All Chapters of Leaving The Lights On: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Seah's Point Of ViewI am kneeling in front of my father's grave while holding a bouquet of white tulip flowers. He loves these flowers, and I remember he always buys tulips for our little altar. And buying this for his grave made me miss him more. A couple of years had passed since he was resting in his tomb; it seems like yesterday. His happy yet memorable memories and words of wisdom are fresh in my heart and engraved in my soul."I love you, Dad." Those three words, three words that I never had a chance to let him hear those words coming from me.Those simple words that I really loved to say to him yet, I'll feel ashamed, so I kept silent. You know, don't judge me; I'm not really that close to my father. Even when he's still alive, I rarely or never say those three words to him; for me, it's kind of cringe. And definitely, he'll never hear it either, now that he's gone.Growing up with one parent was a very difficult thing. On top of that, I never grew up in a family that showed y

I immediately leaned against the wall of my future bedroom, sweat dripping down my forehead. I had already taken out many things and I had also removed a mountain of dust from the entire room. I had also cleaned the bathroom here and had also changed the beddings on my future bed. This place is perfect. The road to school is just a few steps away, this place made me feel I am belong and free. I also think that what I liked was the family itself. They welcomed me here wholeheartedly and they were all very kind. I met Aunt Iya's husband awhile ago and he's so energetic and funny at the same time, her full name was really is Thaleah but she insisted that I should call her Tita Iya. “To cool you down!” exclaimed Aunt Iya's son, who was carrying a pitcher of orange juice, a bread, and a glass. “Thank you!” I thanked him and smiled at him. He immediately placed his things next to me and sat down next to where I was sitting. "Woah! This is so clean! When are you going

Raphael’s Point Of View I'm packing up and hurrying to the university. I was trying to catch up with her, but I was disappointed when I couldn't and ended up perspiring as I got to our university's gate. I got to the university early, exhausted and panting. It's not that I'm interested in her; I just felt that someone like me who is familiar with the entire university could be of tremendous assistance to her by giving her a tour and showing her around the school. Even if she might be cute, I doubt I will like her very much. Since she's new to our school, she could get lost. She is so early, which surprised me. I suppose she is excited. She may be in her assigned room. I intended to give her a tour of the university. But I guess she never needed it. With my shoulders hunched, I went to my own room and took a seat. I took a deep breath and leaned my head back on my armchair. I frowned as I closed my eyes and planned to sleep on the entire class. But something interrupted

Seah's Point Of View “One Expreso Conpana and one americano,” the order was written on a small piece of paper. “What about sweet desert ma'am?” I asked again. She then again stared at the cafe’s menu. “Pretzel Donuts for two and one bagel please,” I immediately nodded. “Dine in or take out?” I asked the woman again, who was now smiling at me. “Dine in,” she answered and walked to where her date I presumed sat. You could tell she was really evil just by the way her eyebrows arched. And she didn’t even say thank you or smile after ordering. “This will take awhile I guess,” I whispered and gave their order to the kitchen. Sometimes you really have to be plastic with people who are bad-tempered and difficult to get along with. The shop was a bit loaded and everyone was quite busy. Commonly students were inside the Coffee shop today, most of them are coming from a high class rich bitch, I guess. Our Cafe is a joke and of course if you are poor you will be really sho

Seah’s Point of View I've been thinking all day about what I can give to Raphael. At least thanking him for helping me earlier. I was almost overwhelmed after the quiz and that's all I could think about. Though that Cedric guy was almost deaf from nagging. When I didn't really pay attention to him, he gave up on himself and just nags at someone else. After finishing the last subject, I hurriedly left the room to go around the shops so I could at least get something as a gift. I am not sure what to give or if he will like what I give him. “Seah!” someone called out, but I really didn’t have time to look at him. I just ran and ran to get out of school. When I got out, I was wandering around the shops surrounding the area. While wandering around, I came across an ordinary shop. It was a keychain shop. And because I was intrigued by the things they were selling, I immediately went in and wandered around. ° ° ° After a few minutes, I left the shop with a small blue paper bag an