I was hot.
I was sexy.
All boys were drooling over me.
Head to toe, nobody surpassed my beauty.
Intelligence, you say?
I was on top.
I always lead in every competition.
My life was perfect. It was extremely perfect.
Until he came..
I thought he was true. I thought he was not like the others. I thought he loved me. Or so everything about him was just a thought. He was once my daydream but sooner I realized he was my nightmare.
I lost everything I have back then, all because I believed in his words. I was fooled by love.
I felt humiliated, worthless, betrayed. I couldn’t take everything. I felt all the pain in the world that time so I decided to end my suffering, to end this mess. I killed myself, hanged until I took my last breath on a rainy evening.
I was waiting for hell to grab me but nothing came, instead I was still in my body.. my ghostly body.
I was confused. I already killed myself. I already breathe my last. How come?
"Seek vengeance, my dear." I heard somebody said with an eerie tingling voice. I turned around and saw nothing. I heard it again, the voice, it’s a woman, I believe. Her words echoed in my head, slowly it became murmurs and then gone.
Vengeance?
Right. Everything happened because he fooled me. He was untrue and played dirty.
I smiled.
I felt superior again
I felt in control
It’s payback time. ---
Lavender is in love with Yuan, the perfect guy--kind, sweet, charming, and a musician like her. The problem? He's not real. He only exists in her dreams.
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Lavender Laxamana can't sing or play the guitar in front of anyone anymore. She hides in her dreams where she can perform and play music to her heart's desire with Yuan. Lavender has already accepted that the man she loves is just a figment of her imagination, but when she crosses paths with Aki, a starting artist who goes by the name of Musikero and looks and sounds like Yuan, Lavender is hopeful they can finally be together in real life. But reality slaps her in the face when she finds out Aki is the exact opposite of Yuan, and he loathes her.
While Lavender struggles to find the connection between Yuan and Aki, can she finally find the courage to stop escaping from reality--no matter that Aki may be in love with another woman? And can she finally face the rhythm and beats of her heart and pursue her passion again? How far will she go--or not go--for her dreams?
DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.
COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela