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Chapter Forty-Four
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2021-11-20 23:45:31Even when she had already told the two girls that she was already fine, that the tweet was no longer bothering her, they still asked from time to time whether she was already feeling alright. She couldn’t have a heart to tell them that it was really bothering her a lot because she couldn’t even explain what she was feeling. She couldn’t just tell them that she felt as if it wasn’t just an ordinary hate post, that there was something behind it, or at least something that could happen in the future. Something bad.
That was why even when she couldn’t really get it off her mind, she chose to act as if everything was alright already. “You guys are being paranoid. I was just taken aback, that’s it,” she said. “It’s totally fine now. I’m fine now. Don’t worry so much, okay? Come on. Let’s just go out and eat and drin
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There was no word that could describe how bad she was feeling when they were on their way home. It wasn’t just the hangover. In fact, even when her head had been throbbing because of how much she drank the night prior which even caused her to blackout once again. She really needed to control herself next time because even when she knew that she was safe there or that the people that she was with didn’t really have any malicious intent towards her, who knew what things she could say or do during that time. Even when she could feel an intense feeling of wanting to know what happened the time when she blacked out, she chose not to because it would only make her feel worse about herself.Rory couldn’t tell her anything as well, though, as she also drank a lot and also blacked out just like her. The two of them were even part of the ones suffering because of the immense han
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She wasn’t certain why, but Raphael was surely acting weird towards her. It was weird in a sense that he was no longer the annoying guy who seemed to like seeing her suffer. In fact, she could even say that he was good towards her, not just decent but good. She noticed that a lot, especially when they were already back shooting around Metro. That was why when Ngel asked her how it had been, whether there was something bad that happened before her and Raphael back in Siargao, she didn’t know what to answer.Deep inside her, there was that urge to not tell the guy that her ex-boyfriend suddenly changed from what seemed like overnight. What else could she tell? How was she supposed to react to the guy’s sudden change of behavior? Even Rory had noticed already. “Have you two finall
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More pictures of them in college started to spread on the internet, and that no longer surprised Timothee because for sure, the majority of their companions way back in college already knew about the two of them as actors and actresses. But it wasn’t that she was accusing those people about the spread of those pictures. It could literally be anyone, even the ones that she didn’t really interact a lot back then. Besides, it would be useful to start blaming people about it since it had already been done, and it wasn’t like she didn’t expect that in the first place.Some high school pictures of her and Raphael were also on the internet as well, but they were the kinds that didn’t really look like they were in a relationship or even in a secret relationship. They were just regular pictures that happened to have the two of them in a single frame. But when
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The wind blew differently after that. Whether it was literally or figuratively, who knew? The only thing that she was well aware of was that the guy understood the assignment. She asked for space, and that was what he was giving her. She told her that she was confused, so he stopped doing things that may lead to her confusion. It was everything that she wanted, everything that she asked for, everything that she told him, but why did she feel bad? She felt as if there was something wrong that she did.It was even like she was feeling the same feeling that she usually felt whenever they had an argument before. Heavy. It was that feeling that wouldn’t enable someone to sleep soundly at night. It was better before because she knew that they would end up reconciling anyway after a few hours. But at their current status, she didn’t even know what would happen. She didn’t eve
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The first major fight that they experienced in their relationship was because Raphael has been linked with one of their batchmates before, Lorene. She was one of the renowned pretty girls in their school, and was even part of the cheerleading team. She remembered it to be so dramatic, it was even like they were in a drama themselves, although she wasn’t really on bad terms with the girl unlike those in movies and books. In fact, she was even a good person, and a really talented one as well. The reason why they had a fight was because. She used to believe that she wasn’t the jealous type, but it was hard to stay by that principle, especially when she was literally in a relationship with one of the most good-looking guys in their school. A lot of girls were head over heels for him, and she even had to endure seeing those girls getting all too flirty with him from time to time.
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Everything seemed to be already falling at the right place, but somehow, Timothee still felt as if something was wrong. She didn’t know why, but what she was thinking was that it was just like before, it was the same feeling that she would feel whenever something bad was going to happen. She learned to listen to that feeling, especially after the things that happened. If not every time, something bad was really about to happen most of the time. In fact, she even felt that same feeling before Raphael and she broke up that night.And just the thought of that was already enough to make her feel nervous about the whole situation. She didn’t dwell with it because it would only ruin her mood, especially now that things were already starting to be better after she took the initiative to apologize to the guy. Although there was still a hint of awkwardness that was lingering between
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She could remember Ngel being in her entire life. Never could she ever think of anything that she did that made an impact in her life that the guy didn’t know about. He was always there for her. They were inseparable, and for those years that they had been friends, he had always made sure that she was well, especially when she no longer had any family to begin with. He would always make her first in line. Maybe that was also the reason why it was so hard for Timothee to love him in a manner that he loved her. She considered him as his family, almost like his brother, that even when she kept on telling herself that she should give him a chance because he would certainly treat her in a way that she wanted to be treated, she really couldn’t do it.She didn’t want to force herself in a relationship with him because that wasn’t what he deserved. He deserved someone wh
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Her heart was loud and clear that the beating of it was even deafening already. She said it. She already said it. All the confusion that she felt during those times when things were still way too hard for her to handle, when destiny was like trying to destroy her life, was all now washed away.It was now crystal clear. It was like she was already watching her reflection in a clear body of water, and there was no turning back already. She had already said what she had to say, and no matter what the outcome was, she knew, deep inside her heart, that what she said was the truth.Ngel was already about to say something when the door of the hospital room opened and Celestine and the rest of their family came in. Surprise was evident in their faces when they stopped talking and saw that the guy was already awake, st
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His stares were even more intense after she said that. It was even like the tension inside the room was even more evident, as if she hadn't said the same thing before, as if he wasn't expecting her to talk that way.Was that really how he viewed her?Was she really that bad of a friend that it wa surprising for her to talk about stuff like that?She heard him let out a sigh, making her raise her head to meet his eyes. She saw that there was already a hint of sadness in there, making her chest pang in a sudden wave of sadness as well. For a moment, she was afraid that he was gonna bring up anything about what happened, why the accident happened, because the truth was, she didn't want to hear about that.She didn't want to hear that she might actually be the reason why that accident happened, although it was already clear that it wasn't the case because accidents were meant to beacciden
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Waiting felt like a drag, and it was that period of time when the body would realize the exhaustion that it should’ve felt by now, and she really did feel the exhaustion even when what she did was only wait.They were already inside the hospital room, waiting in silence for Ngel to have consciousness.There was a huge bandage wrapped around his head and part of his arms. There were also wounds and bruises all over his body, especially his face, but the doctor said that none of those were lethal. They said that he was lucky he was in that part of the accident where he didn’t receive that much of an impact from the colliding cars or else, his body wouldn’t even be in one piece, just like what they said to the two unfortunate victims.She didn’t even wan
