****Copyrighted**** 'Tell me you don't feel it.' He whispered against my lips, and the trembling that had ceased at the feel of his lips against mine began again with renewed vigor. 'Tell me it's not what you want, and I'll go. You'll never have to see me again.' Swallowing, I looked up at the eyes that had entranced me from the start. I took in his every feature, slowly and deliberately. I thrilled at the feeling of his arms enfolding me, and I inhaled his familiar scent with a trembling breath. And then, then I did the most foolish thing imaginable: I flung my arms about his neck and kissed him with all that I had, almost losing myself in the safety and security I felt. But more than that, I ran. I took his moment of shock, the slight loosing of his arms about me, and tore myself away from him, shoving out the door and into the rain. I suppose I'll never know why he didn't follow me. It was the thing I feared most. I knew that if he came for me a second time, I wouldn't be able to say 'no'. I wouldn't be able to run. But I had to. I had to go. I couldn't let him be hurt because of me. He would live on now, and I would marry another. I had leased my last bit of passion in that one moment in his arms, and as I made my way through the dark streets, I felt myself become dull and lost like the creatures bound in the menagerie. **Much of this was written when I was younger and then I came back later and finished it. There will likely be mistakes. Lots of them.

Muling tangkilikin ang pinakabagong bersyon ng Ang Mutya ng Section E! Ipapalabas na ito bilang series sa Jan 3, 2025 exclusively sa Viva One app. Season One of Ang Mutya Ng Section E *** Simple lang ang gusto ni Jay-jay sa buhay: ang malayo na sa gulo at magkaroon ng normal na high school life. Pero kung gulo na mismo ang lumalapit sa kaniya, mapaninindigan pa rin ba ni Jay-jay ang pangako niya? Nang lumipat si Jasper Jean Mariano sa HVIS, nangako siyang lalayo na siya sa gulo at gagawin niya ang lahat para maging normal ang high school life niya. Pero sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, napunta siya sa Section E kung saan siya ang nag-iisang babae sa klase. Simula pa lang ng taon, puro kahihiyan at sakit na ng ulo ang inabot niya. Ngayong napaliligiran siya ng mga kaklaseng habulin ng gulo, naiipit si Jay-jay sa sitwasyon. Kakayanin pa rin ba niyang maging normal at makalayo sa pakikipagbasag-ulo kung unti-unti nang nauubos ang pasensya niya? O pipiliin ba niyang sumama na rin sa gulo kung kapalit naman nito ang kaligtasan ng mga kaibigan niya?