The Necklace Story Novels & Stories

He smiles before he answers me which made me smile too. "Ikaw ang tuldok sa bawat talata. Ang tatapos sa bawat salita. At ang makikita sa bawat dulo upang gumawa ng panibagong kuwento. Ikaw ay ikaw Jewel. You ended the story without knowing that you did a great job at first. This is not just an untold story of you...but a story to be told and to be read by someone who loses their hopes just like you. And by the end of the day, the untold story of Jewel becomes... The Story of Us." *****

“What do you mean, mommy?" buong pagtatakang tanong ni Yael. “Do you know how many jewelry stores sell necklaces with engraved names? Anyone can have one, Yael. Anyone.” “Mommy, that necklace is rare and a very limited edition. Even the jewelry store confirmed it. They only made one of it and the buyer was Livina. How could—”

The void in their lives that no amount of wealth or power could fill. “I still remember the gold longevity necklace she wore that day…” Madam Meyer’s voice faltered. Arnold’s jaw tensed. “Mom, people are greedy. That pendant was probably stolen and pawned a long time ago.” “Tama si Kuya,” Selene chimed in gently. “That lock... kung kanino man siya napunta, baka matagal nang wala sa kanya.” Madam Meyer slowly lowered herself onto the velvet couch, her fingers tracing the edge of her shawl. Her eyes looked far away—but suddenly, something in her gaze shifted.

Maging ako ay nagulat din. In the end, the necklace was sold to Josh for two billion US dollars. I was still processing the amount. That’s more than a hundred billion peso! And he’s willing to spend that much for a black diamond necklace. For me? But then I remembered that he’s a mafia. I wonder where the money came from. Bad deeds? Josh leaned closer to me, kissing my cheek and whispered. “I’m willing to spoil my woman with everything she loves. The necklace is yours, signora.”

Nilapag nito ang isang maliit na kahon sa gilid ng asawa bago umalis ng hindi lumilingon. Kagat ang labi na dinampot ni Rose ang maliit na kahon. Dali-dali siyang umalis ng hapag at iniwan si Sofia, na ngayon ay wala ng ngiting nakapaskil sa labi. Pagdating sa kwarto ay kumikinang ang mga matang binuksan ni Rose ang kahon. Agad na nangilid ang luha niya ng makita na isa 'tong gold necklace na may pendant na bulaklak... isang pulang rosas. Parang batang nagpagulong-gulong siya sa ibabaw ng kama habang umiiyak.

Ang international collector na binili ito dahil na-inspire sa love story nina Elias at Adele ay nainis nang malaman ang nangyari at agad na ibinenta ito nang mababang presyo. Para sa kanya, ang kwento ang nagbigay-halaga sa "Adele" na kwintas. Hindi niya inakala na ganito ang magiging ending. Elias repurchased the “Adele” necklace at a low price. Binili ulit ni Elias ang kwintas sa murang halaga. Habang tinititigan niya ito, parang nakikita niya si Adele, ang ngiti, at ang kinang sa mga mata niya.

It was Lily again, peeking through the doorway. I reached into my silk pocket and felt the small **Sun & Moon necklace** I always carried. I remember a boy once told me it would keep me safe when the world got dark. Now, looking at this lonely mansion, the cruel maid, and my cold husband, I realized I was in the darkest place of my life. I was in a cage. And the key was held by a man who was clearly more than just a farmer. *Ninety days, Sofia,* I whispered to myself as I entered my cold, empty bedroom. *Just survive ninety days. For Papa. For your name.*

"The rings, I guess you are a newly wed couple, and that necklace is a good fortune to those newly couple...like the two of you. My late wife owns that necklace before, and she told me to sold it to those couple that necklace..found." Napakunot-noo si Janissa sa sinabi ng matanda. "But I found it, not the necklace." She responded. Ngumiti ang matanda at nagsalita. "No, the necklace found you." He said and look their faces. Parang gusto na sana nilang matawa pero baka isipin nitong bastos sila, kaya tinaggap na lang nila ito at nagpasalamat. Nagpaalam na sila na lalabas na pero nang mabuksan nila ang pintuan ay muli silang tinawag ng may-ari.

Then he looked at the merchant and asked: "Why is your necklace so short?" With these words he took ten pearls from his own necklace, pearls as large and round as bullets of a blunderbuss. The merchant's wife quickly took them on his behalf and hung them around his neck; and the merchant crossed his arms like the ogres and spoke his thanks. Then the great king went off again, flying away like lightning on the storm.

Pagkatapos, nakita ni Nica ang necklace sa leeg ni Agatha at paulit-ulit na umiling at nagbuntong-hininga, “at yang necklace mo, dhail nandito ka, dala mo ang mukah ni Noah. nakasuot ka ng ganyang necklace na gawa sa bubog, halos kinakalawang na ang bakal sa gilid niyan, hindi ka ba natatakot na mapahiya si Noah?” Hinawakan ni Agatha ang necklace, natigilan. Necklace na bubog? Kalawang na bakal? Talagang naguluhan siya dito. Hindi siya ang tipo ng tao na sisigaw ng, “ang necklace ko ay nagkakahalaga ng 300 milyon…” Ilang hakbang na lang ang layo ni Noah, at ang paningin niya ay nakatuon din sa necklace.