Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

I let out a sigh of frustration and throw my head back, my head hurting, my eyes feels like they're so dry and I felt like if I kept straining my brain for new ideas ay sasabog na talaga ito.
I stared outside the windows with black curtains. The skies were now a beautiful shade of orange and after a while ay for sure magga-gabi na.

"Geez, wala na akong idea." I said at ginulo ang buhok ko. Desperately making up any kind of scenarios, but I guess staying up all night and singing and dancing like a lunatic alone while drunk and listening to Robert Smith is not a good idea after all.
"Hm, what if nakawala sya sa kabaong and nakita yung nagku-- No, no.. Ah maybe he--No, still no."

I sighed for what seemed like the hundredth time today, saving the file and closing my laptop.
My eyes darted to the now lukewarm chocolate milk next to me and grabbed it. I stood up and went to the nearby dark brown bookshelf and started to skim over at the arrays of books.
Maybe while reading I could find some inspiration.

I know, I know, I'm not in the right state to read, since my eyelids felt like luggage, but somehow I couldn't sleep without finishing another chapter of that goddamn book.

"Perfect." I said and grabbed Dracula by Stoker Bram.

I sat again sa kinauupuan ko and opened the cover. I've read this when I was younger at maganda naman sya.

As I was about to start reading, bigla na lang nag-ring yung doorbell.
My brows furrowed in confusion kung sino yun,
I thought I made it clear to them that I need few days to focus on my next novel?
Shaking my head, tumayo ako and went to the front door of my isolated house.
It's not really that isolated but I live in a small town with few houses, pero kailangan mo pang maglakad ng mahigit thirty minutes bago ka makarating sa nag-iisang bahay na malapit sa kagubatan, which is my house.
And because I live in a small town, medyo malayo ito sa city kung saan nakatira ang mga kaibigan ko.

As soon as I reached the front door, I saw my black mini cooper parked inside, something that I use when I need something from the town or the city.
I reached the rather heavy metal gate and opened it and I was greeted by the huge smiling face of a tan skinned boy.
He was chubby, and a couple of inches taller than me, he was wearing a green shirt and may nakasabit na camera sa leeg nya.

"Matt, anong ginagawa mo rito?" I asked in a calm tone, not wanting to show that I didn't want him here.

He grinned at me and suddenly he raised his camera and took a photo of my face.
The flash blinding me for a few seconds and I took a step back.
"For fucks sake, Matt. What was that for?"

"Wala lang, pang headline sa mga article kapag sikat ka na." he said and look at the back of his camera, snickering when seeing my face. Eyes closed na parang nangangasim.

I scoffed. Yeah, famous.
I've only published four books and isa lang sakanila ang sikat. Let's just say, not everyone likes horror and preferred romance, something that I write of course but most of the time others found the way I write rather disturbing and would often accused me of being not right in the head.

I shook my head and faced Matt, still laughing at my picture.
"Could you please delete that? Tsaka famous-famous ka dyan."

He looked up at his camera and smiled at me,
"Bakit hinde? Ikaw si Nisha Virgil P. Romano, aka Khione. Makakaya mo lahat."

I rolled my eyes, pero napangiti ako. Leaning my back on the gate.
"Thanks. Geez."

"Pwede ko bang gawing wallpaper to?" he asked at pinakita sakin yung picture making me glare at him.

"Subukan mo, wag mong sabihing mas bata ka sakin, talagang babanatan kita." I said and he laughed.

"Oo nga no, one year na lang at gurang ka na." he said at lalong tumalim ang tingin ko sakanya. Matt is younger than me by four years.

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