The Third Book

The Third Book

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By:   Chuckles  Completed
Language: English
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Following the success of her two novels, Cela receives an offer for the TV adaptation of her stories but a third story has to be written soon to complete a three-story special. She is not in to the project until she rediscovers the paper bearing the address of the meeting place of her supposed first date with Nate. Now that her mother is no longer around to interfere, she becomes inspired to reunite with him after many years and hopefully write the third novel based on their new story. Unfortunately, he is now about to get married in two months. Disappointed with the turn of events, she decides not to meet him again. She visits their old meeting place and finds it a good place to write but unexpectedly meets him there. They agree not to talk to each other if they meet there again but fate leads them to meet again under different circumstances leaving them no choice but to speak to each other. Suddenly, Nate’s fiancée starts acting weird and suggests that he spend the weekend with Cela while she is away. Although it confuses him, he figures that it is her way of helping him get closure. The two spend one Sunday reminiscing the past expecting a closure in the end but the wonderful moment they share this time only makes it harder to achieve that closure so Cela has to put a stop to it saying, “Please don't think even for a second that there is still something left or something new to explore after everything that happened or did not happen. This is not a novel. This is reality. We don't get sequels or spin-offs in real life. We just continue. We move forward and that's how we get to the ending."

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Chapter 1: We Need A Third Book

"Cela!!!" Ivy screams in excitement as Cela enters the room. She caught everyone's attention in that small space that fits only a few people.Cela waits for what Ivy has to tell her. Her face does not show any kind of emotion despite Ivy's obvious exaggerated greeting."Good news, good news, not-sure if good news," Ivy started saying. She can't contain her excitement.The lines on Cela's forehead begin to show. Nothing makes sense to her. "Just tell me."Ivy is used to Cela's lack of emotion. As her editor, she's mastered handling her so well."Your second book is selling faster than the first one. Only three branches of the bookstore have not confirmed the final sales yet as of 5PM today but the other seven already did!" she told the first good news."Really?" Cela asked in a casual tone but a smile shortly appeared on her face after realizing she's having a back-to-back success.The other people in the room are more expressive of their excitement than her."I just had a call wi...

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31 Chapters
Chapter 1: We Need A Third Book
"Cela!!!" Ivy screams in excitement as Cela enters the room. She caught everyone's attention in that small space that fits only a few people.Cela waits for what Ivy has to tell her. Her face does not show any kind of emotion despite Ivy's obvious exaggerated greeting."Good news, good news, not-sure if good news," Ivy started saying. She can't contain her excitement.The lines on Cela's forehead begin to show. Nothing makes sense to her. "Just tell me."Ivy is used to Cela's lack of emotion. As her editor, she's mastered handling her so well."Your second book is selling faster than the first one. Only three branches of the bookstore have not confirmed the final sales yet as of 5PM today but the other seven already did!" she told the first good news."Really?" Cela asked in a casual tone but a smile shortly appeared on her face after realizing she's having a back-to-back success.The other people in the room are more expressive of their excitement than her."I just had a call wi
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Chapter 2: Cedar Bench, Trees Park
"Finally home!" Cela said to herself as soon as she stepped inside her apartment. It's still bare but already messy. Papers are everywhere and trash cans are full of empty soda bottles, instant noodle bowls, and take out containers. The evidence of working almost non-stop prior to the release of the second book are still inside the house. She couldn't even find time to take them out.She sits on the sofa and tries to enjoy it this time. She wants to release all the tensions she had while visiting her old house. Both her brother and nanny were convincing her to stay for the night, which she didn't want to plus some familiar visitors came in late and all of a sudden, she was bombarded with the usual invading questions she didn't want to deal with. Here in her own nest she feels safe. No one can bug her here. She won't allow that.As she tries to enjoy the cozy sofa without having to think of the following day's activities because there should be none, her eyes saw the bag that Na
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Chapter 3: Finding Nate
Cela woke up effortlessly despite having very few hours of sleep. They say old habits die hard but it's a good thing that the early morning sky is worth waking up to. It's a treat."Good morning, Ms. Cela," Hyun excitedly greeted her on the phone while looking at himself in the mirror. He hates that he fell asleep without putting his facial mask on. "I'm sorry, I only saw your message this morning," he explained."Good morning, Hyun," Cela greeted him too. "I'm the one who should be ashamed for bugging you after I told you yesterday that you should ignore work related matters during this break.""It's okay, Ms. Cela. By the way, the team went clubbing last night and we had so much fun. You should join us next time," Hyun said."That's good to hear. You deserve to have fun. You should have told me about it early on so I could contribute," Cela said."I'll take note of that for next time. By the way, what is it about?" Hyun asked."Oh, actually I have a favor to ask from you," she
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Chapter 4: Encounter
Cela spent the entire Saturday afternoon browsing movies and series to watch on cable channels and streaming sites. She ordered and ate a lot of her favorite foods. She did everything she could to keep her mind away from the thought of meeting Nate for the first time after so many years. It's now past midnight but she's wide awake. It may be an old habit that will take more days to change. She wants to keep her phone out of her sight but that's another habit that will not go away any time soon. She hates the frustration brought by not being able to see Nate's profile. Like her, he keeps his account private. She wonders if he also tried even once to find her all these years and did he also get frustrated when he couldn't view her account? Will meeting her also bring him excitement like it does to her? Monday finally arrived. It's the most anticipated Monday in her life for as long as she could remember. She thought she just experienced the slowest Sunday in history wanting
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Chapter 5: More Cast From The Past
"Hey, where am I? Why is it dark here? Am I dead?" Cela asked herself. "Oh, no, no, no…it can't be. I can't be dead. I still have so much things to do that I haven't even started yet," she continued talking to herself in the dark.Hyun nervously waits outside the emergency room. He just called Ivy and asked her to rush to the hospital. "Hyun?" Somebody called him but the voice is not familiar. He turned around and saw Nate."I followed you here as soon as I learned about what happened," Nate explained. "Where is she? Who's with you?" he asked.Hyun could not answer immediately. He is still shocked and confused at what happened.Another voice called him. This time, it's Ivy. "Nate?" Ivy asked. She too knew Nate from high school. She's just not sure why he's here."Ivy? You're here too?" Nate asked. "Let's talk about that later. Anyway, Hyun, please tell me what happened," Ivy asked. Hyun was about to answer when Rolan came rushing. He looks very concerned but is tryin
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Chapter 6: Confusing Thoughts
Monday traffic starts to build up in the afternoon as office workers are rushing home. Nate is driving back to the gallery from the hospital. The things that happened that day were unbelievable and he can't get over them yet. The day started like any other ordinary day and never in his imagination that it would have this much happenings. He searches for good music to accompany him during the slow drive. The louder the better to distract him from thinking of things he's not supposed to entertain. While searching, he called Nina on the phone. "Hi, hon. Where are you?" Nina greeted him. "I'm on the road. It's traffic as usual," Nate said. "What else is new? How's your friend?" Nina asked. "She's okay now," Nate replied. "Please wait for me for another 30 minutes," he said trying to avoid the topic. "Oh, hon. I am actually with my high school friends right now. They came to the gallery this afternoon just after you left and surprised me with what they say is the first of the m
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Chapter 7: Anticipating In Vain
"How long has it been? I learned you're now an architect. Well, I'm a writer now. I came by to thank you for visiting me in the hospital. I apologize for making you worry."Hyun drives the car while Cela looks outside of the car's window. She's still thinking of ways to start the conversation with Nate when they meet that day."Are you okay, Ms. Cela?" Hyun asked. "Do you want us to turn around and go back to your place or go somewhere else?Cela turned to Hyun. "But why do we do that?" she asked.Hyun just smiled. No need to answer or explain his point. He knows she wants this meeting to happen whether she's ready or not."It's now or never, Hyun," Cela said as if she read his mind to know what he's thinking.The turn of events is real quick. It was just yesterday when they first learned about the gallery where they could possibly see Nate but one thing led to another and here they are again. This time, Cela ensures that she will meet Nate at all cost.A young lady came out an
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Chapter 8: The Other Story
Rolan anxiously waits at the lobby of Cela's condo. He's been trying to reach her multiple times but her phone is off. He thought of calling Hyun but decided to just wait.It's been raining for almost an hour now but the sky still looks dark. Ivy walks fast as soon as she got off the cab and went straight to the reception area of Cela's condo. It didn't take her another second to realize that Rolan is standing next to her. They're both surprised by their second unexpected encounter."Ivy," Rolan said.Ivy hesitantly smiled. "Hello. We meet again," she said."Good to see you again," he said with a big smile. He is obviously thrilled."Why are you here? Are you waiting for your sister? Is she going down now?" Ivy asked a string of questions to hide her awkwardness."Actually, I've been waiting for her but she's not in her unit yet and her phone is turned off," Rolan said. He saw an opportunity to begin a casual conversation."Is that so? Let me call Hyun. I knew they're toget
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Chapter 9: Sad Life
The night sky is pretty but this Tuesday evening is boring for Cela. There's nothing to look forward to the following day. It's not even relaxing because she's still feeling the effects of the drama that happened in the past few days and nights since her supposed break started."And they thought being busy was sad and bad to our well being," she told herself.Her brother ordered some delicious dishes earlier that night. Besides wanting to be present in her life again and see her new place, he dropped by to tell her that they've been invited to their high school's grand reunion where all past and present benefactors will be honored. As children of their late mother who was one of the biggest benefactors of the many students of th school, they are invited to receive the award on her behalf. Of course, it's needless to say that she turned it down in an instant.So now, there's nothing left to do. She sits in front of her laptop hoping for any idea or inspiration to come in but nothi
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Chapter 10: Couples On The Bench
"I can't believe we are ending another art exhibition in the gallery," Nina said.Nate didn't seem to hear her.Nina gave him a kiss on his cheek to bring him back."Hey, busy day? Deep thoughts," she said.Nate smiled. He's embarrassed that she caught him while his mind was wandering."Not really. The activities this whole month must have gotten over me. My mind wanders for no reason," he explained."I told you to let the wedding organizers do their job. They're actually surprised that the groom is more hands on than the bride," she said.Nate hugs her soon-to-be bride. "I think I can rest a little after the gallery's activities are over," he said."What have the gallery's activities got to do with you? It's my area, my job. I should be the one getting stressed out balancing and managing my job and the upcoming wedding," she said."I don't want you to be stressed. I share everything with you," Nate said as tries to kiss her."Hey, it's too early to be clingy. Why don't we thin
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