Chapter Four

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• Underneath The Riptide   Chapter Five

  It's almost two weeks from the day in the park and that man from the Chen family keeps on testing my patience these past few days. Wherever I go, he was always there and I already feel so threatened because of him. One night, when I was going home so late because of our upcoming exams and I stayed at the library for hours straight. I was walking alone with just few of the street lights on and I felt how a person tailed me from the University to our home. I was literally shaking that night, given that I had so much experiences about the kind of thing. But good thing, he spoke out and that made me sigh in great relevance.I even remember how he told me to just give in and I even skipped work that night just to study and fulfill my student duty."Just give it up, Ms. Adler. You are surely in a good hands if you'll sign these papers. Besides, I just want to tell you that no matter where you go, Mr. Chen will not give up on you. He got so many

• Underneath The Riptide   Chapter Four

  I scan the two tickets with the band's logo as a seal. My smile just couldn't be drawn away from my face thinking how things works. I was just looking up at them last night and now, I will be seeing them a week from now.Damn, I even feel so envious last night because I couldn't see them for the first time now that they are back in the country. In my five years of living with their music and those boys, I haven't got the chance to take a peek of them and got no choice but to stare at them in my phone's screen. Why can I do? I was jailed in my whole life and I haven't got the freedom to be a normal teen. I was trying to enjoy myself inside our huge house and without anything nor someone I can address as a shoulder to lean on.But then, I got friends in college already unlike highschool — Meriam is only what I've got that time and Jeannette happened."Jeannette..." I made a crying face while still scanning the tickets

• Underneath The Riptide   Chapter Three

  I am staring blankly while waiting for a bus going home when I notice how busy the streets tonight are. Lights coming from different vehicles cascades tones of lights and horns of public utility vehicles filled my ear. I am alone again tonight after sulking inside the library for the nth time after our two hour class earlier. I just messaged Meriam that I already went home so that they won't going to find me around the campus again but the truth is, I am just inside the library, trying to entertain myself and just scanned for literature that can help me on my thesis study.I bow a little and notice tiny dirt spots on my white sneakers but I ignored it and look up to find a bus I can ride when going home."You know that I am not a fan of parties, right?""C'mon, Ericka! It's just for tonight. Lose for a chance, alright? Enjoy your teenage life for Pete's sake!""I can just sleep all night inside my room and

• Underneath The Riptide   Chapter Two

  I woke up the next morning feeling a little heavy on the top of my head. I then realized that I slept on the floor last night and my hand is even covered with red paint. Wanting to check my face, I stand up and went on the mirror and found how miserable I am.I stare at the mirror for another minutes of my life and realize I shouldn't be this way again just because of that news from yesterday.I can do this. I can find a way and maybe working can do a thing? Or I can just sell this house! This cost plenty and this will resolve my issues. But what about my sister? She will be in complete chaos when I sell this house. Madeline was raise up here and she has so many great memories with them.I sighed.My relatives can't surely help. I persuaded myself sadly and was about to walk inside the bathroom when I step on a piece of sheet on the floor. My forehead creases at the sight of the canvas cloth from last nigh

• Underneath The Riptide   Chapter One

  "Hey, Brie!" I look at the person who called me from behind and saw Meriam holding her newly bought thick book that she ordered online. She even plaster a faint smile on her face while trying to keep up my phase."Oh, hi." I greeted with a smile. I look in front when a batch of students with a green ID lace formed a circle while they are checking something but I didn't mind. Those people seems to be a member of an organization because of their uniform but I bet they are in the same college.Anyway, I turn to look at Meriam who is now staring at me seriously. I kinda move my glasses a little and awkwardly smile. "Is there a problem?" I asked seriously now worried about what's going on with my friend. We've been friends since highschool and I know how Meriam live her life with so many people to plea and she's doing it by acing all her subjects. She's been a lister for her past years in college and I envy her for that. She's undeniably smart

• Underneath The Riptide   Prologue

  Life can be a mixture of two different battles, whether we like it or not, we still got no choice but to live despite our hard times. It can either be good or bad, or maybe a mixture of both and even sometimes, it's plain cruelty alone that we need to withstand. Living is quite difficult for me, meeting standards, pleasing everyone, faking smile and being ignored by the person whom I thought I can spare a life.As the air swifts my place, a sudden tear falls under my eyelids. I then sniff, wiping the single tear — confuse on what to feel today while watching a batch of men, rolling down a coffin where a person was laid under."Brie," I look at the person who holds my shoulder, caressing my back as if she's telling me that everything's going to be alright. But who am I to kid? Who am I to fool myself? I know better than this and eversince, the word 'alright' didn't take place throughout my years in life."It seems like it will rain any min