Therese's POV:
January 12, 2025
This day, I saw Darren. I repeat, for the whole 11 years, this happened once again. Everything in surprises.. And, sometimes you wouldn't expect anything in life.
"Forget the past." Darren. I ran away. I know, I am adult and I could decide anything in my world now. The most important thing is, Mom is waiting for the medicines!
"Let's talk please!" He ran to me. I turned my head to him. And said my last words to him:
"This girl your looking at, she won't be with you till the end." I said. Tears running down my rosy cheeks. I left him crying in the store. I went inside the store again.
"Things won't come back easily, Darren." I said. I walked back to my car. I dipped my hands to my pocket and got my keys. I placed the medicines in my bag.
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"Mom, I'm home. Here, I have all your medicines." I gave the medicines back to her. "Thank you, ehem! A-And, do you want anything?" Mom asking.
"I should be asking you that, Mom." I replied back.
"Ok, I don't want anything. I'm good." Mom placed the meds in the drawer. "Ok. Mom, sleep well and just relax. I'm here if you have any concerns." I said.
"Thank you." Mom. I approached to the stairs.. And, went back to the room. I opened the door and tried to have a quick nap. But, something is keeping me awake.
I think, I need to fix my room.
So, I gathered all the stuff I didn't need. I grabbed some paint so that I can paint the plain walls to plain white. I'm old now, and, It is my responibiliy.
I fixed my bed first to green stripes. I also fixed my cabinet. I placed all the old clothes to one big box there. I grabbed my stuff toy which I use to play before.
And under my bed, I saw the collage before what Darren made for me. I teared it all up until It became some small dots. I am never seeing that!
One more thing, I saw my old iPhone. I grabbed it and, I saw some previous texts with my other High School friends especially Aila and Darre..
Nothing.
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Stranger: Hi
I woke up with the beep of my phone. I mean who could that be?
Unknown? Friend? Stranger?
Me: I don't talk to stangers, stop.
Stranger: This is your babe.
Stranger: Try to recall.
Stranger: Si Darren to.
And, of course, I ignored the messages. I powered off my phone and left it inside my drawer. I watched some TV. Since I don't have work for today.
Channel 1 ugh.
Channel 2 wtf,
Channel 3 why?
Channel 4 weird
Channel 5 you kidding? Golf?
I turned off the TV again. Life's boring. I wish I can go to work, honestly, I prefer going to work. Because I could spend some time with my officemates.
I'd try to check if I had any updates on Twitter.
When I opened my phone..
1034 Messages from Stranger.
Stranger: Talk to me.
Stranger: T h e r e s e p l e a s e s p e a k t o m e.
Stranger: Hey.
Stranger: Life is incomplete without you.
Stranger: HEY.
Stranger: :(
Stranger: Oh yeah, I actually had a meeting with Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith in London!
Me: You think, I can believe that?
Me: You said you were in the Philippines.
Stranger: You REPLIED! ^.^
Stranger: You replied! 0,0
Stranger: So what now?
Stranger: Let's get back to where we were before, Therese.
Me: Many things happened in my life. Please stop forcing me! I don't even need you!
Stranger: If that's the case..
Stranger: Fine.
Stranger: Sometimes I try to act creyzi.
Me: *crazy
Stranger: Andreally your so biutifol.
Me: *And really & *beautiful.
Stranger: Why do you keep correcting my words?
Me: Cause, you're a BIG mistake.
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From Canada To Philippines || Darren Espanto
FanfictionI would always wait for 6 in the evening just to watch The Next Star. I never actually knew that he was a filipino. But, now that he travelled all the way to the Philippines changed my whole life. But, there was something that I never expected.
