Bittersweet Memories Catharina Maura Novels & Stories

His brown eyes were laced with so much sadness, it made Maria's heart ache. "Who did you see?" She was concerned and curious. Who did he see that made him so badly shaken up? An ex-lover? "Do you ever get that rush of emotion, that brief moment where you feel like those things you think you're over still has power over you? And it dawns on you that you're never going to heal? That it would plague you till the rest of your life?" He lulled, his broken speeches putting together sentences that slapped Maria in the face. She could relate. Maria knew so well how it felt to go back in time and relive those emotions again, trapped and bound in her own mind. She knew it so well, she knew how it felt

But when I reached the second corner, my legs gave out. Both of it was wobbly to begin with, and every step required an effort that I could not held out anymore. I leaned against the wall, rested my body as I tried to recall what had happened before I was casted out here. I enumerate things that I could remember, Sister Katarina, the missing letter, Gabriel and his theatrics, the girls, and then the run-away silhouette. And then, instantly, an image of a girl grinning under the storm slid on my mind’s eye. I could not see her face under her hood, but the smile was familiar.

"Wake up, Matteo! That bitch already died of cancer! She's been cremated to ashes!" Lucia screamed, her voice shrill, "Is some slum trash really worth torturing yourself like this? She was a burden when she was alive, and she's still being a nuisance even after she's dead!" Her anger grew as she spoke. She bent down to grab photos and began tearing them frantically. "You want to keep looking at her? You want to keep thinking about her? Well, I'm destroying them! These photos are cursed anyway!" "Stop!" Matteo, who had been silent as a corpse, finally reacted. "What did you just say?"

Maura explained. Cass started bursting into tears; tears she held back for a very long time. It was then I realised that what she said was exactly what happened to us, the spirits of the seven deadly sins. We may have committed vile deeds in the past, but we were given hope to redeem ourselves. All of the sudden, my mind was blown by Maura’s words. It held so much hope. Could it be possible that Maura is actually the reincarnation of Elpis herself?

Ariana retorted, this man was beginning to get on her nerves. “Enough of the fighting, let’s sit quietly and wait for the cake”. Martha finally said, she was sick of their childish behavior. They both did what Martha said, it didn’t take quite long for Fabiola to walk out of the room with two ladies behind her, they both had a tray in their hands, in the tray there were small slices of cakes in different places.

Or maybe, he thought bitterly, he was just seeing what he wanted to see. Still, the questions wouldn’t stop. He leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling as memories began to surface, memories of Veldana. Her laughter. Her warmth. The way she used to look at him when she thought he wasn’t watching. And then, the way it all ended, the lies, the betrayal, the testimony that broke him. Maurice clenched his fists. He had spent years trying to hate her, and for the most part, he had succeeded. But now, this little girl had reopened a wound he thought was long healed.

“Mira, can’t you be more generous? Callum is just keeping Catherina company. Why are you being so dramatic? “Besides, the only reason you’re still in this house is because Catherina spoke up for you. Whatever she wants, you should give it to her!” I staggered back and glanced at Martha. She averted her eyes and refused to meet my gaze. After lecturing me, they hurriedly left. A WhatsApp notification sounded. On my screen was a message from Catherina. [Mira, how does it feel to be abandoned again? You never should’ve come back. You belong in the pigsty in Millford.

She thought crying about her bitter fate. She wiped her tears determining something! "I won't be weak anymore, Mr. Kabir Malhotra." Her eyes raged with fire and deep hatred. "It's payback time!" "I won't forgive you so easily until you regret coming into my life!" An evil smirk grew on her lips. Evil! More evil than his! ~~~~~ "What are you waiting for?" Adrita asked, raising her eyebrows at him. Kabir looked at her house and gulped in nervousness. It was his first time, trying to get the courage for something.

I turn the radio on and Ava’s sweet but psycho fills the car and me and ly sing along. Oh, she's sweet but a psycho A little bit psycho At night she screamin' "I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind" Oh, she's hot but a psycho So left but she's right though At night she screamin' "I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind" She'll make you curse, but she a blessing She'll rip your shirt within a second You'll be coming back, back for seconds With your plate, you just can't help it

After saying that, he ordered sternly, "Don't stop that machine! I want to see exactly how deep she buried the rest of this memory!" In the next second, I desperately gasped for air like a fish out of water as the machine forced my heart rate back up. The memory I had kept buried in the deepest recesses of my mind was violently dragged out into the open. "No! I'm begging you, make it stop!" "Look! That's the final scene before Caterina went missing. She really does know where Caterina is!" Amid the collective gasps of the crowd, the secret I had hidden for so long finally came to light, displayed for all to see.