Hail of Love (Published)

Chapter One

This is just a preview. This story is going to be published under Fairy Publishing House soon. :)

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CHAPTER ONE

Hindi por que kaya mo, kailangan ikaw na ang gumawa.

Five Months Ago...

MATAMAN KONG PINAGMASDAN ang obrang inilikha ko tapos ay ngumiti. Kasalukuyan akong nasa isang orphanage bilang isang volunteer na magturo sa mga bata na gumuhit.

I drew something common but I made sure that I can give a different kind of voice and meaning into it. Matingkad ang mga kulay na ginamit ko para mas mabigyan ito ng buhay.

Gumuhit ako ng isang lumuluhang babae na nasa entablado at maraming mga tao ang nanunuod sa kanya. As common as it is but I want to show everyone who will see this that life will never end in pain and tears.

My name is Cherrylove Vergara and I am twenty-four years old. My mother's name is Cherry and my father's name is Rudy, my Dad passed away when I was ten. We used to be a happy family but everything has changed when that accident happened.

He died because of a car accident and nothing happened on his case. He died because of me... he died because he tried to save me. The police officers and their investigating team didn't catch the suspect until we just found ourselves accepting the fact that even though everything has answers, there are still things that will remain with a big question mark.

When I turned twelve, my mom decided to get married for the second time. Maayos naman ang pakikitungo sa akin ni Tito Manuel pero hindi ang anak niya na si Jarah.

Nakakatawa kasi mas itinuring ni Mama si Jarah na anak niya. Jarah's also fond of painting and dancing, just like me. Ayaw niya na nasasapawan ko siya kaya pinipilit ako ni Mama na kalimutan na lang ang mga bagay na ito na sobrang mahal ko at humanap ng ibang karera.

That's when the trigger out of me got pulled. I sacrificed almost everything for them, just to make Jarah happy, just to make my mom happy because she's my mother but I've had enough, that's also the reason why I've decided to live with my bestfriends, the EG or Extreme Girls when we finished college.

"It's beautiful." Napalingon ako nang makarinig ako ng isang baritonong boses mula sa likuran ko.

The guy seems familiar. I don't know if I've already seen him somewhere.

"T-Thank you."

"Mikhail. Mikhail Santos. Volunteer din ako." Saad niya at inilahad ang kanang kamay.

"Love." Pagpapakilala ko rin sa kanya at agad na tinanggap ang kamay niya na nakalahad.

"Love? Woah! You're too fast, pretty. I'm not easy to get." Kumindat siya sa akin kaya alam kong nagbibiro lang siya. Napailing naman ako at marahan ding humalakhak.

"Baliw. I'm Cherrylove Vergara."

"So, you want me to call you Love?" tanong niya na binibigyang diin ang pangalan ko.

"Ewan ko sa 'yo, ang dami mong alam. Buti pa ipakita mo na lang sa akin ang drawing mo." Nagkibit siya ng balikat at itinuro ang isang obra na nasa harapan ko lang.