California 2020Friday 10th July 2020Evening ....Athena's POV"Just Join your mother and I in the lab, I don't know what you were thinking about going into the Military" My dad said and I sighed for the umpteenth time."Dadd" I whined "I thought we already talked about this and we came to an agreement," I said."I'm just saying, no issue" he replied."Besides I don't remember coming to an agreement of any sort with you" he said and I rolled my eyes to the back of my head and took my seat.He's actually not my biological dad , he told me that himself.According to him he was neighbors with my real parents while they were alive , my mother died just after giving birth to me and my dad died in an accident when I was four.Because they were close, he decided to adopt me.Deep down in me I noticed that the story behind my parents death wasn't just that , but what can I say .I really don't have any memories of my parents , it's like as I try to recall it goes away as soon as it comes

Author's POVFriday 17th July 2020Evening....The once salmon and purple sky transformed into a vast expanse of jet-black that engulfed the mountainous cavite Peninsula. A canopy of luminous stars materialized amongst the ocean of blackness. Some were dull, merely flickering into existence every now and then, but there was an adequate amount of shimmering stars to illuminate the dark, moonless night. The Manila bay glistened, mirroring the dazzling assemblage of glittering stars and the luminescence from the tiny ports and food markets that lined the country of Philippines.The airplane tilted slightly to the right and began a slow and steady turn. Below, the capitol looked like square plots on a huge map. Small cars heading down two-way roads came into view, as well as enchanting various colored homes that brightened the window. Athena felt her ears pop, and she opened her mouth in an attempt to release the pressure that was making her feel uncomfortable. The wind howled as the ai