FLOWERS OF THE PROVINCE
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The Cost Of Pride por AeiouAica
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Completed Elena Madrigal, She was the Valedictorian, the pageant queen, the girl who won every competition. The whole town contributed to a "send-off" party when she left for the city. She is a high-level marketing executive or lawyer. She lives in a glass condo, wears designer clothes, and has a cold, efficient personality. Sounds perfect right? But the truth is she was recently fired and her "luxury" life is built on a mountain of credit card debt. She is exhausted! Elena receives the invitation for their reunion just as her life in the city is imploding. She realizes she can't show up "defeated"-so she decides to go back to the province and pretend everything is perfect for one last week. Start: January 14, 2025 End: January 15, 2026
Out Of Shadows  por AeiouAica
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She was the girl in the back of the class with the dyed hair and the "attitude." She was likely the first one to smoke, the first to get a tattoo, and the one the other mothers warned their daughters about. She acts like she hates the town, but she's actually homesick. She left because of a specific "incident" a massive fight with her family, and she's terrified that if she comes back, she'll realize she wasted ten years being angry for nothing. Jax only agrees to come to the reunion because she's at a dead end in the city. She tells herself she's just going back to "show them I made it," but she's actually looking for a place to land. On-Going Start: Feb 13 2025 End:
The Silence Between Grudges  por AeiouAica
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The Color Of Regret  por AeiouAica
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She was the girl always found with a sketchbook. She painted murals for the school or portraits of the other girls. The town even held a fundraiser to help pay for her art supplies or travel to the city. She won the national science fair got a full scholarship to a prestigious art school in Europe/the City. She was the one the town pointed to and said, "She's going to change the world." She was always the "listener." People felt safe talking to her. She was the one who could tell when someone was lying or when two people were secretly in love. The town thought she was "wise beyond her years."Life was harder than she thought. Start: June 1 2021 End:
Breath Between Duties por AeiouAica
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(Completed) The eldest daughter. The one who packed the snacks, reminded the girls to wear sunscreen, and was the first to apologize during fights. She became a Nurse because it was the "stable" choice to help her family. A head nurse at a chaotic public hospital. She is "Secondary Trauma" personified. She's seen too much and rested too little. Maya returns for the reunion hoping for a "recharge." Instead, the province treats her like a 24/7 clinic. Neighbors come to her house asking her to check their blood pressure; her mother expects her to cook for the whole reunion committee. Start: December 27 2023 End: January 16 2026
Filtered Fantasy  por AeiouAica
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She was the "Ugly Duckling" or the girl who felt invisible. She had bad skin, wore hand-me-downs, or was just the girl who never got picked for anything. She lived in the shadow of the other 7 girls, feeling like the "plain" one. She transformed herself completely. Through fitness, fashion she became the girl everyone looks at. She has a massive following online, but she is addicted to validation. She filters everything-not just her photos, but her life. She is terrified that if people see her without the makeup and the expensive life, they will see the "insecure girl" from the province again. Start: December 27 2023 End:
Chased By The Moon por AeiouAica
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Julian comes from the wealthiest family in the province (his family probably owns the sugar mills or the biggest land estates). He was the boy every girl wanted, but he only ever had eyes for Luna. When they were younger, he offered to pay for her tuition or take her with him to study abroad. Luna, being proud and afraid that she would just be "the rich guy's girlfriend" if she failed at her own dreams, broke his heart and ran away to the city. He is now the CEO of his family's business. He's successful, polished, and still single. When Luna sees him, she feels even more like a "failure" because she hasn't achieved anything, while he has everything. She's afraid to commit to him because she thinks he's in love with the "Promised Version" of her-the girl who was going to be a star. She's terrified that if he sees her "real" life (the drifter with no career), he will be disappointed. Start: 12-07-24 End: On going
Star In The Dust por AeiouAica
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She was the girl who lost her parents young. While the other 7 girls were packing for the city, she was fixing a roof or planting flowers at the cemetery. She is the one who organized the reunion. She's the one who kept the old "Clubhouse" or hangout spot from being sold. She is the living memory of their group. She feels "frozen" in time. She has watched her best friends grow, change, and travel, while she still lives in the same house with the same ghosts. She is the most "mature" because she faced death early, but the most "stagnant" because she never took a risk for herself. Start: August 21, 2021 End: