THE ROBERTS' MANSION
Supper was finally over and everyone had already retrieved to their respective rooms, attending to their personal works.
Mya was attending to some documents from work and Laura was as well finishing up her assignment while Kelvin was busily playing a video game. The piercing shouts and laughter from his end flooded Laura and Mya's room like the rains causing them to roar, frustrated. Kelvin's room was in between Mya and Laura's room.Laura dropped her pen wolfishly, storming off to Kelvin's room. Just when she got out, she saw Mya also approaching Kelvin's room with a messy hair and a wanly look. They both sighed with a faint smile, sightly shaking their heads when their eyes met and pushed the door opened together." Gosh, Kelvin!!!!! ", they shouted and he flinched, turning to the door." Damn, Mya, Laura....you startled me""Really? Guess what, we'll do worse than this if you keep on disturbing the whole house like this. Why? Do you wish to bring the roof down?", exclaimed Laura glowering.
" Yeah, Kelvin, we're trying to get our work done here but those loud screams keeps haunting our brains ", cried Mya with a pleading look.
" Ouch, sorry, guys.....I'll watch out for that, okay",he replied with a withering look.
They smiled and strolled out, "Goodnight, Kelvin. Don't forget to sleep early", they shouted;locking the door behind.
He responded and continued with his game. Mya and Laura returned to their rooms to finish up their assignments.Two hours later, Laura laid on her bed attending to a call when she heard a knock on the door.
"Hold on, guys, it seems someone is knocking on my door. I think mum want to check on me before going to bed"."Alright, girlfriend, go ahead", Naomi and Alixes responded from the other end of the cell. The knock came again. Laura quickly got up from the bed with her phone still placed on her ears.
"Who is it, I'm coming", she shouted.Laura opened the door only to find Mya standing there with her pillow; wearing a faint smile." Mya? why, what happened? ", Laura queried with a brooding look.Without an answer, Mya by passed Laura into the room leaving Laura at the door while she settled in bed.
" Hello,sorry, guys, need to go off now. We'll meet at school tomorrow ", said Laura to Naomi and Alixes as she dropped the line with a grave look.Mya looked at the tensed face of her sister as she approached and chuckled.
"Do I need a permission if I want to share your room with you?", she uttered with a wry grin."Mya", Laura cried with a chuckle, throwing a pillow at her." You're always like this when you want to share a room. At least you've got to seek my permission first ", she added while she laid next to her.
" Really? Anyway, you can kick me out if you can",said Mya with a deadpan look.
"Which you clearly know I can't, right", uttered Laura with a chuckle. Mya nodded and they both bursted into laughter.
" I'm so happy to have you, Laura. I don't know how life would have been without you, sis", said Mya with a smile." Same here, Mya. I love it when we listen to music together.... It makes me forget the troubles of the day"." You're right, dear", Mya added and they giggled, humming to the song they were listening to. ♪ ♪Halo, Halo, Halo...♪♪ by Beyonce.Mya is two years older than Laura but loves sharing a room with her sister whenever she feels stressed or tired. They normally discussed about their activities of the day and listened to music together since they both love the same genre of music until they sleep off.NEXT DAY EXCELLENT BRAINS COLLEGEIt was 8:00 in the morning, Laura sat in class already done with her usual hour studies;chatting with her friends Naomi and Alixes when Ivy and Lupita approached them with a box of chocolate in their hand.
" Here, this is for you, Laura", said Ivy with a stretched hand.Laura stared at her friends and back at them with a quizzical look." What for? Is it already Val's day"Alixes immediately shrugged at her question,gazing at Naomi for a confirmation.
"What's today's date", queried Naomi with a vacant expression.
" Oh, no, no, guys. It's not yet Val's day", Lupita cuts in with a radiant smile.
" Oh, right, we thought we missed that", Laura and her friends exclaimed in unison, chuckling. "Then what's all this about",Alixes asked.
Ivy and Lupita took a glance at each other and Lupita nodded to her to go ahead.
" Um, Laura, this is to thank you for what you did for us, yesterday. If not for you, what would we have done to please those guys"." Oh, that; it okay, girls. Let that be, okay? we're friends and that's what friends do for each other", Laura replied.
"But we want you to have this, please don't reject it", Lupita insisted. Laura glanced at Naomi and Alixes for an option and they assured her to accept. She accepted the gift with a smile.
Ivy and Laura thanked her again and went back to their desk. All along, Ben and his friends, Fred and Patrick stood at the entrance, starring at them."What do they think they're doing?",asked Fred darkly.Without a word, Ben sped towards Lupita and Ivy with a surly, black expression. Fred and Patrick trod after him.
LAURA'S POVSome moments become more vivid with the passage of time and every encounter, passage, alleys, and crossroads we walked gives us a chance to meditate on our deeds– whether good or bad and how well they affected those we met on the way.Did they deserve whatever treatment they endured under our shadow of obsession, love, or selfishness?This, when reflected on in our abrupt silence– we wish for a SECOND CHANCE when realization dawn onto us, our faults and mistakes. Just the fact that our errors brought us where we're not fated to, doesn't mean we can't make corrections when given a chance.If the clock is finally turned, where do you wish we turn back to first?And once we're there~ are you bold enough to rewrite those chapters of your life?Seasons may pass but there'll still be places that can't be reached no matter how hard you try. Rather, another storm to be faced and to be weathered head-on. Loving without fear~
Tarry not towards the end,Await and appreciate,As you are now,Your sorrow and your joy,Each defines a part of you.Confining you not,To the Limitations of life.Await for yourself,Yet, a new hope,That lingers not in the tribulations of Life,Conforming one to the fraternities of it,And leaving them ajar to the cruelties yet unseen.Rather,Guard yourselves with the bleeding truth,Which suffers in it's own way,But yet still harbors great luxuries.Its tenacities are grave,But reviving to the core,Leaving no elements untouched,And no brooding unanswered.It serves as another urge,That keeps the world revolving. By Henrietta.
RUBIN'S POV“If only wishes can come true,I have one or two or maybe a few,And they're all about you.If only wishes can come true,I have a banquet of wishes,And they're all to flourish your life.A life well laid to wipe away tears from your eyes.A life filled to bring satisfaction to your soul.If there be any more wish,I will wish you the whole world,Just for you to find satisfaction in your soul.”Rubin's thought echoed as he scanned from his phone, up into space as if to reverse time~ as if yearning for a time loop to reset every moment which had passed. Just then, a figure caught his attention as he glanced out of the car's window.“ Laura...? &
Balancing herself with the help of her sister, Laura nodded, clenching onto the small bag Rubin had left. " Yes, I'm good. No need to freak out." She managed a smile of which her red, bulging eyes just gave away the uncertainty and lingering flashes of memories which kept popping unanswered questions into her mind." Sure...?" Mya pressed but Laura's answer just remained the same with a nod." Hey... is everything okay ?" Amy queried just when she closed upon them, taking note of the scene that seem unpleasant and alarming." Yes, mum... you know I hate the scent of hospitals~ I guess it had begun its effects on me after the numerous stay here. Can we go now?" She answered as she took her seat in the back and pulled the door shut. They both stared while she fidgeted for a few seconds before finally calming with her head leaned back against the seat.Amy sighed, worried and heartbroken by whatever her daughter was going through. Noticing the effect Laura's s
Alixies finally made it out of her coma state after an endless week of undetermined fate~ everyone had just hoped she survived without any assurance at all. This revelation had brought pure joy and jubilation to both Laura and Alixies' families. With the news, Laura was the second to rush to her ward in her wheelchair after her mother had hurried home for a few stuff."Alixi...." She called from the doorway as she rolled over. For a second, Alixies couldn't believe her eyes~she thought it was just her ghost but then, on a second thought; Rubin wasn't with her and again, the wheelchair and the hospital garment she was in." Laura.....?" She called in a near whisper, her eyes widened in disbelieve. " Is...that...you, Laura?" She asked with teary eyes and Laura cheerfully nodded with a broad smile." Yes... Alixi, it's me..." She answered. With that, the two bundled in a heartfelt hug as they clenched unto each other~ sorrow and joy mixed up and they burst in
With the swift rasp from the door which spontaneously swept off the silence hovering the room, Rubin glanced back at the door, balancing his gaze with no interest at all, and intuitively spun back to what he was doing on his PC. But the knock persisted, which finally came with his sister's loud call." Come on, Rubin... It's me, Annabel~ Open the door, please... " She echoed but he just remained unbothered, sticking glued to his seat. As if on an impulse, she gingerly added. " Hey, let's talk... I know this is about her~ I mean your ghost friend."With the mention of Laura, he paused on his work and stared over his shoulder for a brief second with a thoughtful gaze before screeching back the chair as he jerked off it with an exhausted and frustrated sigh.Peering through the little hole of the door, he scanned at his sister who stood impatiently, waiting to be admitted so to clarify his doubts of his mother tagging along. Rubin pulled the door open j