The Necklace Author Novels & Stories

Standing beside a woman I barely remembered. My mother. No. Not the woman who raised me. Someone else. The little girl looked exactly like me. My knees weakened. “That’s impossible…” Evelyn watched me carefully. “No,” she corrected softly. “What’s impossible is how successfully they buried her.” I couldn’t breathe. The girl in the photo wore a necklace I recognized immediately. The silver moon pendant. Mine. The necklace Julian once locked inside his private vault. The necklace Adrian looked at like it carried ghosts. “What did they do to me?”

“Yes. Nawawala nga ang necklace ko. Oh, by the way, narinig ko rin mula kay Damion na nawawala ang necklace mo sa Old Creek Road at nahanap niya. Anong itsura ng necklace mo? Bahagyang lumaki ang mga mata ni Cassidy, may bahid ng pagkabahala, ngunit agad ding inayos ang sarili. “It’s a necklace with my name on it. Pinagawa ng Papa ko noong pinanganak ako. When Damion wanted to return it, and I thought it was fate, binigay ko na lang sa kanya.” “Is that so?” Czarina murmured. Sinuri ni Cassidy ang mukha ni Czarina na hindi naniniwala. Kaya naman ay muli siyang nagsalita. “Noong niligtas ko si Damion, hindi ko namalayan na naiwan ko ang necklace sa ambulance. Narinig kong binigay ng nurse sa k

Noong una ay sa canteen, sa cafe tapos hindi na niya nakayanan at tinanong na niya sa akin kung sino ang nagbigay at kung sa Laguna ba talaga ako nagmula. His eyes, his tone, his words—it crept the hell out of me every time I remember it. There was something connected to him with this necklace, and I didn't want to be reconciled with it again. Maybe, Elias was right… Perhaps he wasn't just talking about Nathaniel stealing his woman, but also something more profound. Itinago ko na ulit iyon sa aking damit at saka tumayo upang dahil matutulog na—kung makakatulog pa ako sa lagay na ito.

I said lovingly, hugging him again. Nilagay ko ang necklace sa palad ni Daddy. Matagal niya itong tinitigan pagkatapos malungkot itong ngumiti habang nakatingin sa kwintas. "This necklace is from your Mom's great-great grandmother named Clarimonde." Dad started. Kaya pala mukhang luma ang kwintas dahil matagal na pala talaga ito. I remember dati kapag sinusuot ko ito feeling ko para akong sinaunang tao.

Naka ngiting sagot niya. Napa ngiti naman ako. "Really? How much?" I asked but my eyes are locked at the two necklace. "500,000 pesos po 'yan ma'am dahil po original design po siya at yung pendant naman po ay napapalibutan ng mamahaling mga diamond at ayon daw po sa kwento. Ginawa daw po itong couple necklace na 'to ng isang babae mula sa paris. Ginawa niya daw po 'yan para sa kaniya at sa lalaking mahal niya na sabi nila isinumpa daw ng babaeng kung sino man ang makaka appreciate ng kagandahan nito ay magiging swerte sa mamahalin niya at kapag binigay niya ito sa lalaki/babaeng mahal niya magkakaron daw po sila ng masayang relasyon." Kwento niya.

Siguradong madadamay lang sila sa galit ni Hazel, kapag nagkataon ay mawawalan pa sila ng trabaho. After she tidies up her bed, she lazily lays there. She touched the necklace she was wearing. In that necklace, there's a small gold ladybug pendant attached to it. At the back, there's an LK1015 character carved on it. The pendant wasn’t that big, but the characters' engrave was readable. Back then, she didn’t ask what’s the meaning behind those characters, but now, she's wondering about it. It was the only memory of her late mother. She always thinks that if only her mother had not died, they might still be happy now.

Pero pinigilan siya nito sa braso. What is it this time? Inis siyang bumaling. Nakita niyang may kinuha itong isang mahabang kahita, binuksan nito iyon, and what she saw inside made her mouth drop open. A diamond necklace! "Turn around." Utos nito. Nang hindi siya tumalima ay ito na ang nagpatalikod sa kanya. Napasinghap siya ng maramdaman ang lamig ng mga briyante sa kwintas na isinuot ni Levin sa kanyang leeg.

saad ko at humarap sa kanya, lumapit siya sa akin at hinalikan ako sa noo. "I dedicated that necklace to someone who are especial to me." nagtama ang mga tingin namin na siya namang ikinapraning ko. "The necklace symbolizes so especial, that's why the woman who's deserve to have it, are more than especial in everything to me." hinawakan ko ang pendant ng kwentas at naramdaman ko muli ang biglang paglakas ng tibok ng puso ko kaya napahawak ako sa dibdib ko.

I'm taking law kaya alam ko, we have to study human behaviors and actions. "Oh to the Emmm to the GEEEE! OMG Kuya! Is this really for me?" her eyes widened as she removed the necklace from its box. "Ang ganda naman nito Kuya. Kadenang ginto." tinaas niya ang necklace sa harapan ko, kumikislap ang mga mata at malawak ang mga ngiti. "Do you like it?" I asked. "Opkors! Choosy pa ba ako Kuya?"tapos binigay niya sa akin ang necklace at hinawakan pataas ang buhok niya. "Suot mo sa akin Kuya, gagamitin ko 'to."

sabi ko na lang bago ako tumayo pero nakatingala pa rin ako sa kaniya. I was about to walk away when something went in my mind. I sighed aggressively before taking off my necklace and faced him again. He looked at me mystifyingly until his eyes landed on my hand. I gradually handed him the necklace while my heart was so heavy. This necklace was supposed to be our treasure, a thing that will make us remember who was the light from the moon and who was the light from the sun. It was like our promised necklace.