To You Who Swallowed A Star Mga Nobela at Kwento

My stomach dropped; I swallowed hard, my voice barely above a whisper. “What… What's going on? Why… Why do you have fangs?”

Swallow. The boys keep talking. I keep eating. Inside, I'm smiling. --

‘I love this! Right…. I wanted to sulk at him to get an apology but seeing his bright smile, it’s hard to stay angry at him. ‘We’re starting soon.’ Announced the AD, whose head just popped in from the side of the conference room door, and then she was gone. The rising star sprang from his seat. ‘I got this,’ he chanted to himself and then to me. ‘It’s all in the breathing… Just go for it. I’m a punk star… I’m a goddamn punk star. I’ll read the script like it’s the real thing.’

I tried to ignore it and returned to the breathing exercises. Star began to softly chant in an unfamiliar language, making it challenging for me to keep my mind empty. My count became disrupted, and I struggled to concentrate. Suddenly, a burst of light erupted from the gazebo's center, illuminating the entire structure. In that moment, a massive shadow lunged toward Star, and I saw its teeth and claws closing in on her.

"Annie, look at you. You've been so busy handing out milkshakes that you haven't even had a sip yourself! Go on, have a sip." I took the milkshake from my roommate's hand and brought the straw up to her lips. "No, Sienna, you should drink it. I bought this to welcome you, after all." Annie Redwood waved her hands quickly, pushing the milkshake back toward me. However, I saw how her eyes lingered on my lips, unable to hide the anticipation as she waited for me to take a sip.

" My voice carried clear into the monster's mind. It scrambled away in a panic, dissolved into a streak of black smoke, and vanished into the distance a hundred times faster than it had come. The black clouds scattered, the thunder fell quiet, and the night sky cleared once more. It was as if that world-ending disaster had been nothing but a dream. Inside the hall and out, every member of the Ashveil Order—the three elders and Lyra among them—stared at me, struck dumb. Their faces were full of shock, awe, and the wild joy of having lived through the storm.

I laugh again, which makes his brow furrow. I keep my eyes intently on his as he approaches and wipes his hand across my face. Blood coats his fingers when he moves his hand away. Leaning close, I take his soiled hand and whisper. There was an old lady who swallowed a fly I don’t know why she swallowed a fly – perhaps she’ll die! There was an old lady who swallowed a spider, That wriggled and wiggled and tiggled inside her; She swallowed the spider to catch the fly;

We came from the heavens in the form of dust. That is what made us the humans we are today. The knowing where we come from only is known to a select few. The ones who dream of the stars and planets so far away. The ones who know we will always be Star Dust in the end. Katherine Thomas Chapter 1

Ella said while pouring some orange juice in her glass. Ella opened her phone and saw another message from Leo. She opened and read the message. "My Mom wants to have lunch with you". Ella spit out the juice she just drank from the glass after reading the last message of Leo. "What happened Ella? Why are you spitting? Is it bad?" Jenny questioned and took a sip of the juice to check if it really tasted bad. "It doesn't taste bad" Jenny told Ella, whose eyes were still on the message she just read. "Ella! What happened?" Hearing Jenny's voice Ella replied.

But I let greed win. Greed for Ryan Wills — the star, the idol, the man adored by millions. I was smitten by the fact that a superstar had chosen me, a nobody. I was carrying his child, and I thought that was enough. I sacrificed everything for that illusion, my best friend, my education, my career, everything like a fool.