gut. It was a feeling I hadn't encountered in a long while. My brows were furrowed as I had long ago stopped sympathizing with mortals. Yet, I couldn't help but wish I could put a curse on the man who chose a f
Last Updated : 2020-09-13Meet me Halfway Vis-à-vis
I cannot believe it. I cannot freaking believe it.I had tried a gazillion times to convince Aunt to come with me to the mall but not even once was I successful while my sister had merely arrived and yet she was able to convince Aunt Hilda to go shopping with her upon our arrival in the house.
Last Updated : 2020-09-21Meet me Halfway Two heads, one heart
MATTI do not know if I should be happy about what I had learned or should I start writing my resignation letter right now? I gave out a grunt and allowed myself to sit on the sofa.
Last Updated : 2020-09-22
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Meet me Halfway Epilogue
"Smile for the camera". My mother said as she made a dash to find her place beside dad on the front. I felt Kelsea's nudge before the camera clicked and captured what supposed to be our new family photo for Christmas. It was the third Christmas picture that she had to nudge me supposing that was my cue to smile. As per usual, I didn't and as soon as the madness was over, I took my seat at the table and mooned over my plate of pasta. I know that it tasted wonderful as the rest of the food on the table. But I could hardly appreciate anything. I actually hadn't appreciated anything at all. I was literally a walking dead. I also felt that everyone around me wanted to say something but instead they seemed to respect my silence and ignored me for the rest of the meal. While all of them went for the gifts after eating, I decided to pick up the trash. I tugged on my sweater as the cold wind hit me while I dumped the heavy black bag inside the bin. I let out a sigh and slowly trailed m
Meet me Halfway The Choice
MATTI felt sorry for her.The pain was slowly killing her from the inside and though Kyle had made that choice to save her, it was almost the same as if he had killed her instead.I can’t just not do anything.Katherine didn’t deserve to suffer.She was too good for that.But seeing her confused and not knowing what was going on made me regret interfering with her present.Did I make the right choice?I took a deep breath and sighed as I watched her from afar.It breaks my stone-cold heart to see her get killed little by little day
Meet me Halfway Confusion part 2
KATE I felt like the entire universe had fallen on me. My body was weak and it was difficult for me to open my eyes. Tons of bricks were like shoved inside my head, it was throbbing. I managed to open my eyes and found that I was lying in bed. I was back at Aunt Hilda’s and the events from last night was taking their toll on me. Groaning, I got myself up and squinted at the brightness of the room coming from the sunlight outside. Did I run a marathon last night? Why do I feel so tired all of a sudden? Well, I still have no idea what I was doing back at Aunt Hilda’s. I was supposed to be at a camp with my friends.
Meet me Halfway Confusion
KATE ‘I will help you remember’. What that mysterious stranger has said seemed to bother me although I have no idea what he meant. Remember what exactly? Did he know something about me that I didn’t? The fire crackled and it danced in my line of vision. Some of the people in our circle had started to hum as one of our group strummed the guitar. They were playing a familiar song. However, my mind was elsewhere. It was bothering me that the mysterious stranger seemed familiar. All too familiar to be exact.
Meet me Halfway The not so stranger
KATE“Whoa,” Shane exclaimed upon getting off the bus.“Right, whoa is the right word,” Anne claimed, placing an arm around Shane’s shoulder, pulling her as she took her phone out from her pants pocket.I was about to tiptoe away knowing that Anne would be taking a picture right after.However, before I could even make my escape, Claude grabbed me by the arm and positioned beside Anne, the latter had already extended her hand, her phone’s camera was already open.“In one, two, three, say cheese,”I forced myself to smile along with the three of them.“Oh my, we look so pretty,&rdquo
Meet me Halfway A Merry Christmas
KATE“Merry Christmas!” everyone around me loudly and cheerfully screamed. I forced myself to join and even smiled. I had no idea who most of the guests were. All I knew was that they were relatives.Aunt Hilda was busily addressing everyone. So, I had a good excuse to be out of her sight upon taking a plate full of food, opting to stay hidden inside my room.Once I was at the safety of my private space, I let out a sigh of relief. Both Allen and Aunt Hilda would most likely not notice that I was missing. They were both preoccupied and at the moment, I was having a hard time trying to keep up with people trying to talk to me.I was no fan of large crowds, family or no, friends or otherwise. It was the reason why my circle of friends was small. I easily get at
Meet me Halfway Christmas is coming
KATEIt was already snowing. Back in California, it was already freezing cold. I stared at the photo my sister just sent together with an ‘I miss and love you’ message. I let out a sigh just as the final bell rang, indicating the end of our last subject for today.“Enjoy your holidays, everyone!” Mister Roy Filadel, our arts teacher said, bading all of us a goodbye as he walked out of the room. Once he was gone, everyone erupted into cheers.Finally, class was over for a few days and the holiday break has begun.“Oooohhh, is that your sister?” Claude said, appearing behind me. I nod, letting her see the picture more closely.“Lucky you, you were able to experience snow first hand,&rdq
Meet me Halfway Close Call
KATEI found myself absently staring at the faucet positioned by my feet as I lay in the empty bathtub. The emptiness I was feeling was gnawing at me.
Meet me Halfway Oblivion
PART 4Broken love, broken hearts. The once sweet feeling was now replaced by bitterness and sad memories.Was the love you have always treasured worth keeping?Or is it time to find a new love?* * *KATEI raised a hand above my head, shielding my face from the harsh glare of the sun. I closed my left eye, playing and teasing my vision. Little rays of sunlight peeked through the slit I was creating with my fingers.“Kate!” For a minute, I was tempted to ignore the person calling my name. But then, my stomach betrayed me. It has been a while since I last ate. I was starving.Flashing a practiced smile, I dropped my hand and propped myself up from lying down on the bleachers of the football field of our school.I turned my attention towards the three approaching figures towards me, Annie, Claude, and Shane.From afar, I could visibly see Annie’s face scrunched in what I know was her way of telling me that I was guilty of something.The afternoon sun was high-up. I checked my watch. I o
