-- Chasing Fate --

-XIII- (similarities)

LISA

It's funny how my anger with Irene passed that easily after my mom and I had that talk. I've been staring for quiet awhile outside my terrace but my mind is totally out of focus at a very beautiful scenery outside the hotel.

I've been a player real Irene and I broke up. Well it's not a real broke up. We never had this official break up cause I walked out of the scene where I caught them talking abouttheir plans of making me fell in love with her. Well, I guess the plan succeed. Yes. I fell in love with her.

fell.

That's all in the past now and I want to focus for the present's for me but finding Jennie makes me wonder if I wil pursue it or let the fate bring us together again? ..but the problem is ..

I don't believe in fate.. what I believe is that........

                     ......Part of loving someone is letting her go...

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Lisa: "maybe this wine will never leave me though. hahaha"

I chuckled as my deep thoughts brought me on walking alone on beach side in the middle of the night. I looked back and giggled as I don't remember how long my feet drag me somewhere but I'm pretty sure was pretty far from the hotel.

Lisa: "guess this white wine got some little power to be an invisible Lisa. hahahah"

I laughed from myself joke as I act flexing my biceps upward like a superhero. I sat down feeling the sand as the waves of the beach touching feet.

Lisa: "is it the wine's effect or am I hearing things?"

My deep thought hour got distracted from what I believe is a sound of a crying little girl. In a bit far from the hotel, sitting alone in the middle of the night made my mind think creepy things but I just shake my head and maybe I was a little tipsy from the wine I've been drinking for hours now without having dinner.

I stood up and throw the goblet I'm holding to the shore when the cry gets louder.

Lisa: "f*ck! it's not an hallucination!"

I run towards the voice as it gets even louder.

little girl: "m-mommy! *sniff*"

I'm getting near even if it gives me creeps and only the one light from the post and with the help of the moon, I saw from afar where the crying came from.

I saw this kid looking lost in the middle of the beach sitting down on the sand, holding her both knees folding towards her chest while shouting mommy while sniffing that sounded like she's tired from crying .

Suddenly I remember the horror movie that I watched with the same scene but the little kid was a ghost that made me goosebumps and think twice if I'm going near her or run back to my hotel.shit Lisa! are you a kid?! really?? a ghost??

Lisa: "hey you kiddo!"

I shouted and saw her head looked up to my direction but still her face is blurry because of the darkness plus the fact that I'm near sighted. I saw her stood up and wipe down sands from her behind as I come near her.

Lisa: "what are you doing there in the middle of the night?.. Did you know that so many bad strangers out here and may kidnapped you? where's your mom? your dad? and do you --wait!"

I got surprised when I got to see her up close making my head remember this kid's face.

little girl: "you asked too much questions. Are you a reporter or a police? Is this an interrogation or an interview?"

Lisa: "y-your Irene's daughter right?"

Nini: "no. I called her suntie since she's my mom's friend and manager at the cafe'"

I got amazed on how matured she talks and her usuing pronouns like a highschool kidin a little body that looks like 6 years old.

Nini: "I know you're amazed on how I speak and by the way you looks, and everyone I met, No beanie girl! I'm not an old kid. I'm just a genius primary schooler:"

Lisa: "you're not genius but you're talkative! anyways what are you ding here in this very hour?"

Nini: "can't you see? I cried and screaming for my mom obviously I'm lost and you beanie lady is my savior so bring me back to the hotel maybe my mom is looking for me now"

Lisa: "what the--"

Nini: "hep! hep! using bad words in front of a kid, is a menthally child abused"

I chuckled on how she raised her little finger to shut me up like how Jennie did back then when she was tired of me teasing her about her big cheeks  and that's all I can respond with her amazing mind. This kid is literally one of a kind that caught my attention on her. She grip on my jacket and drag me towards where I came from.

Lisa: "Are you sure you're a kid?"

Nini: "I'm sure and I will repeat I'm just genius beanie girl!"

Lisa:" that's the 3rd time you called me with that name I'm not even wearing beanies and you're not genius! you're just talkative!"

Nini:"you're not wearing beanies now but you were on the restaurant before you got here and even in the cafe' 2 days ago before you got surprised seeing aunt Irene like you saw you're ex who betrayed and cheated on you--"

Lisa: "stop it there kiddo! Does your mom letting you watched K-dramas or French love movies cause it's not good for you!"

Nini: "no I'm just genius"

Lisa: "you're not!"

We continue bickering like we used to know each other for ages while going back to the hotel. I may see her 2 days ago at the café, she saw me maybe twice or thrice but my heart is so comfortable with her like I felt with Jennie when we were a kid and her face somehow resembles with her..

Back at the hotel, this kid run to the front desk not waiting for me and rang the bell which caught the attendant's attention looking down at her and her eyes widen like she knew this little brat kid then looks at me.

Attendant : " Oh my g--you're Ruby's kid right?" 

The little kid nod at her with a hopeful look. 

Attendant : "you're mom is worried and looking for you and she got some company to look for you. I will call her okay and wait here for your mom okay?" 

The little kid nod again but her facial expression changed as I study her. She is holding her tummy and that's when I knew that she's hungry that makes my tummy crumbles from hunger too. 

Lisa: "Ahm excuse me miss?" 

I waited for her to respond her name while giving my hand to her for a formal shake just to get her trust first. 

Attendant: "J-joy.. Just call me Joy" 

she bites her lips and  put some hair at the back of her ear. before telling me her name.

Lisa: "o-okay Joy ahmm. I found this kid crying at the beach miles away from here, and I think she's starving here's my number--"

I pull out the pen on her front pocket which made her surprised as I wink at her and wrote down my number on a her free hand while holding the phone on her other hand.

Lisa: "here's my number, just give me a call when this kid's mom arrives"

She nods slowly while her mouth hanging.

Lisa: "and-- make a call now please"

maybe she is day dreaming!

I saw the kid sitting down on one of the couch holding her tummy leaning her head on the arm rest.

Lisa: "hey talkative kid!"

she slowly look at me as I see her face a little pale maybe because of hunger and tiredness and it I felt a little sympathy.

Lisa: "ahmmm. I don't know how you get lost from your mom but I'm really starving now and I have plenty of food in my room that I need someone to eat them all but sadly, I don't know where my friends at can you accompany me?"

She deeply let out a sigh, her eyes are heavy and it looks like her energy drained then have her moment of silent. Maybe she's debating in her head if she will stay to wait for her mom or come with me because I'm hearing her tummy growling.

Lisa: "don't worry I left my phone nu,ber in case your mom arrives"

Nini: "i know.. I heard you but-"

Lisa: "but?"

Nini: "can you carry me? I'm only 19 kilos, I'm not that heavy.. I just don't have any--"

Lisa: "of course. let's go!"

She stood up from her sit , hand's up as I lift her up to carry.