All Chapters of Beyond The Boundaries : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

11 Chapters

Prologue.

"Hailey Leigh Alvarez." I stood up and pasted my widest smile on my lips as I walk towards the stage. Seeing people here feels surreal, I never imagined I could be here after all the things that I've been through. Despite all of those, I came this far. I breathed out when I am already in the front of so many people clapping their hands on me. The people that once treated me that I could never get in here. That I could never fulfill something by myself. As I look at my parents who are in the very front of the stage now, I tried to smile at them but I just can't make it real. I still hold grudges to them because of all the things they have done but I must also thank them. If they didn't do what they did years ago, I wouldn't be here. I wouldn't prove my worth. "Thank you for being an inspiration to others and also to us. Thank you for being brave enough to survive even if

Last Updated : 2020-09-29

1: Two Different Worlds Of Two Different People.

Hailey's Point of View. Looking at the sunrise from my window is part of my daily routine everyday. I always look forward for another day, for another sunrise. "Rise and shine, Hailey!" I exclaimed after sighing. I already started another day. Another day of my cycle. "Hailey, are you there?" I heard Yaya's voice from outside of my room. I am still looking to the sun that just rose. "Yes, Ya. Let me get ready first. I'll just go downstairs after." I answered her and turned my back to look for my robe. "Your robe and things to get you ready are already in the bathroom. I'll wait for you downstairs. We'll leave by 2 pm. That time is your schedule for today." Yaya said as if she red my mind. I nodded to myself and walked to the bathroom. "Oh, wait. Where are we going, Ya?" I asked her when I got what she said earlier. I don't remember anything that I planned for today. "It's your first chech up day of the week, Hailey. Just to remind you. Go downstairs after you get ready, ok

Last Updated : 2020-11-01

2: Will They Really Meet?

Hailey's Point of View. "I told you to stay in the car, Hailey. What if something happened to you there?" I heard Yaya said when we got in the car. I bowed my head because of embarrassment and sorry when she started scolding me. "I'm sorry, Ya. I just really wanted some new things for painting. I didn't mean to make you worried. I'm sorry." I said while still bowing my head in front of her. The car already started to move. "It's okay, okay? I was just worried about you. You don't need to bow your head, Hailey. It's just that you already know the situation between your parents, right? I won't scold you if you want to buy new things but do it with me. Do it without letting someone see you." She said with her calmest voice. "Also, you already know that you have a weak immune system, right? There's so many bacteria transferred by just interacting to a person with no alcohol. I value your health so bad, Hailey. That's all I am worried about. If you really want to buy materials

Last Updated : 2020-11-01

3: Registration Desk.

Hailey's Point of View. "It's Wednesday!" I exclaimed to myself after I watched the sunrise. I walked to my table which my calendar is on. 'Wednesday. Second check up day of the week.' "Hailey, I already put your essentials needed to get ready. It's in the bathroom. After you get ready, just go downstairs. I am also done cooking our meals." I heard Yaya said from outside my room. "Okay, Yaya. I'll go downstairs after I take a bath and change!" I responded gladly to her. "Don't be too excited. You might slip in the bathroom. Be careful, okay?" She said before I heard her footsteps walking away from my room. After the other night, I told myself that I won't cry because of painting anymore. I told myself that I'll pursue on finishing an artwork when I am really ready. I won't push myself into that situation anymore. I also read about the competition and told Yaya about it. I think it's the perfect way to make myself ready to paint again. The competition goes like this. They w

Last Updated : 2020-12-08

4: Her 18th Birthday.

Asher's Point of View. "You guys haven't eaten yet, right? Why don't we grab something to eat before going there?" Dara said when she caught me looking for foods. "What? You haven't eaten before you drove to our house?" I asked them with my eyes wide open. "Inez was so excited. She called me so early just to say that she's already in the studio so I had no choice but to go there early." Dara was the first one to answer. "Same, bro. I got a call earlier. I guess it was just 5 am by then when I got a call from her. I was also shocked and hurried to go to the studio. I had no time to eat." Cassian answered after Dara. After I heard Cassian, I turned my gaze to Inez who's smiling awkwardly at all of us now. "I also didn't eat breakfast. Hehe. I'm sorry." She said that made all of us shrug our shoulders. "I got too excited, yes! Who won't? This is the first time that all of you agreed to do this. I also ran away from my Aunt's." She added that made all of us look at her. "Why d

Last Updated : 2020-12-08

5: Now or Never.

Asher's Point of View. So, what am I going to text her? Uh... I want to paint with you, please join our group. No. That's too demanding. What if she doesn't know me? I might sound like a creepy man. What about hi, I saw you in the registration desk earlier. Are you still up for the competition? Nope. Not that. It's too... I don't know. I just held my phone while shaking my head like a mad man. "What are you doing there?" A voice of a girl suddenly asked me from my back that startled me. I almost threw my phone as I jumped out of shock. "You startled me! I am busy thinking!" I exclaimed and saw that it was Dara. She sat on the grass beside me and peeked to the phone I am holding. "What are you doing? Thinking? Of what? You're just spacing out, typing something on your phone and then back to spacing out. You're being weird, Ash." She asked me and I was hesitant to tell her what I am really doing but I still did. "I am thinking of what to text Hailey. I'm afraid of what she'll th

Last Updated : 2020-12-09

6: Bonfire of Secrets Part 1.

Asher's Point of View. "Hi." She said and then waved her hand to us that made me stare at her. She's really Hailey. Her eyes says it all but why can't I see the same eyes that I had seen years ago? She seems so... different now. Is she really the Hailey I met years ago? I expected so much from her. It's not like she disappointed me or what but I don't feel the feelings I look forward to feel towards meeting her. I don't know why. "Hailey! Are you coming?" I heard Dara asked her loudly when we are all ready in the van. I saw her smile and then nod. She ran to us and I moved aside to give her space. I still am shocked because I finally met her but it seems like she can't remember me? Or is it understandable because it's been years? I don't know. I think it's because it's been years. I hope she'll remember me. Hailey's Point of View. "Do you want somewhere to stop by or what before we really proceed to the venue?" I heard someone ask that made me look into the front and saw th

Last Updated : 2020-12-09

7: Bonfire Of Secrets Part 2.

Hailey's Point of View. "What is life for you?" Inez asked after pulling out a piece of paper from the fishbowl in front of all of us. She turned the paper around to confirm what was written in the piece of paper. It made me stare at the bonfire for a while. What is life for me? I don't know? "Honestly, I don't know. I've been imprison in my own house since I can't remember when it started. I haven't lived the life that all of you probably is living with. So, I don't know." I answered and shrugged my shoulders while still looking at the bonfire in front of me. I smiled before looking at them. "What do you mean by that, Hailey?" I heard Dara asked me and I just let out a deep sigh as a response to her. I was about to answer her but someone stopped me from doing so. "She's done already with your question. I'll go second now." I heard someone said that made me look at who it was. It was Asher. He got the bowl from the front and pulled a piece of paper. He then gave it to Inez wit

Last Updated : 2020-12-09

8: A Blast From The Past.

Hailey's Point of View. We stared at each other intensely like that for a few seconds but it felt like hours because I felt like time stopped by. My brows are still furrowed at him out of confusion. I tried to process things as I stared at him. I had this feeling of uncertainty and at the same time, familiarity when I met him. When everything was processed in my mind, I got up as a response to my surprise. “It was you!” I exclaimed loudly, getting everyone’s attention and when I say everyone, I mean every single one in the beach. “I’m sorry.. I apologize.” I said out of embarrassment and sat down again. It wasn't a clear memory but a series of pictures came into my mind. A picture of a girl and an older boy in the street. The older boy looked so much like Asher. I came to my senses when Inez spoke, pulling me into reality again. “I guess Haley’s next.” I looked away from Asher’s gaze and looked directly into Inez. As I look at Dara and Cassian, I know that they h

Last Updated : 2024-11-27

9: She's Also Just A Human.

Asher’s Point of View "I started painting because of the girl named Hailey Leigh Alvarez.” I said with a smile while looking at Hailey. I felt her gaze slowly meet mine and that made my whole body shiver. There it is, her eyes. It has the same intensity back when I saw her paint that day. That's the Hailey I met and looked up to. “It was you!” She exclaimed while her hand was on her mouth, I could tell that she was so shocked based on how wide her eyes are now. I smiled because of what I saw. Cute. “I’m sorry.. I apologize.” I heard her apologize and saw her bow down repeatedly before she returned to her seat. After that, she never looked at my way or my eyes again. Why? The heat in her eyes faded again… Why? “I guess Haley’s next.” I heard Inez announce that it disrupted my thoughts. “What's your truth?” Inez reads what's written on the piece of paper. Her brows furrowed. “What does that mean?” I hear her mutter out of confusion. I looked at Hailey, waiting for her

Last Updated : 2024-11-28

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