A Thousand Love Prescriptions

Prologue

DISCLAIMER:This is a work of fiction.Names,characters,business,events,and incidents are either product of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner.Any resemblance to actual persons are purely coincidental.

Also I wanna thank Alex and my friends.Thank you for making it happen. I love you all!


"Madam 20 more minutes bago mag start ang meet and greet.Hindi po namin inexpect na ganto karami ang pupunta."

Binilisan ng aking driver ang pagmamaneho.Pagkadating ko sa Arena sa may San Juan,dali dali akong pumasok sa loob.Nagpaulan ng mainit na pagtanggap ang aking mga mambabasa.

"Madam, grabe naman po yata ang transformation niyo!" masayang sabi ni Amanda.

It's been 4 years since I left Philippines. I can really say na madaming nagbago sakin especially my physical appearance.

"Thank you" ngumiti ako sa kanya.
"Please inform mom and dad that I'm already here."

Nakakapagod ang mahabang biyahe galing Paris papuntang Manila. Hanggang ngayon ay may jetlag parin ako. Kahit na exhausted ako, and kailangan ko pang matulog, excited akong makita ang fans ko kaya titiisin ko muna ang antok ko.Nagsimula na ang program, confident akong sagutin ang kanilang mga tanong tungkol sa pinublish kong libro.

"Hi po! I'm a huge fan of yours Ms.Zea, my name is Joana! I would like to ask if you are involved with someone right now?" kinikilig na tanong ni Joana at dahil doon ay nagsimulang magtilian ang ibang fans na naroon.

Nahihiya akong tumawa. "No, I'm not." sagot ko.

Sumigaw ng 'Aww' ang aking mga fans at natawa na naman ako.

"Do you have an ex? Can you tell us about him?" dugtong ni Joana at sumang-ayon naman ang iba sakanya.

"I'm sorry but I can't," tipid akong ngumiti. "I wanna keep it private," dugtong ko pa.

Nanlulumo na naman ang reaksyon nila. Ngumiti nalang ako. 

"Next question please," sabi ko.

"Hello po Ms. Zea!" A hyper fan said which caught my attention. 

Oh my gosh, she looks familiar!

"Hi, what's your name?" I asked, still thinking if I saw her already.

"I am Leanna Karlyn Castañeda," she introduced herself which made my eyes wide open.

What?! C-Castañeda? Is it Lia? Wait, if she's here is she with her brother?

I started to find him on the crowd and my eyes formed an 'O' when I finally found him. I felt my eyes burned as tears started building up on the corners of my eyes.

"My question is what is your favorite line in the Bittersweet Memoir ?" Lia asked.

While Lia is asking me, I am looking at her brother who's looking at Lia, when it's my time to answer he shifted gaze to me and when our eyes met, I can hear nothing but my fast beating heart.

He looked at me without any emotion, like he didn't know me?

"Ms. Zea?" Bumalik ako sa katinuan nang banggitin ni Lia ang pangalan ko.

Hindi nawala ang tingin ko kay Lucas na ngayon ay wala pa ding emosyong nakatingin sa'kin. "Even though everything we had became a good dream,all that we've shared will remain my favorite love story — a bittersweet memoir"As I said those words while looking at his emotionless eyes, my tears started to fall.

Is it still me? Does your heart still beat for me? Am I still there? Do I still hold the special place in your heart?

Because, you still do.

You still hold the special place in my heart.

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