Important People From The Kingdom Of Esovia

This is the short (and maybe a more detailed and spoiler-filled) profile I made for the original characters to appear in my new Kyo Kara Maoh fanfic titled “Beast Knights” that can be read in Fanfiction.Net and my Blogger account.

IMPORTANT PEOPLE FROM THE KINGDOM OF ESOVIA

Our Turn To Heal This Broken Heart - Chapter 11

TATLONG araw pa ang lumipas pero hindi pa rin tumitigil sa pagbabantay si Lianne kay Aeros na wala pa ring malay. Madalas niya itong kausapin kahit ganoon ang sitwasyon nito dahil alam niyang makakatulong iyon para bumilis ang paggaling nito. Pinatunayan naman iyon sa kanya ng doktor na nag-aasikaso kay Aeros.

Gaya ng dati, nakaupo siya sa upuang nasa tabi ng hospital bed ni Aeros at hawak niya ang kamay nito. Hanggang ganoon lang ang ginagawa niya. Along with silent prayers and whispered wishes for his recovery, she never let go of his hand. Hinihiling din niya sa baka sa ganoong paraan ay maiparating niya sa binata na naroon lang siya sa tabi nito.

"Gumising ka naman na, o. Please? Huwag mo naman na akong pag-alalahanin nang ganito. Hindi mo alam kung gaano kahirap sa akin iyon. Ang dami-dami kong naaalala kapag nakikita kita sa ganitong sitwasyon," pagkausap ni Lianne kay Aeros. Nararamdaman niyang nangingilid ang kanyang luha at plano lang niyang hayaan iyon.

Lianne rarely showed fear in front of someone but Aeros would be an exception to her. At that point, she knew he would always be an exception. Gusto niyang ipaalam iyon dito kapag nagisin na ito.

Journal entry — August 11, 2006

Nag-start na kaninang umaga ang exam namin. Sa Science lang naman ako nahirapan. Pero si JA, mukhang problemado kahit halata sa mukha niya (or not). But I think pinipilit niya lang na huwag ipahalata.

Pero gusto ko talaga siyang tulungan kaya lang hindi ko alam kung paano ako makakatulong at ANO ang itutulong ko sa kanya in the first place.

Our Turn To Heal This Broken Heart - Chapter 10

"KANINA ka pa wala sa sarili mo. Ano na naman ba ang nangyari at hindi ko na naman maabot ang inilipad ng utak mo?"

Nakapangalumbabang napatingin na lang si Lianne sa nagsalita at saka bumuntong-hininga. "Akala ko, lalaki lang ang torpe. Pati rin pala ang mga babae," wala sa sariling saad niya kay Elias na kasama niyang nagme-merienda sa canteen ng building na eksklusibo para sa magazine publishing company ng kapatid niya. Kapag may mga project ito sa Pilipinas ay ang building na iyon ang madalas nitong pagtambayan. O paniguradong tumatakas na naman ito sa trabaho nito.

"Ha? Saan mo na naman ba iniuntog 'yang ulo mo at kung anu-ano na naman ba ang sinasabi mo riyan?"

"Ito naman. Minsan mo na nga lang akong bisitahin dito, hindi mo pa ako tulungan," reklamo niya at saka padabog na itinuloy ang pagkagat sa cupcake na kanina pa dapat niya inubos kung hindi lang okupado ang utak niya ng kung anu-anong isipin.

Blog Tour: “The Forget You Brew” by Tara Frejas from “#StrangeLit: Killer Seasons” Book Bundle [Review]

Book Bundle Title: #StrangeLit: Killer Seasons

Book Bundle Authors: Various

Genre: Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Book Bundle Description:

A werewolf chef, a cursed family, a spell to forget. You’ll meet these and more in the ten stories of the KILLER SEASONS installment of #StrangeLit, featuring:

“The Forget You Brew” by Tara Frejas

For 20-year-old Kyle Thomson, nothing in the world is more terrifying than the prospect of telling Allison Jeon that he loves her. That is, until he finds out that this mystical café in a peculiar place called Nowheretown had served her a cup of afforgeto—a brew for forgetting—a drink she ordered intending to forget him. Hoping to reverse the spell, Kyle reluctantly teams up with a bunny-eared hopeless romantic and a badass barista to retrieve Allison’s memory jar from the Repository of the Intangible. But when stealing back forgotten memories doesn’t quite turn out as expected, Kyle is left with no choice but to conquer his biggest fear. Can the magic of Nowheretown supply him a fixer-upper, or will the magic in his steadfast heart be enough to grant them their happy ever after?

Other stories included in the bundle:

Resto Rescue by Maita Rue

The Last Night Of Her Wake by Chrissie Peria

House Of Silver: A Cursebreaker Novel by C.P. Perez

The Myth Menagerie by Lana Garcia

Vengeance by Arlene Manocot

At The Wishing Well by Amae Dechavez

Intersection by Den Lim

Disappearing Act by Roselle De Guzman

Aurelia by Japonicus

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Our Turn To Heal This Broken Heart

WALA sa orihinal na plano ni Lianne ang lumiban sa trabaho nang araw na iyon. Pero iyon ang unang pumasok sa kanyang isipan pagkagising niya. Bumalik siya sa trabaho isang linggo pagkatapos ng birthday party ni Riel. Sa totoo lang, alanganin si Riel sa desisyon niyang iyon. Pero in-insist niya iyon dahil gusto niyang ibaling ang isip sa ibang bagay. Sa nakikita niya, may ideya na ang kapatid sa gumugulo sa isipan niya kahit wala itong sinasabi. Her brother had always been like that.

And yes, may kinalaman lang naman iyon kay Aeros na hindi na naman niya nasilayan sa nakalipas na linggo matapos ang huli nilang pagkikita. Abala pa kasi ito sa ilan pang trabaho nito at ganoon din naman siya. Hindi pa tapos ang problemang kinakaharap ng kompanyang hawak nito at nangangailangan ng atensyon nito. Habang siya ay abala dahil magre-release sila ng panibagong issue ng mga magazine para sa buwan na iyon. Idagdag pa ang ilang problemang sumalubong sa pagbabalik niya sa trabaho na may kinalaman naman sa mga empleyado niyang hindi na nagagawa nang matino ang mga dapat gawin.

Siniguro lang niya na maayos na ang lahat at tapos na ang mga problema bago niya naisipang lumiban sa trabaho. May iba siyang plano para sa araw na iyon. She had to do it before she could come up with a decision. Kaya wala na siyang pinalampas na sandali at nagbihis na siya. Kailangan niyang makaalis kaagad.

Katatapos lang niyang mag-ayos ng sarili nang marinig niyang tumunog ang doorbell ng kanyang apartment. Nagtaka siya dahil wala naman siyang inaasahang bisita nang araw na iyon. O baka naman ang sekretarya niyang si Fatima ang dumating. Pero ano naman kaya ang kailangan nito sa kanya? Naku po! Mukhang natunugan yata nito na a-absent siya sa trabaho.

【poem】April 2

It was truly a fine afternoon.

At least, I don't mind

the scorching heat that day.

I just kept on walking the usual pace

as I let my mind travel

in search for inspiration.

Not knowing that,

near my alma mater,

I would encounter you

after about a decade

and it happened

on that unknowing April 2.

An ordinary day,

that's how I initially greeted it

and a plan for an early

birthday celebration was set.

I did my job as a "dutiful" older sister.

I wasn't particularly thinking about you,

just like how I did in the past.

At least, not as frequent as I do now

after our paths crossed that one April 2.

I want to hate you, to be honest.

I don't want to frequently think of you again.

I don't mind the occasional ones, though,

since I know it would just come

and pass me by.

It was just a short encounter, anyway,

that happened one afternoon on April 2.

But the thoughts I had after that

seemed to linger much longer than usual.

I'm recalling it now as I write this

as questions were left stuck

in my head since then.

What in the world happened to me after that?

What did I feel after seeing you again like that?

Did I become numb and unfeeling

after that short moment?

Or could it be that the feelings I had

for you back then disappeared

in time before I realized it?

I just smiled,

chuckled and shook my head.

It was just a short moment,

I keep on saying.

But it sure stayed in my mind

much longer than the others.

What in the world is happening to me?

Why can't I forget that one moment?

I'm not sure if I wished

for this moment once before.

One thing I knew, I was left wondering.

How could a single moment

that happened in April 2

made me think of my feelings for you again?

Was it still there?

I don't know, to be honest.

But I think it's the truth

that would leave me pondering

about you again for more years to come.

Our Turn To Heal This Broken Heart - Chapter 8

NAPAHINGA nang malalim si Lianne nang sa wakas ay matapos na niyang asikasuhin ang mga naipong trabaho noong nagbakasyon siya. Hindi naman ganoon karami iyon kung ikukumpara sa nakasanayan na niya. Pero pakiramdam pa rin niya ay pagod na pagod siya dahil doon. May isang linggo na rin pala ang lumipas mula nang umalis siya sa Casimera. Subalit hindi pa rin nawawaglit sa kanyang isipan ang mga naganap sa pagitan nila ni Aeros

It was just for four days. Hindi pa nga lahat ng pagkakataon na magkasama sila ng binata ay masasabi niyang matino. O baka siya lang ang nag-iisip nang ganoon.

Tumayo siya mula sa pagkakasubsob niya sa office table na gamit niya sa study room ng mansyon malapit sa kanyang silid. Dumiretso siya sa isang glass door at binuksan iyon. Plano niyang magpahangin muna sa malaking veranda ng silid na iyon at nang sa gayon ay maipahinga na rin niya ang kanyang isipan.

"Okay ka lang, Lianne?"

I Won't Ever Leave You - Chapter 9 (Final)

AGAD na lumabas ng silid sina Angela at Elizza.

Papunta pa lang sila sa hagdan ay may lumabas na dalawang lalaki sa silid ni Nathan.

Bago nakapagpaputok ang mga ito ay agad na silang pinatamaan ni Angela. Parehong duguang bumagsak ang mga ito.

"Eliz, magtago ka na lang muna sa hidden place mo sa kuwarto at huwag na huwag kang lalabas doon hanggang wala sa sinuman sa amin ang magbigay ng hudyat sa 'yo. Hindi pa kita puwedeng hayaang gumamit ng baril, lalo na't alam kong takot kang gumamit n'on."

【poem】Fleeting Hopelessness

Would it be weird

if I said I felt hopeless?

Or people would never even care?

It might be a small issue to some.

But for me, it's a part of my dream.

Half a decade is what I've spent

and slowly, I could see it coming true.

But seeing a proof of it

is another thing.

It's a gloomy thought

that entered my mind.

Yet it's something I want to say.

It's still a dream

unless I've held a proof.

So please don't let me wait long.

Please let me see the realization

of my life-long dream.

Journal entry — August 10, 2006

Masyado sigurong dinamdam ni JA iyong mga sinabi ni GB kanina sa kanya. And I know umiyak siya. Gusto ko siyang tulungan kaya lang nag-aalangan ako. Baka kasi iba ang isipin niya. Kaya pinanood ko na lang siya pero sandali lang kasi ayokong tumitingin talaga sa taong umiiyak, lalong-lalo na kung ang lalaki ang umiiyak. Then namomroblema pa ako dahil exam na bukas.

Shocks! Tambak-tambak na'ng poproblemahin ko pero hindi siya kasama doon, ah. Baka kasi iyon ang isipin niyo...

Book Review For #FilipinoFriday: “Fall Like Rain” by Ana Tejano

Title: Fall Like Rain

Author: Ana Tejano

Description:

Rain De Castro has been in love with her best friend, Mark Velasco, for almost the entire time she has known him, but she’s clearly in the friend zone because he’s happily in a relationship. Or so she thought, until the news of his break-up reaches her. Now that Mark’s single again, she decides that it’s time to step out of the zone. But when her cousin Lissa comes into the picture and sets her eyes on Mark, Rain feels troubled when he gets a little too friendly with her. Rain is determined to fight for what she feels this time, but is it worth the effort if it’s a losing battle from the start? Will she back off to give way for her best friend’s happiness, even if it means losing him to someone else again?

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