"Adrasteia? Okay ka lang?" "Huh?""I asked if you are okay." "Ah, oo naman." "Naka kunot kasi yang noo mo, parang ganap na ganap ka dyan sa binabasa mo.""Ah, oo ang ganda kasi e.""Talaga?" I nodded and showed her the book that I was reading. "Hmmm, mukhang maganda nga ah. Crime fiction ba ito?""Romance and crime." "Taray huh, crime at romance. Parang doon pa nga siya nakahanap ng love sa crime ah!" "Parang gano'n na nga." "Teka, kwento mo sa akin dali.""Well, ang bida si Asunta Navo. She has a prosperous and beautiful life, she is the daughter of the richest businessman in the country, all her luxuries are granted, especially since she is an only child. Asunta was born beautiful, even when she was young people adored her, she had many lovers, but she only paid attention to one man, Crent Santos. A son of the politician who has a lot of criminal cases and illegal activities, he is currently involved in the illegal transaction of firearms. Even though there was evidence abou

I rest my head on the car window. Everything looks the same in El Colmillos. I can't help but smile while looking outside the car window. It feels so nostalgic to be here again. It's like it's been years since I've been here and I never really had a chance to say goodbye on my own because I have no memory of it. Mom said I slept all the way to Manila but I don't usually sleep on trips. I like to look out the window when we ride a car or anything. We stopped at a big mansion. "We're here," Alessandro said. Is it just me or what? Alessandro's house is not just an ordinary house. It is a freaking mansion! I can't believe it. He is working a government job which pays well but not as I expected! Or maybe his parents are actually wealthy. Now I feel so silly, wearing only a shirt and pants. I look very simple, who knows if they're actually wearing a gown inside this grand mansion!Dito ako lumaki sa El Colmillos pero parang ngayon ko lang napuntuhan ang mansion nila Alessandro. Nakak

Silvana and I had a good time going around the mall. We went to a spa together. Kahit kakakilala lang namin ay magaan ang loob ko sa kanya. Na para bang matagal ko na siyang nawawalang kaibigan. I don't know why I'm feeling that way but it seems like it. Siguro ganoon talaga pag mabait ang isang tao. Parang matagal mo na silang kakilala. Akala ko nga ay tatawag pa sa akin si Alta o si Alessandro pero wala talaga. Pumunta rin kami sa park. One thing that I find weird about Silvana is that she knew our house back then. She reasoned that she knew all the houses here in El Colmillos, including ours so I don't think much of it. Ngayon ay magkikita ulit kami ni Silvana. Nagpaliwanag naman sa akin si Alta at Alessandro na bigla raw sila na busy. I don't mind itm besides I find a friend that I could always talk to and show me around places. Sabi ni Silvana ay sasamahan niya ako pumunta sa underground waterfalls s may gubat. I don't even know that there are underground waterfalls in th

"This is really beautiful.""Hindi ako makapaniwala na nandito lang pala ito. Nung nakaraan kasi dumaan na rin kami dito ni Silvana pero Hindi naman namin nakita dito." "She can't find where this is, Adra. You are the only one who's been here.""Huh?" "You are here, that is what I mean. So you can see the underwater falls now better. And you can paint it. I'm sure you will do a good painting of it. Nobody painted it before. Only you.""W-wow talaga? Ako lang? Seryoso ka ba?""Why would I lie?" He asked.Tama nga naman ito si Asmo, why would he lie? He is not like the people around me who constantly lie about something. Something that I need to find out. But should it hurt me to actually find out the truth? Would it be hard for me to accept what it really is? Well nevermind. I don't have to think about that now. All I need is to be one with the forest and print the underwater falls beautifully. I'm sure once Mom sees it, she will allow me to paint again.I mean, there is still room

I'm the gift of the moon.I can't believe it. Asmo erased my memory! He made me believe that I was just a normal girl. He made me leave the life that I wanted. "Alessandro?" I said as I entered the mansion. Nagkasalubong kaming dalawa. Bumaba ang tingin ko sa kamay nito. "You are bleeding!" Agad ko siyang pinuntahan at hinawakan ang dumdugo niyang kamay.I grabbed him to go to the kitchen and wash his hands on the sink."I'm fine, Adra.""No you are not fine Alessandro. Dumudugo ang kamay mo, ano bang ginawa mo?" I asked him. "Adra, it's okay. I swear I'm okay. Where did you go? You look happier than before."That's because I found who I am. But I can't let him know that I know something about myself. I can't trust Asmo with this truth as well. I cannot trust anyone or they will just erase my memory once again and I don't want that freaking happen. I won't let them take my life away from me anymore."Umupo ka muna sa lamesa Alessandro. Nasaan ba ang first aid kit niyo? Saan ka b