LOGINDenise and her family moved to a new apartment inside a mysterious villa owned by her father's employer. But the place seemed familiar. A link to a past life she could no longer recall. Only the small voices around her and that familiar strange feeling she has could tell that she'd been here before in a different time.
View More“I didn’t kill her!”I was panting when I opened my eyes and saw worried faces of people surrounding me.“Believe me. I didn’t kill, Chloe,” I said, pleading. I hastily touched Flora’s arm. “It was an accident.”She stared at me, looking confused. I saw the confusion at other people’s faces too. I started recognizing them, the school nurse, my class adviser, Ms. Torres and Jane, our class president.“Denise, of course, you didn’t kill her. You weren’t even near her when the accident happened,” Flora pacified me and it was my turn to be confused.“And luckily, she wasn’t dead. Just badly hurt. I heard, she won’t be able to walk again. It was tragic.”I was speechless.“Take a good rest, Denise,” Ms. Torres told me. &ldquo
Peace. This is what I needed at the moment. Far from the memories of the tragic event that took the lives of the only people who showed me what love is all about.I stood up and flung my arms wide open, feeling the breeze touched my body. Suddenly, someone hugged me warmly from behind and softly spoke.″I thought you run away.″I turned around to see my younger sister in her old pajama, standing barefooted behind me. She looked at me solemnly and from her deep set of brown eyes, I could see a trace of sadness. I hugged her stiffly and felt awkward when I did. I wasn’t comfortable hugging people, not even my parents but the little girl was sad and I wanted to make her feel better.″What are you doing here?″ I asked, looking around to check if she came with the other kids.″Mom and Uncle Fernando were looking for you. Don’t leave us, please
Yesterday was an interesting day but exhausting at the same time, meeting two people who were a link to the story of Villa Mercedes. It just made the story even more confusing. I couldn’t wait to meet Gabriel to tell him about Lucia and Victor.I was surprised when Chloe approached me at lunch. I was eating by myself in the garden outside the cafeteria when she came to sit beside me with her half-eaten tuna sandwich. It was really awkward to sit beside someone who was just yelling at you the other day.I quietly prepared myself for her insulting remarks. For a second, I was expecting her to be rude but I was surprised when she greeted me with a sweet smile.“Hello, Denise. How are you?” she asked, making herself comfortable in the free space beside me.I didn’t know how to answer her. I wanted to tell her to leave me alone but I didn’t want to create a scene. “I’m fine. Thank you.
I woke up earlier than usual because of a terrible nightmare. I was out in the woods again, looking for Helen and calling her name but instead I ended up in the river, finding three strange kids, with mosquito bites all over their bodies. They were crying hysterically, looking for their parents.I felt so scared and confused, I didn’t feel like going to school and would rather stay home, watching T.V. or hang out with Gabriel. But I was certain that he would be going to school too.Flora was waiting alone in the waiting shed, looking tired with her huge backpack. She was carrying a small lunch box and a huge umbrella, which looked odd as the sun was shining brightly and there was a small chance that it would rain.“Chloe went ahead with her father’s car.” Flora informed me, relieved that she was free from her over-bearing friend.I was glad to hear that she wouldn’t be r