They are both share the same hotel bedroom.It is February 1.Year 2023."Lisha, what time is it?" Hiraya asked.Lisha grunted. She is still lying on the floor, drunk.She drunk by herself after making the computer program assigned to her as they landed Shanghai and given their hotel room. In that way, she will fall asleep fast to forget the stress the company gives her while working on her project."Gaga, may relo ka. Bakit hindi mo kaya subukan tignan? Pareho lang tayong di nakaligo ng isang araw, kaya panigurado, hindi mo pa naaalis relo mo.""Ay, oo nga, matignan nga."It is 1:46 pm."Hapon na pala. Tumayo ka na dyan at humiga sa kama mo. Mas lalong sasakit likod mo nyan kapag dyan ka pa rin humiga, sira ulo."Hiraya dragged her best friend to her bed. Lisha looks thinner than Hiraya, but her weight exceeds that of her by a pound."Aray! Dahan-dahan naman oh! Kaibigan ba talaga kita o hindi? Makahila ka wagas ah!" Sigaw ni Lisha sa kanyang kaibigan."I am sorry, sorry for having a
That guy is becoming really accustomed to me.Hiraya and Lisha got a telephone call."You two, got a good sleep?"The way the sentence is spoken sounds sarcastic.It is their immediate superior, Pia.They are out of words."What, are you two tongue-tied now? What are you doing? Get down here in the lobby and we will now officially start with the project!"The call ended and the two struggled to get out of their luxurious bed."Bitch, what the hell are you doing?"Lisha is busy inspecting their baggage and choosing between her outfits."Just wear anything as long as you are not naked! My goodness! You did not bother to put your laptop, phone, wallet, documents and laptop charger in your bag? Nutcrack!"Lisha is smiling as she scans her outfits. She chose a hanfu-like dress with a tinge of casual professional look in its style.You know what, I feel like fate has something wonderful in store for me, and for you too, Hiraya.Hiraya arranged Lisha's things and put it in her big bag. She e
Hiraya and Lisha is seated in the front, and they both looked pale.They are silent as the night.Whilst their workmates are screaming with glee as they saw various things and places in their travel seated in the shuttle bus, they are like statues, unable to move, and they can't almost breathe normally."Okay, guys. Here we are. We are now in the Yu Garden. Unbuckle your seatbelts, and get your things. Might as well take note of important information you can incorporate in our recent project. Do your best."They unboarded the bus and they are truly are quite astonished of the place."This is so exquisite! We are like on a vacation! Unbelievable! I am just seeing this in movies and television series! Now I am able to see and feel it with my hands!" the old man exclaimed.A Chinese woman, in her thirties, walked near them and bowed to them. The some of the people in the group bowed in return. Pia glared at the others, including Hiraya and Lisha, who are still staring into space. She pin
The chef, who seems to be the owner of the restaurant itself, approached Jouri, who is still seated, facing a stranger", who is pretty sure an extrovert and is planning to adopt her, a lonesome wolf, an introvert.The stranger, the girl with chinky eyes with skin fair as snow and translucent as a glass, is noticeably amazed by the number of dishes laid down before them by the young boy a while ago.She seems fragile, though. The way she walks is too bizarre. I cannot help but pity her, she looks like she is having difficulty moving her lower extremities.I really think of her, that she is likened to a ceramic, which can break anytime, whenever you handle her wrongly.Jouri started talking to the chef, but cannot afford to do some glances at the girl, who seemed now a stranger who helped her have a sumptuous meal in the past.She has an air of elegance oozing from her, and she seems kind. I am not familiar with the beauty standards around the world, especially here, but I find her appe
This guy and his cousin are getting married.Talk of the town.And here he is, having an afternoon tea with me.The servants led us to a table, with two seats, and assisted us.The tea is served.This fragrance. This fragrance is familiar. It has been familiar with me after all these years.You are marrying your cousin to quiet down the chaos of your clans. Typical television drama trope.Bright yellowish green. It relieved me of my stomach problems. I am always constipated.Oh, boy, you are like this drink. You only relieved me of my pain and problems for a short time. I am thankful for that.But now, you will be disappearing from my line of sight."I heard they are not really cousins. Lady Li Jingjing does not have the blood of a Wang running through her veins. She is just adopted by her parents, because her adoptive mother cannot bear a child. It is said that The Lady's husband had an affair with the servant, and the Lady decided to adopt the baby the moment she knew about the inf
He's here.Thank God, the old Chinese lady know how to speak my language.It has been a month since they stealthily meet each other.At night.They are all alone, watching the trees, the rivers, the moon.It is cold, but Jouri can only feel warmth.Qiu's family is now becoming bankrupt because of the destroyed crops, so no one is accompanying Qiu now. His family cannot afford a servant now.I have a crush on you the first time I saw you, but it does not seem like it is a first time. I do not know, I am confused.Me too. One thing I am sure with, is I catch a breath when I stare at you.I am guilty of disobeying my parents. I have no filial piety because I am doing this.I am, too. It is not allowed for us to have romantic relationships with people who does not belong to our faith.I am a Buddhist.I am a Christian.I am a Jew.I am a Chinese.I am poor.You are rich.I know how to speak Chinese.You do not know how to speak English, nor Yiddish. Do you really like me?Do you really
Something feels forthcoming when she woke up that Sunday. Jouri woke up on the boat. The last thing I remembered is the people inside the car saying that a German woman who promised us shelter did not help us in the end. She is a head of an orphanage, but she was under surveillance. Promises really, are meant to be broken, because we are just humans who lie every time.She didn’t allow them in the orphanage. So, we travelled all the way to the dock, wishing we would not run out of gas.From afar, I can see smoke coming out of that high metal structure. It smelled like burning flesh. The odour reached even this far.How dare you people. May you all rot in hell. Forever. I will never forget you all for what you have done to my family.Where did God go in these trying times?Jouri's memory is in chaos, disarranged, and unable to distinguish fantasy from reality. Topsy-turvy recollections.She lied in her small cot, hugging an embroidered blanket he gave her, tears falling in her cheeks.
I am not adopted. I am a real member of the family, my family that was left behind on Poland soil. All her life, Jouri thought she is just adopted because she does not look Jewish. Because of it, the neighborhood, and her schoolmates, mocked her, and her appearance. "Your grandmother is Chinese, and she tried her luck in Poland. There, she met your grandfather, who is a Jewish businessman. You look like Chinese, unlike your siblings, because your grandmother's genes are more dominant in you," the frail-looking rabbi told her. She ran out of the restaurant as fast as she could, far, far away into the alleys of the streets of Shanghai to hide her mixed feelings. She does not know if she feels happiness, sadness, or both, knowing that she is not somebody her parents saved from an unknown orphanage. Jouri is enjoying her reverie when she heard three deep, loud sounds that echoed in her ears. Joyous conversations began to fill the place. People are starting to crowd in her place, and