Lahat ng Kabanata ng Fate & Destiny: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 19

However, a week has passed and Arissa is getting immersed in her busy life as a freelance photographer. She had no idea that her spontaneous act in disguise as a substitute model in other day had set off a major storm in the fashion world.At lunch hour, Arissa called Jacob, her only son to hear his voice and asked about his whereabouts."Hello, dear…." Arissa's clear voice greeted someone who answered her phone on the other side. Her eyes suddenly softened."Hello, mum." Jacob replied casually. He had just finished his photography class that day and it was recess now. Her timing just perfect.As a young teenager, Jacob is physically attractive. His hair is brunette with a feature of tall, straight body. His eyes were the same color as his hair and always sparkled with a natural, friendly look. His symmetrical face is similar to Arissa's. What sets her apart is her character who is much more playful and open up to others than the introverted and aloof Arissa.Jacob is deliberately

Jojo drove Arissa back home to her apartment. Along the way, there was an unlikely awkward silence between them both. Arissa was busy with her own thoughts while Jojo occasionally glanced at her with nervousness and guilt in his eyes. Only the sound of the radio broke the endless silence between the two of them. For Jojo, the journey home that day seemed like forever because Arissa usually does lots of talking along the way. She would spill out anything and everything to him. Either does him. They have always been the perfect partner in crime from college. Today, they turn into a pair of strangers who were in the same car. Sobbing inwardly…Jojo really wanted to cry out loud at his current situation. Please…please…please…Hurry up and get there as soon as possible….Within 15 minutes, Jojo's car stopped at her apartment. Once arrived, Arissa immediately got down and stepped inside with a scowl on her face."Hey ... you'r

 St Mary's Hospital was never as busy as that night. At that time, almost all medical teams fought together and did their best to save a malnourished young girl and a newborn baby who was only 3 weeks old. Both of them were in critical condition. The baby almost got hit by pneumonia and his weight also lack of. So, he must be kept inside an incubator to make sure the body temperature stays warm. The medical team also will monitor him at all times. Meanwhile, the baby’s mother, the young girl, was in miserable circumstances. She is suffering from acute malnutrition and severe dehydration. The only way to save her was by the infusion fluid which is injected into the body through an IV.The girl's entire body was covered with bruises. Some of them are still very new. Her knuckles were torn and started to fester, but the nurse had already treated the wound and bandaged it properly. After a while, both of her hands look like a snowball. Round and white.Hua let o

A week later…..Anne studied the girl in front of him. It was 1 o'clock in the afternoon and Anne's stomach was rumbling hungrily but Arissa didn't seem to care about it at all. It had been 4 hours since the two of them sat in the living room and learning preliminary skills in basic reading and counting. Unbelievably, she was able to absorb all the information which been given like a sponge in 3 days! On the 4th day, Arissa always staying in the library for at least 4 hours in a row and reading all the books which in there. Her learning ability and thirst of new things are enormous. She was willing to study all the knowledge that she is learning now. Apparently, she is studying grammar and how to use of proper tenses in English. "Kak Rissa?" asked Anne with her pitiful face. Arissa tilted her head and stared back at her with a puzzled look."I am hungry. May I have my meal time? I haven’t eaten my lunch yet.. " asked A