All Chapters of Making Past Perfect: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

"I'm thirsty..." Isabela panted."We need to keep moving," Pedro urged her.Alice glanced in the direction they had come from and spotted a few men approaching."Quick, let's hide. Someone's coming!" she said urgently to her two companions.Isabela and Pedro quickly hid behind a tree while Alice crouched behind a large rock in front of her.‘The Japanese soldiers—they’re back,’ Alice and Pedro exchanged glances, communicating silently with hand gestures.Pedro pointed upward, signaling Alice to climb the tree beside the rock. He had already helped Isabela climb up and was preparing to follow her."Quick! Find the others before it gets dark!" Alice heard the familiar voice of the cruel Japanese captain.She saw that they had captured two of the prisoners who had escaped during the ambush. Their hands were tied behind their backs. She looked over at Pedro and Isabela, but they were already hidden in the tree.Just as Alice was about to climb up, she heard Ken’s voice. "Go over there. I s

Alice and Isabela exchanged glances before looking at Pedro, both hesitant to speak."What? You’re just going to stare at me like that?" Pedro asked, clearly needing clarification.Isabela was the first to respond. "Well..." she hesitated, glancing at Alice.Alice didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She wasn’t sure if it was the right time for Pedro to know her secret, but the situation seemed to demand it, so she didn’t stop Isabela."My best friend Leonida was like a witch," Isabela said softly."Witch? What do you mean? Was she a bad person?" Pedro asked, confused."No, no. Leonida was a good witch. She could make things happen if she wanted to. She could use telepathy," Isabela continued."She could make things happen? Then why did she die?" Pedro asked, still puzzled."One factor could be overwhelming emotion. Leonida might have been so emotional at that moment that she couldn’t think clearly about what she wanted to happen," Isabela explained.Pedro slowly turned to Alice, his m

As Alice stirred from her dream, she realized the voice calling out "Mama" wasn't coming from Leonora, but from somewhere else in the darkness. She sat up, her heart pounding with a mix of confusion and dread. Slowly, she turned her head, expecting to see Leonora awake and calling out to her again. But instead, she found herself facing the shadowy figure of a woman standing at the edge of the room."Mama, help me," the voice pleaded, echoing through the darkness.Alice's breath caught in her throat as she recognized the voice of Leonida. She blinked in disbelief, trying to make sense of what she was seeing. Leonida had passed away, yet here she was, standing before her, her features shrouded in darkness."L-Leonida?" Alice whispered, her voice trembling with uncertainty.Leonida stepped closer, her form flickering like a ghostly apparition. "Alice, my dear, you must help me," she said, her voice filled with urgency.Alice's mind reeled with disbelief. Was this real, or was she still tr

It will be dark soon. Leonora had already woken up after a few hours of rest, feeling recharged and full of energy.“Hey, Leonora, I’m your mama’s best friend from when we were young. I will bring you to my home.”“I know you; I saw your pictures with my mama. Please call me Orang; that’s what everyone in this house calls me,” Leonora replied to Isabela.“Oh, okay! I’ll call you Orang from now on,” Isabela smiled at the child.“I also know your parents because my mama always brought me with her whenever we visited your house while you were gone,” Leonora smiled back.“Then there will be no introductions needed when we get home.” Isabela felt happy knowing that her best friend often visited her parents, easing their worries.“My mama always tells your parents that you will be coming back, but your brother can’t go home anymore. Your mama cried a lot when my mama told her that,” Leonora said, her eyes sad.Alice noticed that Leonora sounded mature, feeling like she was more grown-up tha

As dawn's first light barely kissed the horizon, Corazon’s lips curled into a grim smile. She had planned this moment meticulously. Today, she would find Leonora. Today, her vengeance would finally feel whole, for simply watching Leonida suffer wasn’t enough."Soon, Leonida, you'll know what true suffering is. Your happiness is a thorn in my side, but I will tear that thorn away by ripping your heart out piece by piece." Corazon’s thoughts hissed in her mind like the venomous curses she had whispered over the years. Her footsteps quickened along the dirt path leading to Isabela’s house, where she knew Leonora was likely hidden. "Just you wait, Leonida. I’ve hated you ever since Alejandro set his eyes on you at that cursed feast."The memory made her blood boil. She still remembered that day with bitter clarity—Alejandro, the boy she had grown up with, the one she thought would be hers forever, gazing at Leonida as if she were some divine being. "Vixen," Corazon spat the word into the