All Chapters of The Second Time Around: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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

Her hand was trembling the moment she took her phone out, and a single tear escaped from her eye which she was quick to wipe off. Raphael was about to touch her, to comfort her, but she put out an index finger to stop him. “Please give me a moment,” she said, the banging of her heart against her chest was unbearable.She didn’t wait for him to say anything, and just stood up from the couch before walking towards the direction of her room. She could feel her knees trembling as he did so. Maybe the reason why she chose to pick up the call was because she was afraid of the truth, that she was wanting to stall the moment, to stop the time. She wanted time to process things because she would finally be hearing the words that she had been wanting to hear for years.And truth to be told, she didn’t even know if she could handle that. It was harder to grasp, especially when she couldn’t really think of anything, any reason, for him to break up wit

When she was little, Timothee lived with her parents in a small village in Metro. She remembered life back then to be full of colors. It was like the world was so colorful, it seemed like she was living in a fairytale. Her father would always make her feel like she was a real princess, which also was the reason why she wanted to make the most of her life. Just like a real princess, she knew that there would always be things that she wouldn’t be able to do. That was why for as long as she could, she did all the things that she could do even when it would end up with a scolding from her parents. They were loved by the neighborhood, at least that was what she saw back then. Whenever they went out, everyone they came across in the streets would always greet them, tell them a good morning, and they would never ever forget to compliment her beauty. Back then, Timothee liked wearing princess clothes which people found adorable. They would always tell her, “you’re so pretty,

“You took him from me,” the girl said briefly which immediately confused Timothee.   Who was the ‘him’ that she was talking about?    Her eyebrows furrowed before looking back at her again. She saw that the girl’s lips were already pursed. “I don’t know what you’re saying. I don’t know who you’re referring to.”   “Oh come on, Timothee. I know that you know who I’m referring to. You snatched him away from me, remember? My precious Raphael who was in loved with me, you took. You took him away from me!” Her eyes were already so wide, it looked like they would get out of her eye sockets. “He’s my life, Timothee! It’s better for me to die than to live without him, than to see him with you. I hate it. I hate you so much you’d thank me I haven’t even killed you yet.”   It felt like her world crashed down on her as she heard those words from her. &nbs

It was already six hours since the management had sent her a cue to publish the post both on her Twitter account and Facebook page, but Timothee had still yet to check her notifications. In fact, her cellphone had already been sitting at the foot of her bed for almost six hours already, cold and untouched, heavy with the pressure of the situation.She knew that any moment from now, she would need to face them eventually. She really just wanted to cherish the last moments of her peace. After all, even when she had already spoken about the truth, she knew that not everyone would ever accept it just yet. Some would even think that she hadn’t suffered enough yet, even when they didn’t know even the surface of her suffering.She let out a sigh before standing to get herself a glass of water. She paused the movie that she was watching to kill time before heading to the kitchen.She was alone in her condo now, but Rory and Theresse promised to visit her onc