All Chapters of Begrudge: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The tindera shrieked that almost made my heart jumped in surprise, "Ano pong mayroon?" tanong ko rito. Inabot niya sa akin ang sukli ko ngunit kaysa na mga barya'y puro kendi ang nakalagay sa ibabaw ng kamay ko. Nabalot ng pagtataka ang mukha ko."Wala ng barya e. Puwedeng 'yan na lang?" she said, approaching me with a smile and acting so different from before. I nodded and let it pass by. She thanked me as if I'm the kindest person she has ever met. When my data restored back, after a few seconds of waiting the download was finished at last. I sat down in one of the chairs placed outside the store.When I opened the document, a picture of a ripped page from a book greeted but I noticed something odd about it. The lost written words in the parchment. The only letters left were: i and s on top; l and l on between; and m and e on the bottom. What could these letters possibly mean? What could be the hidden message behind this?

The night has passed but I still remained awake, scared to start having heinous nightmares again. As I launched out of my bed, my mind wandered off somewhere afar. I froze in my place for few good seconds until I snapped back out into reality.Unconsciously, I reached for the blue, hexagonal box residing on top of my desk near my bedroom. When I opened it, several letters prompted out of my sight, letters that came from my family and friends given to me during Christmas, Valentines and other events.Even though people might say that I am very forgetful, I am taking care of these precious little gifts as if there were my great treasures. We have to learn how to appreciate, no matter how big or small it is.I scrambled the contents of the box carefully to search for the note I've discovered that day. The letter of Vivienne to Aries stuck inside that book— The Masque

I cleared my throat and repeated my question, "Where should we seat?" He pointed out two available seats in the corner. We made our way towards it when two people sat on it. Our eyebrows creased in chorus. William tapped them in their shoulders and I was shocked when they both spun around. Sam's face brightened when she saw us."Oh my..." she said, pretending to be shock, "I didn't know you two were dating. I guess I was right all along." She darted me a sly look and winked at me, clinging to his boyfriend's arm like a snake slithering in a tree. I sighed and encouraged William to quit it."Let's just find another seats."His mouth opened to protest but stopped midway. He nodded obediently. Fortunately, we found two free seats on the centre. We sat down peacefully until after few minutes, the crowd herded so fast."Sikat pala t

Pinagmasdan ko ang repleksyon ko sa salamin habang sinusuklay ng marahan ang aking buhok. Inaayos ko ang aking sarili upang maging handa na sa pagpasok sa eskwelahan. Hanggang sa ngayon ay hindi pa rin ako kinakausap ni William, wala man lang pansinan ang naganap sa pagitan naming dalawa. Sana... magreply na siya sa akin. Sa gitna ng aking pag-iisip ay biglang tumunog ang aking cellphone, tanda na mayroong notification na dumating.◍ Viber ◍ElimotWilliam?ElimotPlease, reply.ElimotSorry na.ElimotWilliam... libre kita, gusto mo?ElimotWilliam, please? Bati na tayo.ElimotIt won'

Pinakawalan niya si Manong Cris mula sa selda at muling pinosasan sa kaniyang pulsuhan. Dinala niya ito sa pinakadulong lokasyon ng presinto habang sumunod at sumama ako sa kanila patungo sa kanilang paroroonan. Nakita ko ang lalaking nagtanong sa akin kanina sa harap ng pintuan na tinatawag nilang "Interrogation Room". Humihikab pa ito at para bang inaantok. Nang pinasok na si Manong Cris ay pinagpasyahan ko ring makiusosyo ngunit pinigilan ako ng lalaki. I glanced on the name tag he has pinned in his chest. Investigator Lance Anthony. Tinaasan niya ako ng kilay sabay tanong ng, "Bakit ka nandito? 'Di ba sabi ko puwede ka ng umuwi?" Ramdam ko ang inis nito ngunit nagpatuloy lamang ako sa loob."Hoy, bata! Nako talaga ang mga kabataan ngayon, sobrang pasaway." asik nito't pilit akong hinihila palabas ng k'warto ngunit 'di ako nagpatinag, "Kakailanganin niyo 'ko