Lahat ng Kabanata ng INNOCENCE || BOOK 2 : Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50
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Chapter 21 (a)
When Hazel came downstairs to fill her jug of water, she noticed a huge figure resting on one of the couches in the living room. She did not feel scared as soon as she looked at him from behind. She knew who it was. She did not even need to look at his face for confirmation. She just knew it was him. Only him. Putting the jug on the marble slab, she went to him. She stood behind him, noticing his gaze which was on the sky outside. The glass doors were giving a clear view of the scene outside, did not matter if they were slightly tinted. He could see the dark sky easily. Hazel looked at the scenery, too. The sky was dark but it was not raining as it did in the afternoon till the evening. It rained heavily a few hours ago but now the sky found its peace. Even if it was not clear, both of them knew it would be clean by the next morning. There were no stars, no moon, not even the dark blue colour of the sky but just some very heavy clouds which were moving away slowly, yet something
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Chapter 21 (b)
“You won’t meet her before leaving, why?” Irene asked him, standing in front of him straight, looking up at him as her chin raised. She pushed her hands into the pockets of her jacket. “No.” He breathed. “I’ll be more restless, then.” “You mean kawra bawra?” Irene chuckled, throwing her head back. Christian just smiled. “Can say,” he said, his voice coming out soft. “Okay, I respect your decision. By the way, I thought of giving you the news before you leave…”“What?” “I got a job!” She whisper-yelled at him. His eyes widened as he murmured, “That’s great! What’s that about?” “To teach kids manners!” He chuckled lowly. “Well, it was awesome to hear that. I’m happy for you!” “Thanks,” she smiled, “Haze will be very happy to know too. If you had stayed here for some more time, I would have given this news to both of you together. Well, my wishes are with you for the journey. Must come to meet.” He smiled, nodding his head. “I will,” if fate will be on my side. “I should leave
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Chapter 22
He stepped into a new atmosphere, breathing in the sweet and strawberry fragrances mixed with a few different ones emerging out of the guests standing there, under the large and high ceiling with each other. Some of them were murmuring into each other’s ears out of their habits while some were looking at the standing in front, with admiration in their gleaming eyes. He took confident strides, reaching a few people which he knew. Dressed in a shiny black suit, his hair gelled backwards, he got almost each of the girls’ attention in the room. But that did not waver his confidence. He did not even avert his gaze from anyone. “You may kiss the bride now.” The weak sound somehow reached him. He glanced at the couple as they leaned closer but he averted his gaze when he found his friends waving their hands at him. He smiled at them, joining them soon. He took a seat there, putting the gift box next to him and then giving his attention back to the couple. They just pulled back, now smili
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Chapter 23 (a)
Five years had passed since the distance between them. Even when he wanted to meet her, he always used to convince his heart that he was giving her less time because he really wanted to think only about her this time. If he only cared about himself then it was certain that he would never give her time to nurture and blossom. Just like when people break the newly emerged bud before it becomes a flower. But he gave her time and did not want to run back to her quickly but now he felt that after five years, he could not bear the distance anymore. He had the desire to meet her. Very deep desire. These five years he spent without her, he will not lie to himself, it was very difficult. Not a single day passed when he did not think of her. Many questions arose in his mind related to hee. Many such questions were related to her time, food, water, and sleep but on top of all of them were related to her safety. She was not alone. She had a friend with her but worry comes unconditionally, r
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Chapter 23 (b)
What Christian felt for that cute boy was completely beyond his imagination. The feelings that rose in his heart towards that child were very deep and sudden. He did not know how or why he felt a kind of duty, a deep emotion and a very deep and strange pull towards that child. He just knew that he felt it strangely and suddenly. The boy attracted him to do something for him and he knew what he had to do. Upon listening to his heart, his legs on their own walk in the direction of that kid. He stood right beside the kid, looking down at him. His eyes still lingered on the hanging board from far away. Christian looked at the kids that surrounded the ice cream man, some buying, some having their own and some requesting their parents to buy one for them. “Um… hi,” he said, catching the boy’s attention. “You want one for you?” He asked when the boy did not speak anything. He was just staring up at the stranger, craning his neck. Christian looked into his eyes, smiling down at the kid ge
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Chapter 23 (c)
“I’m Nora! We’re in the same class…” she trailed off, shutting up immediately when she noticed that the boy turned to look at the man and then collected his cone. He held his cherry vanilla, giving the girl his attention back so she continued.“...and I’ve seen you many times! By the way, is he your dad? He’s pretty handsome, just like you!” She whispered the last part, leaning closer to his ear. Flushed at the compliment, Adam swallowed, stepping back and then shaking his head. “He’s not my dad,” he said, his voice coming out bitter and the girl did not notice it. “Oh,” the girl mumbled, “but you look just like him!” She added, glancing up at the man who was busy admiring the kid. “Like me?” Adam frowned. The girl nodded, enjoying her ice cream. Adam could not help but look up at the man only to narrow his eyes and focus more on his face.Nora knew she was not mature enough to judge like that but she could not control her mouth either. She found Adam having the same eyes that the
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Chapter 23 (d)
They reached the parking side and Adam climbed upon her scooty, making Hazel gasp at his audacity. Who taught him that? She wondered because she was sure she did not do it. She hurriedly reached her scooty to hold him so he did not fall from there. “You shouldn’t climb like that, Addy! It’s harmful!” She said, trying to face him but he had his eyes somewhere else. He did not want to look into his mother’s eyes because both of them knew her eyes were his weakness and to stay angry with her, he needed to avoid her gleamy hazel eyes. “I’m a big boy,” he grumbled. Hazel sighed and then brought two helmets out. She put the smaller one on his head and then fastened the belt under his chin. All the while Adam did not look at her but Hazel did not blame him. She knew why he was upset with her. She then grabbed her helmet and then climbed the scooty. Adam swiftly held her from behind by her torso as he saw she was removing the brakes and after that, their ride began. On the way, they did
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Chapter 24 (a)
“Oh,” Irene sighed. She went into the kitchen and continued her work but could not keep the words inside her heart anymore so she spewed out soon, “But Addy is already five, Haze. I think you should enlighten him about this all. He should know that…” but she could not complete the topic and somehow went back to one person. Hazel frowned. “That what?” She asked, stepping ahead. She came into the kitchen and noticed that Irene putting cream around the cake she baked did not know when. “That he has a father!” Irene asserted, finally stopping her hands and then giving Hazel a tough look which she could not return when she heard her. Her lips parted in surprise. Hazel could not believe Irene was bringing that sensitive topic this easily. The mention of his name always brought up those bittersweet memories as well. Someone has said rightly that the one who feels can only judge. “And…” she was about to object when Irene showed her her palm, stopping her in the middle. “If he asks where
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Chapter 24 (b)
Christian desperately looked down at the watch that was wrapped around his wrist to check the time. It was late afternoon already. He was late already. He had thought that he would reach by eleven in the morning, but due to the delay of the flight, he had to wait for a long traffic jam after school to end. People riding bikes, bicycles and scooty escaped from that traffic jam but it was real difficult for the people sitting in the car like him. He had to wait there for almost an hour for the vehicles to proceed. But as soon as he got the chance, he did not let it disappear again. He left there, stopped at a flower shop to buy some flowers and then turned his car towards the direction of her house. He remembered her address even today because he knew someday he would come. As he continued to ride, Christian began to see the place he had seen five years earlier. Before coming to her house, there used to be two intersections on the way and after that, there was a big park where many
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Chapter 25 (a)
It was already evening and Adam had not yet returned home. The neighbourhood kid also plays in the same park near Aunt Jade’s house, he also returned home but Adam did not. And how long does he spend there? Everyone knew that Adam does not make friends easily, so why would he stay there for so long? He was angry with his mother and his mother knew it. Whoever met him on the way, seeing the sadness on his face, understood that Adam did not feel like talking to anyone. And if anything was left or was hidden then his classmates had told their mothers what had happened today because of which Adam was sad. That is why no one tried to go beyond that. And now Hazel was getting very worried about him. Adam never stayed out of the house past five o’clock in the evening, but today it was fifteen minutes past five o’clock. The park was only five minutes away from the house. When she asked her neighbour’s child on the way about Adam, he said that he was playing football and other games with s
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