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

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.

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.

“Ang ganda po ng taste ni Ma’am. This necklace is a limited edition work from our brand designer this summer. Tatlo lang po ang ganitong design ngayon sa bansa.” Dahil sa narinig, nakalimutan na ni Aeverie na itama ng sales lady na girlfriend siya ni CK. Natuon na ang buo niyang atensyon sa sinabi nito. Limited edition? It’s a sapphire necklace and the design was so intricate and captivating. Puri niya.

“Angela, tingnan mo nga ’yong sinend kong picture. Hindi ba ’yan ’yong necklace na ginawa mo para kay Tita Helena dati?” Agad na kinuha ni Angela ang cellphone. Binuksan niya ang larawan. At sa unang tingin pa lamang, nanigas na siya. Isang ruby necklace. Simple ngunit eleganteng design, may maliit na diamond details sa paligid ng centerpiece. Kilalang-kilala niya iyon. Dahil siya mismo ang gumawa. Noong nasa fashion school pa siya, nag-enroll siya sa isang short jewelry-making workshop dahil gusto niyang gumawa ng personal na birthday gift para kay Helena.