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Tales of the Heart Chapter Fifty: Never Giving Up On Love
Julia stops walking as she suddenly feels tired. She's been walking for a long time now, with no direction in mind. She looks up at the clear, blue sky while gasping for breath.She then realized that she's in the middle of their subdivision's playground. She walks in one of the swings and sat there. She swung herself unto the swing while she's deep in thought.She is not ready to give up her feeling towards Van. She's been in love with him for a very long time already, but she's willing to wait for him, and once their perfect timing comes, they'll be together again...============================The day that Julia has been dreading to come has finally arrived. This is the day where her brother James and her first love Van will go to the Metropolitan city to study at prestigious University there.Julia decided to lock herself in her room. She just lied to her parents that she's suffering from a migraine, and they seemed to believe her.The truth is, she just doesn't want to see her b
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“----Hello? You still there, Julia?” she heard her brother's voice again from the other line.Julia wildly shook her head, as if she's shaking all her thought of the past. But one thing is for sure, she felt a twinge of pain as she remembered someone from the past."Oh, I have to go back to work, James. I'll call you back later, okay?" she abruptly changes the topic."Alright, see you soon, sis." James replied.Julia ended the call, while feeling guilty. She wanted to talk to James more, but she feels like she's not yet ready to talk about what happened 12 years ago.But part of her mind says that she shouldn't dwell too much on her past because she has to face her future with sighed. She has to face the future with David. She needs live at the present time, and prepare for the future.Once she regains her composure, she decided to send a text message to her boyfriend."I'll be down in 10 mins..." she sent a message to David.After a few minutes, Julia stood up, slung her bag on her
Tales of the Heart Chapter Fifty-Two: Feels Like Heaven
Julia has been staring at her engagement ring for a few minutes now. The diamond sparkled against the light, and it looks beautiful so beautiful.After David's proposal, he told her that he should talk to her parents as soon as possible, and talk about their upcoming wedding.She feels like everything is going so fast, and she needs time for herself to breathe. Julia snaps out from her reverie when her mobile phone rang again. The caller is none other than her beloved older brother."Hey, Juls. Are you busy right now?" James asked from the other line."No, my work is over and I'm just relaxing at home. By the way, are you really coming home?" Julia's excited for her brother's homecoming. "Yeah, 100% sure. My boss already approved my leave request." answered James."That's great! I actually need to talk to you and I need to tell something to Mommy and Daddy." Julia informed him."Can't you say it to me over the phone?" James curiously asked her."It's better to say it to you face to
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Julia is all alone at the dark part of their house garden, as she wants to be alone and think on her own.She's still in feeling a bit shocked after seeing Van again. She didn't expect that she will see him at her brother's homecoming party, and that's why she's not mentally, emotionally and physically prepared..."We finally see each other again after so many years, Julia."Julia lets out an audible gasp after hearing that familiar voice again.She wheeled around, and she forces herself to face Van..."What are you doing here?" she asked him, as she tries her best to sound casual."Why do you sound so cold and indifferent, brat?" Van asked, instead of answering her question."I'm not a child anymore, so please stop calling me "brat!" Julia reprimanded Van."Then stop acting like one! You're really acting like a brat right now eventhough many years have passed!" Van retorted."Hah! Look who's talking! Aren't you an immature one as well? Who in their right mind would get their girlfrie
Tales of the Heart Chapter Fifty-Four: Somewhere Down The Road
Few days have passed after James told her the truth, Julia decided to move forward with her life. She decided to become busy with her work.But she still thinks about Van every now and then. She hasn't seen Van since her brother's homecoming party and since they had that "emotional" talk...Her train of thoughts stop in a halt when the elevator door finally opens. She's already at the 16th floor, where the Montserrat Advertising Agency is situated.She greeted her colleagues with a smile as she's making her way to her office desk. As soon as she sat down, she immediately saw a post-it on her table. "Report to my office immediately - David."She glanced around and took a quick look at David's mini-office. Through the glass walls, she saw him talking to someone over the phone.Julia grabbed her notebook and pen, then afterwards, she made her way to David's office space.As soon as she enters her office, David greeted her with a smile."My mother's getting overexcited about the wedding.
Tales of the Heart Chapter Fifty-Five: True Love Wins
Tears suddenly filled her vision. Her body automatically acted on its own. She grabbed her mobile phone and dialled Van's contact number, which was given to her by James few days ago...With trembling hands, she pushed the "Call" button. She heard ten rings, but the call went straight up the voice message."Hi, this is Van. I'm not available right now, so please leave a message after the tone."Julia decided to end the call, while feeling helpless."Oh, Hiro..." she wearily whispered, while silently crying.=============================The next day.Julia is nervously waiting at a certain restaurant. It's she and David's favorite restaurant. She decided to meet David there to tell him something really important.After a few minutes, she saw David entering the restaurant and now he's making his way towards her. She smiled at him, eventhough she's feeling nervous as hell."I'm sorry if I'm a little late, babe. I just finished a meeting with one of clients." David quickly apologizes, as
Tales of the Heart Chapter Fifty-Six: Now and Forever
Julia is standing infront of the church as she waits for the staff church to give her a go signal to walk into the aisle. Today is her wedding day, and she can't wait to get married to her first love, present love, and her greatest love...Julia is standing with her father, and she's holding her father's arm.One of the church staff gave them a go signal and the big church door suddenly opens. "Are you ready, dear?" her father asked her, while gently smiling at her."I've been ready for this almost half of my life, Daddy..." Julia smilingly stated.Julia and her father are now walking at the aisle side by side, while the piano version of John Denver's Annie's Song is being played. son to the altar. Everyone at the church gasped in admiration as Julia started walking down the aisle. She could see her highschool friends smiling at her. She can also see her co-workers waving at her.She's also happy to see David at one of the seats, and he mouthed the word "Congratulations" to her. Sh
Tales of the Heart Chapter Fifty-Seven: Intertwined Hearts
"Sister, is there a problem? Did I do something wrong? Why is Mother Superior calling me?" Mariya worriedly asks the nun, while she's walking with her at the orphanage's hallway. Sister Angela shook her head in return. "I honestly don't have an idea, Mariya. Our Mother Superior just asked me to accompany you to her office, and she didn't say anything else." the nun responded. Mariya's nervousness grew after she heard Sister Angela. She's thinking that maybe she did something wrong, and they want her out from the orphanage. She knows that she's old enough to live outside the orphanage and become independent, but she still can't imagine herself living away from the children. She's an in-house teacher at Sunshine Orphanage, where she also grew up. The nuns are running the orphanage, which house 80 children who are deaf and mute. Even though Mariya doesn't have a disability, the nuns still accepted her. Mother Superior told her that her biological mother came knocking at the orphanag
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Clarissa arrived early at the rehearsal room the next day.She breathed a sigh of relief when she found out that she's the only person in the room. She decided to wake up early because she wants to practice alone.Anyway, she wasn't able to sleep well last night because of Edward, Victoria and Toru...She started warming up her whole body, and after a few minutes, Clarissa started dancing...She suddenly stopped moving when she saw someone entering the room. She groaned inwardly when she saw Edward and Victoria..."Great. Just like what I needed early in the morning." Clarissa muttered under her breath."Oh, you're here, Clarissa. Aren't you trying too hard even though you don't have a talent in dancing?" Victoria sarcastically spat out."Please stop being a bitch in the morning, Victoria. I'm not in the mood to fight you." Clarissa warned her."Victoria, stop it ---!" Edward wasn't able to finish what he was about to say when they heard another voice behind them.Edward and Victoria
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Clarissa's train of thoughts stopped in a halt when Victoria and her two friends suddenly laughed, as if something is funny."Wow, are you suffering from amnesia, Clarissa? Alright, let me remind you something. Edward just recently broke up with you, and now you're flirting with another guy in just a blink of an eye! And you even had the guts to seduce a famous celebrity like Toru?! Just look at you! You're just a Plain Jane, and you're nothing but a pathetic wallflower!" Victoria insulted her.Afterwards, the three girls laughed at her in a mocking manner.At the same time, Clarissa secretly counted one to ten to calm herself. She has to control herself because she doesn't want to create any trouble. She doesn't want to stoop down to their level.Clarissa took a deep breath before she spoke again. "I'm not that desperate to flirt with another man right away, unlike other girls who snatches other people's boyfriend." she stated,in a calm manner. Victoria's whole face suddenly turned
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"Oh.That was fast. Did he find out what happened to us last night?" asked Toru. Clarissa smiled sadly."Don't worry about it too much. That's not why we decided to split up. Apparently, he fell in love with somebody else." she answered."I'm sorry to hear that. But are you okay?" Toru asks her again."Surprisingly, I'm more than okay. It may sound weird, but I feel more relieved when we broke up. Should I pretend to cry and be heartbroken?" Clarissa stated, in an amused manner.Without a warning, Toru suddenly lets out a bark of laughter."You never cease to amaze me, Clarissa. You're really one of a kind." he enunciated."Well, I'm glad I made you laugh." Clarissa said, while shrugging her shoulders."By the way, are you hungry? We can do a take out by going at the drive thru and eat while we're on the road." Toru suddenly suggested."Sure! I'm actually starving." Clarissa finally confesses with a smile.==========================After a while.They finally reached their destinatio
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"You're finally here, Jason!" Kei greeted one of his team member."I'm sorry for being late." Toru apologized to everyone. "You're not really late, dude. Anyway, let's do our best for our rehearsals today, okay?" Richard, the other member of their idol group said, while tapping Toru's shoulder."As always, we need to give our 100% best." Toru nodded approvingly.At that exact time, Toru and Clarissa's eyes accidentally met. Toru just gave her a simple smile, and Clarissa just nodded in return.Then, they spent half of the day learning new dance moves....=======================Lunch time.Edward and Clarissa are at a Coffee Shop not far from the Grand Theater."So... How did you go home last night, Edward? What happened to you after drinking at the pub?" Clarissa bombarded her boyfriend with questions."Just like what I told you, I went home all by myself. I wasn't able to escort you back to your apartment because I was so drunk." Edward explained."Why am I not convinced, Edward? I
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"Yes, Sir. I'm absolutely fine. Why are you outside?" Clarissa curiously asked him."Oh, I'm just here to get some fresh air. How about you, what are you doing here?" Toru asked her the same question."Uh, same to you, I guess. I'm feeling a bit suffocated inside." Clarissa responded, while shrugging her shoulders.His instinct's telling him that Clarissa's hiding her real feelings. Anyway, he doesn't have the right to force her to tell him the truth.Clarissa smiled at him, and then she spoke again."I have to go back inside..." she informed him."Oh, alright. I'll just stay here for a bit more. I'll go back inside in a few minutes." Toru smiled back at her.Clarissa nodded, then afterwards, she walks back inside...Toru watched her walking away until she's out of sight."I hope you'll be able to see what is going on around you, Clarissa." he whispered.==========================Few hours have passed. All of the people are starting to leave the pub one by one. Jun, their choreograp
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The next morning...Clarissa woke up to the sound of the phone ringing. She jumped out of her bed and ran to her mini-living room to pick up her mobile phone.She quickly answered the call."Hello?" she asked, in a raspy voice."Hello, may I speak with Miss Clarissa Montecillo?" the female caller asks."Yes, this is Clarissa Montecillo speaking. May I know who's calling, please?" Clarissa answered "Hi, Clarissa. I'm Diana Lee, and I'm calling to formally inform you that you've been picked as one of the dancers. Please report to the Grand Theater tomorrow at 10:00 am sharp. Your attendance is a must."After a few minutes, the call was finally ended, and she still can't believe that she passed the audition!"I got in!" Clarissa excitedly screamed, as if there's no tomorrow.=====================The next day.At the Grand Theater."Don't be too nervous, Clarissa. Just dance just like what you usually do." Edward encourages her."I'll prove to them that they didn't make a mistake in cho
