Lives Beyond Those Eyes 12 - Reasons To Help

"You're joking, right?"

Sari gave Riyoung a deadpan stare when she asked that. "Do I look like I'm joking?" She even pointed at herself.

Riyoung shook her head and sat on the chair opposite hers. While Seoha and Sejin chuckled as they also settled on the other vacant chairs of the table they chose in the cafe.

Their work shift was done for the day and Sejin decided she should treat her friends with some pastries and coffee while they were out. But Sari knew it was her friends' way of checking on the group as they didn't have that much time to hang out while working at Gangbeodeul University.

Sousuke/Saki AU (Go-Onger): To Begin Again

 

I don't want to think that this is all over for both of us for I could still see a ray of hope for you and me to begin again... ~ Florence Joyce

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It was hard to stay with someone whom she knew would be gone in her life forever. Or at least, that was the feeling that Saki kept on having over the past weeks since she last went to that library and cried.

She didn't intend to cry there. But it was strange that she couldn't help herself. All she wanted was to release... something burdening in her chest. The same feeling that had haunted her for three years.

But now that she finally knew what it was, she felt a bit foolish for letting it continue.

The Seventh Moon 24 - Confidante

Risa bolted up from her bed and heaved heavy breaths with her eyes wide open. Her heart beat fast and beads of sweat formed on her forehead. This was the second time she had seen that nightmare about the serpent. Even if the first one was a vision shown to her unexpectedly on her part, this second one was just as scary that she thought she would be burned in her dream.

That was how realistic it felt for her that her clenched fist was quivering. She hadn't mentioned anything about it to anyone at all even when it first happened. Not even to the three mages taking care of her. She didn't know why she couldn't tell them anything about it, though.

But she knew that Alathil was aware that something bothered her to an extent. The days he continued to teach her and train her would always be filled with questions like "Have you been sleeping well?" or "You're not overdoing this, are you?"

Risa knew the Second Prince was only concerned. But even with that, she couldn't bring herself to tell him the truth. There was something about that vision that forced her not to make a member of the royal family worry even more than they should have.

i'll hold on to you 81 - operation

[Brent]

Alam kong wala ako sa sarili ko the whole time. Kaya parang dumaan lang ang lahat sa paligid ko mula nang marinig ko ang balita kay Carl at ang pagmamadali kong magpunta sa ospital. Hindi ko nga alam kung paano ko nagawa iyon na walang nababanggang kung sino sa daan. O baka naman kahit papaano ay nasa huwisyo pa ako para magawa ko pa rin kung ano ang tama.

Agad akong dumiretso sa emergency dahil iyon ang sinabi sa akin ni Carl noong huling beses ko itong kinausap. Pero wala akong makitang Carl o Relaina roon. Which only meant one thing.

“Brent!”

 Napalingon ako sa pinagmulan ng tawag na iyon. Hindi ko na pinuna kung bakit naroon na kaagad si Neilson. Saka ko na pagtutuunan ng pansin iyon. Agad kong nilapitan ang kakambal ko. Wala pa ring tigil sa pagtibok nang mabilis ang puso ko.

Lives Beyond Those Eyes 11 - Clearing Minds

Okay. Soohoon said to Geunhee before leaving his apartment that he had to go somewhere before heading to the mansion by night time. But now that he was outside and standing in the middle of the nearby park, he had no idea where to actually head out.

He wanted to clear his mind. That was his initial plan and reason for going out. He just learned about the connection of the person who stabbed Sari to the serial killer that had put the town of Huijin in chaos and panic recently. Who would've thought that they were the same person? Even Detective Seo couldn't believe it when they first found out. But now that the connection was clear, he had to be even more careful. The detective said the same thing.

The only problem now was finding out the motive for targeting him and the other victims. Maybe that way, they'd be able to figure out what to do when the killer tried to strike next.

Another thing he was worried about was Sari and her safety. If Detective Seo Jinho was correct about the profile of the culprit that the profiler managed to piece together about the killer, then she could be a potential target, as well, on the account that she interfered with his goal to kill Soohoon that day.

The Seventh Moon 23 - Training With The Second Prince

Risa couldn't concentrate on her first day of training with the Second Prince at all. Every single movement that Alathil made made her heart race even faster. His movements were smooth and graceful, and she found herself unable to look anywhere except directly into his eyes. Whenever he moved closer to her she felt her body temperature increase yet again.

Though this wasn't what she had intended to happen, she couldn't stop herself from acting this way because of Alathil's presence. By the minute, she could feel her emotions she felt because of him getting more intense than ever.

Not only that, she couldn't stop feeling that she wanted to know everything about him. Even though she tried to deny that feeling.

He wasn't as good with the rapier as he was with the sword, though. As for Risa, she could barely stand up after using the weapon twice in a row without needing to rest. But it didn't deter her from continuing until Alathil himself decided to end the training for the day.

So I'm 31... And Had Just Reached Another Journaling Milestone

Hi, everyone. Welcome to my blog.

Okay, this turned out to be weird with that introduction. Why am I writing this as if I'm imagining myself saying this in a video or something. Or maybe that's just me.

In any case, as you can see by the picture I included here, it is my 900th day of daily journaling! And yes, this post was 3 days late, basing it on the date I placed on the picture. But it's better late than never, right? So here I am.

i'll hold on to you 80 - hit on the spot

[Relaina]

May isang linggo na ang nakalipas mula nang magpalit ako ng kurso at pati na rin ang weird na tawag na iyon ni Brent sa akin kinagabihan. Hanggang sa mga sandaling iyon, hindi ko pa rin nalilimutan ang pakiusap nito sa akin. Na huwag kong babanggitin ang salitang “mawawala” o “nawala” kapag kaming dalawa ang magkasama o nag-uusap.

Alam ko na ang bangungot pa rin nito tungkol sa akin ang dahilan kung bakit nito nasabi iyon. The fear that was in his voice that night… I could still hear it. At hindi na ako nabigla kapag tumitibok nang mabilis ang puso ko dahil lang doon. Iba ang hatid ng takot na nasa tinig nito sa puso ko.

And I wasn’t liking any of it at all.

Gusto kong matakot, sa totoo lang. Kahit sabihin pang panaginip lang iyon, malaki pa rin ang posibilidad na mangyari nga ang kinatatakutan nito. Hindi malabong mangyari iyon, lalo na kung iisipin ko ang mga binanggit sa akin noon ni Oliver. Gusto ko pa ring maging positibo kahit papaano.

Lives Beyond Those Eyes 10 - Vision About A Killer

"Not that I'm curious. But I wonder why she can't tell me about it yet."

It was all that Sari could mumble as she walked away from the campus' archeology department building. She didn't press on when Professor Geunhee said that to her when she asked about the possible relation of those drawings and sketches of unearthed artifacts to... something.

She was sure she said that when she asked the question. Something... important. Intriguing. Mysterious.

Then again, only she thought of it like that. They could be something else to the professor. Something simple and could be educational.

So I'm 31... And This Is The Real Me

When someone posts to their social media accounts, we all want it to be perfect. To show the best part of ourselves that we want to show to the world. To stand out for just a little bit more than the rest of us. So we make our posts.

We post our stories about how happy we are in every picture we send on the internet. We even take photos and put them up with hashtags and tags and everything else that makes us famous for who we are. Okay, maybe the word 'recognized' would be the most appropriate word for that.

Anyway, we show them that part of ourselves to the point that... we end up lying to ourselves that this should just be the 'us' that people know. That's when the lies come. The lies start spreading like wildfire through social media until they become something that people don't care about as much as they once thought. And because there aren't any people who really know us at first, there aren't very many people who are interested in our story at all. 

The Seventh Moon 22 - Swordsmanship Teacher

Risa was speechless at first. Not because she did not expect for it to turn out to be him, but because her mind was racing a million miles per hour to process everything that she had just been told.

"What is the meaning of this? Why... didn't you tell me your real name before?" she couldn't help asking as she kept fumbling her hands. This was the first time she felt this nervous in front of a man.

And to think this person in front of her who was her savior before turned out to be someone important in the kingdom.

"I hope you do forgive my master for his actions before, Lady Risa," Shuren said, disrupting the silence between her and Prince Alathil. "But I don't think you'd even believe him even if he told you about his true identity."

i'll hold on to you 79 - extremely important

[Brent]

Huminga na lang ako nang malalim pagkatapos kong alalahanin ang naging pag-uusap namin ni Oliver Santiago dalawang gabi bago ang unang araw ng enrollment week. Kinausap ko naman si Mayu kinabukasan n’on para kumpirmahin kung anong araw mag-e-enroll si Relaina. Pagkatapos niyon ay nag-umpisa na akong mag-isip ng maaari kong gawin para hindi malayo sa tabi ko ang babaeng iyon.

Yes, I knew I was acting desperately. Pero alam ko ang panganib na kaakibat ng Rachel Sandoval na iyon. Kaya ganoon na lang ang naging suhestiyon ko kay Relaina nang sabihin nito sa akin na magpapalit ito ng kurso.

Oo, malungkot ako na hindi na kami papasok sa iisang department. Pero mas mahalaga pa rin sa akin na irespeto ang anumang magiging desisyon nito. Kulang na lang ay palakpakan ko ang sarili ko nang magawa kong makaisip ng puwedeng alternative para makasama ko pa rin si Relaina sa loob ng university. Mabuti na lang talaga at pumayag ito sa gusto kong mangyari.

“But it doesn’t mean that she’s out of danger…” naibulong ko at marahas na napasuklay ako ng buhok ko gamit ang kamay ko.

Lives Beyond Those Eyes 9 - Arrangement

"Well, you've definitely changed since last night."

Sari lifted her head and looked at Isona who was now smiling cheekily at her.

"Changed how?" she asked, tilting her head sideways.

"You seem happier than usual."

Nagi/Fuuka (Ninninger): When I Have You

 

As long as you have faith, I know I'll have the strength to make it work out for both of us... ~ Florence Joyce

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"Remind me why I'm doing this again?" Fuuka asked while she and Nagi were heading to the river in the midst of the hot weather of that summer. But honestly, she could just groan at how insane the idea of accompanying him on this weird little trip around town was.

Not to mention--

"Because you love me."

She seriously had a strong urge to roll her eyes and punch this guy right here and there. "Ah, right." This had got to be a joke.

Then again, it wasn't as if Fuuka was forced to do this. It seemed that... Nagi knew she wasn't feeling well that day that he had to go out his way to pull her out of the room and let her enjoy the fresh air for once.

Lucky/Hammie (Kyuranger): Hoping You'd Allow Me

 

Hoping you would allow me to love you. I'm still be waiting and hoping... ~From the Filipino song "Bakit Ba Ikaw? (How Come It's You?)" by Michael Pangilinan

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If Hammie could just take a step back and perhaps start things all over again between them, she would've done that already. But for her, she knew that it was too late. It was crazy that none of the people around her had ever thought that she was hurting it.

Or was it because she was good at hiding it? Was she that good of keeping everything in her that... she was able to bear the pain even through all that chaos that had happened in her life lately?

Maybe. But perhaps Hammie was just talented at pushing everything away when needed, especially if it was about her own pain. Then again, it was a crazy thing for her to do, even if it was meant to stop the people she cared about from worrying too much for her sake.

Do you title or number your chapters?⁡

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⁡In this particular story, I only number them. But I commonly put titles on my chapters if I find them appropriate. Though at this point of editing my work, I'm thinking of adding titles to the chapters just for the beauty of it. 😁✌️⁡

First line in WIP

⁡I want other things related to what I've been writing to br featured here, as well. I did post about my updates on one-shots. But I also want to feature other stories. In this case, which is a new #instagramchallenge I decided to join this month, I'm featuring my NaNoWriMo 2022 project.⁡

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⁡The line above was from the first chapter. And yes, I decided to skip Days 1-3 for now since I was kind of excited to post this, for some weird reason. 😕😕⁡

So I'm 31... and I'm giving an update after a long while

It's a weird title, I know. But I've been planning to create a series of blog posts here with the starting title "So I'm 31..." somehow.

Happy New Year, everyone! How is it going? I hope you greeted the new year with big hope and lovely smiles. Well, we still don't know what the year holds for us. But even so, this is the time that we can do something to make a change to ourselves.

At least, that's what I did even before the year started. To be specific, I made a goal around the second week of December. That's why I couldn't post anything here.

That's one of the reasons, at least. The other reason is that I couldn't think of a good content to post here. It might be a lame excuse, but my mind is definitely somewhere else and I focused more on setting up my goal for this year and other things.

Let's break it down, shall we?

Naga/Hammie (Kyuranger): That's Why I Waited

 

I still want to believe in you. That's why I waited for you to return there like this... ~ Florence Joyce

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It was crazy for Hammie to feel something as strange as heart beating fast because of someone once again. She thought she was over it. As it turned out, that wasn't the case at all.

Just as the case that she encountered at the moment upon putting her wish paper on the sacred tree in the central town. It was summer and she had only arrived in her hometown a few weeks ago. So she was aware of the summer tradition of that town -- and it was one that she loved. Before she lost a lot of things in her life.

Hammie left that town a long time ago, but only chose to return there when a dream that she knew wasn't an ordinary one had plagued her for quite some time. She hadn't come back here for more than a year already, but now it seemed like this dream would not go away. Not without her doing something about it.