“----Hello? You still there, Julia?” she heard her brother's voice again from the other line.Julia wildly shook her head, as if she's shaking all her thought of the past. But one thing is for sure, she felt a twinge of pain as she remembered someone from the past."Oh, I have to go back to work, James. I'll call you back later, okay?" she abruptly changes the topic."Alright, see you soon, sis." James replied.Julia ended the call, while feeling guilty. She wanted to talk to James more, but she feels like she's not yet ready to talk about what happened 12 years ago.But part of her mind says that she shouldn't dwell too much on her past because she has to face her future with sighed. She has to face the future with David. She needs live at the present time, and prepare for the future.Once she regains her composure, she decided to send a text message to her boyfriend."I'll be down in 10 mins..." she sent a message to David.After a few minutes, Julia stood up, slung her bag on her

Julia is all alone at the dark part of their house garden, as she wants to be alone and think on her own.She's still in feeling a bit shocked after seeing Van again. She didn't expect that she will see him at her brother's homecoming party, and that's why she's not mentally, emotionally and physically prepared..."We finally see each other again after so many years, Julia."Julia lets out an audible gasp after hearing that familiar voice again.She wheeled around, and she forces herself to face Van..."What are you doing here?" she asked him, as she tries her best to sound casual."Why do you sound so cold and indifferent, brat?" Van asked, instead of answering her question."I'm not a child anymore, so please stop calling me "brat!" Julia reprimanded Van."Then stop acting like one! You're really acting like a brat right now eventhough many years have passed!" Van retorted."Hah! Look who's talking! Aren't you an immature one as well? Who in their right mind would get their girlfrie

Tears suddenly filled her vision. Her body automatically acted on its own. She grabbed her mobile phone and dialled Van's contact number, which was given to her by James few days ago...With trembling hands, she pushed the "Call" button. She heard ten rings, but the call went straight up the voice message."Hi, this is Van. I'm not available right now, so please leave a message after the tone."Julia decided to end the call, while feeling helpless."Oh, Hiro..." she wearily whispered, while silently crying.=============================The next day.Julia is nervously waiting at a certain restaurant. It's she and David's favorite restaurant. She decided to meet David there to tell him something really important.After a few minutes, she saw David entering the restaurant and now he's making his way towards her. She smiled at him, eventhough she's feeling nervous as hell."I'm sorry if I'm a little late, babe. I just finished a meeting with one of clients." David quickly apologizes, as

"Sister, is there a problem? Did I do something wrong? Why is Mother Superior calling me?" Mariya worriedly asks the nun, while she's walking with her at the orphanage's hallway. Sister Angela shook her head in return. "I honestly don't have an idea, Mariya. Our Mother Superior just asked me to accompany you to her office, and she didn't say anything else." the nun responded. Mariya's nervousness grew after she heard Sister Angela. She's thinking that maybe she did something wrong, and they want her out from the orphanage. She knows that she's old enough to live outside the orphanage and become independent, but she still can't imagine herself living away from the children. She's an in-house teacher at Sunshine Orphanage, where she also grew up. The nuns are running the orphanage, which house 80 children who are deaf and mute. Even though Mariya doesn't have a disability, the nuns still accepted her. Mother Superior told her that her biological mother came knocking at the orphanag

Two weeks later.Mariya is overwhelmed with emotions while she's walking side-by-side with the Mother Superior, while the nuns and the children are watching them with sad expression on their faces.She tries her best not to cry, but she knows that she's going to miss everyone and everything at Sunshine Orphanage. This is the place where she felt the true love of a true family."Don't be sad, dear. You can come back here whenever you want. We'll be waiting for you." the old nun gives her a reassurance."I'm really going to miss everyone here, Mother." Mariya sniffles in return."It's normal for you to feel that way. But this is not the end if everything. You will start a new journey of searching for your father." the Mother Superior gently stated."We wish you all the best, Mariya." Sister Angela joins in their conversation."Thank you very much, Mother Superior and Sister Angela. I'm sorry if I gave you lots of trouble and headache while I was growing up." Mariya is getting more and