I honked the horn before stepping onto the gas, finally accelerating forwards. "Woah!" I exclaimed as I maneuvered the vehicle outside our village. I'm sure Ellwood will be happy with the new car. I got my phone out of my pocket before dialing his number. "What is it?" he said in his bedroom voice. It's obvious that he just woke up based on his low voice. "Guess what! I'm on my way to your apartment," I excitedly said. "W-what?!" He sounded so shocked. "What's wrong with you? I gonna hung up the phone, bye!" I endes the call as I entered the village where he resides. I honked a few times in front of his apartment, after a while, he got out with just his board shorts. I got out of the car excitedly and greeted him with a hug. "I have a new car, Ellie!" He stumbled as he accepted my hug, unable to wrap his arms around me in shock. "Wear something! We're going somewhere!" I entered his apart

"Mr. and Mrs. Echeverii has arrived," Mom announced their presence.I glanced at the new arrivals and smiled as I spotted Ellwood in his black suit."What are you waiting for, Emory?" Mom turned her scowl face at me.I stood up to greet them.Good evening, my dear friend! Happy birthday!" Uncle Geoffrey said, offering a handshake to Dad which the latter gladly accepted, also doing the same to Auntie Stella."Thank you," Dad returned a smile.Ellwood also greeted him and kissed both Dad and Mom on the cheek. "Happy birthday, Tito.."He then turned to me and pecked a kiss on my check. "Hi..." he whispered.I rolled my eyes at his grinning face. "Uh, Good evening, Uncle. Auntie!" I greeted them and did the same gesture."I'm glad to see you again, hija! You've been on vacation for a long time" Auntie Stella opened a conversation right away."Ah, yes! I returned for Dad's brithday.""Then, you still have plans to go back?" Uncle Geoffrey asked.Before

"H-hello?" Shit! I bit my lip because of stuttering. "Meredith?! Finally, you answered my call! How are you? I was worried about you." I gulped and sat slowly on the edge of the bed. I can feel my heart stumbling and falling as I think of a response. "I'm sorry. I'm fine, Alessandra..." I merely whispered. "Oh, I missed you. Gabriel said you didn't inform him about your sudden leave, but he got your text so, when will you be back?" she asked without a pause. I held my forehead as I laid down my bed. I sighed heavily, "Yeah, I will be reporting on Monday. I'm sorry, there's an emergency so I had to go to Queensland," I said, lacking of energy. "Great! We're planning to go out of town, to Galla Via Island! I'm expecting you to be here with us before 10 in the morning," she said. I gulped, feeling my nerves starting to build as I think of meeting him in an hour. "Uh, I'm sorry. I just got here from a long drive. Ma

I was trapped and dazed, I could feel my heart race for a moment. I wanted to stop feeling this way, but it's slowly escaping, aching for romance. "Hezekiah..." my lips said. I couldn't recognized my voice anymore. It was late when I realized what I said. His forehead creasedin confusion. I quickly averted my eyes away from him. "You called me what?" he asked seriously and never left my eyes. "I–I'm sorry... I was just, tired.." I said, eyes on the ground. He abruptly grabbed my arm and stared at me in disbelief. "Hezekiah, I heard you called me that name." His face was a whole question mark as I felt his grip getting tighter. I chuckled slightly and shook my head. "I want to rest, just lock the door when you leave..." I harshly pulled my arm away from him. Not looking back, I entered one of the rooms and locked the door. That was close, Meredith. It was the perfect time to confess that I'm his wife but I was scared. I

I FILLED my lungs with gusty air and proudly flaunted my body towards the water. When I reached the right depth of the water, I started to dive underneath the salty water. The coldness of the water made my lips quiver, but I didn't mind. I just wanted to wash away everything although the water level is getting higher due ti high tide. I breathed in real slow. The flaming rage in my heart disappeared completely. I felt refreshed and light as I stayed longer. The moon guided me through the water deeply. I was challenged to dive deeper. I could see nothing but pitch-black darkness. When I felt the waves' current getting stronger, i decided to swim back up. When I thought it's easy to swim up, I suddenly felt pain on my legs. It made me nervous. My leg was cramped and strained so bad that I could hardly move it. A scream came out of my mouth before I drowned. I tried so hard to swim but I just can't. I'm drowning and panicking. I wanted to find the water'