"A not so much of a clue"
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Do you believe in reincarnation?
Do you believe that humans can be animals in their next lives?
"How do you choose him still?"
Have you ever been crazy for a man?
"Because I love him!"
Love, joyful yet strange and painful
Will make you free but also imprison
"Then why not me?"
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I found myself laying down the stock room floor, being really confuse
I don't know how I slept here, I swear I was not sleepy lately
Did I faint?
"Hey" said Christopher
"Why are you sleeping on the floor?" he sarcastically asked
I did not make any move due to processing the things I've seen earlier
"I saw something when I was on my way to the bedroom. I went in here to check what it is but all I remember was going inside this room literally forgot everything that happened onwards" I explained
"Well, what did you see that made you check this room?"
"A light"
"It was an emerald-like colored light, glowing, shinning, and somewhat sparkling"
The look on his face could not be painted, he does not look comfortable living here
"Maybe you're just sleepy, come on let's sleep"
We went to my bedroom and slept there since we only have one bedroom
We have over six rooms in my apartment but I chose to only have one bedroom because I want to use those to different things
"Don't be scared, I'm here"
The next day, I woke up and went to the stocl room again to confirm what I saw yesterday
I brought a baseball bat and an arnis stick for me to have a weapon just in case someone's really there
When I arrived at the stock room, I immediately went on a corner to see both sides
Luckily, no one's breath was even heard nor a person wasn't seen
I went directly to the center where I've seen the light I saw yesterday
I've seen a table at the center with a little box on top of it and that made me more interested with opening and look at what that box has
"Precilla" someone whispered
I was about to open the box when I heard someone whispered my name
It was an unfamiliar voice and it sounded like it came from outside
I left the box, closed, then went outside to check
I brought both my baseball bat and arnis stick so that I can hit them whenever they tend to even touch me
As I went outside the room, I have not seen anyone
I went upstairs to check Christopher but he wasn't there, maybe he went downstairs to cook
I was planning to go downstairs and check when I walk through the hallway's window and noticed an old lady standing infront of our apartment unit
She noticed that I was looking at her upstairs, she smiled at me and was going in our apartmemt unit
"TOPEH!-"
I wanted to talk for me to inform Christopher that there is someone going in our house but I couldn't speak
"Why are you in a rush hija?"
I was confused because someone asked me, an old woman's voice I heard
I turn around but still hesitated, but I have to
"Who are you?"
Not five seconds has passed, she choke me
"You're the reason why my son died!"
I don't know this woman and so is her son
"DIE HAVI! DIE!"
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"Hey, hey wake up prisha"
I woke up, still can hardly breathe
"It was a dream" I said
Christopher looks confused with what I've meant by 'it was a dream'
"I don't know what happened but, let's eat it's 2 on the afternoon already"
I nodded, my next still hurts with what happened lately which made me confuse too
Why would it hurt if it was a dream?
Christopher touched my neck, he tied my hair in a ponytail
"You have a bruise" he said
I looked at the mirror and saw that I do have a bruise on the neck
"It wasn't a dream then"
I got scared, really scared with what's happening to me
Whatever happened earlier, I wish it will not happen again
"Ms. Prisha!"
It's been 3 years since I joined Mrs. Reyes in her modeling agency and also 3 years since the incident happened
"Yes?" I replied
My secretary called me, I think she's here to eat
"Mrs. Reyes wants to see you"
I was wrong
"You wanted to see me, Ma'am?"
I went inside her office just like what she said, I'm a little bit nervous with what she's going to tell me
"Hija, you're our most famous and best model here in our agency and we never want you lose any opportunity"
I know that I'm one of the best models here in our agency but I never knew that I'm the best
"You ranked 1st in our agency for the past 3 years and we are really looking forward to rank your position"
I can't believe my ears when she started to show me those analytics that prove that I did ranked top 1 here since I joined
"We have a lot of branch of this agency around the world and I know that you are aware of that, right?"
I nodded and sip a little of the tea she served me today, it was my favorite flavor so I can't just look at it and be as still as a vase
"Mr. Reyes and I agreed for the past years that we should send our best models to another branch that has more opportunities than our branches here in the Philippines"
"And? What do you mean by that, Ma'am" my voice shouted fear
"Congratulations Ms. Rosaldo, you are going to Paris"
My face was straight as a rebounded hair but my heart screams excitement
I, Precilla Lihe Rosaldo, is going to Paris!
I'm finally going to a place where I really like to live in!
"I don't want to sound rude or something but, can I please bring my mom?"
I look desperate as a beggar, I really want my mom to come with me
"Of course, hija, we'll pay for your tickets"
Yes!
I am finally steps closer to my dreams!
"You're going to Paris?"
I went to my apartment where Christopher is, I also told him about the news
"Yes we're going this weekend, aren't you happy?"
He looked disappointed but also kind of excited for me
"I am really happy for what you become, for what you are now but, I don't want to lose you"
"You're not gonna lose me" I looked at him
"Best friends forever, right?"
I offered my pinky finger for us to do the pinky shake
"Y-Yes, best friends forever" he smiled
I continued on packing all my clothes and called mom
She sounded really happy and excited for me, and her of course
Christopher said that he does not want to live in my apartment because he's just gonna miss me
He left last night, the night before I leave
I gave him the keys too, just in case he wants to live here for a while
"Goodbye house, see you soon"
I was on my way on the car, mom's inside waiting too
I looked at the house once more when I saw a very familiar face, looking at the stock rooms window
She was saying something, I can't here it but I can recognise what it is by reading her lips
'Bon Voyage' she said
-End of chapter 4-
( See you on chapter 5 )