Chapter 15 (1/2)

¹Ulysses- The older brother of the feonist from the author's Uncensored

He was mentioned on as Miko's lunch date

²Joy- The ave Miko a

”special service” but got rejected in the end

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“The genius accepts fucked up e”

-x-

One of Jhing’s biggest insecurities after purpose in life is her importance A lot made her feel worthless; a person that no one should folloever, Jhing was sure the word stupid would never describe her

Puzzle pieces clicked; Bee was the girl at the signing Jhing wasn’t good at a was the one who gave her the box and asked about that dreaded question: Where do broken hearts go?

MJ, of love and karBlanco She wrote that on Bee’s book dedication

Melchizedek Jesus… Crux

At this moment, she felt stupid

Well, Jhing has never expected that she will beMiko in the end After all, it's over between them She ended it with an FB block, FB deactivation, new si kno foolish she is… how fucked up… but what the fuck—the reason why she was avoiding hi

Jhing perfectly knoell that the baby wasn't Miko's

The et; their chats, the ex, her tears, the baby, his explanations… but no matter what she does—it still hurts her She felt like she was being stabbed by the words 'you're not important'Is this her love and karma? Why the heck did she write it that way, anyway?

She was striving to move the fuck on

But there you go Love plus karma?

Back to negativity… and beyond

Maybe hermistake

Maybe she needed another plan

Maybe Jhing should stop trying

But stop trying what? Move on? Fall again? Breathe?

The last word see

Jhing was tired of running, so she decided to stop and act nor—not only she will hurt herself, Jhing will also inevitably hurt other people

Jhing didn't want to et up even if she felt like shi+t She needs to face everything; editing, writing, working, prove her worth… And face Miko

Which didn’t happen eventually due to Miko’s 3-day absence?

“He's working from home,” said Miss Stels when Yayo asked where Miko was “He had to do other stuff in his own shop”

That was a bad news for the wo for Miko that day They cried as they went out of the office

When Fridayat the corner— laptop on the table, and a cup of coffee He earing his eyeglasses again, bags under his eyes, and a serious face

Jhing’s heart pounded when he looked up at her She got even more anxious when he smiled at her It was at thattried to return the smile

Her srimace

If she's not going to run away, ht as well be civil… ish

They got busy with their work and deadlines After finishi+ng the laststarted a newthe opening line and paragraph

RING RING I woke up from the noise When I look at the time—KYAAAAAAAAAAHHH! I'm already late for my first day of school! You're really stupid Patrixziah!

Before she can read the next sentences and utterly ruin her raph should be forbidden in the writing world This ritten too ain, you’ll die a sudden death

Opening line [or paragraph, for that matter] should be:

Unique [I watched a video of booktubers and it was a / first line with blindfolds Ai line to be uniquely remembered by readers

Catchy [but this is subjective! Write a sentence, paragraph (a book!) that can make readers be attracted & attached]

I, that green box should be of use next time]

Vague or vivid, itquestions like ‘Who? What? Why? How?’

[Not questions like: “Huh? I re-read it 23 times but I still can’t understand the first line” or “Huh? And so?” Sadly, the last question was in raph How many stories have I ever read where they woke up from their alarm and realized they were late? And then what? She'll start running to catch up before buainst her male lead?

There are clichés that are bearable, and there are those that have been used so many times that it'llup late for first day’s school I cannot stress it enough]

Here’s a sa line [not sure if it’s really an opening of any book Sorry!]: “Once upon a tiirl who lived far, far away”

Think fast What story’s in your mind? Now!

I think of Brave (Merida, anyone?) but so and the Princess It’s too generic Here areline that will own the story Guess which story is which and try to write your version of first lines

“She swept the floor, cooked dinner, and sighed when her stepuests”

“The princess, the Fairest of them all, has the skin as white as her name: Snow White”

“She has been sleeping for 100 years”

“”I wish I have huhed”

“The Beautythat fiction books she read were real when she first saw the Beast”

Disclaimer: Not final Remember; brainstorm and re-write until you bleed the best for the story Make people reraph, not the story of someone else

Surprisingly, the story got interested after the cliché first chapter Jhing didn’t even hear the heavy rain when the night ca for a o home safe and sound

Minutes passed, she decided to run for her life

The second Jhing stepped in the raining world, the rain miraculously stopped… no, someone sheltered her under their umbrella Her heart beat fasters as if it was sure as beside her, and the traitor heart was right; Miko was leaning his umbrella to shi+eld her

“You'll get wet,” he said with a smile

Her chest tightened Jhing walked faster but Miko was persistent until it gets to the point where they were disturbing other people

Fed up, Jhing finally gave up She let Miko shelter her under his umbrella Then as if her hand had a brain on its own, she held the uer A static-like electricity decided to go through her vein She noticed how Miko’s grip tightened on the handle

Did he feel it too?

Jhing couldn't help but push Miko out of the umbrella’s pre not to smile

“What the?” Miko was shocked “Why did you push me?”

Jhing shrugged and walked faster with his uot wet fro felt another static, rabbed the handle and almost touched her hand

Jhing abruptly pulled her hand out… and Miko pushed her out

daot wet too!

Miko laughed his ass off but ran towards Jhing to get her under the shade The two started chasing each other again until a taxi slowed down in front of Jhing Without thinking, or ht whatever, I can just eat instant noodles as long as I can get away froht have to eat instant noodles for a few days but whatever, as long as I can get away fro entered the taxi cab

Ugh, my money

Before closing the door, Miko rushed in to follow her She was stunned He was even the one who told the driver on where to go! And it wasn’t her place

“W-hy are you here?”

Miko so somewhere”

They both shi+vered They were not only wet, it was also getting cold She wanted out but the rain was heavy What a hassle! She sighed while Miko s someone on his phone

“Where are you going?” Jhing asked “I need to go hoo”

Miko didn’t answer He was texting

Eavesdropping wasn’t Jhing’s hobby, but she peeked on his phone to satisfy her curiosity for his s to read his text

Her eyes widened when she read Miko’s text:

I wonder why this person is so curious about my text?

Jhing quickly looked away Her cheeks flushed when Miko laughed

“Where the heck are we going?” Jhing asked, annoyed

Miko put his phone back in his pocket “I'll just drop by somewhere, and then I'll take you home”

“I can go first”

Miko frowned at her words “No It's raining ah, and it's dangerous”

Jhing’s eyebrow rose “Dangerous? Where? Inside or outside?”

The driver smirked, so did Miko

“It won't take long I'll pay for the cab”

Good news, she doesn't need to suffer from instant noodles!

Jhing’s nod ended the conversation

She stared out theHer hair on her skin stood up on the end because of the rain and cold After a few minutes of silence, Miko shi+fted in his seat and poked her arm

Before she uttered a complaint, the man spoke to the driver ”Sir, can you please lower the aircon? The person beside ht turn into a block of ice because of the cold ah,” he said

Jhing was surprised Wow

When the driver turned up the heat, Miko whispered, “There, her coldness will startnow”

Jhing heart felt like it burned

“By the way, I' didn't turn to look at him “I couldn't come beca—”

“It's okay”

“An eency—”

“I told you, it's okay I get it,” Jhing said