The 10th Letter

The 10th Letter

By:  JohnMecarte  Ongoing
Language: English
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A painter, artist, and an engineer single father named Mike living with his Mom Rose, He was been single father since Alice died in giving birth to Augustine, years later he worked as an engineer contracted three years of bridge project with his co-engineer Angel and they became close till years passed by where their project will end. Angel confesses in a letter to Mike that she likes him, and he was willing because he also likes Angel as their relationship went through, A test result came in that he has a liver cancer stage one only his Mother know this. He desired not to tell this to Angel instead he gave her a small box for the birthday with nine letters inside it but all is ten as he instructs every year on her birthday she will open one letter and if all nine will do, he will give the tenth letter which he designates the very important one. But eight years later Mike died in the eighth letter Angel had only one, The nine and it came to the point where she need to get the tenth letter but don't know. Instead she visits Mike grave as she there, un-expectedly a voice of a child calling her name as Angel turns around she saw a child amused walking to her holding the tenth letter she doesn't even know who's this child but the woman who followed back, is Mike's mother Rose as the child reach in front of her, He hand the tenth letter to her. Minutes of reading heavy tears appear and she knees down to the child and hugs him then Angel whispered "he's resting forever but no worries Augustine father is always okay promise I'm always here for you Son" And she heavily cried.

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33 Chapters

The works of letters

As they celebrating Angel's birthday her mother noticed that Mike he is still not in the event and she asks Angel "Angel where is Mike? Is he going to attend?" Then Angel slowly get her phone from her pocket to check if there's any message, chat or miss call from Mike but nothing. She just answered her mother with a pleasant smile, showing emotion of calm like nothing "Yes, of course, mom shortly he will be here." Meanwhile in the house of Mike where he staring at himself in the mirror while holding the tenth letter he breathes deeply and sighs saying "I hope everything will go well self.” Then he leaves in the room while in the doorstep to go out his mother Rose appeared and she gives him a light smile "Good luck Son, deliver your words carefully to your love one" And Mike smile looked back and answered, "Yes, as what father did to you.." As Mike arrived on occasion while walking onward to Angel he feel nervous then Angel run to him with a big smile then she hugs him tightly "Sorry
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The first letter

Early in dawn four a.m, Mike went to riverside where he can barely remember his memories together with Alice as he closed his eyes and smell the fresh air he then illusory how Alice likes the Clearwater with fishes around her smile and quixotic stare then for an hour of staying in riverside he then decided to visit in the cemetery where Alice buried. Between 7 a.m, in the morning Angel wake-up and rushed to get her phone and call Mike she just want to inform him that she had forgotten to take the first letter upon opening her phone there is a message from Mike."Good morning love, I hope that you enjoyed last night, by the way, I inserted the first letter in your flower vase take time and love you three thousand times." And Angel looked to her flower vase then she saw the letter and opened it."Dear the love of my life I have only one thing to wish from you, stay with me and just be on yourself you know what the more years to come the more I like you as I always remind I can't make a
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A letter from Alice

The days where Mike worked as an engineer where he meet Alice because she is his partner in bridge project she is away from her family. After all, these similarities both of them are getting close and interested in each other and it happens slowly where everyday they talk and taking lunch together. Until it comes that only one year their project will be done and this is where Alice confesses to Mike thru letter it was her who moves first although Mike decided to do it first in their two months left in Alice letter.Said:" Hi, Mike I like the things that I know about you honestly its quite rare to find an introvert person who doesn't do many friends and going out every weekends night the way you do painting and sketch I love watching you, by the way, thank you for the sketch that you made for me, Hey I want to tell you something I like you since I first saw you I didn't expect that we can be close maybe I'm telling you this quite late because I can't just face you for a long time also
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Halfway path

Rose notice that her son didn't wake up even if it's late in the morning she knocked on the door several times till she try to turn the doorknob lucky that Mike did not lock his room and Rose was shocked at what she see there on the table where Mike napping with blood flow from his nose scattering in a table.Immediately Rose call an ambulance he rushes in hospital un-conscious an hour later his stepbrother John went to his room to clean the table and floor John notice something that he has never seen before it's a picture of Augustine together with Alice in a park. But John tries to ignore it as he didn't know much about Mike but he can't stop, Without knowing that the child he sees and a girl is Mike's son Augustine and wife Alice. John keeps staring at Augustine's eyes because he observes that there is something the way it smiles and the shape of his head also the lips it almost same like Mike and he tries to recognize the girl which is Alice later of thinking John just ignore it
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I'm Augustine

While Angel is with her friends hanging out in park telling about their partners and one of her friends named Joy make an excuses to buy some food as she there in the store Augustine stand in her side waiting to his food Joy stare to Augustine and smile “hello, oh my.. You’re cutie one what is your name? And where are your friends?” And Augustine just stare to her for a while as his food served he grab it and turn back Joy thinks that maybe the child is just shy then she grab her food too as it served she notice that Augustine didn’t take a step he’s just turn back as she walk suddenly Augustine answered her “I’m Augustine.” Then he point to Joy where his friends spot as Joy heard his answer she came back and touches his head gently. She then point the spot where they standby because the store is just near where they are she convince Augustine to go with her just to introduce him and make friends as Rose see all of these from a few distance she carefully watch Augustine she didn’t e
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A distinct sign

Early in the morning, Mike woke up with a stomach ache felt that this was not of the food last night then he goes to the kitchen and prepare some coffee and food his mother noticed him "hey, it's 5 am in dawn do you have some appointment or something?"And Mike looked at her as his face looks crushed paper due to pain "nope, nothing just a stomach ache I mean I'm not hungry but I feel pain in my stomach maybe I just need to eat a bit." Then his mother remember about his health and began to feel nervous she decided to be with him in the kitchen as they eat his mother talked about what she thinks is why he feels unusual stomach ache "I'm thinking maybe it's your cancer? or... I mean yeah, that's what I think." As Mike heard this he then got an idea to do some research on symptoms, as they finished he then do that in his room and there he read that pain in the abdomen or near the right shoulder blade is one of the symptoms also one of the symptoms that he always feel was there which is
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Who's Alice?

And Angel arrived at Mike's place bringing his favorite food as they are inside Mike did not notice that one of his jackets was left on the sofa while the front pocket is opened there. Angel spotted a picture of the girl wearing a summer hat over the mountain area where she remembered that the bridge behind is his first project Angel then attempt to take the picture but suddenly Mike called her in the kitchen there Mike just want to take her some taste of his cake and she loves it in minutes of their conversation she asks Mike about the picture of the girl inserted in his jacket."the girl you saw is my first love Alice but she died and yes, she is my co-engineer the bridge behind her is our first project but she died" Mike does say straight to Angel that it was Alice but he did not confess that they have a son and Angel reaction just calm then she understands Mike "okay I understand love." Mike breathe and exhale deeply he then decided to keep his jacket and clean his room much as
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Fly by day

Summertime when Augustine takes his final vacation with Mike and Grandma Rose in the mountain park. There they'd have a picnic and Mike feels lonely as he knows that this will be the last day to see and be with Augustine he can't help his emotion to be sad. As their bonding went well suddenly Angel called Mike on his phone "Hi, love I checked you in your office but they said you're taking some leave? where are you going? for three days I mean I don't have any idea about this I want to know" Mike doesn't have an idea what to answer just to cover everything and he just answer her " hey, love oh my goodness honestly I didn't plan this... work left in the past days and just decided this morning I made up my mind three days the two days is for my yoga and meditation class in mountain areas to relieve some of my stress and the one day is for you of course." And Angel wondered because so far she didn't know that Mike liked yoga and meditation. But she just considered his reason without
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The second letter

The 2nd letter "The one year pass by so quick like a six months and yeah many projects to come bro."Mike's workmate said while he keeps focusing on his charcoal sketch he just smiled an hour later when Mike left alone in the art room he decided to stay there all night doing art while he keep thinking about tomorrow because it's Angel birthday and seems she still busy to her contract a minutes later he called Angel but her phone is out of coverage area then Mike take some break time he walks close to the door glass and taking a view of the brights lights in buildings. Then he lay down on the floor and he closed his eyes then he imaging back to the day when Alice requested him to make a painting for Augustine with her image wearing a summer hat in a sunflower background Mike opened his eyes as he wasn't able to do that. While Alice is in around he stands and walk back to his charcoal sketch he finished it an hour later he planned to do the painting for his son Augustine while he draw
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Her Memories

As Mike wakes up early he still lying in his bed and stares at the ceiling thinking about what he will be going to do for a whole day since it's Alice's birthday he would like to spend his days with Alice memories like going to her grave, at the bridge, and recalling the things she leaves and visiting his old house where her brother leaves. There then he closed his eyes suddenly his mother Rose knocked on the door saying that Angel is here he opens his eyes quickly as he is surprised why she visited at this time when it was too early he wonder what's the reason then he goes downstairs there he sees Angel is well dressed. He ask her then Angel says that she would like to go somewhere as she taking some vacation leave Angel did this because to spend her time with her family and he then Mike was really surprised about it as he just planned to visit Alice's memories then he had nothing to do he abide with her.Then Angel spends her morning time with Mike's parents then she decided to go
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